Overview
Background
Mehmet Yildirimoglu is a Senior Lecturer of Transport Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering. Mehmet received his B.Sc. degree in civil engineering from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2009, M.Sc. degree in civil engineering from the Rutgers University in 2011 and Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 2015. Prior to joining the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland in 2016, he was a Postdoctoral researcher at EPFL, Switzerland. His research revolves around large-scale traffic modeling, dynamic traffic assignment, data mining techniques and real-time traffic management.
Availability
- Dr Mehmet Yildirimoglu is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Traffic flow theory
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Dynamic traffic assignment
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Travel time estimation
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Urban transportation systems
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Data mining
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Real-time traffic management
Works
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2014
Journal Article
Approximating dynamic equilibrium conditions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2014). Approximating dynamic equilibrium conditions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 70, 186-200. doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2014.09.002
2014
Conference Publication
Approximating dynamic equilibrium conditions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2014). Approximating dynamic equilibrium conditions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams. 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, United States, January 12-16, 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Linking the properties of mean-variance relations in travel times with the hysteresis in macroscopic fundamental diagram
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet, Limniati, Ypatia-Stefania and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2014). Linking the properties of mean-variance relations in travel times with the hysteresis in macroscopic fundamental diagram. 3rd Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Leeds, United Kingdom, 10 - 12 September, 2014. hEART European Association for Research in Transportation.
2013
Journal Article
Experienced travel time prediction for congested freeways
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2013). Experienced travel time prediction for congested freeways. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 53, 45-63. doi: 10.1016/j.trb.2013.03.006
2013
Journal Article
Modeling work zone crash frequency by quantifying measurement errors in work zone length
Yang, Hong, Ozbaya, Kaan, Ozturk, Ozgur and Yildirimoglu, Mehmet (2013). Modeling work zone crash frequency by quantifying measurement errors in work zone length. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 55, 192-201. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.031
2013
Conference Publication
Experienced travel time prediction in congested freeway routes
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2013). Experienced travel time prediction in congested freeway routes. 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, United States, 13 - 17 January, 2013. Washington, DC, United States: Transportation Research Board of the National Academics.
2013
Conference Publication
Traffic signal perimeter control with multiple boundaries for large urban networks
Keyvan-Ekbatani, Mehdi, Yildirimoglu, Mehmet, Geroliminis, Nikolas and Papageorgiou, Markos (2013). Traffic signal perimeter control with multiple boundaries for large urban networks. 16th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), The Hague, Netherlands, 6 - 9 October, 2013. Piscataway, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ITSC.2013.6728363
2013
Conference Publication
Dynamic route choice modeling with macroscopic fundamental diagrams
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2013). Dynamic route choice modeling with macroscopic fundamental diagrams. 2nd Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, Stockholm, Sweden, September 4-6, 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Exploring the properties of mean variance relations in freeway travel times
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet, Koymans, Anne and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2013). Exploring the properties of mean variance relations in freeway travel times. 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, United States, January 13-17, 2013.
2012
Conference Publication
Experienced travel time prediction for freeway systems
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2012). Experienced travel time prediction for freeway systems. 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Anchorage, AK, United States, 16-19 September 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ITSC.2012.6338792
2012
Conference Publication
Comparison of two novel travel time estimation techniques based on probe vehicle data: Kriging versus non-linear programming based approaches
Yildirimoglu, Mehmet and Ozbay, Kaan (2012). Comparison of two novel travel time estimation techniques based on probe vehicle data: Kriging versus non-linear programming based approaches. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C, United States, January 22-26, 2012.
2011
Conference Publication
Comparison of real-time travel time estimation using two distinct approaches: universal kriging and mathematical programming
Ozbay, Kaan and Yildirimoglu, Mehmet (2011). Comparison of real-time travel time estimation using two distinct approaches: universal kriging and mathematical programming. 14th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, DC, United States, 5-7 October 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ITSC.2011.6083117
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Mehmet Yildirimoglu is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
An efficient traffic modelling framework for large-scale networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Hickman
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Doctor Philosophy
Autonomous vehicle control strategies for driving safety
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kai Li Lim
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Doctor Philosophy
Real-time Analytics on Urban Trajectory Data for Road Traffic Management
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jiwon Kim
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Doctor Philosophy
Queue Length Estimation and Prediction at Isolated Signalized Intersections
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jiwon Kim
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Doctor Philosophy
Autonomous vehicle control strategies for driving safety
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kai Li Lim
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Doctor Philosophy
An investigation on the allocation of fast-charging stations considering renewable energy sources
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jiwon Kim
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Doctor Philosophy
Traffic modelling and control in next-generation cities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Zuduo Zheng
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Doctor Philosophy
Model interpretation and data-centric modeling for advanced traffic prediction (MINDMAP)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr SangHyung Ahn, Associate Professor Jiwon Kim
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental Issues in Calibrating and Validating Microscopic Traffic Dynamics of Automated and Human-driven Vehicles
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Zuduo Zheng
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Doctor Philosophy
Dynamic lane-changing behavior modeling framework on urban arterials using deep reinforcement learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Zuduo Zheng
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Demand Management and Estimation in Large-scale Traffic Networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Zuduo Zheng
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Estimating the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) in Large-Scale Urban Networks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Hickman
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2023
Master Philosophy
Estimating Transit Travel Time Reliability in Mixed Traffic Environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Hickman
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of lane-changing behaviour in a connected environment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Zuduo Zheng
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