Dr CHAI Chen is Associate Professor at College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University. Her research interests are driving psychology and behavior, applications of driving simulator, microscopic driving behavior simulation and road safety enhancement techniques. Dr CHAI has published over 20 papers on top-tier international journals and conferences, including 9 SCI (SSCI) indexed journal papers. She received Misumi Sumimoto Insurance Welfare Foundation Research Grant in 2015 and has worked as a reviewer on several international journals.
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering（Transportation）, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
M.S. Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
B.S. Transportation Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
Experience
2018-present, Associate Professor, Tongji University
2017-2018， Associate Research Scientist, Tongji University
2015-2017，Research Fellow/Guest Lecturer，Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2014-2015， Research Associate，Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Research interests
• Driving psychology and behavior
• Applications of driving simulator;
• Microscopic driving behavior simulation
• Road safety enhancement techniques
• Safety evaluation of assistant and autonomous driving
Honors& Awards
2015 –Misumi Sumimoto Insurance Welfare Foundation Research Grant
2011 –Nanyang Technological University, Ph.D. Research Scholarship
Publications
[1] Chai, C.*, Wong, Y. D., Wang, X. S., 2017. “Safety evaluation of driver cognitive failures and driving errors on right-turn filtering movement at signalized road intersections based on Fuzzy Cellular Automata (FCA) model.” Accident Analysis and Prevention 104, 156-164.
[2] Chai, C.*, Shi, X.P., and Wong, Y.D., 2017. “Estimating safety effects of Green-Man Countdown Devices (GMCD) at signalized pedestrian crosswalk based on Cellular Automata (CA).” Journal of Advanced Transportation. Vol. 2017. ID: 8391325.
[3] Chai, C.*, Wong, Y. D., Er, M. J., and Gwee, E. M. T., 2016. “Fuzzy logic based observation and evaluation of pedestrians' behavioral patterns by age and gender.” Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 40, 104-118.
[4] Chai, C. and Wong, Y. D.*, 2015. “Fuzzy Cellular Automata (FCA) traffic models at signalized intersections.” Computer-aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 30 (12), 951-964.
[5] Chai, C.*, Wong, Y. D. and Lum, K. M., 2015. “Safety impacts of Red-Light-Cameras at signalized intersections based on Cellular Automata.” Traffic Injury Prevention, 16(4), 374-379.
[6] Chai, C.* and Wong, Y. D., 2015. “Comparison of Two Simulation Approaches to Safety Assessment: Cellular Automata and SSAM.” ASCE: Journal of Transportation Engineering, 141 (6), 05015002.
[7] Chai, C.*, Wong, Y. D., Er, M. J., and Gwee, E. M. T., 2015. “Fuzzy Cellular Automata (FCA) traffic models for crowd dynamics at signalized pedestrian crossing.” Transportation Research Record, 2490, 21-31.
[8] Chai, C.* and Wong, Y. D., 2014. “Micro-simulation of vehicle conflicts involving right-turn vehicles at signalised junctions based on Cellular Automata.” Accidents Analysis & Prevention, 64, 94-103.
[9] Chai, C. and Wong, Y. D.*, 2014. “Traffic performance of shared lanes at signalized intersections based on Cellular Automata modeling.” Journal of Advanced Transportation 48(8), 1051-1065.