Research Interests

Professional Preparation

2008

Drakopoulos, A., Dehman, A., Örnek, E., “Heavy Vehicle Influence Under the Microscope,” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum 2008, Madison, Wisconsin, August, 2008.

Dehman, A., Drakopoulos, A., “New Insights into Urban Freeway Breakdown Phenomenon,” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum 2008, Madison, Wisconsin, August, 2008.

2007

Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., “Analysis of Run-Off-Road Crashes in Relation to Roadway Features and Driver Behavior,” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August, 2007.

Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., “Effect of Concrete Pavement Surface Texture on Traffic Safety: Longitudinal or Transverse Tines?” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August, 2007.

2006

Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., Demirbilek, A., “A Statewide- to County- to Project-Level Analysis Tool at the Fingertips of the Traffic Safety Engineer,” Mid-Continent Transportation Research Forum, Madison, Wisconsin, August, 2006.

2005

Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., “Addressing Non-Intersection Crashes Statewide:
Identification and Ranking of Highway Segments in Need of Safety Upgrades
Using a Floating Highway Segment Tool Integrated with GIS,” Mid-Continent
Transportation Research Symposium Proceedings, Ames, Iowa, August, 2005.
Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., Knapp, K., “A GIS-Integrated Floating Highway
Segment Tool to Analyze System-Wide Non-Intersection Crash Rates: Focus on
Run-off-Road Crashes,” Institute of Transportation Engineers District IV
Conference Proceedings, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 2005.
Drakopoulos, A., Örnek, E., Knapp, K., “A New Tool for System-wide Safety
Evaluation of Non-intersection Crashes,” Transport Chicago 2005 Conference
Proceedings, Chicago, Illinois, June 2005.