Maria Salomons

Dr. Maria Salomons is a Professor in the Department of Traffic Systems Engineering at Delft University of Technology's Civil Engineering & Geosciences faculty. Her research focuses on smart transportation systems, cyclist prioritization at intersections, and intelligent traffic control mechanisms. She actively collaborates with institutions like the TTS Lab and contributes to projects involving connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and IoT-enabled traffic management.

Her teaching responsibilities include courses on traffic systems design, land-side accessibility, and transportation modeling. Recent research highlights include developing reinforcement learning algorithms for traffic signals and using CAV observations to optimize cyclist priority at intersections. She has presented work at TRB conferences and maintains a weblog detailing IoT applications in traffic control.

Maria's research integrates technical innovation with practical urban challenges, emphasizing sustainable mobility solutions. Her work spans theoretical frameworks for bicycle networks to real-world implementations of smart traffic systems.