Lazar Spasovic
Lazar Spasovic
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
287 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
Education
Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania; Systems Engineering; 1990
B.S.; Belgrade University; Transportation Engineering; 1986
M.S.; University of Maryland-College Park; Civil Engineering; 1986
B.S.; Belgrade University; Transportation Engineering; 1985
M.S.; University of Maryland; Civil Engineering; 1985
B.S.; Belgrade University; Transportation Engineering; 1986
M.S.; University of Maryland-College Park; Civil Engineering; 1986
B.S.; Belgrade University; Transportation Engineering; 1985
M.S.; University of Maryland; Civil Engineering; 1985
2025 Spring Courses
CE 727 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH III
TRAN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
TRAN 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
TRAN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
TRAN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
TRAN 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
TRAN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
TRAN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
TRAN 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
TRAN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CE 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
CE 490 - CIVIL ENGR PROJECTS
CE 491 - RESEARCH EXPER-CIVIL ENGR
CE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
TRAN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
TRAN 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
TRAN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Past Courses
CE 650: URBAN SYSTEMS ENGINEERNG
CE 765: MULTI-MOD FREIGHT TRANS
TRAN 625: PUB TRAN OPERATNS & TECH
TRAN 650: URBAN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
TRAN 650: URBAN SYSTEMS ENGR
TRAN 765: MULTI-MOD FREIGHT TRANS
TRAN 765: MULTI-MODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
CE 765: MULTI-MOD FREIGHT TRANS
TRAN 625: PUB TRAN OPERATNS & TECH
TRAN 650: URBAN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
TRAN 650: URBAN SYSTEMS ENGR
TRAN 765: MULTI-MOD FREIGHT TRANS
TRAN 765: MULTI-MODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Research Interests
freight transportation, business logistics, transportation systems analysis
Conference Paper
“Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modeling Considering the Impact of Autonomous Vehicles”
Transportation Research Board, National Academies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024.
Transportation Research Board, National Academies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024.
Software
“Weather Savvy Roads Integrated Mobile Observations Client Application v2023.09.12”
September 2023.
“Weather Savvy Roads Integrated Mobile Observations Client Application, v2022.10.22”
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022.
“TELUS v. 4.0”
2008.
September 2023.
“Weather Savvy Roads Integrated Mobile Observations Client Application, v2022.10.22”
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022.
“TELUS v. 4.0”
2008.
Conference Proceeding
“Practical Considerations of Geospatial Interpolation of Road Surface Temperature for Winter Weather Road Management”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2023.
“Regional Road Surface Temperature Estimation Using RWIS Dataset: A Comparison Between Ordinary Kriging, Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Regression Kriging Methods”
The 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board , January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021.
“Regional Road Surface Temperature Estimation Using RWIS Dataset: A Comparison Between Ordinary Kriging, Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Regression Kriging Methods”
The 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board , January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021.
“WIMAP-P: A Work Zone Impact Prediction Tool Using Big Data Analytics”
ITS World Congress 2017, November 2017.
“Evaluation of Freeway Merging Assistance System Using Driving Simulator”
Intelligent Transportation System World Congress 2017, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017.
New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2023.
“Regional Road Surface Temperature Estimation Using RWIS Dataset: A Comparison Between Ordinary Kriging, Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Regression Kriging Methods”
The 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board , January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021.
“Regional Road Surface Temperature Estimation Using RWIS Dataset: A Comparison Between Ordinary Kriging, Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Regression Kriging Methods”
The 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board , January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021.
“WIMAP-P: A Work Zone Impact Prediction Tool Using Big Data Analytics”
ITS World Congress 2017, November 2017.
“Evaluation of Freeway Merging Assistance System Using Driving Simulator”
Intelligent Transportation System World Congress 2017, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017.
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“Real-time Performance Measure Monitoring System for Long-Term Freeway Work Zone”
Intelligent Transportation System World Congress 2017, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017.
“Real-time Performance Measure Monitoring System for Long-Term Freeway Work Zone”
the 22nd ITS World Congress, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2015.
“Optimizing Passenger Transfer Coordination in A Large Scale Rapid Rail Network”
Transportation Research Board, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“Short-term Freeway Work Zone Capacity Estimation Using Support Vector Machine Incorporated with Probe-vehicle Data”
Transportation Research Board, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“WIMAP: Work Zone Interactive Monitoring Application”
Transportation Research Board, the 94th Annual Meeting, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
Intelligent Transportation System World Congress 2017, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017.
“Real-time Performance Measure Monitoring System for Long-Term Freeway Work Zone”
the 22nd ITS World Congress, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2015.
“Optimizing Passenger Transfer Coordination in A Large Scale Rapid Rail Network”
Transportation Research Board, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“Short-term Freeway Work Zone Capacity Estimation Using Support Vector Machine Incorporated with Probe-vehicle Data”
Transportation Research Board, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
“WIMAP: Work Zone Interactive Monitoring Application”
Transportation Research Board, the 94th Annual Meeting, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015.
COLLAPSE
Journal Article
Branislav Dimitrijevic, Roksana Asadi, Lazar Spasovic. 2023. “Application of hybrid support vector Machine models in analysis of work zone crash injury severity.” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, vol. 19, pp. 100801.
Liuhui Zhao, I Jy Steven Chien, Lazar Spasovic, Xiaobo Liu. 2018. “Modeling and Optimizing an Urban Bus Transit Considering Headway Variation for Cost and Service Reliability Analysis.” Transportation Planning and Technology, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 706-723.
Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Yuchan Zhang, Cecilia Feely, Lazar Spasovic. 2018. “Smart Arrival Notification System for ADA Passenger Paratransit Service Using Consumer Mobile Device.” Transportation Research Record, vol. 2650, no. 5, pp. 8.
Joyoung Lee, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Lazar Spasovic, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Deployment and Field Evaluation of In-Vehicle Traffic Signal Advisory System (ITSAS).” Information, vol. 8, no. 3.
Bo Du, I Jy Steven Chien, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic. 2017. “Predicting Freeway Work Zone Delays and Costs with a Hybrid Machine-Learning Model.” Journal of Advanced Transportation , vol. 2017, pp. 8.
Liuhui Zhao, I Jy Steven Chien, Lazar Spasovic, Xiaobo Liu. 2018. “Modeling and Optimizing an Urban Bus Transit Considering Headway Variation for Cost and Service Reliability Analysis.” Transportation Planning and Technology, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 706-723.
Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Yuchan Zhang, Cecilia Feely, Lazar Spasovic. 2018. “Smart Arrival Notification System for ADA Passenger Paratransit Service Using Consumer Mobile Device.” Transportation Research Record, vol. 2650, no. 5, pp. 8.
Joyoung Lee, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Lazar Spasovic, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Deployment and Field Evaluation of In-Vehicle Traffic Signal Advisory System (ITSAS).” Information, vol. 8, no. 3.
Bo Du, I Jy Steven Chien, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic. 2017. “Predicting Freeway Work Zone Delays and Costs with a Hybrid Machine-Learning Model.” Journal of Advanced Transportation , vol. 2017, pp. 8.
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Joyoung Lee, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Yuchuan Zhang, Lazar Spasovic, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Deployment and field evaluation of in-vehicle traffic signal advisory system (ITSAS).” Information (Switzerland), vol. 8, no. 3.
Bo Du, I Jy Steven Chien, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Kyriacos Mouskos. 2016. “Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Temporal and Spatial Freeway Work Zone Delay Using Probe-Vehicle Data .” Transportation Research Record, vol. 2573, pp. 164-171.
Kitae Kim, Lazar Spasovic, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Dennis Motiani, I Jy Steven Chien. 2014. “Assessment of Speed Information Based on Probe Vehicle Data - A Case Study in New Jersey.” Transportation Research Record, pp. 19.
Eric K Opie, Jakub Rowinski, Lazar Spasovic. 2009. “Commodity Specific Disaggregation of the 2002 FAF2 Data to the County Level for New Jersey.” Journal of the Transportation Research Board/Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, no. 2121, pp. 128-134.
Bo Du, I Jy Steven Chien, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Kyriacos Mouskos. 2016. “Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Temporal and Spatial Freeway Work Zone Delay Using Probe-Vehicle Data .” Transportation Research Record, vol. 2573, pp. 164-171.
Kitae Kim, Lazar Spasovic, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Dennis Motiani, I Jy Steven Chien. 2014. “Assessment of Speed Information Based on Probe Vehicle Data - A Case Study in New Jersey.” Transportation Research Record, pp. 19.
Eric K Opie, Jakub Rowinski, Lazar Spasovic. 2009. “Commodity Specific Disaggregation of the 2002 FAF2 Data to the County Level for New Jersey.” Journal of the Transportation Research Board/Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, no. 2121, pp. 128-134.
COLLAPSE
Technical Report
“Weather-Savvy Roads Pilot Program”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2020.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) Administrator Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) Final Report”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) User Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“Super Bowl XLVIII New Jersey: Touchdown for Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O)”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2014.
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2020.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) Administrator Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) Final Report”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“NJDOT eProMPTS (Electronic Research Project Management and Progress Tracking System) User Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2016.
“Super Bowl XLVIII New Jersey: Touchdown for Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O)”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, August 2014.
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“e-ProMPTS Business Requirements Specifications”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2014.
“Project Management and Progress Tracking System (2nd Generation), User Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, February 2014.
“ProMPTS Rewrite Using Oracle Database – Logical System Architecture Review”
New Jersey Office of Information Technology, June 2012.
“ProMPTS Rewrite Using Oracle Database – Business Case Review”
New Jersey Office of Information Technology, May 2012.
“Review of the Application of NJRTM-E Model in Analyzing Impacts of Upgrading Partial Interchanges in the NJTPA Region”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2012.
“Sign Retroreflectivity Maintenance Methods – Review of Practices and Preliminary Recomendations”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2012.
“Methodology for Analyzing Large Truck Crashes on New Jersey Highways”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2011.
“Recommended Business Rules for Operating Dynamic Message Signs in a Traffic Management System”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2011.
“Benchmarking the Real-Time Travel Time Estimation Technologies in New Jersey – Data Processing and Analysis Methodology”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, November 2011.
“NJDOT STIP Business Process Documentation”
March 2010.
“NJDOT STIP Functional Requirements”
March 2010.
“NJDOT STIP Information Requirements”
March 2010.
“NJDOT E-STIP Business Requirements Specifications”
March 2010.
“Transportation Cost Implications of New Development: Procedural Guide and Model”, Draft Final Report for NCHRP Project 08-59”
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010.
“Extended Hours of Operation at the Port Facilities in New Jersey: A Feasibility Analysis”
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2009.
“Application of TRANSIMS in Estimating Impacts of Capital Improvements: A Case Study of Route 18 in New Brunswick, New Jersey,” Draft Final Report, USDOT Project DTFH61-08-R-00025”
September 2009.
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2014.
“Project Management and Progress Tracking System (2nd Generation), User Manual”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, February 2014.
“ProMPTS Rewrite Using Oracle Database – Logical System Architecture Review”
New Jersey Office of Information Technology, June 2012.
“ProMPTS Rewrite Using Oracle Database – Business Case Review”
New Jersey Office of Information Technology, May 2012.
“Review of the Application of NJRTM-E Model in Analyzing Impacts of Upgrading Partial Interchanges in the NJTPA Region”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2012.
“Sign Retroreflectivity Maintenance Methods – Review of Practices and Preliminary Recomendations”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2012.
“Methodology for Analyzing Large Truck Crashes on New Jersey Highways”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2011.
“Recommended Business Rules for Operating Dynamic Message Signs in a Traffic Management System”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, December 2011.
“Benchmarking the Real-Time Travel Time Estimation Technologies in New Jersey – Data Processing and Analysis Methodology”
New Jersey Department of Transportation, November 2011.
“NJDOT STIP Business Process Documentation”
March 2010.
“NJDOT STIP Functional Requirements”
March 2010.
“NJDOT STIP Information Requirements”
March 2010.
“NJDOT E-STIP Business Requirements Specifications”
March 2010.
“Transportation Cost Implications of New Development: Procedural Guide and Model”, Draft Final Report for NCHRP Project 08-59”
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010.
“Extended Hours of Operation at the Port Facilities in New Jersey: A Feasibility Analysis”
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2009.
“Application of TRANSIMS in Estimating Impacts of Capital Improvements: A Case Study of Route 18 in New Brunswick, New Jersey,” Draft Final Report, USDOT Project DTFH61-08-R-00025”
September 2009.
COLLAPSE
Chapter
Qingfeng Liu, Yukhe Lavinia, Abhishek Verma, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Chengjun Liu. 2017. “Feature Representation and Extraction for Image Search and Video Retrieval.” Springer, 2017.
Ajit Puthenputhussery, Shuo Chen, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Chengjun Liu. 2017. “Learning and Recognition Methods for Image Search and Video Retrieval.” Springer, 2017.
Kitae Kim, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Wasif Mirza, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Performance Evaluation of Video Analytics for Traffic Incident Detection and Vehicle Counts Collection.” Springer, 2017.
Kitae Kim, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Wasif Mirza, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Performance evaluation of video analytics for traffic incident detection and vehicle counts collection.” Intelligent Systems Reference Library pp. 213-231.
Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Yuchuan Zhang, Cecilia Feeley, Lazar Spasovic. 2017. “Smart arrival notification system for americans with disabilities act passenger paratransit service with a consumer mobile device.” Transportation Research Record pp. 33-40.
Ajit Puthenputhussery, Shuo Chen, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Chengjun Liu. 2017. “Learning and Recognition Methods for Image Search and Video Retrieval.” Springer, 2017.
Kitae Kim, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Wasif Mirza, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Performance Evaluation of Video Analytics for Traffic Incident Detection and Vehicle Counts Collection.” Springer, 2017.
Kitae Kim, Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Lazar Spasovic, Wasif Mirza, Jeevanjot Singh. 2017. “Performance evaluation of video analytics for traffic incident detection and vehicle counts collection.” Intelligent Systems Reference Library pp. 213-231.
Slobodan Gutesa, Branislav Dimitrijevic, Joyoung Lee, Yuchuan Zhang, Cecilia Feeley, Lazar Spasovic. 2017. “Smart arrival notification system for americans with disabilities act passenger paratransit service with a consumer mobile device.” Transportation Research Record pp. 33-40.
Conference Abstract
“Smart Arrival Notification System for ADA Passenger Paratransit Service Using Consumer Mobile Device”
Transportation Technology Summit, December 2016.
Transportation Technology Summit, December 2016.
Broadcast Media
“Inteviewed in the WHYY regarding NJ law that would require oil train companies to publicize train routes and emergency plans”
August 2016.
“Inteviewed in the PBS show on freight transportation “Keep on Trucking” within “Now on PBS” program http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/535/index.html”
September 2009.
August 2016.
“Inteviewed in the PBS show on freight transportation “Keep on Trucking” within “Now on PBS” program http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/535/index.html”
September 2009.