[HTML][HTML] Simulation optimization: a review of algorithms and applications

S Amaran, NV Sahinidis, B Sharda, SJ Bury - Annals of Operations …, 2016 - Springer
Simulation optimization (SO) refers to the optimization of an objective function subject to
constraints, both of which can be evaluated through a stochastic simulation. To address …

Evolution of traffic microsimulation and its use for modeling connected and automated vehicles

N Raju, H Farah - Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Traffic microsimulation has a functional role in understanding the traffic performance on the
road network. This study originated with intent to understand traffic microsimulation and its …

[HTML][HTML] Getting real: The challenge of building and validating a large-scale digital twin of Barcelona's traffic with empirical data

J Argota Sánchez-Vaquerizo - ISPRS International Journal of Geo …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large-scale microsimulations are increasingly resourceful tools for analysing in detail
citywide effects and alternative scenarios of our policy decisions, approximating the ideal of …

An enhanced SPSA algorithm for the calibration of Dynamic Traffic Assignment models

L Lu, Y Xu, C Antoniou, M Ben-Akiva - Transportation Research Part C …, 2015 - Elsevier
Simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation (SPSA) is an efficient and well
established optimization method that approximates gradients from successive objective …

Exploring the impact of connected and autonomous vehicles on freeway capacity using a revised Intelligent Driver Model

P Liu, W Fan - Transportation planning and technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies are expected to change
driving/vehicle behavior on freeways. This study investigates the impact of CAVs on freeway …

Surrogate‐based optimization of expensive‐to‐evaluate objective for optimal highway toll charges in transportation network

X Chen, L Zhang, X He, C Xiong… - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This article adopts a family of surrogate‐based optimization approaches to approximate the
response surface for the transportation simulation input–output mapping and search for the …

Simulation optimization: a review of algorithms and applications

S Amaran, NV Sahinidis, B Sharda, SJ Bury - 4or, 2014 - Springer
Simulation optimization refers to the optimization of an objective function subject to
constraints, both of which can be evaluated through a stochastic simulation. To address …

Applying Bayesian optimization for calibration of transportation simulation models

D Sha, K Ozbay, Y Ding - Transportation Research Record, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The parameters of a transportation simulation model need to pass through a careful
calibration process to ensure that the model's output is as close as possible to the actual …

A two-level probabilistic approach for validation of stochastic traffic simulations: Impact of drivers' heterogeneity models

V Punzo, M Montanino - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper shows how traffic heterogeneity, and the way it is encoded into a model,
drastically affects a model ability to reproduce observed traffic. Being heterogeneity a major …

[HTML][HTML] A synthesis of emerging data collection technologies and their impact on traffic management applications

C Antoniou, R Balakrishna… - European Transport …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The objective of this research is to provide an overview of emerging data collection
technologies and their impact on traffic management applications. Methods Several existing …