Ciprian Alecsandru, Concordia University

Research

connected and automated vehicles environmental impact of traffic congestion mixed traffic flows sustainable transportation traffic flow modeling traffic safety

Latest funding

A Framework to Model Mixed Conventional and Automated Vehicular Traffic: Ameliorating Operations, Safety and Environmental Impacts
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Sustainability of Transportation Systems: Modeling Traffic Operations and Safety
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$100,000
A modeling framework for large-scale traffic networks
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$95,000

All 3 grants and awards

A Framework to Model Mixed Conventional and Automated Vehicular Traffic: Ameliorating Operations, Safety and Environmental Impacts

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Alecsandru, Ciprian

Keywords: traffic flow modeling; connected and automated vehicles; mixed traffic flows; sustainable transportation; traffic safety; environmental impact of traffic congestion

$156,000

Sustainability of Transportation Systems: Modeling Traffic Operations and Safety

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Alecsandru, Ciprian

$100,000

A modeling framework for large-scale traffic networks

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Alecsandru, Ciprian

$95,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: connected and automated vehicles Dear Professor Alecsandru, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on connected and automated vehicles connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "A Framework to Model Mixed Conventional and Automated Vehicular Traffic: Ameliorating Operations, Safety and Environmental Impacts" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]