CURRICULUM VITAE March 2016 Contact Information: Golisano Institute for Sustainability Rochester Institute of Technology One Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 (Cell Phone) 202-368-2432 (Work Phone) 585-475-5802 (Email) rbcgis@rit.edu Citizenship: United States of America Date of Birth: September 28, 1979 Roger B. Chen Fields of Concentration: Transportation Systems Analysis, Transportation Planning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Econometrics, Statistical Experimental Design, Games, Simulation, Controls Education: Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2007 University of Maryland, College Park, MD Dissertation: Learning and Risk Perception Mechanisms in Route Choice and Activity Scheduling Dynamics Committee: Hani S. Mahmassani (chair), Thomas S. Wallsten, Kelly J. Clifton, Qing Shen and Paul Schonfeld M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Chen, Roger CV 1
Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, September 2014 - Present Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University (PSU), Portland, OR, September 2013-August 2014 Research Faculty, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University (PSU), Portland, OR, October 2010 September 2013 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC), Evanston, IL, September 2007 August 2010 Visiting Fellow, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA, January 2003 May 2003 Research Grants: Funded Projects Building a Sense of Place: Accessibility, Information Connectivity and Travel UTRC2 CCNY/CUNY, 2015-2016 Principle Investigator: Roger B. Chen Budget: $152,165 Coordinated Personalized Traveler Information and Incentive Systems for Energy Reduction Seed Funding RIT 2015-2016 Principle Investigator: Roger B. Chen Budget: $5,600 Designing Choice Experiments for Evaluating Housing and Transportation Choices Portland Metropolitan Planning Organization 2013-2014 Principle Investigator: Roger B. Chen Budget: $15,000 Multi-Modal Household Vehicle Fleet Transactions National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC-UTC) 2012-2013 Principle Investigator: Roger B. Chen Budget: $150,000 Chen, Roger CV 2
Residential Location Decisions and Travel National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC-UTC) 2012-2013 Principle Investigator: Kelly J. Clifton Co-Principle Investigators: Roger B. Chen, Jenny H. Liu Budget: $160,000 Under Review CRISP Type 1: The Socialization of Travel - Behavioral Robustness across Interdependent Infrastructures National Science Foundation (NSF) Budget: $432,416 Estimating Collective Effects in Transportation Systems: Models of Count with Endogenous Choices National Science Foundation (NSF) Budget: $344,484 Parking and Charging Strategies for Work-place PEV Charging Stations NYSERDA-New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 2016-2017 Principle Investigator: Roger Chen Budget: $133,787 Awards and Fellowships: Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern University (ISEN) Postdoctoral Grant, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2009 2010 Maryland Transportation Initiative (MTI) Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2002 2007 University Endowed Temple Fellowship Recipient, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 2001 2002 Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP) Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Summer 2000 Chen, Roger CV 3
Publications: Chen, R. and Y. Jang (2015) Investigating Household Bicycle Ownership Levels: A Tale of Two Market Segments, Travel Behaviour and Society, Submitted and Under Second Round of Review, Editor Requested Revisions Chen, R. and K. Clifton (2015) Traveling in Comfort: Investigating Weather Ranges for Travel, Journal of Transport Geography, Submitted and Under Second Round of Review, Editor Requested Revisions Sekar, A. Williams, E. and R. Chen (2015) Heterogeneity in Time and Energy Use of Watching Television, Energy Policy, Forthcoming In Print Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani (2014) Let it Rain: Weather Effects on Activity Stress and Scheduling Behavior, Travel Behaviour and Society, Vol. 2(1), pp. 55-64. Chen, R., Gehrke, S., Jang, Y., Liu, J. and K. Clifton (2013) Exploring Household Tenure and Type Choices and Activity Engagement, Transportation Research Record, no. 2344, pp. 68-78. Mahmassani, H. S., Chen R., Huang, Y., Williams, D. and N. Contractor (2010) Time to Play: Activity Engagement in Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, Transportation Research Record, no. 2157, vol.2, pp. 129-137. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani (2009) Learning and Risk Attitudes in Route Choice Behavior Dynamics, The Expanding Sphere of Travel Behavior Research, (R. Kitamura, T. Yoshii and T. Yamamoto eds.), pp.791-818. Hamdar, S., Mahmassani, H. S. And R. Chen (2008) Aggressiveness Propensity Index for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersection, Accident Analysis and Prevention, no. 40, vol.1, pp. 315-326. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani (2004) Travel Time Perception and Learning Mechanisms in Traffic Networks, Transportation Research Record, no. 1894, pp. 209-221. Chen, Roger CV 4
Technical Reports Chen, R. (2013) Identifying Market Segments for Electric Vehicle Adoption in Oregon, Transportation Planning and Analysis Unit (TPAU), Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Mahmassani, H. S. Dong, J. Kim, J. and R. Chen (2009) Incorporating weather impacts in traffic estimation and prediction systems (TREPS), FHWA-JPO-09-065, Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems, USDOT. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani (2008) Assessing the Impact of Transportation Interventions on Greenhouse Gases and Air Quality in Urban Areas, Prepared for EMBARQ Project, World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C. Mahmassani, H. S., Hamdar, S., Chen, R. and B. Park (2008) Traffic Responses to Weather Events and Application of Weather-Responsive Traffic Advisory and Control Strategies: Literature Review, USDOT/FHWA DTFH61-06-D-00005, Task No: 01-0262-71-2007-077, USDOT. Working Papers Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani. A non-parametric Bayesian approach to Value-of- Time Estimation in Tolling Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani. A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling Behavior Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani. Probability Weighing of Gains and Losses in Route Choice in Traffic Networks Published Conference Proceedings Chen, R. and W. A. Armington Household Activity and Travel Patterns: In-Vehicle Activities 95 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2016. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani A Queueing Framework and Analysis of Observed one-day Travel and Activity Patterns 94 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2015. Chen, Roger CV 5
Chen, R. McNeil, N. and J. Dill Exploring Demographic Market Segments for Peer-to- Peer Car-sharing Programs, 93 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2014. Chen, R. and Y. Jang Investigating Household Bicycle Ownership Levels: A Tale of Two Market Segments, 93 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2014. Chen, R., Gehrke, S., Jang, Y., Liu, J. and K. Clifton Exploring Household Tenure and Type Choices and Activity Engagement, 92 st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2013. Chen, R. and K. Clifton Traveling in Comfort: Investigating Weather Ranges for Travel, 91 st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2012. Chen, R., Mahmassani, H. S., Huang, Y., Williams, D. and N. Contractor Travel and Activity Behaviors in Virtual World Environments, 89 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C, January 2010. Chen, R., Mahmassani, H. S., Huang, Y. and N. Contractor Can Parallel Worlds Converge? Time Use and Activity Engagement in Virtual and Physical Environments, Second Workshop on Time Use Observatory (TUO 2), Santiago, Chile, March 2010. Mahmassani, H. S., Chen R., Huang, Y., Williams, D. and N. Contractor Time to Play: Activity Engagement in Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, 89 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2010. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani Fueling Inefficiency: Checked Baggage Fees and Aircraft Turnaround Times, 88 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2009. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani Back to Basics: Demand, Supply, and Emissions Analysis for Urban Mobility Interventions, 88 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2009. Hamdar, S., Mahmassani, H. S. And R. Chen Aggressiveness Propensity Index for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersection, 87 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2008. Chen, Roger CV 6
Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani Learning and Risk Perception Mechanisms in Route Choice and Activity Scheduling Dynamics, 86 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2007. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani Learning and Risk Attitudes in Route Choice Dynamics, 11 th IATBR International Conference on Travel Behavior Research, Kyoto, Japan, August 2006. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling, 84 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2005. Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling, The ERIASS Conference on Activity-Based Methods in Travel Behavior, Maastricht, the Netherlands, May 2004 Chen, R. and H. S. Mahmassani Travel Time Perception Mechanisms in Traffic Networks, 83 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2004. Professional Activities: Invited Seminars Identifying Market Segments with Observed Travel and Activity Patterns, Portland State University, Portland, OR, December 2011. Travel Time Learning and Perception in Traffic Networks, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, April 2008. A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, June 2008. Conferences Presentations (accepted peer-reviewed paper required) A Queueing Framework and Analysis of Observed one-day Travel and Activity Patterns 94 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2015. Exploring Demographic Market Segments for Peer-to-Peer Car-sharing Programs, 93 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2014. Chen, Roger CV 7
Investigating Household Bicycle Ownership Levels: A Tale of Two Market Segments, 93 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2014. Exploring Household Tenure and Type Choices and Activity Engagement 92 nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2013. Traveling in Comfort: Investigating Weather Ranges for Travel, 91 st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2012. Travel and Activity Behaviors in Virtual World Environments, 89 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C, January 2010. Can Parallel Worlds Converge? Time Use and Activity Engagement in Virtual and Physical Environments, Second Workshop on Time Use Observatory (TUO 2), Santiago, Chile, March 2010. Time to Play: Activity Engagement in Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, 89 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2010. Fueling Inefficiency: Checked Baggage Fees and Aircraft Turnaround Times, 88 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2009. Back to Basics: Demand, Supply, and Emissions Analysis for Urban Mobility Interventions, 88 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2009. Aggressiveness Propensity Index for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersection, 87 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2008. Learning and Risk Perception Mechanisms in Route Choice and Activity Scheduling Dynamics, 86 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2007. Learning and Risk Attitudes in Route Choice Dynamics, 11 th IATBR International Conference on Travel Behavior Research, Kyoto, Japan, August 2006. Chen, Roger CV 8
A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling, 84 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2005. A Queuing Model of Activity Scheduling, The ERIASS Conference on Activity-Based Methods in Travel Behavior, Maastricht, the Netherlands, May 2004 Travel Time Perception Mechanisms in Traffic Networks, 83 rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2004. Conferences Presentations (accepted peer-reviewed paper not required) Encounters in Virtual Space, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 2010. Learning and Risk Perception in Route Choice Models, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2005. Professional Memberships: Member, Effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices Committee (ADB20), Transportation Research Board, 4/15/2013 - Present Panel Reviewer: NSF-CMMI, Civil Infrastructure Systems, February 2015 Editorial Services: Reviewer Transportation Science Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies Transportation Research Record IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Teaching and Student Supervision: Chen, Roger CV 9
Course Instructor, ISUS 807: Data Analysis for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sustainability Institute, Spring Semester 2016 (Graduate) Course Instructor, ISUS 607: Economics of Sustainable Systems, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sustainability Institute, Fall Semester 2015 (Graduate) Co-Instructor, ARCH 789: Elective: Net-Zero Homes, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sustainability Institute, Spring Semester 2015/2016 (Graduate) Co-Instructor, USP 510: Discrete Choice Modeling, Portland State University, School of Urban Studies and Planning, Spring Quarter 2013 (Graduate) Course Instructor, USP 587: Travel Demand Modeling, Portland State University, School of Urban Studies and Planning, Winter Quarter 2012 (Graduate) Co-Advisor, BS Honors Thesis in Economics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Department of Economics, 2009 (Lester Chan) Course Instructor, CEE 480-I: Travel Demand Forecasting I, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Department of Civil Engineering, Winter Quarter 2009 (Graduate) Teaching Assistant, ENCE 688Y: Advances in Transportation Demand Analysis, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Civil Engineering, Fall 2002, Fall 2005 (Graduate) Research Advisor, Summer Undergraduate Research Interns (various), University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2006 Guest Lecturer, URSP 688F: Urban Transportation Planning, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Spring 2007 (Graduate) Class Project Advisor, ENCE 402: Simulation and Design of Experiments for Engineers, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Civil Engineering, Fall 2007 (Undergraduate) Doctoral Dissertation Committees Served: Chen, Roger CV 10
Ashok Sekar (2016), Cluster Analysis of Household Time Use for Smart Thermostats Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Sustainability Ranjit Desai (2018), Coordination and Sharing in Sustainable Systems Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Sustainability William Armington (2019), Economics of Waste Management Systems Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Sustainability Master s Thesis Committees Served: Kristina Currans (2003), Contextual Effects on ITE Household Trip Generation Rates, Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Consultant Activities: The World Resources Institute (WRI), EMBARQ, September 2007 March 2008 Chen, Roger CV 11