Alluri, Priyanka

Alluri, Priyanka
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Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering , College of Engineering and Computing

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palluri@fiu.edu

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Dr. Priyanka Alluri is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University. She received her doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2010. Her research has focused on a wide range of topics in transportation safety, including advanced safety analysis models, implementation of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) and SafetyAnalyst, pedestrian and bicycle safety, safety design of traffic control devices, and human factors in transportation. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of South Carolina. Dr. Alluri also serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter at FIU.

selected publications

Article
- 2021
  
  Modeling Wrong-way Driving (WWD) crash severity on arterials in Florida. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 151.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105963 Web of Science: 000623986900008
- 2021
  
  A before-after full bayes multivariate intervention model to estimate the safety effectiveness of red light cameras. TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION. 22:127-132.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1878162 Web of Science: 000616839200001
- 2020
  
  Severity analysis of crashes on express lane facilities using support vector machine model trained by firefly algorithm. TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION. 22:79-84.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1840563 Web of Science: 000590345400001
- 2020
  
  Investigating the Impact of Rain on Crash-Clearance Duration. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART A-SYSTEMS. 146.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000458 Web of Science: 000613919500008
- 2020
  
  Quantifying the Mobility Benefits of Express Lanes using Real-Time Traffic Data. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198120947091 Web of Science: 000568293900001
- 2020
  
  Impact of Freeway Service Patrols on Incident Clearance Duration: Case Study of Florida's Road Rangers. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART A-SYSTEMS. 146.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000411 Web of Science: 000556556100005
- 2020
  
  Modeling severity of motorcycle crashes with Dirichlet process priors. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & SECURITY.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2020.1738613 Web of Science: 000519858200001
- 2020
  
  Application of the Poisson-Tweedie distribution in analyzing crash frequency data. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 137.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105456 Web of Science: 000519656300018
- 2019
  
  Identification of Secondary Crash Risk Factors using Penalized Logistic Regression Model. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 2673:901-914.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198119849053 Web of Science: 000504280700079
- 2019
  
  Impact of Primary Incident Spatiotemporal Influence Thresholds on the Detection of Secondary Crashes. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 2673:271-283.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198119849058 Web of Science: 000502786000024
- 2019
  
  Jurisdiction-Specific versus SafetyAnalyst-Default Safety Performance Functions: Case Study on Two-Lane and Multi-Lane Arterials. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 2673:501-509.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198119848710 Web of Science: 000502786000044
- 2019
  
  Severity of motorcycle crashes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION. 20:189-195.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1544706 Web of Science: 000461931100001
- 2019
  
  Estimation of bicycle crash modification factors (CMFs) on urban facilities using zero inflated negative binomial models. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 123.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.12.009 Web of Science: 000458220800032
- 2018
  
  Characteristics of Bus Transit Vehicles in the United States: A 30-Year National Trend Analysis. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 2672:41-51.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198118782268 Web of Science: 000469284000005
- 2018
  
  Evaluating Factors Influencing the Severity of Three-Plus Multiple-Vehicle Crashes using Real-Time Traffic Data. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 2672:128-137.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361198118788207 Web of Science: 000467409000012
- 2018
  
  Likelihood estimation of secondary crashes using Bayesian complementary log-log model. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 119.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.07.003 Web of Science: 000443670400007
- 2018
  
  Spatial analysis of macro-level bicycle crashes using the class of conditional autoregressive models. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 118.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.02.014 Web of Science: 000439672000018
- 2018
  
  Statewide implementation of Safety Analyst: The Florida experience. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & SECURITY. 10.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2017.1324930 Web of Science: 000436475900002
- 2017
  
  Impact of roadway characteristics: On bicycle safety
- 2017
  
  A Bayesian procedure for evaluating the frequency of calibration factor updates in highway safety manual (HSM) applications. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 98:74-86.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.09.027 PMID: 27701024 Web of Science: 000390965500008
- 2017
  
  Automated System to Prioritize Highway Improvement Locations and to Analyze Project Alternatives. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 65-75.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2654-08 Web of Science: 000413603100008
- 2017
  
  Evaluation of Signage Alternatives for Express Lane Facilities Focus Group Study. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 114-121.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2616-12 Web of Science: 000413461700009
- 2016
  
  A random forests approach to prioritize Highway Safety Manual (HSM) variables for data collection. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION. 50:522-540.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/atr.1358 Web of Science: 000377211700010
- 2016
  
  Integrated Analysis System for Rural National Transit Database. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 167-177.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2539-19 Web of Science: 000386992300019
- 2016
  
  Minimum sample sizes for estimating reliable Highway Safety Manual (HSM) calibration factors. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & SECURITY. 8:56-74.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2014.978963 Web of Science: 000380363300004
- 2016
  
  Safety performance evaluation of cable median barriers on freeways in Florida. TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION. 17:544-551.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1101079 PMID: 26506887 Web of Science: 000380882900016
- 2015
  
  Analyzing pedestrian crash injury severity at signalized and non-signalized locations. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 81:14-23.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.025 PMID: 25935426 Web of Science: 000357548800003
- 2015
  
  Prioritizing Highway Safety Manual's crash prediction variables using boosted regression trees. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 79:133-144.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.011 PMID: 25823903 Web of Science: 000355352500013
- 2015
  
  Safety Impacts of Access Management Features near Roundabouts. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 28-36.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2517-04 Web of Science: 000361344400005
- 2015
  
  Safety Performance of G4 (1S) W-Beam Guardrails versus Cable Median Barriers on Florida's Freeways. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & SECURITY. 7:208-227.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2014.947394 Web of Science: 000380362300002
- 2014
  
  Automatic Extraction of Number of Lanes from Georectified Aerial Images. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 86-96.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2460-10 Web of Science: 000351656900010
- 2014
  
  Developing local safety performance functions versus calculating calibration factors for SafetyAnalyst applications: A Florida case study. SAFETY SCIENCE. 65:93-105.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2014.01.004 Web of Science: 000333512700012
- 2014
  
  Use of Movable Bus Stop Loading Pads: Feasibility and Design Alternatives. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 17:157-173.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.17.4.9 Web of Science: 000346339600009
- 2013
  
  Estimating Annual Average Daily Traffic for Local Roads for Highway Safety Analysis. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 60-66.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2398-07 Web of Science: 000334151900007
- 2013
  
  Evaluating Student and Faculty Outcomes for a Real-World Capstone Project with Sustainability Considerations. JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE. 139:123-133.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000141 Web of Science: 000316700200006
- 2013
  
  Full Versus Simple Safety Performance Functions Comparison Based on Urban Four-Lane Freeway Interchange Influence Areas in Florida. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. 83-92.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2398-10 Web of Science: 000334151900010
- 2012
  
  Road Safety Analysis in the United States States' Current Practices and Their Future Direction. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3141/2318-02 Web of Science: 000320207700003

principal investigator on

Statewide Pedestrian and Bicyclist Focus Education and Enforcement Effort awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2020
Assessing the Benefits of Connected Vehicle (CV) Applications and TSM&O Strategies using SafetyAnalyst awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2018 - 2020
Developing Florida-specific Mobility Enhancement Factors (MEFs) and Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) for TSM&O Strategies awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2018 - 2020
Technical and Research Support for ITS and Traffic Engineering Projects (LOA #21) awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2018 - 2019
Evaluation of Photo Red Light Enforcement Program in the City of Miami Beach awarded by City of Miami Beach 2018 - 2019
Exploring the Modified Procurement Framework for Expediting Florida Connected Vehicle (CV) Deployments awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 - 2019
Technical and Research Support for ITS and Traffic Engineering Projects (LOA #17) awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2017 - 2018
Evaluation of Incident Response Improvements for Statewide Application: Learning from the New Regional Traffic Management Center in Jacksonville, FL awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2017 - 2018
A Data-Driven Approach to Implementing Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2017 - 2018
Use of Communication Technologies to Enhance Public Involvement in Transportation Projects awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2017 - 2018
Generation of SafetyAnalyst Import Files for Years 2015 and 2016 awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2018
Evaluation of Project Processes in Relation To Transportation System Management and Operations (TSM&O) awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2018
Statewide Analysis of Bicycle Crashes awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2015 - 2017
Quantifying the Accuracy of the Enhanced Interchange Safety Analysis Tool (ISATe) Crash Prediction Tools on Florida Freeways awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2015 - 2016
Comparing Countermeasures for Mitigating Wrong-way Entries onto Limited Access Facilities awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016
Statewide Training of SafetyAnalyst in Florida awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2015 - 2016
Generation of 2011-2014 Input Data for SafetyAnalyst awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2016
Development and Implementation of Puerto Rico Strategic Highway Safety Plan awarded by CSA Architects & Engineers LLP 2014 - 2016
Improved Processes for Meeting the Data Requirements for Implementing the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2012 - 2014

co-principal investigator on

Feasibility of Using Video Image Detectors for Ramp Signal Operations and Performance Monitoring awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016 - 2019
Effectiveness of Stationary Police Vehicles with Blue Lights in Freeway Work Zones awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2017 - 2018
Technical and Research Support for ITS and Traffic Engineering Projects (LOA #13) awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2016 - 2017
Technical and Research Support for ITS and Traffic Engineering Projects (LOA #14) awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2016 - 2017
Tier I University Transportation Center (UTC) Program Support awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2012 - 2016
STRIDE Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP)-Fernando Dehbura awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2016
Feasibility of a Web-Based System for Police Report Review and Information Recording awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2016
Updating and Improving Methodology for Prioritizing Highway Project Locations on the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2016
Crash Prediction Method for Freeway Facilities with High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2013 - 2015
Pedestrian Safety Campaign Support and Data Collection of Driver and Pedestrian Behavior at Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Locations awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2014
Roundabouts and Access Management awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2012 - 2014
A Comprehensive Study to Reduce Pedestrian Crashes in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Transportation 2012 - 2013

investigator on

Transportation Engineering Technical and Research Support Services awarded by City of Doral 2017
Transportation Engineering Technical and Research Support Services awarded by City of Doral 2016 - 2017
Tier I University Transportation Center (UTC) Program Support awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation 2014 - 2016

teaching activities

CGN6905-U10: Directed Independent Study Fall Term 2019
CGN6910-U16: Supervised Research Spring Term 2019
CGN6910-U23: Supervised Research Fall Term 2019
CGN7980-U10: Ph.D. Dissertation Fall Term 2019
CGN7980-U23: Ph.D. Dissertation Spring Term 2019
TTE4804-U01: Highway Geom Design Spring Term 2019
TTE5805-U01: Advanced Geometric Design of Highways Spring Term 2019

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Priyanka Alluri

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publication subject areas

Education & Educational Research
Engineering
Operations Research & Management Science
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Social Sciences - Other Topics
Transportation

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