​Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

​​​2018​

• Saberi, M., Rashidi, T.H., Ghasri, M., Ewe, K. (2018) A complex network methodology for travel demand model evaluation and validation. Networks and Spatial Economics [Accepted]
• Gu, Z., Liu, Z., Cheng, Q, Saberi, M. (2018) Congestion pricing practices and public acceptance: A review of evidence. Transport Policy 6(1), 94-101.
• Shahhosseini, Z., Sarvi, M., Saberi, M. (2018) Pedestrian crowd dynamics in merging sections: Revisiting the "faster-is-slower" phenomenon. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 491, 101-111.
• Zockaie, A., Saberi, M., Saedi, R. (2018) A Resource Allocation Problem to Estimate Network Fundamental Diagram in Heterogeneous Networks: Optimal Locating of Fixed Measurement Points and Sampling of Probe Trajectories. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 86, 245-262.
• Saberi, M., Ghamami, M., Gu, Y., Shojaie, M.H., Fishman, E. (2018) Understanding the impacts of a public transit disruption on bicycle sharing mobility patterns: A case of Tube strike in London. Journal of Transport Geography 66, 154-166.

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2017

• Saberi, M., Wu, H., Amoh-Gyimah, R., Smith, J., Arunachalamb, D. (2017) Measuring housing and transportation affordability: A case study of Melbourne, Australia. Journal of Transport Geography 65, 134-146.
• Gu, Z., Saberi, M., Sarvi, M., Liu, Z. (2017) A Big Data Approach for Clustering and Calibration of Link Fundamental Diagrams for Large-Scale Network Simulation Applications. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 23, 901-921. [presented at ISTTT22] 
• ​Shahhosseini, Z., Sarvi, M., Saberi, M. (2017) Pedestrian Crowd Dynamics Observed at Merging Sections: The Impact of Different Designs on Movement Efficiency. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2622, 48-57. 
• Shafiei, S., Saberi M., Zockaie, A., Sarvi, M. (2017)  A Sensitivity-Based Linear Approximation Method to Estimate Time-Dependent Origin-Destination Demand in Congested Networks. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2669, 72-79.
• Amoh-Giymah, R., Saberi, M., Sarvi, M. (2017) The Effect of Variations in Spatial Units on Unobserved Heterogeneity in Macroscopic Crash Models. Analytic Methods in Accident Research 13, 28-51.

2016

• Shahhosseini, Z., Sarvi, M., Saberi, M. (2016) Insights Toward Characteristics of Merging Streams of Pedestrian Crowds Based on Experiments with Panicked Ants. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, DOI:10.3141/2561-10.
• Saberi, M., Mahmassani, H., Brockmann, D., Hosseini, A. (2016) A Complex Network Perspective for Characterizing Urban Travel Demand Patterns: Graph Theoretical Analysis of Large-Scale Origin-Destination Demand Networks. Transportation DOI: 10.1007/s11116-016-9706-6.
• Amoh-Giymah, R., Saberi, M., Sarvi, M. (2016) Macroscopic Modeling of Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes: A Cross-Comparison of Estimation Methods. Accident Analysis and Prevention 93, 147-159.

2015

• Saberi, M., Aghabayk, K., Sobhani, A. (2015) Spatial Fluctuations of Pedestrian Velocities in Bidirectional Streams: Exploring the Effects of Self-Organization. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications. 434, 120-128.
• Halat, H., Saberi, M., Frei, C., Frei, A., Mahmassani, H. (2015) Impact of Crime Statistics on Travel Mode Choice: Case Study of the City of Chicago. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2537, 81-87.
• Zockaie, A., Saberi, M., Mahmassani, H., Jiang, L., Frei, A., Hou, T. (2015) Activity-Based Model with Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Consideration of Heterogeneous User Preferences and Reliability Valuation: Application to Toll Revenue Forecasting in Chicago, Illinois. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2493, 78-87.

2014

• Saberi, M., Mahmassani, H., Hou, T., Zockaie, A. (2014) Estimating Network Fundamental Diagram using Three-Dimensional Vehicle Trajectories: Extending Edie's Definitions of Traffic Flow Variables to Networks. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No. 2422, 12-20.
• Zockaie, A., Mahmassani, H., Saberi, M., Verbas, O. (2014) Dynamics of Urban Network Traffic Flow during a Large-Scale Evacuation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No. 2422, 21-33.
• Saberi, M., and Mahmassani, H. (2014) Exploring Areawide Dynamics of Pedestrian Crowds: Three-Dimensional Approach. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.No. 2421, 31-40.
• Saberi, M., Zockaie, A., Mahmassani, H. (2014) Network Capacity, Traffic Instability, and Adaptive Driving: Findings from Simulated Network Experiments. EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 3 (3-4), 289-308.

​2013

• Saberi, M. and Mahmassani, H. (2013) Hysteresis and Capacity Drop Phenomena in Freeway Networks: Empirical Characterization and Interpretation. Transportation Research Record, No. 2391, 44-55.
• Mahmassani, H., Hou, T., Saberi, M. (2013) Connecting Network-wide Travel Time Reliability and the Network Fundamental Diagram of Traffic Flow. Transportation Research Record, No. 2391, 80-91.
• Hou, T., Mahmassani, H., Alfelor, R., Kim, J., Saberi, M. (2013) Calibration of Traffic Flow Models under Adverse Weather and Application in Mesoscopic Network Simulation Procedures. Transportation Research Record, No. 2391, 92-104.
• Kim, J., Mahmassani, H.S., Alfelor, R., Chen, Y., Hou, T., Jiang, L., Saberi, M., Verbas, I, Zockaie, A. (2013) Implementation and Evaluation of Weather Responsive Traffic Management Strategies: Insight from Different Networks. Transportation Research Record, No. 2396, 93-106.
• Mahmassani, H., Saberi, M., Zockaie, A. (2013) Urban Network Gridlock: Theory, Characteristics, and Dynamics. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 36, 480-497. [presented at ISTTT20]
• Saberi, M. and Mahmassani, H.S. (2013) Modeling the Airline Hub Location and Optimal Market Problems with Continuous Approximation Techniques. Journal of Transport Geography, 30, 68-76.
• Saberi, M., Zockaie, A., Feng, W., El-Geneidy, A. (2013). Definition and Properties of Alternative Bus Service Reliability Measures at the Stop Level. Journal of Public Transportation, 16(1), 97-122.

2012

• Saberi, M. and Mahmassani, H.S. (2012). Exploring the Properties of Network-wide Flow-Density Relations in a Freeway Network.Transportation Research Record No. 2315, 153-163.
• Saberi, M. and Verbas, I.O. (2012). A Continuous Approximation Model for the Vehicle Routing Problem for Emissions Minimization at the Strategic Level. Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 138(11), 1368-1376.

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
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​2017

• Hamedmoghadam-Rafati, H., Steponavic, I., Ramezani, M., Saberi, M. (2017) A Complex Network Analysis of Macroscopic Structure of Taxi Trips. Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 9-14 July, Toulouse, France.
• Mohajerpoor, R., Saberi, M., Ramezani, M. (2017) Delay Variability Optimization Using Shockwave Theory for an Undersaturated Isolated Intersection. Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 9-14 July, Toulouse, France.
• Shafiei, S., Gu Z., Sarvi M., Saberi M. (2017) Deployment and Calibration of a Large-Scale Mesoscopic Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model of Melbourne, Australia. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 8–12, 2017.
• Saberi, M., Ghamami, M., Gu, Y., Shojaei, M.H., Fishman, E. (2017) Graph Analysis of The Effects of A Public Transportation Disruption on Bike Sharing Mobility in London. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 8–12, 2017.
• Shafiei, S., Nazemi, M., Saberi M. (2017) A Methodological Comparison of Models of Vehicle Kilometers Traveled. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 8–12, 2017.
• Saberi, M., Rashidi, T.H., Ghasri, M., Ewe, K. (2017) Travel Demand Model Evaluation: A Graph-Theoretic Approach. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 8–12, 2017.​

2016​

• ​Shafiei, S., Saberi, M., Sarvi M. (2016) Application of an Exact Gradient Method to Estimate Dynamic Origin-Destination Demand for Melbourne Network. The 19th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), Rio de Janeiro, November 1-4, 2016.
• ​Gu, Z., Saberi, M., Sarvi, M., Liu, Z. (2016) Calibration of Traffic Flow Fundamental Diagrams for Network Simulation Applications: A Two-Stage Clustering Approach. Proceedings of The 19th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), Rio de Janeiro, November 1-4, 2016.
• Amoh-Giymah, R., Saberi, M., Sarvi, M. (2016) Investigating the Effects of Traffic, Socioeconomic, and Land Use Characteristics on Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes: A Case Study of Melbourne, Australia. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 10–14, 2016.

2015​

• Sobhani, A., Sarvi, M., Ejtemai, O., Aghabayk, K., Saberi, M. (2015) Exploring Exit Jam Characteristics in Panic Evacuation Scenarios Using Animal Dynamics. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 11–15, 2015.
• Halat, H., Saberi, M., Mahmassani, H. (2015) Land Use and Travel Behavior: Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Mixed-Use Development on Travel Mode Choice in Chicago. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 94th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 11–15, 2015.

2013

• Frei, C., Mahmassani, H., Saberi, M. (2013). Enhanced Sign Legibility and Recognition with the Clearview Font: A Field Study of Illinois Drivers. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 92nd Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 13–17, 2013.

2010

• Saberi, M. and Bertini, R. (2010). Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Rain on Measured Freeway Traffic Parameters. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 10–14, 2010.
• Saberi, M. and Bertini, R.. (2010). Beyond Corridor Reliability Measures: Analysis of Freeway Travel Time Reliability at the Segment Level for Hot Spot Identification. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Washington, D.C., January 10–14, 2010.

2009

• Saberi, M. and Bertini, R. (2009). Toward Implementing Weather-Responsive Advanced Traffic Management and Information Systems. Proceedings of The 16th ITS World Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, Stockholm, September 21–25, 2009.