Ching-Yao Chan（詹景堯）
E-Mail: cychan@path.berkeley.edu; TEL: 510-665-3621, FAX: 510-665-3537
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CHING-YAO CHAN is an Associate Research Engineer at the
California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies of University of
California at His curriculum vitae can
be accessed here: CYC_CV_short.pdf. A list of his updated publications is
available at this link: CYC_Research_and_Publications.pdf. His most recent work includes the
development of infrastructure-based and cooperative vehicle-infrastructure
intersection collision avoidance systems, the experimental vehicular platform
for pedestrian detection, and the evaluation of high-concentration collision
locations in a highway network.
Some documentation of his most recent work can be viewed at: http://path.berkeley.edu/~cychan/Research_and_Presentation/. Dr.
Chan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in
1981 from Professional biography In
his early professional career, Dr. Chan gained in-depth experience in
automotive occupant restraint systems when he worked in the airbag industry
from 1988 to 1990, and since then he has further establish his expertise in
that field. Within the past decade, Dr. Chan has published extensively
on the subject of automotive restraint systems. From 1991 to 1994, he worked in the
field of accident reconstruction.
In that capacity, he participated in the investigation of hundreds of
real-world vehicle crashes. Through his field experiences, he
developed considerable insights into vehicle dynamics, collision
characteristics, and driver behaviors for the evaluation of collisions under
various roadway and driving conditions. His knowledge in this subject area
became indispensable later in many safety-related research projects. Chan
joined PATH in 1994 and has since worked on a wide range of research projects
spanning from sensing and control technologies to transportation safety
evaluation and assessment.
He has participated significantly, either in a role of research
contributor or a project lead, in many research projects at PATH. He
was the lead person representing PATH on the technology committee for the
National Automated Highway System Consortium (NAHSC). In recent years,
he has been mostly active in the transit and safety research areas, such as
Vehicular Collision Warning Systems and Intersection Decision Support
systems. Chan
also demonstrated his leadership in research management. In 2002 and
2003, he was instrumental in the research project of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
technology developments on experimental vehicles. He led a team of
researchers and engineers in implementing and demonstrating BRT technology in
In
2008, for a Caltrans-sponsored research project, Safety Evaluation of HOV
Facilities with Limited and Continuous Access, the graduate student, Kitae
Jang, jointly advised by Chan and Dr. David Ragland, won the award of Excellence
in Applied HOV Research from the Transportation Research Board’s
HOV System Committee. The award is given to recognize groundbreaking,
innovative and new ideas that have been incorporated into the advancement of
the practice and field of HOV. Currently,
Chan is devoted to leading several externally funded projects in the area of
ITS technologies and safety applications. He is also the principal investigator
for several highway network safety evaluation projects for studies on
high-concentration collision locations, high-occupancy lanes, countermeasures
and highway junctions. In
the Spring Semester of 2006, he co-taught the class of Traffic Safety and
Injury Prevention, a graduate course under the Transportation Program at From
May 2006 to January 2007, Dr. Chan is serving as a Visiting Professor at the research activities Chan’s research portfolio can be
categorized into four main subject areas. I.
Transportation Safety This subject area in recent years has been a
topic of Chan’s research activities with fruitful results. Through his participation in the
Intersection Decision Support (IDS) and the Cooperative Intersection
Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS) projects, Chan has developed
methodologies in collecting field observation studies and quantifying driver
risk-taking behaviors. In
addition, Chan has been involved in research topics of rural highway safety
and work zone safety, and the evaluation of automated speed enforcement
systems. II.
Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems Throughout his professional career, Chan has been
involved in the evaluation and development of various technologies for
transportation systems. In recent
years, he was active in pedestrian safety, in-vehicle driver assistance
systems, and bus rapid transit.
Through the work in projects such as Transit Bus Collision Warning
Systems, Transit Bus Rapid Transit, and Vehicular Platform for Pedestrian
Detection, he has teamed up with many colleagues and published
extensively. In addition, with
collaborative efforts with the III.
Automotive Restraint Systems In
his early professional career, Chan gained in-depth experience in automotive
occupant restraint systems when he worked in the airbag industry from 1988 to
1990, and since then he has further establish his expertise in that
field. Within the past decade, Chan has published extensively on the
subject of automotive restraint systems with one book by Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE), one book articles, and 3 Journal papers in recent
years. He has also been invited
to lecture for SAE, General Motor, For Motor, Honda America, American
Automotive Medical Association, and American Bar Association. In the last several years, Chan has initiated an
effort to develop a new specialty area of studies on highway network safety,
in conjunction with joint projects with Dr. David Ragland, Director of
Traffic Center of UC Berkeley.
In a span of 3 years, Chan and Dr. Ragland has jointly received grants
of approximately $1 million to investigate the safety and traffic phenomena
on California State Highway Systems and to establish systematic methodologies
for safety performance assessment.
The research topics cover the methods of identifying
High-Concentration Collision Locations, HOV facility safety performance and
operation attributes, Highway ramps and junctions safety effects, wet weather
collision causation, and roadway surface skid resistance data management. |