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Billy M. Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Transportation
Group
790 Atlantic Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355 USA
Phone: (404) 385-1243 FAX: (404) 894-2278
email: billy.williams@ce.gatech.edu
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Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of
Virginia, 1999
- MCE, Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1990
- BSCE, Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1984
Research Interests
- Decision support and system integration for intelligent transportation systems
- Application of information technologies to transportation engineering
- “Real time” control system optimization
- Integrated (freeway and surface street) capacity analysis and simulation
- Incorporation of traffic safety objectives into operational decision making
- Commercial vehicle operations and freight transport planning
- GIS-T applications for planning and operation
Professional Registration
- California - Professional Engineer
- Virginia - Professional Engineer
- North Carolina - Professional Engineer
Professional Affiliations
- Transportation Research Board - Member
- Institute of Transportation Engineers - Member
- American Society of Civil Engineers - Associate Member
- Society of American Military Engineers - Member
Publications
Journals Articles
- “Urban Freeway Traffic Flow Prediction: Application of Seasonal ARIMA and Exponential Smoothing Models,” with Priya Durvasula and Donald Brown, Transportation Research Record No. 1644, November 1998.
- “Freight Planning Requirements for Interstate Corridors,” with Lester A. Hoel, Transportation Quarterly, Spring 1998.
Conference Papers
- “ITS Data – Tapping the Resource for System Operation” with Brian Smith.
Published in the conference proceedings of the ITS America Annual Meeting, April 19-22, 1999, Washington, DC.
- “Traffic Forecasting for ITS Operations” with Brian Smith. Accepted for presentation at the ITS World Congress, November 8-12, 1999, Toronto, Canada.
- “Virginia’s Smart Travel Lab: A Prototype ITS Research and Education Facility” with Brian Smith. Accepted for presentation at the ITS World Congress, November 8-12, 1999, Toronto, Canada.
Research Reports
- “Intermodal Freight Planning at the Multi-state Corridor Level: State of the Practice and Future Directions,” with Lester Hoel, Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center Report No. UVA/29242/CE98/101, November 1997.
Invited Lectures
- Blue Ribbon University Lectures series, May 8, 1998, USDOT, Washington, DC.
Invited by the Research and Special Projects Administration to present a lecture titled “Freight Planning Requirements for Interstate Corridors.”
Honors/Awards
- Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, National Highway Institute (1995-1998)
- Dean of Engineering Fellowship, University of Virginia (1995-1998)
- College of Engineering Fellowship, North Carolina State University (1988-1990)
- Navy Commendation Medal (1986)
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