Wei H. Lin

Associate Professor
  • Ph D., University of California at Berkeley

 

Office: ENGR 318B
Voice: (520) 621-6553
Fax: (520) 621-6555
Email: weilin@sie.arizona.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Transportation network optimization, intelligent transportation systems, traffic flow theory, logistics and supply chain management, computer simulation modeling.

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

SIE 270: Mathematical Foundation for Systems and Industrial Engineering

SIE 321: Probabilistic Models in Operations Research

SIE 340: Deterministic Operations Research

SIE 431/531: Simulation Modeling and Analysis

SIE 562: Advanced Production Control

SIE 525: Queuing Theory

SIE 561: Traffic Modeling and Simulation. (Cross listed as CE 561)

 

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

 

·        W. H. Lin and R. L. Bertini (2004) Modeling Schedule Recovery Processes in Transit Operations for Bus Arrival Time Prediction, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 347-365.

 

·        W. H. Lin, J. Dahlgren, H. Huo (2004) Enhancement to Speed Estimation Using Single Loop Detectors.  In Transportation Research Record – Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 1870. National Research Council, Washington D.C., pp. 147 – 152. 

 

 

·        W. H. Lin and H. K. Lo (2003) A Theoretical Probe of a German Experiment on Stationary Moving Traffic Jams. IN: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. Vol. 37, pp. 251—261.   

 

·        W. H. Lin and V. Padmanabhan (2002) Simple Procedure for Creating Digitized Bus Route Information for Intelligent Transportation Applications,  In Transportation Research Record, Journal of Transportation Research Board,  No. 1791. National Research Council, Washington D.C., pp 78 – 84. 

 

·        M. Zhang and W. H. Lin (2002) Some Recent Developments in Continuum Vehicular Traffic Flow Theory (an expanded version). IN:  Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Ed. by M. Taylor, pp. 607 - 624.

 

·        W. H. Lin  (2002) Quantifying the Benefits to Buses with Signal Priority Treatment in Mixed Mode Operation. IN: Transportation Research Record, Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 1811, National Research Council, Washington D.C., pp. 100-106.  

 

·        W. H. Lin, Q. Y. Lu and J. Dalhgren (2002) A Dynamic Procedure for Short-Term Prediction of Traffic Conditions. IN: Transportation Research Record, Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 1783, National Research Council, Washington D.C., pp. 149 – 157. 

 

·        W. H. Lin, and H. K. Lo (2000) Are the Objective and Solutions of the Dynamic User-Equilibrium Models Always Consistent? Transportation Research Part A, Vol. 34, pp. 137—144. 

 

·        W. H. Lin and J. Zeng (1999) An Experimental Study on Real Time Next Bus Arrival Time Prediction with GPS Data, Transportation Research Record, (Journal of Transportation Research Board), National Research Council, no. 1666, p101-109.  

 

·        J. M. Cao and W. H. Lin (1998) Optimal Operations for Rail Transit Systems Under Advanced Information, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 22, pp. 109-123, 1998. 

 

·        C. F. Daganzo, W. H. Lin, and J. M. Castillo (1997) A Simple Physical Principle for the Simulation of Freeways with Special Lanes and Priority Vehicles, Transportation Research Part B, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 103--125. 

 

·        W. H. Lin and C. F. Daganzo (1997) A Simple Detection Scheme for Delay-Inducing Incidents, Transportation Research Part A, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 141--155.  

 

·        C. F. Daganzo and W. H. Lin (1994) The Effect of Modeling Assumptions on the Evolution of Queues in a Single Corridor, In Transportation Research Record 1453, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1994, pp. 66--74.

 

·        T. Chira-chavala and W. H. Lin (1993) Policy Options for Route Guidance Networks Incorporating HOV Lanes, Transportation Quarterly, Vol 47, No. 1, January 1993 pp.79—95.

 

·        R. Hall and W.H. Lin (1991) Less-Than-Truckload Trucking in Los Angeles: Congestion Relief Through Terminal Siting. In Transportation Research Record No. 1320, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1991, pp. 47--57.

 

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDING PUBLICATIONS

 

·        Cheng Y. and W. H. Lin (2004) A Network-based Cost Allocation Scheme for Distributing th cost of Empty Railcar Movements in Railway Systems.  IN 2004 IEEE Proceedings of Networking, Sensing and Control, 844 – 850. 

 

·        W. H. Lin, J. Dahlgren, H. Huo (2003) An Enhancement to Speed Estimation Using Single Loop Detectors.  IN 2003 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings, Shanghai, China, 441-447.   

 

·        W. H. Lin (2001) A Gaussian Maximum Likelihood Formulation for Short-Term Forecasting of Traffic Flow, IN 2001 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings, Oakland, California, 150-155.    

 

·        W. H. Lin (2001) A 0-1 Mixed Integer Linear Programming Formulation for the Traffic Signal Control Problem. IN 2001 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings, Oakland, California, 189-194.   

 

·        M. Zhang and W. H. Lin (2001) Some Recent Developments in Continuum Vehicular Traffic Flow Theory.   IN 2001 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Proceedings, Oakland, California, 548-553.     

 

·        R. Casturi, W. H. Lin, and J. Collura (2000) Macroscopic Model for Evaluating the Impact of Emergency Vehicle Signal Preemption on Traffic, IN the CD ROM of the 2000 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

 

·        W. H. Lin (1999) The Occurrence of Braess’ Paradox under Models with Different Queuing Representations, IN Proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, December 1999, pp. 301-310.

 

·        C. F. Daganzo and W. H. Lin (1993) Moving Queues in Freeway Traffic Networks, in Large Urban Systems (Yagar, S. and Santiago A., eds), IN: Proceeding of Advanced Traffic Management Conference. pp.121--136, St. Petersburg Beach, Fl., 1993.  

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED SEMINARS

 

·        W. H. Lin (2003) Speed Algorithm, special presentation given at the AZTechTM Operations Committee meeting (September, 2003).

 

·        W. H. Lin (2003) Predictability of Traffic and Short-Term Forecasting of Traffic Flow. Invited Seminar sponsored by Hong Kong University, March 2003.

 

·        W. H. Lin (2003) Unconventional Ways of Processing Transportation Surveillance Data for Real-Time Applications in ATMIS.  International Symposium on Transportation Sciences and Engineering for Global Chinese Scholars, Beijing, China, Aug. 2003.

 

·        W. H. Lin (2002) Performance of Continuous Approximation Methods for Deliveries in Finite Service Zones with Discrete Service Stops. Presented at INFORMS San Jose 2002. Operations Research Society, November 2002.

 

·        W. H. Lin (2002) Predictability of Traffic and Short-Term Forecasting of Traffic Flow. Invited Seminar at Weekly Transportation Science Seminar Series, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        W. H. Lin (2002) The Use of the Continuous Approximation Approach in Logistics Systems Analysis.  Invited Seminar given at Logistics Research Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. May 2002.

 

·        W. H. Lin (2001) An On-Line Algorithm for Characterizing Non-Recurrent Congestion, presented at INFORMS Miami Beach, Nov. 2001.

 

·        W. H. Lin (1999) A Markov Chains Model for Bus Arrival Time Prediction, presented at INFORMS Philadelphia 1999, operations research society.

 

·        W. H. Lin (1996) Validation of Traffic Flow Models, Presented at Annual PATH Conference, Berkeley, 1996.

 

RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

 

·        T. Lawson, W. H. Lin, and M. Cassidy (1999) Validation of the Incremental Transfer Model. California PATH technical report, UCB-ITS-PWP-99-16.

 

·        R. Cayford, W. H. Lin, C. F. Daganzo (1997) The NETCELL Simulation Package: Technical Description, PATH research report UCB-ITS-PRR-97-23, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        H. K. Lo, W. H. Lin, L. Liao, E. Chang, and J. Tsao (1997) A Comparison of Traffic Models: Part 2, Results, PATH working paper UCB-ITS-PWP-97-15, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        H. K. Lo, W. H. Lin, L. Liao, E. Chang, and J. Tsao (1996) A Comparison of Traffic Models: Part 1, Framework", PATH research report UCB-ITS-PRR-96-22, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        W. H. Lin and D. Ahanotu (1995) Validating the Basic Cell Transmission Model On A Single Freeway Link, PATH technical report 95-3, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        W. H. Lin (1995) Incident Detection with Data from Loop Surveillance Systems: The Role of Wave Analysis, ITS Dissertation Series UCB-ITS-DS-95-4, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        W. H. Lin and C. F. Daganzo (1994) Technical Description of NETCELL: General Framework and Data Structure, PATH technical report, 94-7, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        C. F. Daganzo and W. H. Lin (1993) The Spatial Evolution of Moving Queues During the Morning Commute on a Single Corridor, PATH working paper, UCB-ITS-PWP-93-7, University of California at Berkeley.

 

·        W. H. Lin and R. Hall (1991) BTS (version 1.1) --- Bottleneck Traffic Simulator, PATH working paper, UCB-ITS-PWP-91-6, University of California at Berkeley.

 

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