Kakan Dey

About

Dr. Kakan Dey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Dey’s research primarily focuses on emerging connected and automated mobility service modeling, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) data analytics, statistical and machine learning (ML) modeling, and traffic safety and operations. His research has been sponsored by federal, state, and regional agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Transportation (US DOT), Michigan DOT, Minnesota DOT, Ohio DOT, Tennessee DOT, Nevada DOT, South Dakota DOT, and University Transportation Centers (UTCs). He is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Vehicle Highway Automation (ACP30) Committee and the ASCE TDI Committee on Freight and Logistics and served in T

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), Clemson University 2014
• M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation), Wayne State University 2010
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology 2005

Selected publications

• Rahman, M. T., Dey, K., & Ashraf, M. T. (2024). Perceptions of vulnerable roadway users on autonomous vehicle regulations. Journal of safety research, Elsevier
• Ashraf, M.T., Dey, K., & Mishra, S. (2023). Identification of High-Risk Roadway Segments for Wrong-Way Driving Crash Using Rare Event Modeling and Data Augmentation Techniques. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Elsevier
• Rahman, M.T., Dey, K., Pyrialakou, V.D., & Das, S. (2023). Factors Influencing Safety Perceptions of Sharing Roadways with Autonomous Vehicles among Vulnerable Roadway Users. Journal of Safety Research, Elsevier
• Dey, K., & Hossain, M. M. (2023). Do people act differently while using ridesharing services with children? Transportation research part A: policy and practice A, Elsevier
• Salek, M.S., Chowdhury, M., Rahman, M., Dey, K., & Islam, M.R. (2023). Theoretical Development and Numerical Validation of an Asymmetric Linear Bilateral Control Model- Case Study for an Automated Truck Platoon. ACM Journal on Autonomous Transportation Systems, ACM