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Dr. Mecit Cetin is a Professor at Old Dominion University (ODU) and Director of the Transportation Research Institute (TRI). He specializes in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), connected/automated vehicles, traffic flow theory, and infrastructure resilience. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2002), an M.S. in Civil Engineering (1999), and a B.S. from Boğaziçi University (1995).
Research focuses on big data analytics for traffic prediction, congestion pricing, and floodwater detection using LIDAR and computer vision. He has secured over $3M in grants including Federal funding for SMARTc systems and state projects on truck turnaround reduction. Notable awards include the 2011 Best Paper Award at the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and multiple Shining Star Awards from ODU.
Key projects include developing auction-based tolling systems for connected vehicles, enhancing traffic signal control with probe data, and modeling secondary incident impacts. His work bridges transportation engineering with emerging technologies like IoT and AI.
Dr. Cetin collaborates with state agencies (VDOT) and institutions like EVMS. His lab develops tools for urban flood monitoring, eco-routing algorithms, and safety service patrol optimization using discrete-event simulation.
