Traffic Signal Summer Workshop VII

August 5-10, 2007

INSTRUCTORS

Michael Kyte
University of Idaho
Director, National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology

Michael Kyte, professor of civil engineering at the University of Idaho, has served as NIATT's director since 1994.

Mike's research interests include traffic operations, highway capacity, video-based traffic detection, and transportation engineering education and training. He holds a position on the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service.  Mike received his PhD in civil engineering at the University of Iowa.

Mike never sees enough of his three grandchildren or enjoys enough baseball! 

Ahmed Abdel-Rahim
University of Idaho

Ahmed Abdel-Rahim specializes in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). An assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Idaho, Ahmed’s interests extend to  traffic simulation and modeling, traffic flow theory and operations, public transportation issues, safety impacts of ITS technologies, and engineering education. Ahmed's PhD was earned at the Michigan State University.

Ahmed's three children keep him busy when he's not following world soccer scores.

Michael Dixon
University of Idaho

Michael Dixon received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and his master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University.

An associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Idaho, Dixon’s research interests involve the use of existing and emerging ITS information technologies for improved traffic control, transportation modeling, and traveler information systems.

He also serves as faculty advisor for the UI student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Mike enjoys time away from teaching and research with wife Cecily and six children.

Michael Boydstun
Ada County Highway District

Mike Boydstun holds the position of the Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer in the Congestion Management Division with Ada County Highway District, where he develops and maintains traffic signal timing plans and signal system coordination programs for approximately 350 traffic signals within Ada County. Mike worked with the Idaho Transportation Department before accepting his current position, where he spent six years programming traffic signals and seven years as a Digital Equipment Specialist installing and maintaining traffic signal equipment in the field and on the bench.

Mike holds a degree in Electronics from ITT Technical Institute and is certified by the International Municipal Signal Association as a Level II Traffic Signal Electronics Technician. He is an associate member of ITE. He has also received training on installing and maintaining fiber optic systems by The Light Brigade.

In his spare time, Mike enjoys bike riding, in-line skating, and most any activities involving his wife and two daughters. He has spent the last several fall seasons coaching one their soccer teams.

John F. Ringert
Kittelson & Associates

John Ringert, who has over fourteen years of experience, is a Principal Engineer with KAI and the office manager for its Boise office. John specializes in traffic operations and traffic design and has been involved in a wide range of transportation projects throughout the Northwest. He holds an MSCE in Traffic/Transportation Engineering from Texas A&M University

His specialties include traffic operations, traffic design, ITS applications and sub-area planning. John has prepared designs for over 60 traffic signals and prepared signal timing plans for over 200 intersections for projects in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California and Alaska. In addition, he has conducted over one hundred traffic impact studies for private developments as well served as the manager on several transportation system plans and downtown parking studies. Key projects include design and implementation of bus signal priority for 250 intersections in the City of Portland, and traffic signal designs for arterial projects in Vancouver Washington, Anchorage Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska,  Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon and Boise, Idaho.

Joseph Marek
Clackamas County

Joe Marek is currently the Traffic Engineer and Development Review Manager for Clackamas County, the southern county of the Portland metropolitan area.  Prior to that he worked in the private sector for Kittelson and Associates in Portland.  Joe holds an MSCE from University of Idaho. 

His other traffic engineering-related activities include work with the Transportation Research Board in the area of  unsignalized intersections and with the  Oregon Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.  Joe is active on the Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee, which determines policy in Oregon for the use of various traffic control devices. 

In his spare time, Joe mountain bikes and races a single speed mountain bike.

Dale Moore
Idaho Transportation Department

Dale Moore has been with the Idaho Transportation Department for the past 18 years and currently holds  the position of Traffic Signal Electrician Foreman. His degree in Electronics comes from Lewis Clark State College Electrical Apprenticeship School. 

A licensed journeyman electrician, Dale has taught special electrical-related classes at the University of Idaho and Lewis Clark State College,  and has been an instructor for the State of Idaho Electrical Apprenticeship Program. 

Dale was recently recognized by NIATT, not only for his contributions to Traffic Signal Summer Workshop, but for his continuing support for our students and researchers. Dale is always willing to drive up from Lewiston to give NIATT a hand.

Andrew Nichols
Marshall University

Andrew Nichols received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in May 2004, where his graduate work included working with traffic signal controllers and hardware-in-the-loop simulation. His advisor for graduate work was Darcy Bullock, former TSSW instructor and controller interface device pioneer.

Andrew is an assistant professor of civil engineering at the Marshall University in West Virginia. His academic and research interests include traffic signal control, real-time simulation applications, intelligent transportation system technology evaluation, weigh-in-motion, truck weight enforcement, and animal-vehicle interactions.

In his limited spare time, Andrew enjoys tennis, golf, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and son.