Katerina Deliali

Dr. Katerina Deliali is a Research Associate at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. Since 2016, she holds a Civil Engineering degree majoring in Transportation Engineering from the School of Civil Engineering at NTUA. In 2018 she received her Master of Science (MSc) in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst); her MSc thesis is titled “Zero-emission transit bus and refueling technologies and deployment status: a review across the U.S. transit agencies”. In 2021 she defended her Doctoral Dissertation at UMass Amherst, titled: “Assessing the impact of bicycle infrastructure treatments on bicycle safety: A multi-methods approach”. She has more than 4 years of experience in several aspects of transportation engineering mainly focusing on sustainable and non-motorized transportation and road safety.

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst (2022), Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dissertation: “Assessing the Impact of Bicycle Infrastructure Treatments on Bicycle Safety: A Multi-Methods
Approach”
University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018), MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thesis: “Zero-Emission Transit Bus and Refueling Technologies and Deployment Status: A Review
Across U.S. Transit Agencies”
National Technical University of Athens (2016), Diploma in Civil Engineering (5-years degree)
Thesis: “Optimal Design of Bike-Sharing Network in Athens, Greece”

Specialisation areas

Bicycle Safety & Operations
Proactive Road Safety Assessment
Crash Occurrence Analysis
Human Factors & Driver Behavior
Transportation & Health
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Zero-emission vehicles

Teaching Experience

Course Instructor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Sep.{Dec. 2019)
Freshman Year Seminar (ENGIN 191), College of Engineering

Research & Work Experience

Research Associate, National Technical University of Athens (2020-Present)
Research Engineer, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016-2020) -Assessing the Effectiveness of Bike Boxes in Massachusetts (2020). Funded by Massachusetts Department of Transportation -Public Health Assessment for Transportation Projects (2019-2020). Funded by Massachusetts Department of Transportation -Dissecting the Safety Benefits of Protected Intersection Design Features (2019). Funded by U.S. Department of Transportation “Safety Research using Simulation (SAFER-Sim)” University Transportation Center -Using Simulation to Assess Con icts Between Bicyclists and Right-Turning Vehicles (2018). Funded by U.S. Department of Transportation -Zero Emission Transit Bus and Refueling Technologies and Deployment Status (2017-2018). Funded by Massachusetts Department of Transportation -Mobility Electronic Market for Optimized Travel (2016-2018). Funded by U.S. Department of Energy
Course Instructor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Fall 2019)
Freshman Engineering Seminar (ENGIN 191): Development of syllabus (teaching material, assignments, evaluation method).

Technical Skills

-Modeling Statistical Analysis, Regression Modeling, Econometric Models, Data Analysis & Visualization, Machine Learning, Linear Programming
-Coding Python, SQL, AMPL
-Software & Tools ArcGIS, QGIS, Synchro, MS Office

Publications

Publications in scientific journals with peer review

Tiberi, P., Tripodi, A., Dragomanovits, A., Deliali, A., & Yannis, G. 2022. A State-of-Practice Review on Crash Occurrence Analysis and Hazardous Location Identification. Advances in Transport Science, 3
Christofa, E., Ai, C., Deliali A., Tainter, F., Cesic, L., Hannon, T., & Kostopoulou, E. 2022. Bicyclist and Motorist Behavior at Bike Boxes [Under review by Transportation Research Record]
Deliali A., Fournier, N., Knodler, M., & Christofa, E. 2022. Investigating the Safety Impact of Segment- and Intersection-level Bicycle Treatments on Bicycle-Motorized Vehicle Under review by Transportation Research Record]
Deliali A., Tainter, F., Ai, C., & Christofa, E. 2022. A Framework for Mode Classification in Multimodal Environments Using Radar-based Sensors. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems [Accepted on 23/12/2021]
Deliali A., Esenther, S., Frisard, C., Goins, K.V., Lemon, S., Pollitt, K., Christofa, E. 2021. Incorporating Health-related Criteria for Project Scoring in Massachusetts. [Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Record]
Deliali A., Christofa, E., & Knodler, M. 2021. The Role of Protected Intersections in Improving Bicycle Safety and Driver Right-Turning Behavior. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 159, 106295, ISSN 0001-4575, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2021.106295.
Deliali A., Oliver, J., Chhan, D., Sayess, R., Godri Pollitt, K.J., and Christofa, E. 2020. Transitioning to Zero-Emission Bus Fleets: State of Practice of Implementations in the United States. Transport Reviews, pp.1-28., DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2020.1800132
Deliali A., Campbell, N., Knodler, M., and Christofa E. 2020. Understanding the safety impacts of protected intersections design elements-A driving simulation approach. Transportation research record, 2674(3), pp.179-188, DOI:10.1177/0361198120909382.

Publications in scientific conference proceedings (full papers with review)

Tiberi, P., Tripodi, A., Dragomanovits, A., Deliali, K., & Yannis, G. 2022. A State-of-Practice Review on Crash Occurrence Analysis and Hazardous Location Identification. Road Safety and Simulation Conference, 8-10 June, Athens, Greece.
Dragomanovits, A., Basta, O., Deliali, K., & Yannis, G. 2022. A State-of-Practice Review on Crash Prediction Modeling. Road Safety and Simulation Conference, 8-10 June, Athens, Greece.
Deliali, A., Ai, C., and Christofa E. 2021. Impact of bicycle treatment type on right-hook conflicts between bicyclists and motor vehicles. International Cycling Safety Conference, 10-12 November, Lund, Sweden. [the 2020 conference has been postponed to 2021]
Deliali, A., Ai, C., and Christofa E. 2021. Bike Boxes: A Review of Design Guidelines Across the US and Impacts on Safety. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, 25-29 January [online event]
Deliali, A., Ai, C., and Christofa E. 2021. Assessing the impact of bicycle infrastructure treatment type on the frequency of right-hook con icts between bicyclists and motor vehicles at signalized intersections. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, 25-29 January [online event]
Deliali A., Esenther, S., Frisard, C., Goins, K.V., Lemon, S., Pollitt, K., Christofa, E. 2021. In-corporating Health-related Criteria for Project Scoring in Massachusetts. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, 25-29 January [online event]
Deliali A., Esenther, S., Frisard, C., Goins, K., Lemon, S., Pollitt, K., and Christofa, E. 2020. Assessing the Impact of Transportation on Health: a Review of Performance Measures. Trans-portation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, 12-16 January, Washington, D.C.
Deliali, A., Tainter, F., Christofa, E., and Knodler, M.A. 2018. Using Driver Simulation to Assess Conflicts between Drivers and Bicyclists at Intersections. European Transport Conference, 10-12 October, Dublin Ireland.
Fournier, N., Needell, Z., Chen, S., Viegas de Lima, I.H., Deliali A., Araldo, A., Akkinepally, A., Lima Azevedo, C., Christofa, E., Trancik, J., and Ben-Akiva, M. 2018. Integrated Simulation of Activity-based Demand and Multi- modal Dynamic Supply for Energy Assessment. 2018 IEEE 21st International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 4-7 November, Maui, HI.
Fournier, N., Deliali A., Christofa, and Knodler, M. 2018. A Comparative Safety Analysis of Bicycle Infrastructure Treatments at Intersections. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting, 7-11 January, Washington, D.C., Paper No. 18-05896.

Project Reports

Yannis, G., Dragomanovits, A., Deliali A., Tripodi, A., Tiberi, P., Mazzia, E., Sevrovic, M., Jovanovic, B., Jakovljevic, M., Les, S., & Ljubotina, L. 2022. Study on a Methodology for Network-wide Road Safety Assessment – Deliverable D4: Networkwide safety assessment tool and guidance document. Available at: CIRCABC
Yannis, , Dragomanovits, A., Deliali A., Tripodi, A., Tiberi, P., Mazzia, E., Sevrovic, m., Jovanovic, B., Jakovljevic, M., Les, S., & Ljubotina, L. 2021. Study on a Methodology for Network- wide Road Safety Assessment – Deliverable D2: Assessment and rating of the in-built safety of roads. Available at: CIRCABC
Yannis, , Dragomanovits, A., Deliali A., Tripodi, A., Tiberi, P., Mazzia, E., Sevrovic, m., Jovanovic, B., Jakovljevic, M., Les, S., & Ljubotina, L. 2021. Study on a Methodology for Network- wide Road Safety Assessment – Deliverable D3: Assessment of the roads on the basis of accident occurrence. Available at: CIRCABC
Yannis, , Dragomanovits, A., Deliali A., Tripodi, A., Tiberi, P., Mazzia, E., Sevrovic, m., Jovanovic, B., Jakovljevic, M., Les, S., & Ljubotina, L. 2021. Study on a Methodology for Network-wide Road Safety Assessment – Deliverable D1: Review of current network-wide road safety assessment methodologies. Available at: CIRCABC
Christofa, , Ai, C., Deliali A., Tainter, F., Cesic, L., Hannon, T., & Kostopoulou, E. 2021. Effectiveness of Bike Boxes in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning.
Christofa, , Pollitt, K., Goins, K.V., Lemon, S., Frisard, C., Deliali, A., Esenther, S., & Page, M. 2020. Public Health Assessment for Transportation Projects. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning.
Christofa, E., Knodler, M., & Deliali, A. 2019. Using Simulation to Assess Conflicts Between Bicyclists and Right-Turning Vehicles. Safety Research using Simulation (SAFER-SIM) University Transportation Center Report.
Christofa, E., Knodler, M., Campbell, N., & Deliali, A. 2019. Dissecting the Safety Benefits of Protected Intersection Design Features. Safety Research using Simulation (SAFER-SIM) Univer- sity Transportation Center Report.
Christofa, E., Pollitt, K., Chhan, D., Deliali, A., Gaudreau, J., & El Sayess, R. 2017. Zero- Emission Transit Bus and Refueling Technologies and Deployment Status. Massachusetts Depart- ment of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning.

Presentations

Selected Presentations

Deliali, A. 2022. Investigating the Safety Impact of Segment- and Intersection-level Bicycle Treatments on Bicycle-Motorized Vehicle Crashes. TRB ACH20 Bicycle Committee meeting, January 11, Washington, D.C.
Deliali, A. 2022. Bicyclists and Motorists Behavior at Bike Boxes. TRB ACH20 Bicycle Committee meeting, January 11, Washington, D.C.
Deliali A. 2020. Proactive VS Reactive Approaches to Assess Bicyclist Safety. Panel on Bicycle Infrastructure Treatments, Moving Together Conference, 17-19 November [online].
Deliali A., Chhan, D., Oliver, J., Sayess, R., Godri Pollitt, K.J., & Christofa, E. 2020. Transitioning to Zero-Emission Bus Fleets: A State of Practice of Implementations in the United States. “Energy Ideathon” session, Transportation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, 12-16 January, Washington, D.C.
Gonzales, E., Deliali A., Tainter, F. & Ryan, A. 2019. Innovations for Safe and Efficient Future Transportation Systems. Conference of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), May 15, Washington, D.C.

Research Grants

Yannis, G. (PI), Deliali, A. (primary author), Ziakopoulos, A., Nikolaou, D., & Michelaraki, E. Basic Research Program (NTUA), “Exploring the relationship between unsafe traffic events and crash records” (16.500€).
Deliali, A. UMass Graduate School Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, “Analysis of right-hook traffic conflicts between bicyclists and motorized vehicles using video data” ($2,445).

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