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48 results for traffic congestion

Model traffic congestion events using multi-modal data and attention-based neural networks.

problem Capture non-homogeneous temporal and directional spatial dependencies in traffic congestion events.
method Attention-based neural networks for point processes, adapted tail-up model for spatial statistics.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods on synthetic and real data.

New method estimates traffic congestion delays using statistical causality.

problem Accurate estimation of traffic congestion delays during accidents.
method Proposes a novel time delay estimation method using lag-specific transfer entropy (TE) and Markov bootstrap techniques.
result Validated the method's efficacy using simulated and real data.

Survey of deep learning applications in traffic congestion detection, prediction, and alleviation.

problem Improving transportation network service by detecting, predicting, and alleviating traffic congestion.
method Comprehensive review of deep learning applications in transportation, focusing on challenges specific to congestion.
result Identification of challenges and gaps in current research on deep learning for traffic congestion.

Predicts morning traffic congestion using social media data from the previous evening.

problem Challenges in predicting early morning traffic dynamics.
method Mining Twitter messages to understand evening/midnight work and rest patterns.
result People's tweeting patterns before the morning commute are associated with traffic congestion.

Backdoor attacks on DRL-based traffic controllers cause stop-and-go waves or crashes.

problem Vulnerability of DRL-based traffic controllers to machine learning attacks.
method Developed a trigger design methodology based on traffic physics principles.
result Backdoored models can cause stop-and-go traffic waves or AV crashes when triggered.

This paper proposes MM-DAGs for analyzing traffic congestion, learning multiple DAGs jointly.

problem Analyzing multi-modal traffic data with overlapping and distinct variables.
method Developed MM-DAGs for multi-task, multi-modal DAG learning, using multi-modal regression and CD measure.
result Proved the effectiveness of MM-DAGs in traffic congestion analysis.

Dynamic linear models improve travel time prediction for congested freeways.

problem Accurate travel time prediction for congested freeways.
method Dynamic linear models (DLMs) with time-varying parameters.
result Significant improvements in travel time prediction accuracy, especially for short-term predictions.

The goal of this project is to introduce and present a machine learning application that aims to improve the quality of life of people in Singapore. In particular, we investigate the use of machine learning solutions to tackle the problem of traffic congestion in Singapore. In layman's terms, we seek to make Singapore …

2018-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

GeneraLight improves traffic signal control models' generalization ability.

problem Overfitting and lack of generalization ability in RL TSC models.
method GeneraLight uses a meta-RL framework with a traffic flow generator based on GANs.
result GeneraLight significantly boosts generalization performance across different traffic flows.

Vehicular Ad-hoc NETworks (VANET) can efficiently detect traffic congestion, but detection is not enough because congestion can be further classified as recurrent and non-recurrent congestion (NRC). In particular, NRC in an urban network is mainly caused by incidents, workzones, special events and adverse weather. We p…

2019-04-26abs ↗pdf ↗

H-STGCN predicts traffic using navigation data and improves accuracy.

problem Limited accuracy in traffic forecasting due to lack of contextual information.
method Proposes H-STGCN, a hybrid spatio-temporal graph convolutional network.
result H-STGCN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in various metrics, especially for non-recurring congestion.

Study of congestion in negative curvature manifolds using fair-division algorithms.

problem Estimating and predicting the size and location of congestion core in negative curvature manifolds.
method Introducing a novel fair-division algorithm to estimate congestion core.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of fair-division algorithms in estimating congestion core.

Deep learning detects traffic accidents in real time using spatiotemporal data.

problem Detecting traffic accidents to improve safety and reduce delays.
method Used LSTM and GRUs on spatiotemporal sequential data with SMOTE oversampling.
result GRU model performs slightly better than LSTM in detecting traffic accidents.

Study develops a machine learning-based ramp metering model to improve freeway efficiency.

problem Improving ramp metering to maintain freeway efficiency under various traffic conditions.
method Machine learning approach using historical data to predict and manage traffic flow.
result The novel model outperforms a baseline traffic-responsive ramp metering algorithm.

This study develops methods to coordinate travel routes to reduce congestion.

problem Coordination of travel routes to reduce urban traffic congestion.
method Developed mathematical approaches to quantify coordination potential and adaptive centroid-based clustering algorithm (ACCA).
result ACCA efficiently forms proper coordination groups for CB-CRM, improving efficiency with minimal performance loss.

Deep neural network reconstructs traffic speeds from sparse vehicle data.

problem Reconstructing traffic speeds from limited probe vehicle data.
method Convolutional neural network architecture for spatio-temporal learning.
result The method can reconstruct traffic speeds with low probe vehicle penetration.

Proposes three decentralized multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithms to reduce network congestion.

problem Finding a joint policy maximizing long-term return in a decentralized multi-agent system.
method Three fully decentralized multi-agent natural actor-critic (MAN) algorithms using linear function approximations.
result The proposed algorithms achieve performance comparable to or better than standard methods in reducing network congestion.

Proposes a graph neural network for traffic forecasting in WANs.

problem Traffic forecasting challenges in WANs due to dynamic and large data volumes.
method Dynamic diffusion convolutional recurrent neural networks for multistep traffic forecasting.
result Significant improvements in forecasting accuracy compared to classical methods.

Decentralized algorithm reduces regret and converges to Nash equilibrium in online congestion games.

problem Online congestion games with exponential action sets and strict Nash equilibria.
method CongestEXP algorithm using exponential weights method.
result CongestEXP achieves O(kFT)O(kF\sqrt{T}) regret bound and almost exponential convergence to strict Nash equilibrium.

Congestion prediction represents a major priority for traffic management centres around the world to ensure timely incident response handling. The increasing amounts of generated traffic data have been used to train machine learning predictors for traffic, however this is a challenging task due to inter-dependencies of…

2019-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a dynamic model for urban traffic volume prediction.

problem Urban traffic volume prediction for better traffic management and driver planning.
method Combines bidirectional LSTM, attention mechanism, and external features.
result Improves prediction precision by 3-7 percent on NYC-Taxi and NYC-Bike datasets.

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) are envisioned to play a critical role in improving traffic flow and reducing congestion, which is a pervasive issue impacting urban areas around the globe. Rapidly advancing vehicular communication and edge cloud computation technologies provide key enablers for smart traffic …

2018-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a feature transformation for spatio-temporal traffic models to improve performance and transferability.

problem Limited transferability of deep learning models for traffic flow prediction across different locations.
method Integrates Newell's traffic flow estimators to capture broader dynamics and incorporates spatial dependencies.
result Improves model performance in predicting traffic flows over different horizons.

Appropriate traffic regulations, e.g. planned road closure, are important in congested events. Crowd simulators have been used to find appropriate regulations by simulating multiple scenarios with different regulations. However, this approach requires multiple simulation runs, which are time-consuming. In this paper, w…

2018-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper tackles traffic volume estimation challenges with a deep learning method.

problem Underdetermined and non-equilibrium traffic flows.
method Graph-based deep learning method with adaptive attention mechanisms.
result The proposed model achieves high accuracy even with low sensor coverage.

Paper optimizes traffic signal control for better traffic flow.

problem Optimizing traffic signal control to reduce congestion and improve safety.
method Value-based reinforcement learning with interpretable policy functions (polynomial functions).
result Deep Regulatable Hardmax Q-learning variant reduces vehicle delay by up to 19.4%.

Proposes a framework to handle missing data in traffic forecasting with sensor blackouts.

problem Missing data in traffic forecasting due to sensor blackouts, especially when correlated with traffic conditions.
method Latent state-space framework that models traffic dynamics and sensor dropout probabilities.
result Improves traffic forecasting by reducing blackout imputation RMSE from 7.02 to 4.23, with MNAR modeling providing additional gains.

This paper uses machine learning to estimate how different types of crashes affect highway traffic.

problem Estimating the heterogeneous causal effects of crashes on highway traffic.
method Neyman-Rubin Causal Model, Conditional Shapley Value Index, Structural Causal Model, Doubly Robust Learning.
result Different types of crashes have varying impacts on traffic, with rear-end crashes causing the most severe congestion.

Predicting transportation modes from GPS (Global Positioning System) records is a hot topic in the trajectory mining domain. Each GPS record is called a trajectory point and a trajectory is a sequence of these points. Trajectory mining has applications including but not limited to transportation mode detection, tourism…

2018-07-28abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we use a time-evolving graph which consists of a sequence of graph snapshots over time to model many real-world networks. We study the path classification problem in a time-evolving graph, which has many applications in real-world scenarios, for example, predicting path failure in a telecommunication netw…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗