Research & publications

Making transport data useful for understanding how networks serve people.

Doctorate

Evaluation of the Public Bus Transit Performance Based on Smart Card Data

Ph.D. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Middle East Technical University. Completed May 2024.

Smart-card records, GIS processing and a service-quality assessment of nine selected Konya bus lines.

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Master’s

Estimation of Traffic Impact at Signalized Intersections Around the Proposed Health Campus in Etlik, Ankara

M.Sc. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Middle East Technical University. Completed May 2015.

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Selected publications

2020

Lessons Learnt from an Assessment of Public Transit Data: Case Study of Konya, Turkey

Afşar, A., Unalçakar, Z., Kurhan, M., & Tüydeş Yaman, H.

European Transport Conference

Public transport dataConference abstract
2018

Impact of Raised Pedestrian Crosswalk Design on Vehicle Travel: Case Study at METU

Afşar, A., Kibar, F. T., & Tüydeş-Yaman, H.

13th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering

Road safetyMETU publication record
2014

Estimation of Level of Service at Signalized Intersections Around the Proposed Health Campus in Etlik, Ankara

Afşar, A., & Tüydeş-Yaman, H.

11th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering

Intersection operationsMETU publication record
2014

Investigation of the Impact of Bus Blockage on Performance of Signalized Intersections by Using the Cell Transmission Model

Aydin, M., Ghasemlou, K., & Afşar, A.

ITS America World Congress

Traffic modellingInstitutional publication record
2014

Investigation of the Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Capacity of Signalized Intersections Based on Bayes Theorem

Ghasemlou, K., Topal, A., Tanyel, S., Aydin, M., & Afşar, A.

ASCE T&DI Congress

Intersection capacityPublisher DOI

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