Research Areas
Urban traffic system risk evolution; Spatiotemporal network modeling; Accident causation analysis; Visual semantic analysis.
Methodology
Machine learning & deep learning; Spatial statistics; Econometric models; Computer vision.
Working Topics
Cui, P., Wang, C., Abdel-Aty, M., Yang, X., Zhang, X., & Sun, L. (2026). Harnessing the integrated statistical machine learning for traffic crash injury-severity modeling. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 273, 112321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2026.112321
Yuan, Y., Yang, X., Li, S., Cui, P., & Yang, M. (2026). Effects of autonomous vehicles on intercity public transport within urban agglomerations: Exploring multi-layered heterogeneity and distance-based variations. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 224, 124507.
Wang, C., Cui, P., Abdel-Aty, M., & Easa, S. M. (2025). Spatiotemporal disparities in macro-microscopic properties of motorcycle injury level. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science. Published online: 03 Oct 2025.
Cui, P., Abdel-Aty, M., Han, L., & Yang, X. (2025). Multiscale geographical random forest: A novel spatial ML approach for traffic safety modeling integrating street-view semantic visual features. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 179, 105299.
Yuan, Y., Yang, X., Song, D., Yue, X., & Cui, P. (2025). Bivariate joint analysis of intercity travelers adaptive behaviors during adverse weather events. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 195, 104462.
Cui, P., Abdel-Aty, M., Wang, C., Yang, X., & Song, D. (2025). Examining the impact of spatial inequality in socio-demographic and commute patterns on traffic crash rates: Insights from interpretable machine learning and spatial statistical models. Transport Policy, 167, 222-245.
Cui, P., Abdel-Aty, M., Yang, X., Wang, C., & Yuan, Y. (2025). Quantifying spatial inequities in traffic injury rates through the integration of urban road network measures and social vulnerability. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 211, 107916.
Wang, C., Abdel-Aty, M., Cui, P.*, & Han, L. (2024). Effects of helmet usage on moped riders’ injury severity in moped–vehicle crashes: Insights from partially temporal constrained random parameters bivariate probit models. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 208, 107800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2024.107800
Cui, P., Yang, X., Abdel-Aty, M., Zhang, J., & Yan, X. (2024). Advancing urban traffic accident forecasting through sparse spatio-temporal dynamic learning. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 200, 107564.
Cui, P., Yang, X., Ma, L., & Mu, C. (2023). Modeling non-parametric effects of two-vehicle speed on crash risk at intersections: Leveraging two-dimensional additive logistic regression beyond univariable approach. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security. Published online September 26, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2023.2250307
Song, D., Yang, X., Yang, Y., Cui, P., & Zhu, G. (2023). Bivariate joint analysis of injury severity of drivers in truck–car crashes accommodating multilayer unobserved heterogeneity. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 190, 107175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107175
