Dr. Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 2004
M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 1998
B.S., Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, 1993
Dr. Miguel Andres Figliozzi main research areas are related to transit and traffic operations, non-motorized transportation (pedestrian and bicycle modes), freight and logistics as well as emissions, energy, sustainability, livability, and socioeconomic impacts.
Current Projects
Emissions and Air Quality/Health
Electric Vehicles & New Vehicle Technologies
Transportation Resources at PSU
Current projects:
- Modeling and Analyzing the Impact of Advanced Technologies on Livability and Multimodal Transportation Performance Measures in Arterial Corridors
- Application of Interactive Video Sensing and Management for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Studies
- Development of Bicycle Traffic Signals Guidelines for the State of Oregon
- Applications of Commercial Vehicle Mile Tax Electronic Data for Transportation Planning Applications
- Development of Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Collection Guidelines
- Evaluation of Bicyclists’ Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution along Distinct Facility Types
- Evaluating the Feasability of Electric Cargo Vehicles and Cargo Bikes in Compact Urban Areas
Recent projects include:
- Transit Bus Fleet Management and Optimization Models
- An Integrated Multimodal Transportation, Air Quality, and Livability Corridor Study
- Modeling and Analysis of Commercial Electric Vehicle Fleets
- The Impact of Weather on Bicycle Ridership
- The usage of GPS truck data to evaluate and develop freight corridor performance measures
- The study of climate change impacts on transportation infrastructure
- Green fleet replacement models
- Bus "bunching" minimization in public transportation operations
- The impact of congestion on vehicle routing
- The development of algorithms for time-dependent-stochastic routing
- Statewide freight modeling improvements
- The development of volume –speed functions for traffic assignment models
- The impact of traffic flows on emissions and exposure levels
- Bicycle rider performance
- Environmental impacts and sustainability of freight transportation and supply chains.
Research Areas and Selected Related Publications
Emissions and Air Quality/Health
Bigazzi, A., Figliozzi, M., Congestion and Emissions Mitigation: A Comparison of Capacity, Demand, and Efficiency Based Strategies, Transportation Research Part D, Volume 17, pp 538-547, 2012. PDF
Bigazzi, A., Figliozzi, M., Impacts of freeway traffic conditions on in-vehicle exposure to ultrafine particulate matter, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 60, pp 495-503, 2012. PDF
Moore, A., Figliozzi, M., Monsere, C., Air Quality at Bus Stops: An Empirical Analysis of Exposure to Particulate Matter at Bus Stop Shelters, Transportation Research Record 2270, pp 76-86, 2012, PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., The Impacts of Congestion on Time-definitive Urban Freight Distribution Networks CO2 Emission Levels, 2011, Transportation Research part C., v.19 (5), p. 766–778, PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Boudart, J., and Feng, W., Economic and Environmental Optimization of Vehicle Fleets: A Case Study of the Impacts of Policy, Market, Utilization, and Technological Factors, 2011, Transportation Research Record 2252, p. 1-6 , PDF
Kendrick, Moore, Haire, Bigazzi, Figliozzi, Monsere & George, The Impact of Bicycle Lane Characteristics on Bicyclists' Exposure to Traffic-related Particulate Matter, 2011, Transportation Research Record 2247, p. 24-32, PDF
Wheeler & Figliozzi, Multi-Criteria Trucking Freeway Performance Measures in Congested Corridors, 2011 Transportation Research Record 2224, p. 82-93, PDF
Moore, Kendrick , Bigazzi, Haire, George, Figliozzi & Monsere , Assessing Bicyclist and Pedestrian Exposure to Ultrafine Particles: Passive Shielding with Noise Barriers, Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Electric Vehicles & New Vehicle Technologies
Feng, W., Figliozzi, Bus Fleet Type and Age Replacement Optimization: A case study utilizing King County Metro fleet data, Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT), June 2012, Santiago, Chile. PDF
Davis, B., Figliozzi, M., A Methodology to Evaluate the Competitiveness of Electric Delivery Trucks, Transportation Research Part E, Volume 49, pp 8-23, 2013. PDF
Feng, W., Figliozzi, M., An Economic and Technological Analysis of the Key Factors Affecting the Competitiveness of Electric Commercial Vehicles, Forthcoming 2012 Transportation Research Part C, Volume 26, pp 135-145, 2013. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Boudart, J., and Feng, W., Economic and Environmental Optimization of Vehicle Fleets: A Case Study of the Impacts of Policy, Market, Utilization, and Technological Factors, 2011, Transportation Research Record 2252, p. 1-6 , PDF
Boudart, J., Figliozzi, M., A Model and Study of the Key Variables Affecting Bus Replacement Age and Lifecycle Costs, 2012, Transportation Research Record 2274, pp 109-113, PDF
Conrad, R., Figliozzi, M., The Recharging Vehicle Routing Problem, Conference Proceedings 61st Annual Conference IIE, May 21-25, 2011, Reno, Nevada. PDF
Shabani, K., Figliozzi, M., A Statistical Study and Comparison of Freight Trends in Oregon and the U.S. , Proceedings of the 91st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2012. PDF
Unnikrishnan, A., Shahabi M., Figliozzi, M., A Model and Heuristic Solution Approach for the Capacitated Freight On-line Network Assignment with Transportation Disruptions and Recourse, Transportation Research Record 2269, p. 11-19 , PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., The Impacts of Congestion on Time-definitive Urban Freight Distribution Networks CO2 Emission Levels, 2011, Transportation Research part C., v.19 (5), p. 766–778, PDF
Wheeler & Figliozzi, Multi-Criteria Trucking Freeway Performance Measures in Congested Corridors, 2011 Transportation Research Record 2224, p. 82-93, PDF
Unnikrishnan & Figliozzi, Online Freight Network Assignment Model with Transportation Disruptions and Recourse,2011 Transportation Research Record 2224, p. 17-25, PDF
Figliozzi, Wheeler, Albright, Walker, Sarkar, and Rice, Algorithms to Study the Impacts of Travel Time Reliability along Multi-Segment Trucking Freight Corridors, 2011, Transportation Research Record 2224, p. 26-34, PDF
Figliozzi, M. A., The impact of congestion on commercial vehicle tours and costs, 2010, Transportation Research part E– Transport and Logistics, 46(4): p. 496-506. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., R. Harrison, and J.P. McCray, Estimating Texas-Mexico North American free trade agreement truck volumes, 2001, Transportation Research Record 1763, p. 42-47. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., R. Harrison, and J.P. McCray, Using weigh-in-motion data to calibrate trade-derived estimates of Mexican trade truck volumes in Texas, 2000, Transportation Research Record 1719, p. 129-135. PDF
Greaves, S. and M. Figliozzi, Urban Commercial Vehicle Tour Data Collection Using Passive GPS Technology: Issues And Potential Applications, 2008, Transportation Research Record 2049, p.158-166 PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Analysis of the efficiency of urban commercial vehicle tours: Data collection, methodology, and policy implications, 2007, Transportation Research Part B, 41(9): p. 1014-1032. PDF
Hensher, D. and M.A. Figliozzi, Behavioural insights into the modelling of freight transportation and distribution systems, 2007, Transportation Research Part B, 41(9): p. 921-923. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Modeling the Impact of Technological Changes on Urban Commercial Trips by Commercial Activity Routing Type, 2006, Transportation Research Record 1964, p. 118-126. PDF
Figliozzi, M., The time dependent vehicle routing problem with time windows: Benchmark problems, an efficient solution algorithm, and solution characteristics, Transportation Research Part E, Volume 48, Issue 3, May 2012, Pages 616-636, PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Vehicle Routing Problem for
Emissions Minimization (originally entitled in the conference proceedings as "Emissions Minimization Vehicle Routing Problem"), 2010, Transportation Research Record 2197, p.1-7. PDFZhang, Z. & Figliozzi, M.A., A Survey of Chinese Importers and Exporters: China’s Logistics Industry Developments and the Impacts of Transportation System Performance on Supply Chain Costs and Operations, 2010, Transport Reviews, 30(2): p. 179-194. PDF*
* This paper was cited by the The Economist, June 29, 2010 Article
Conrad, R., Figliozzi, M.A., Algorithms to Quantify the Impacts of Congestion on Time-Dependent Real-World Urban Freight Distribution Networks, 2010, Transportation Research Record 2168, p. 104-113. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., An Iterative Route Construction and Improvement Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Soft Time Windows, 2010, Transport Research Part C – Advanced Technologies, 18(5) : p. 668-679, 2010. PDF
Figliozzi, M. A., Planning Approximations to the average length of vehicle routing problems with time window constraints, 2009, Transportation Research part B - Methodological, 43(4): p. 438-447. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Planning Approximations to the Average Length of Vehicle Routing Problems with Varying Customer Demands and Routing Constraints, 2008, Transportation Research Record 2089, p.1-8. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., H.S. Mahmassani, and P. Jaillet, Pricing in Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problems. Transportation Science, 2007. 41(3): p. 302-318. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., Analysis and Evaluation of Incentive Compatible Dynamic Mechanisms for Carrier Collaboration, 2006, Transportation Research Record 1966, p. 34-40. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., H. Mahmassani, and P. Jaillet, Quantifying Opportunity Costs in Sequential Transportation Auctions for Truckload Acquisition, 2006, Transportation Research Record 1964, p. 247-252. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., H. Mahmassani, and P. Jaillet, Auction Settings and Performance of Electronic Marketplaces for Truckload Transportation Services, 2005, Transportation Research Record 1906, p. 89-97. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., H. Mahmassani, and P. Jaillet, Competitive Performance Assessment of Dynamic Vehicle Routing Technologies Using Sequential Auctions, 2004, Transportation Research Record 1882, p. 10-18. PDF
Figliozzi, M.A., H. Mahmassani, and P. Jaillet, Framework for the study of carrier strategies in auction-based transportation marketplace, 2003, Transportation Research Record 1854, p. 162-170. PDF
Thompson, S., Monsere, M., Figliozzi, M., Koonce, P., Obery, G., Bicycle-Specific Traffic Signals: Results from a State of the Practice Review, Proceedings of the 92st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2013.
Figliozzi, M., Wheeler, N., Monsere, M., A Methodology to Estimate Bicyclists’ Acceleration and Speed Design Values to Calculate Minimum Green Times at Signalized Intersections, Proceedings of the 92st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2013.
Farhana, A., Rose, G., Figliozzi, M., Jakob, C., Commuter Cyclist’s Sensitivity to Changes in Weather: Insight from Two Cities with Different Climatic Conditions, Proceedings of the 91st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2012. PDF
Rose, Ahmed & Figliozzi, Quantifying and comparing the effects of weather on bicycle demand in Melbourne (Australia) and Portland (USA), Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Wheeler, N, Conrad, R, Figliozzi, M., A Statistical Analysis of Bicycle Rider Performance, Proceedings of the 88th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2009. PDF
Traffic and Transit Operations
Slavin, C., Feng, W., Figliozzi, M., An Evaluation of the Impacts of an Adaptive Coordinated Traffic Signal System on Transit Performance: a case study on Powell Boulevard (Portland, Oregon), Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT), June 2012, Santiago, Chile. PDF
Albright, E., Figliozzi, M., Analysis of the Impacts of Transit Signal Priority on Bus Bunching and Performance, Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT), June 2012, Santiago, Chile. PDF
Moore, A., Figliozzi, M., Monsere, C., An Empirical Study of Particulate Matter Exposure for Passengers Waiting at Bus Stop Shelters in Portland, Oregon, USA, Proceedings of the Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport (CASPT), June 2012, Santiago, Chile. PDF
Albright, E., Figliozzi, M., A Study of the Factors that Influence Transit Signal Priority Effectiveness and Late Bus Recovery at the Signalized Intersection Level, Forthcoming 2012, Transportation Research Record, PDF
Boudart, J., Figliozzi, M., A Model and Study of the Key Variables Affecting Bus Replacement Age and Lifecycle Costs, Forthcoming 2012, Transportation Research Record, PDF
Bigazzi, A., Figliozzi, M., Do Mobility Based Performance Measures Reflect Emissions Trends?, Proceedings of the 91st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. USA, January 2012. PDF
Bigazzi, A. , Figliozzi, M., A Model and Case Study of the Impacts of Stochastic Capacity on Freeway Traffic Flow, Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Transportation Research Forum, March 10-12, 2011, Long Beach, USA, PDF***
Bigazzi & Figliozzi, An Analysis of the Relative Efficiency of Freeway Congestion Mitigation as an Emissions Reduction Strategy, Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Bigazzi - Figliozzi & Clifton, Motorists’ Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution, Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Feng, Figliozzi, Price, Feng & Hostetler, Techniques to Visualize and Monitor Transit Fleet Operations Performance in Urban Areas, Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Feng & Figliozzi, Using Archived AVL-APC Bus Data to Identify Spatial-Temporal Causes of Bus Bunching, Presented at the Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2011, PDF
Walker, Figliozzi, Haire & MacArthur, Climate Action Plans and Long-range Transportation Plans in the Pacific Northwest, 2011 Transportation Research Record 2252, p. 118-126, PDF
Walker, Figliozzi, Haire & MacArthur, Identifying Surface Transportation Vulnerabilities and Risk Assesment Opportunities under Climate Change, 2011 Transportation Research Record 2244, p. 41-49, PDF
Chang, H., Lafrenz, M, Figliozzi M., Platman, D.,Pederson, C. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Flood-Induced Travel Disruptions: A Case Study of Portland Oregon, USA, 2010, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol 100, No. 4, p. 938-952. PDF
Transportation Resources at PSU
- Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning at Portland State University
- ITS Lab
- PORTAL
- Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
- Transportation Seminars
- Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation
- Oregon Modeling Collaborative
Research Assistant (RA) Positions Available
For graduate students (full time) or for undergraduate students (hourly)
Current or prospective PSU graduate students interested in transportation research with strong quantitative and communication skills (both oral and written) are invited to apply for research assistant positions. The positions are available with tuition remission and up to 20 paid hours per week during the academic year and full summer support. Casual positions (hourly basis) may also be available.
To be considered for a Research Assistanship please apply to the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) deparment. If you are not a current PSU student you will need to apply for a graduate degree to qualify for a RA. For information related to the application process for graduate degrees in CEE click HERE. Deadline for Fall applicants: first Monday of January (for strongest consideration for funding as a Graduate Research Assistant)
Undergraduate Research Opportunities are also available for current PSU students with strong credentials and research potential.