Darcy M. Bullock

Purdue University
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

Office: DLR 204A | HAMP 4107
Phone: (765) 494-2226
Email: darcy@purdue.edu

Websites

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Education
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
M.S.C.E., Carnegie Mellon University
B.S.C.E., University of Vermont

Research Interests
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Operations, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Airport Operations, Winter Roadway Maintenance, Crash Scene Forensics

Selected Media Coverage and National Webinars

• On the DOT: Transportation Research and Making Work Zones Safer with Purdue and JTRP
• Purdue University traffic research program cuts data analysis and batching from hours to minutes with BigQuery
• Optimizing traffic signal performance to enhance safety and reduce infrastructure cost
• Big Data Applications for Managing U.S. Roadways
• The Business Case for ATSPM
• Vault of Salt - Purdue researchers make new tool to help measure salt stockpiles

Teaching Activity
CE 361 - Introduction to Transportation

CE 299 - Smart Mobility

CE 597 - Individual Study

Study Abroad: European Transportation Systems

Honors & Awards

• Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers, August 2022.
• ITS Midwest 2021 Project of the Year: Evaluation of the Impact of Queue Trucks with Navigation Alerts Using Connected Vehicle Data.
• Transportation Research Board, Traffic Signal Systems Committee (AHB25), Best Paper Award, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F03611981211006725
• Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems, Editor's Choice Selection. August 2020 https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000370
• Transportation Research Board, Traffic Signal Systems Committee (AHB25), Best Paper Award, January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120914606
• 2019 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award. https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/AboutUs/News/Transportation_Features/jtrp-selected-as-regional-winner-of-the-2019-wk-kellogg-foundation-community-engagement-scholarship-award
• Michael Kyte Distinguished Lecture, University of Idaho, September 31, 2019.
• Testimony to US House Subcommittee on Research & Technology, Committee on Science, Space and Technology in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2019. https://science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Bullock Testimony.pdf
• Transportation Research Board, Work Zone Traffic Control Committee (AHB55), Best Paper Award, January 2019.) https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118758050
• Transportation Research Board, Traffic Signal Systems Committee (AHB25), Best Paper Award, January 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118794042

Selected Publications

1. Continuous Flow Intersection Performance Measures Using Connected Vehicle Data
2. Integrated Performance Measures for Bus Rapid Transit System and Traffic Signal Systems Using Trajectory Data
3. Assessment of Indiana Unmanned Aerial System Crash Scene Mapping Program
4. Pavement Quality Evaluation Using Connected Vehicle Data
5. Using Connected Truck Trajectory Data to Compare Speeds in States with and without Differential Truck Speeds
6. Salt Stockpile Inventory Management Using LiDAR Volumetric Measurements
7. Measuring Roadway Lane Widths Using Connected Vehicle Sensor Data
8. Calibration and Confidence in Snowplow Fleet Operations and Fleet Telematics
9. Leveraging Connected Vehicle Data to Assess Interstate Exit Utilization and Indentify Charging Infrastructure Investment Allocation Opportunities
10. A Quantitative Approach for Timing the Pedestrian Walk Interval
11. Truck and Passenger Car Connected Vehicle Penetration on Indiana Roadways
12. Diamond Interchange Performance Measures Using Connected Vehicle Data
13. Using Connected Vehicle Trajectory Data to Evaluate the Impact of Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement
14. Signalized Corridor Timing Plan Change Assessment Using Connected Vehicle Data
15. Analysis of Route Choice During Planned and Unplanned Road Closures
16. Methodology for Monitoring Work Zones Traffic Operations Using Connected Vehicle Data
17. Using Connected Vehicle Data for Assessing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Usage and Investment Opportunities
18. Evaluation of the Impact of Queue Trucks with Navigation Alert Using Connected Vehicle Data
19. Identifying Vehicle Turning Movements at Intersections from Trajectory Data
20. Using Connected Vehicle Data to Evaluate Traffic Signal Performance and Driver Behavior after Changing Left turns Phasing
21. Diverging Diamond Interchange Performance Measures Using Connected Vehicle Data
22. Longitudinal Performance Assessment of Traffic Signal System Impacted by Long-term Interstate Construction Diversion using Connected Vehicle Data
23. Estimation of Connected Vehicle Penetration on US Roads in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
24. A Proactive Approach to Evaluating Intersection Safety Using Hard-Braking Data
25. Big Data Applications for Managing Roadways
26. Deriving Operational Traffic Signal Performance Measures from Vehicle Trajectory Data
27. Using Connected Vehicle Data to Reassess Dilemma Zone Performance of Heavy Vehicles
28. Methodology for Evaluating Impact of Actuated Traffic Signal Control on Connected Vehicle Green Light Prediction
29. Effects of a Probability-Based Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory on Dilemma Zone Exposure
30. Connected vehicle corridor deployment and performance measures for assessment

Monographs and Books

1. Performance-Based Management of Traffic Signals: NCHRP Research Report 954
2. Integrating Traffic Signal Performance Measures into Agency Business Processes
3. Signal Timing Manual: Second Edition
4. Performance Measures for Traffic Signal Systems: An Outcome-Oriented Approach
5. 2012 Indiana Mobility Report: Full Version
6. Roadway System Assessment Using Bluetooth-Based Automatic Vehicle Identification Travel Time Data

Full Listing of Publications and Proceedings, April 2024