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Valdes-Diaz, Didier M.
Positions
- Professor, Department of Civil Engineering , College of Engineering
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Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
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conference paper
- Tropical Storm Impact on Infrastructure: The Case of Tropical Storm in Dominican Republic.. Seventh LACCEI Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCEIâ2009). 2009
- Evolucion de la Percepcion del Publico Antes y Despues de la Inauguracion del Tren Urbano de San Juan, Puerto Rico. XIV Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Publico y Urbano (CLATPU), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 2007
- Rail Transit Recovery from Major Service Disruptions. Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 2006
- Simulation of Metro Operations Under Disruptions: Application to Tren Urbano in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 85th Transportation Research Board_ National Research Council, Washington, D.C.. 2006
- An Analysis of Disruption Causes and Effects in a Heavy Rail System. Third LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. 2005
- Analisis de Datos de Pesaje de Vehiculos Pesados en las Vias Publicas de Puerto Rico. 3rd Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institute, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. 2005
- Auditorias de Seguridad en las Carreteras y su Aplicacion al Sistema de Red de Carreteras del Caribe y America Latina. 3rd Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institute, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. 2005
- Guias Practicas para Calibrar Basculas de Pesaje de Camiones. 3rd Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institute, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. 2005
- Incorporation of a Sustainable Design in the Integrated Engineering Project Design Model: The Capstone Course at UPRM. 3rd LACCEI International Conference for Engineering and Technology, Cartagena, Colombia. 2005
- The Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI): 10 years motivating minority students toward professions in the transportation industry. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. 2003
- Evaluation of Location Marker Signs for Incident Management. (Procceding). ITE Annual Meeting 2001, Chicago. 2001
- Implementation of ITS Strategies to Manage Special Events in the San Juan Metropolitan Area. ITE Spring Conference 2001, Monterrey, CA. 2001
- Optimal Time-Dependent Variable Message Sign Diversion Strategy. (Procceding). Transportation Research Record. 2000
- Real-Time Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Path-Based Signal Coordination: Application to Network Traffic Management. Transportation Research Record. 1999
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conference poster
- Fostering Students’ Attainment and Success in Biomedical and Aerospace Engineering and Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Education 2018
- La Transportacion Colectiva y Tren Urbano. 2003 Sigma Xi Poster Day . 2003
- El Viejo San Juan, La Transportacion Colectiva y Tren Urbano. Second Research and Design Fair on Industrial Engineering. 2002
- Heavy rail System Schedule-Based and Headway-Based Operation Strategies: a Comparison Using SIMAN/ARENA Simulation Model. 14th Puerto Rico Epscor & AAAS Annual Meeintg. 2002
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report
- DYNASMART-X Real-Time Dynamic Traffic Assignment System Volume IV: Off-line Testing. (Contributor) 1998
- Off-line Laboratory Test Results for the DYNASMART-X Real-Time Dynamic Traffic Assignment System. (Contributor) 1998
- Integrated Arterial and Freeway Operation Control Strategies for ITS Advanced Traffic Management Systems 1997
presentations
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presentation
- Simulation of Metro Operations Under Disruptions: Application to Tren Urbano in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Speaker, Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC 2006
- Analysis of Disruption Causes and Effects in a Heavy Rail System, Speaker, Third LACCEI International Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 2005
- Introduction to the Conceptual Design of Highways and Streets, Speaker, One-day seminar for the Technology Transfer Center 2000
- Introduction to the Research Methodology, Speaker, Four weeks seminar for graduate students at the Civil Engineering Department 2000
Service
reviewer of
- Conference of the International association for Travel Behavior Research (Conference Paper) 1995 - 1998
- Journal of the Transportation Research Board (Journal) 1995 - 1998
- Triennial Symposium on Transportation (Conference Poster) 1995 - 1998
professional service activities
- La Gran Colombia University Instructor 1990 -
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez President of Departmental Committee of Graduate Studies 2000 - 2001
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez President of Mayaguez Campus Traffic Committee 2000 - 2001
- University of Texas, Austin Associate Member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers 1997 - 1999
- University of Texas, Austin President of ITS America Student Chapter 1997 - 1998
- University of Texas, Austin Research Assistant & Project Coordinator 1995 - 1998
- University of Texas, Austin Member of the Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers 1995 - 1998
Background
education and training
- B.C.E., La Gran Colombia University
- M.C.E. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering, El Cauca University
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
credentials
awards and honors
- Distinguished Professor of the Civil Engineering Department, conferred by Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, 1994
- Distinguished Graduating Student, conferred by La Gran Colombia University, 1985
- Mary Kate Collins Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Civil Engineering, conferred by Civil Engineering Faculty at University of Texas, Austin, 1997 - 1998
advisee of
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graduate advising relationship
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undergraduate advising relationship
Contact
full name
- Didier M. Valdes Diaz