Civil Engineering
Shiftan

Transportation system analysis

Transportation and air quality

Activity based modeling

Travel behavior

Transport economics

Transport project appraisal

 

Research Interests and Contributions

Prof. Shiftan research centers on transportation system analysis with a concentrated focus on travel demand. He develops and uses mathematical models and the methods involved in their application to predict, plan, and analyze the demand for travel and the accompanying performance of transportation systems. Ultimately, his goal is to understand and articulate what kinds of transportation we need. To do so he builds a combination of theoretical constructs, behavioral assumptions, and methodologies to analyze demand flows, and their attendant considerations: the factors that affect this demand; how the physical and organizational elements of transportation function and interact with each other; and how the use of these systems impact the economy, the environment, human safety, and various social objectives.

The models that Prof. Shiftan develop to better analyze travel demand are related to the econometric theories developed by Professor Daniel McFadden, the 2000 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and further developed and applied to transportation by Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva. His research also attempts to expand these models by integrating insights from psychology and behavioral economics, such as theories on judgment and decision-making developed by Professor Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economics. Prof. Shiftan sees great intellectual challenge in combining aspects of economics, psychology, and engineering to analyze the complexities of transportation and urban systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Shiftan main contributions can be summarized in three inter-related directions:

1. Development of Activity-Based Models

Activity-based models take traditional models of travel demand a step forward by deriving the demand for travel from the demand for participating in activities. Although the concept of activity-based modeling is not new, manipulating it for full-scale transportation planning is not a trivial step. Prof. Shiftan has been one of the pioneers both in developing the models and in attendant methods to materialize those models, by creating practical tools for engineers and planners. In brief, he has been:

  • The first scholar to develop trip-chaining models in the United States (Shiftan, 1998). This work has made a breakthrough in the development and application of activity-based models and the ability to model the complex relations among trips an individual makes through the day.
  • One of the main contributors to the first full activity-based model demonstration (Bowman et al., 1999).
  • The first to demonstrate the advantages of such models for policy analysis and air-quality purposes (Shiftan, 2000; Shiftan & Suhrbier, 2002).
  • The first to analyze the trade-off between model complexity and behavior realism to make such models both practical and policy sensitive (Shiftan & Ben-Akiva, 2011).
  • The first to use the activity-based paradigm to research the relationships between travel behavior and safety and to better analyze the risk of being involved in road crashes (Elias et al., 2010).
  • An initiator and leader in the design of the new activity-based model for Tel Aviv, one of the first full-scale activity-based models used by a major metropolitan transportation-planning agency. This model is now used for all transportation-planning applications in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area (e.g., the planning of the new light rail system), making Israel a world leader in innovative travel demand models. Given the success of this model, Jerusalem is currently also developing such a model.
  • Developing a new method of integrating the activity-based paradigm with land use and other long-term lifestyle decisions to improve our understanding of these complex relationships (Shiftan, 2008).
  • Developing and teaching a new graduate course on the topic.

2. Analysis and Evaluation of Transportation Projects

Governments must choose among different transportation investments all competing for limited resources. Therefore, accurate analysis and evaluation of potential impacts is a critical element in planning transportation systems. Prof. Shiftan has contributed in two main ways to this essential endeavor:

  • By studying travelers’ responses to various new transport policies and their potential impact on the transportation system with emphasis on new and emerging policies such as parking and congestion pricing (Shiftan, 2001; Shiftan & Burd-Eden, 2001; Shiftan & Suhrbier, 2002; Shiftan & Golani, 2005). Prof. Shiftan developed advanced survey methods and models of disaggregate travel demand analysis and improved understanding of travelers’ responses to such policies. Given the complexity of fully evaluating large numbers of possible solutions, he also developed and employed scenario analysis as an alternative approach to predicting the future of transportation systems and identify gaps between expected and desired scenarios (Shiftan et al., 2003).
  • By improving the methods used to evaluate transport projects including new ways to quantify their costs and benefits (Shiftan et al., 2002, Shiftan et al., 2008). His investigations of the complex relationships between travel demand modeling and project evaluation have revealed, for example, that our current usage of travel-demand models actually bias us in favor of highway projects (Shiftan et al., 2008). Prof. Shiftan is currently developing methods to incorporate equity into our evaluations, so we can accurately gage the spatial and socioeconomic distribution of transport projects and their benefits (Nahmias–Biran et al., 2014).

 

Despite today’s increased awareness of social issues, none of the official guides for transport evaluation around the globe discuss equity issues. The need to correct this gap was acknowledged recently when Prof. Shiftan led and was granted, together with several European colleagues, the TEA COST project on this topic. Last December, he hosted an international workshop at the Technion that featured 40 participants (researchers and policymakers) from Europe, as well as senior policymakers from Israel.

Prof. Shiftan was the academic leader in developing the new Israeli guidelines for transport project appraisal, known as Nohal Perat.  Every proposed investment in transportation in Israel has to go through an economic evaluation and impact-assessment process according to these guidelines. The new process incorporates various approaches to evaluating transport projects that Prof. Shiftan has developed. He also developed and currently teaches a graduate course on transport project appraisal.

 

3. Development of Methods of Travel Behavior Analysis

Travel behavior assesses how people make choices regarding travel: how much they travel, for what purposes, where they go, at what times, and by which modes and routes. Prof. Shiftan has advanced various analytical travel behavior tools, thereby improving understanding of the decision-making process:

  • By integrating psychological factors, including decision theories from psychology and behavioral economics, into travel behavior modeling in order to improve our predictions of travel behavior, especially in light of new communication and information technologies (Ben-Elia et al., 2008, Ben Elia & Shiftan, 2010, Shiftan et al., 2011, Ben-Elia et al., 2013, Ben-Elia et al., 2013). For example, he showed the impact of experience and reinforced learning on travel behavior decisions (Ben Elia & Shiftan, 2010).
  • By developing a method to investigate the impact of various attitudinal and other latent personal factors on travel choices, using the structural equation approach (Shiftan et al., 2008, Elias & Shiftan, 2012). This method has become quite popular in travel behavior and these papers have been widely cited.
  • By improving methods to analyze travel behavior when travelers face a large number of available alternatives. This is a common situation when one has to choose, for example, among many destinations (e.g., for leisure trips) or between various combinations of travel destination, mode, and time. (The two bullet points below offer further details about this aspect of Prof. Shiftan research.)
  • By developing a two-stage approach to analyzing how people make choices. In the first stage, the method reduces the number of alternatives through simple heuristic rules that mimic those that humans use; the second stage employs a compensatory approach, in which one considers the trade-offs among various alternatives and chooses between the reduced set of useful alternatives (Kaplan et al., 2009, Kaplan et al., 2011, Kaplan et al., 2011, Kaplan et al., 2012, Kaplan et al., 2012).
  • By developing a flexible model structure to better understand individuals’ choice, recognizing that different segments of the population apply different protocols in making a decision. The various ways we make choices requires a variety of model structures, so this heterogeneity in our analysis improves our ability to understand variations in travel behavior (Ishaq et al., 2012, Ishaq et al., 2013, Ishaq et al., forthcoming).

Through these intertwined contributions, Prof. Shiftan has significantly contributed to advancing our understanding of travel behavior, including individual responses to various transport policies and the ongoing technological innovations in the field. The cumulative result is an enhanced understanding of how we move and why, and how governments can build transportation that is more beneficial for us all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Contribution

Dr. Shiftan had a significant professional contribution both in the US and Israel.  In the US he has been a consultant and managed major projects in the area of transport policy, travel demand, and environmental impact statements as a senior associate of Cambridge Systematics  Inc., in Cambridge, MA and as independent consultants to the Federal Highway Administration as well as to various states’ department of transportation.  These contributions includes among other various travel demand model development (Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Indiana state wide model and many other); travel demand analysis for major investments projects (Second Ave. subway in New York, the Central Artery in Boston, and others), toll diversion studies (Moscoso Bridge, San Juan, Puerto Rico, E-470, Denver, Colorado, and the SR 520 Bridge in Seattle), and transit market research analysis (Water Transit Authority in San Francisco, and Utah Transit authority).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Israel, Dr. Shiftan has been a consultant on these areas to the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Environmental Protection.  He serves as an expert on developing transportation systems analysis tools for the government, including leading the development of the new activity-based model for Tel Aviv (described above) and Israel’s guidelines for transport project appraisal (Nohal Perat).  He was the lead researcher on major transportation investments for the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance, including the design and analysis of the national rail system and various metropolitan mass transit systems. His research has helped convince the Ministry of Finance of the need to enlarge investments in public transport (an investment that has increased enormously in the last few years). He also led the research on reforming the public transportation fares in Israel, which caused the Ministry of Transport to transform an old, complicated fare system into an integrated zone-based system, and has helped make public transportation more attractive. Yoram was also the president of the Israel Association for Transportation Research and chaired two of their annual conferences at the Technion.

 

Refereed Papers in Professional Journals

  1. Mahalel, D., Gur, Y., & Shiftan, Y., “Manual versus automatic operation of traffic signal.” Transp. Res.-A, Vol.25A, Nos. 2/3, pp. 121-127, 1991
  2. Shiftan, Y., & Wilson, N.H.M., “Strategic transit workforce planning model: incorporating overtime, absence and reliability relationships.” Transportation Research Record, No. 1402, pp. 98-106, 1993
  3. Shiftan, Y., & Wilson, N.H.M., “Absence, overtime and reliability relationships in transit workforce planning.” Transportation Research, Part A, Vol. 28, pp. 245-258, 1994
  4. Shiftan Y, Suhrbier, J., and Pickrell, D., “Transportation perspective of ozone trends in clean air act nonattainment areas.” Transportation Research Record, No. 1520, pp. 26-34, 1996
  5. Shiftan Y., “A practical approach to model trip chaining.” Transportation Research Record, No. 1645, pp. 17-23, 1998
  6. Shiftan Y., “Response to parking restrictions: lessons from a stated preference survey in Haifa and their policy implications.” World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 30-35, 1999
  7. Shiftan, Y., “The advantage of activity-based modeling for air quality purposes: theory versus practice and future needs.” Innovations, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 95-110, 2000
  8. Shiftan, Y., & Wilson, N.H.M., “The absence consequences of overtime in the transit industry.” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 25-39, 2001
  9. Shiftan Y., “A pricing experiment to evaluate price sensitivity to toll roads.” International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 81-94, 2001
  10. Shiftan Y. and Burd-Eden Rachel, “Modeling response to parking policy.” Transportation Research Record – Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1765, pp. 27-34, 2001
  11. Shiftan Y. & Suhrbier J., “The analysis of travel and emission impacts of travel demand management strategies using activity-based models.” Transportation, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 145-168, 2002
  12. Shiftan Y. & Bekhor S. “Investigating individual’s perceived auto cost.” International Journal of Transport Economy, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 151-166, 2002
  13. Shiftan Y. & Barlach Y, “The effect of employment site characteristics on commute mode choice.” Transportation Research Record – Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1781, pp. 19-25, 2002
  14. Shiftan Y. and Newmark G., “Effects of in-fill retail center development on regional travel patterns.” Transportation Research Record – Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1805, pp. 53-59, 2002
  15. Shiftan Y, Ben-Akiva M, De Jong G, Hakkert S, Simmonds D.3, “Evaluation of externalities in transport projects.” European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, Vol. 2, Issue 3/4, pp. 285-304, 2002
  16. Shiftan Y., Kaplan S., and Hakkert S., “Scenario building as a tool for planning a sustainable transportation system.” Transportation Research D: Transport and Environment, No 8, pp. 323-342, 2003
  17. Shiftan Y., “Peoples’ evaluation of urban and suburban characteristics: a residential stated preference model.” International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 151-166, 2003
  18. Ben-Elia E, Shefer, D., and Shiftan Y., “Transportation Impact Statement (T.I.S) – a new tool for transportation and land use planning.” Environment and Planning A, No. 35, Vol. 12, pp. 2177 – 2190, 2003
  19. Outwater M., Castleberry S., Shiftan Y., Ben-Akiva M., Zhou Y., & Kuppam A., “Attitudinal market segmentation approach to mode choice and ridership forecasting: structural equation modeling.” Transport Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1854, pp. 32-42, 2003
  20. Shiftan Y., Shefer D., and Avraham G., “The impact of transportation control measures on the location of businesses in city centers.” European Spatial Research Policy, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2004
  21. Maggio M., and Shiftan Y., “Governance options for a regional wireless public safety and transportation network.” International Journal of Transportation Management, Vol. 2, No. 3-4, pp. 123-134, 2004
  22. Polus A., Shiftan Y., and Shmueli-Lazar S., “Evaluation of the waiting time effect on critical gaps at roundabouts by a logit model.” European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, Vol. 5, pp. 1-12, 2005
  23. Maggio M., and Shiftan Y., “Automated toll road enforcement financial and policy considerations – the case of the Dulles toll road.” International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol 32, No. 3, pp. 267-286, 2005
  24. Cotrus A., Prashker J., and Shiftan Y., “Spatial & temporal transferability of trip generation demand models in Israel.” Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Vol 8, No.1, pp. 37-56, 2005
  25. Shiftan Y., and Golani A., “The effect of auto-restrain policies on travel behavior.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 1932, pp. 156-163, 2005
  26. Shiftan Y. Vary, D.3 and Geyer, D. “Demand for park shuttle services – a stated preference approach.” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 52-59. 2006
  27. Shiftan Y. and Sharaby N., “Competition in bus public transport in Israel.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1986, pp. 38-45, 2006
  28. Newmark G.L. and Shiftan Y., “Examining shoppers’ stated willingness to pay for parking at suburban malls.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2010, pp. 92-101, 2007
  29. Shiftan Y., “The use of activity-based modeling to analyze the effect of land-use policies on travel behavior.” Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 79-97, 2008
  30. Ben-Elia, E., Erev I. and Shiftan Y., “The combined effect of information and experience on drivers’ route-choice behavior.” Transportation, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 165-177, 2008
  31. Shiftan Y., Outwater, M.L., and Zhou, Y., “Transit market research using structural equation modeling and attitudinal market segmentation.” Transport Policy, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 186-195, 2008
  32. Prashker J, Shiftan, Y and Hershkovitch-Sarusi, P, “Residential choice location, gender and the commute trip to work in Tel Aviv.” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 16, pp. 332-341, 2008
  33. Sharaby N. and Shiftan Y. “The economic benefits from competition in bus public transport – the Israeli case.” The International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 391-415, 2008
  34. Elias, W., Newmark, G., and Shiftan Y., “Gender and travel behavior in two Arab communities in Israel.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2067, pp. 75-83, 2008
  35. Shiftan, Y., Sharaby, N., and Solomon, C., “Transport project appraisal in Israel.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2079, pp. 136-145, 2008
  36. Kaplan, S., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Two-stage model jointly revealing determinants of non-compensatory conjunctive choice set formation and compensatory choice.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2134, pp. 153-163, 2009
  37. Ben Elia, E., and Shiftan Y., “Which road do I take? A learning-based model of route-choice behavior with real-time information.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 249-264, 2010
  38. Elias, W., Toledo, T. and Shiftan, Y., “The effect of daily activity patterns on crash involvement.” Accidents Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 42, pp. 1682-1688, 2010
  39. Bekhor, S. and Shiftan Y., “Specification and estimation of mode choice models capturing Similarity between mixed auto and transit alternatives.” Journal of Choice Modeling, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 29-49, 2010
  40. Kaplan, S., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Eliciting and estimating reservation price: a semi-compensatory approach.” Journal of Business Research, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 45-50, 2011
  41. Elias, W., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Analysis of travel behavior in Arab communities in Israel: a comparison of household survey.” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 162-169, 2011
  42. Kaplan, S., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan Y., “Development and estimation of a semi-compensatory residential choice model based on explicit choice protocols.” The Annals of Regional Science, Vo. 47, No. 1, pp. 51-80, 2011
  43. Elias, W. and Shiftan, Y., “The safety impact of land use changes resulting from bypass road constructions.” Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 19, pp. 1120-1129, 2011
  44. Shiftan, Y., Bekhor, S., and Albert, G., “Route choice behavior with pre-trip travel time information.” IET Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 183-189, 2011
  45. Shiftan, Y., and Ben-Akiva, M., “A practical policy-sensitive, activity-based, travel-demand model.” the Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 517-541, 2011
  46. Shiftan, Y., Albert, G., and Keinan, T., “The impact of company-car taxation policy on travel behavior.” Transport Policy, Vol. 19, pp. 139-146, 2012
  47. Kaplan, S., Shiftan, Y., and Bekhor, S., “Development and estimation of a semi-compensatory model with a flexible error structure.” Transportation Research B, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 291-304, 2012
  48. Sharaby, N., and Shiftan, Y., “The impact of fare integration on travel behavior and transit ridership.” Transport Policy, Vol. 21, pp. 63-70, 2012
  49. Kaplan, S., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Web-based survey design for unraveling semi-compensatory choice in transport and urban planning.” the Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 121-143, 2012.
  50. Ishaq, R., Bekhor, S. and Shiftan, Y., “Flexible model structure for discrete choice models.” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers –Transport , Vol. 165, No. 1, pp. 39-47, 2012
  51. Elias, W., and Shiftan, Y., “The influence of individual’s risk perception and attitudes on travel behavior.” Transportation Research A, Vol. 46, No. 8, pp. 1241-1251, 2012
  52. Kaplan, S., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Hybrid compensatory-non compensatory choice set in semi compensatory models.” Transportation Research Records, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2322, pp. 10-19, 2012
  53. Elias, W., and Shiftan, Y., “Pedestrian road safety within the Israeli Arab minority sector and within the general population of Jordan.” Journal of Transport and Shipping (JTS), Issue 5, pp. 28-48, 2012
  54. Elias, W., Albert, G., and Shiftan, Y., “Travel behavior in the face of surface transportation terror threats.” Transport Policy, Vol. 28, pp. 114-122, 2013
  55. Puzis, R., Altshuler, Y., Elovici, Y., Bekhor, S., Shiftan, Y., and Pentland, A., “Augmented betweenness centrality for environmentally-aware traffic monitoring in transportation networks.” Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 91-105, 2013
  56. Ishaq, R. Bekhor S., and Shiftan, Y., “A flexible model structure for discrete choice models.” Transportation, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 609-624, 2013
  57. Ben-Elia, E2., Ishaq, R., and Shiftan Y., “If only I had taken the other road…: regret, risk and reinforced learning in informed route-choice?” Transportation, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 269-293, 2013
  58. Ben-Elia, E., Di Pace, R., Bifulco, G.N., and Shiftan, Y., “The impact of travel information’s accuracy on route-choice.” Transportation Research C, Vol. 26, pp. 146-159, 2013
  59. Nahmias–Biran, B., Sharabi, N., and Shiftan, Y., “Equity aspects in transportation projects: case study of transit fare change in Haifa.” a special issue of the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 69-83, 2014
  60. Elias, W., and Shiftan, Y., “Analyzing and modeling risk exposure of pedestrian children to involvement in car crashes.” Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol. 62, pp. 397-405, 2014
  61. Albert, G., Hakkert, S., and Shiftan Y., “Safety implications of company cars – the Israeli experience.” European Transport Research Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 93-102, 2014
  62. Ishaq, R., Bekhor, S., and Shiftan Y., “Latent class model with fuzzy segmentation and weighted variables.” Transportmetrica. Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 878-893, 2014
  63. Naor, M., Bernardes, E., Druehl, C., and Shiftan, Y., “Overcoming barriers to adoption of environmentally-friendly innovations through design and strategy: learning from the failure of an electric vehicle infrastructure firm.” International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2015
  64. Shiftan, Y., Barlach, Y., and Shefer, D., “Measuring passenger loyalty to public transport models.” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol 18, No. 1, pp. 1-16, 2015
  65. Baron-Epel1, O., Bord, S., Elias, W., Zaritzki1, C., Shiftan, Y., Geser –Edelsberg, A., “Alcohol consumption among Arabs in Israel: A qualitative study.” Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 268-273, 2015
  66. Elias, W., Benjamin, J., and Shiftan, Y., “Gender differences in activity and travel behavior in the Arab world.” Transport Policy, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 19-27, 2015
  67. Sznitman, S.R., Bord, S., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O., “Examining differences in drinking patterns among Jewish and Arab university students in Israel.” Ethnicity and Health, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 594-610, 2015
  68. Glickman, I., Ishaq, R., Katoshevski-Cavari, R. and Shiftan, Y. “Integrating activity based travel demand models with land use and other long term life style decisions.” Journal of Transport and Land Use, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 71-93, 2015
  69. Shiftan, Y., Kheifits, L., Sorani, M., “The impact of various sustainable transportation policies on travel and emissions using activity-based modeling.” Transportation Research Record, the Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Vol. 2531, pp. 93-102, 2015
  70. Elias, W., Blank-Gomel, A3., Habib-Matar, C., Shiftan, Y., “Who are the traffic offenders among ethnic groups and why?” Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2016
  71. Zellner, M., Massey, D., Shiftan, Y., Levine, J., Arquero, M.J. “Overcoming the last-mile problem with transportation and land-use improvements: an agent-based approach.” International Journal of Transportation. Special Issue on Agent Based Modeling in Transportation Planning and Operations, Vol. 4. No. 1, pp. 1-26, 2016
  72. Ho, C., Mulley, C., Shiftan, Y., Hensher, D.A., “Value of travel time savings for multiple occupant car: evidence from a group-based modeling approach.” Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 88, pp. 134-150, 2016
  73. Givoni, M., Beyazit, E., Shiftan, Y., “”The use of state-of-the-art transport models by policy makers – beauty in simplicity?” Planning Theory and Practice, Vol 17, No. 3, pp 385-404., 2016
  74. Toledo, G., Shiftan, Y. “Can feedback from in-vehicle data recorded improve driver behavior and reduce fuel consumption”. Transportation Research A., Vol. 94, pp. 194-204, 2016
  75. Nahmias–Biran, B., Shiftan, Y., “Towards a More Equitable Distribution of Resources: Using Activity-Based Models and Subjective Well-Being Measures in Transport Project Evaluation, Transportation Research A. Vol. 94, Pages 672-684, 2016
  76. Nahmias-Biran, B., Martens, K., Shifan, Y., “Integrating Equity in Transportation Project Assessment: A Philosophical Exploration and Its Practical Implications”, Special issue on Transport Equity Analysis, Transportation Reviews, VOL. 37, NO. 2, pp. 192–210, 2017
  77. Sznitman, S.H., Bord, S. H.., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O, Cross-Cultural Validity in Self-Reported Alcohol Use, Journal of  European Addiction Research. Vol. 23, No. 2, 2017
  78. Haboucha, C. J., Ishaq, R., Shiftan, Y., “User preferences regarding autonomous vehicles, Transportation Research C No. 78, pp. 37-49, 2017
  79. Sharav, N., and Shiftan, Y., Evaluation of past investment in urban public transportation, Theoretical Economics Letters. Vol. 7, pp. 543-561, 2017
  80. Elias, W. Bord, S., Baron-Epel, O., Gesser- Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Factors influencing the decision to engage in alcohol-impaired driving among Arab-Israeli youths” Transportation Research F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, Vol44, pp. 180-191, 2017
  81. DiCiommo, F., and Shiftan, Y., Transport Equity Analysis, Transport Reviews, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp 139-151, 2017
  82. Elias, W, Shiftan, Y., “Ethnic groups differences in regard to social networks, daily activity patterns, and driving behavior” Transportation Research F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, Vol 46, Part B, pp. 316-328, 2017
  83. Etzioni, S., Erev, I., Ishaq, R., Elias, W., Shiftan Y., “Self-Monitoring of Driving Speed” Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. Pages 76–81, 2017
  84. Sznitman, S.H., Bord, SH., Elias, W., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shiftan, Y., Baron-Epel, O, “Examining the sociocultural sensitivity of subjective drunkenness: Comparing Arab and Jewish Israeli pub patrons”, Drug and Alcohol Review. Vol. 36, No. 6, pp 813-819, 2017
  85. Sharav N., Bekhor, S., Shiftan, Y. “Network analysis of the Tel Aviv mass transit plan” Urban Rail Transit. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 23-34, 2018
  86. Albert., G., Lotan, T., Weiss, P., Shiftan, Y., “The challenge of safe driving among elderly drivers” Healthcare Technology Letters, Vol5., No. 1, pp. 45-48, 2018
  87. Levine, J. Zellner, M., Arquero de Alarcon, M., Shiftan, Y., and Massey, D. “The Impact of Automated Transit, Pedestrian, and Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns.”   Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 41, No.5, pp. 463-480, 2018
  88. Katoshevski-Cavari, R., Bak, N., and Shiftan, Y. “Would Free Park-and-Ride with a Free Shuttle Service Attract Car Drivers?” Case Studies in Transport Policy, Vol. 6, pp. 206-213, 2018
  89. Tenenboim, E., Shiftan, Y., “Accuracy and bias of subjective travel time estimates”, Transportation, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 945-969, 2018
  90.  Ben-Haim, R., Ben-Haim, G., and Shiftan, Y., “Penetration and Impact of Advanced Car Technologies” MOJ Civil Engineering. Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 175-184, 2018
  91.  Sharav, N., Szeinuk, M., and Shiftan, Y., “Does your city need a metro – A Tel Aviv case study, case studies in transport policies” Case Studies in Transport Policy, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 537-553, 2018.
  92. Chowdhury, S., Adili, S.A., and Shiftan Y. “Justice in public transport systems: a comparative study of Auckland, Brisbane, Perth, and Vancouver” Cities Vol. 90, pp. 88-99, 2019
  93. Loyola, M., Shiftan, Y., Aviram, H., Monterde-i-Bort, H., “Impact of Public Transport Context Situation and Culture on Mode Choice”, Social Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 2019
  94. Sharav, N., Givoni, M., and Shiftan, Y. “What transit service does the periphery need? A case study of Israel’s rural country” Transportation Research A. Vol. 125, pp. 320–333, 2019
  95.  Nahmias-Biran, B., and Shiftan, Y., “Using Activity-Based Models and the Capability Approach to Evaluate Equity Consideration in Transportation Projects” Transportation, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-10015-9
  96. Altshuler, T., Altshuler, Y., Katoshevski, R., Shiftan, Y., “Modeling and Prediction of Ride Sharing Utilization Dynamics”, Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2019
  97. Gal-Tzur, A., Bar-Lev, S., and Shiftan, Y., “Using Question & Answer Forums as a Platform for Improving Transport-Related Information for Tourists”, Journal of Travel Research, XXX, 2019
  98. Lee. D., Mulrow, J., Haboucha, C. J., Derrible, S., and Shiftan, Y., Attitudes on Autonomous Vehicle Adoption using Interpretable Gradient Boosting Machine, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2673, No. 11, pp. 865-878, 2019
  99. Ingvardson, J.B., Kaplan, S. Abreu e Silva, J., di Ciommo, F., Shiftan, Y., Nielsen, O.A., “Existence, Relatedness and Growth Needs as mediators between mode choice and travel satisfaction: evidence from Denmark.” Transportation, Vol. 47, No. 1 pp. 337-358, 2020
  100. Shoshani Tavori, S., Trop, T., and Shiftan, Y. “Self-Organized Ridesharing: Multi-Perspective Annotated Review” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 270-279, 2020
  101. Becker, H., Becker, F., Abe, R., Bekhor, S., Belgiawan, P., Compostella, J., Frazzoli, E., Fulton, L.M., Bicudo, D.G.,Gurumurthy, K.M.,Hensher, D.A.,Joubert, J.W., Kockelman, K.M., Krצger, L., Vine, S.L., Malik, J., Marczuk, K., Nasution, R.A., Rich, J., Carrone, A.P., Shen, D., Shiftan, Y., Tirachini, A., Wong, Y.Z., Zhang, M., Bצsch, P.M.,  Axhausen, K.W., “Impact of vehicle automation and electric propulsion on production costs for mobility services worldwide” Transportation Research A, Vol. 138, pp. 105-126, 2020
  102. Nazari, S.A., Chowdhury, S., and Shiftan, Y., Evaluating Spatial Justice in Rail Transit: Access to Terminals by Foot, ASCE’s Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems   Vol. 146, No. 9, 2020
  103. Etzioni, S., Hamadneh, J., Elvarsson, A.B., Esztergár-Kiss, D., Djukanovic, M., Neophytou, S.N., Sodnik, J., Polydoropoulou, A., Tsouros, I., Pronello, C., Thomopoulos, N., and Shiftan, Y., “Modeling Cross-National Differences in Automated Vehicle Acceptance” Sustainability, 12(22), 2020
  104. Harb, M., Stathopoulos, A., Shiftan, Y., & Walker, J., “What Do We (Not) Know About Our Future with Automated Vehicles”, Transportation Research C, 123, 2021
  105.  Etzioni, S., Daziano, R., Ben-Elia, E, & Shiftan, Y., “Preferences for Shared Automated Vehicles: A Hybrid Latent Class Modeling Approach” Transportation Research C, 125, 2021
  106. Ben-Hakoun, E., Van de Voorde, E., & Shiftan, Y. “Marine Environmental Emission Reduction Policy in the Liner Shipping – The Economic Impact from Trade Lane Perspective” Maritime Policy and Management (MPM), 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2021.1903595
  107. Polydoropoulou, A., Tsouros, I., Thomopoulos, N., Pronello, C., Elvarsson, A.B., Sigþórsson, H., Dadashzadeh, N., Stojmenova, K., Sodnik, J., Neophytou, S., Esztergár-Kiss, D., Hamadneh, J., Parkhurst, G., Etzioni, S., Shiftan, Y., & Di Ciommo, F., “Who is willing to share their AV? Insights about gender differences among seven countries, Sustainability, 2021

   

Books

Shiftan Y., K. Button and P. Nijkamp (Eds.), Transportation Planning, as part of the Button K. and Nijkamp P. (Ed.) “Classics in Planning” series, 642 pages, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2007

Geerlings, H., Shiftan, Y., and Stead, D., (Eds.) Transition towards Sustainable Mobility: the Role of Instruments, Individuals and Institutions, 406 pages, Ashgate, Surrey, England, 2012

 Attard, M., and Shiftan, Y., (Eds.), Sustainable Urban Transport, Volume 7 of the Transport and Sustainability series, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015

 Hakim, S., Albert, G., and Shiftan, Y., (Eds.), Securing Transportation Systems, John Wiley & Sons Inc., NJ, 2015

 Shiftan, Y. and Kamargianni, M., (Eds.) Preparing for the New Era of Transportation Policies: Learning from Experience.  The first book of the Van Wee (Ed.) “Advances in Transport Policy and Planning” series, Elsevier, Academic Press, 2018

 

Guest Editor of Special Issues

Shiftan Y., and Shefer, D. (Guest Editors), “Evaluating the impact of transport projects: lessons for other disciplines.” Special Issue of Evaluation and Program Planning, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 311-396, 2009, with editorial pp. 311-314

Shiftan, Y., and Goulias, K. (Guest Editors), Selected papers from the 11th World Conference on Transport Research, Special Issue of the Journal of Choice Modeling, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-148, 2010, with editorial pp. 1-4

Ben-Elia, E., and Shiftan Y. (Guest Editors), “Understanding behavioral change: an international perspective on sustainable travel behaviors and their motivations.” Selected Papers from the 12th World Conference on Transportation Research, Special Issue of Transport Policy, Vol. 26, 2013, with editorial pp. 1-3

 Zamparini, L., Shiftan Y. (Guest Editors), “Transport security: theoretical frameworks and empirical applications.” Selected Papers from the 1st joint meeting of the Network on European Communication Transport Activity Research (NECTAR) Cluster 7 on Transport and Security and the World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR) Special Interest Group (SIG) 14 on Transport Security, Special Issue of Transport Policy, Vol. 28, 2013, with editorial pp. 61-62

Rasouli, S., Shiftan, Y, and Timmermans, H, “Current issues in choice modeling: choice set specification, non-utility-maximizing behavior and discrete-continuous choice problems.” Selected papers from the 2012 International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR), Special Issue of the Journal of Choice Modeling, Vol. 9, 2013, with editorial pp. 1-2.

 Mulley, C., Rizzi, L.I., Millett, C., and Shiftan, Y., Public transport and health: publicizing the evidence, Special Issue of the Journal of Transport & Health, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2016, With Editorial, pp. 131-132

DiCiommo, F., and Shiftan, Y., “Transport and Equity”, Special Issue of the journal Transport Reviews. Vol. 37, No. 2, 2017.

 Shfitan, Y., Polydoropoulou, A., Thomopoulos, N., and Rappazzo, V., “Sustainability of Automated and Connected Transport – The User Perspective” Sustainability, 2020
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Automated_Connected_Transport

 

Refereed Chapters in Books

  1. Shiftan Y. “Can land use policies reduce regional travel?” in Felsentein D., McQuaid R., McCann P. and Shefer D. (Ed.), Public Investment and Regional Economic Development, Edward Elgar, 2001, pp. 227-244
  2. Shiftan Y. “The effect of parking pricing and supply on travel patterns to a major business district.” in E. Stern, I. Salomon, and P. H. L. Bovy (Eds.), Travel Behavior, Edward Elgar, 2002
  3. Shiftan Y., S. Kaplan1, and S. Hakkert, “Scenario analysis for the future of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and its transportation system using the Delphi method.” in Beuthe, M., V. Himanen, A. Reggiani and L. Zamparini (Eds.) Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving Word, Springer-Verlag, Berling, 2004
  4. Shiftan Y., K. Button and P. Nijkamp, “Transportation planning: scoping the scene.” in Shiftan Y., K. Button and P. Nijkamp (Ed.) “Transportation Planning” as part of the Button K. and Nijkamp P. (Ed.) Classics in Planning series, Edward Elgar, 2007
  5. Shiftan Y., “Application to policy analysis and planning.” Workshop report in Kitamura, R., Yoshii, T., and Yamamoto, T (Ed.) The Expanding Sphere of Travel Behavior Research, Selected Papers from the 11th Conference of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009
  6. Shiftan, Y., and Zananiri1, “Modeling response to congestion pricing in Tel Aviv: an activity-based approach.” in Geerlings, H., Shiftan, Y., and Stead, D., (Eds.) Transition towards Sustainable Mobility: the Role of Instruments, Individuals and Institutions, Ashgate, Surrey, England, 2012
  7. Geerlings, H., J. Lohuis, and Y. Shiftan, “Transition management: a new opportunity for introducing more sustainable transport policies?” in Geerlings, H., Shiftan, Y., and Stead, D., (Eds.) Transition towards Sustainable Mobility: the Role of Instruments, Individuals and Institutions, Ashgate, Surrey, England, 2012
  8. Shiftan, Y., and D. Shefer, “Sustainable transportation and travel behavior.” in Frenkel, A. (Ed.) Societies in Motion: Regional Development, Industrial Innovation and Spatial Mobility, Edward Elgar, 2012
  9. Attard, M., and Y. Shiftan, “Sustainable urban transport – an introduction.” in Transport and Sustainability, Attard, M., and Shiftan, Y., (Eds.), Volume 7 of the Transport and sustainability series, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 15-26, 2015
  10. Zmud, J., F. Dias, P. Lavieri, C. Bhat, R. Pendyala, Y. Shiftan, M. Outwater, and B. Lenz (2019), “Research to Examine Behavioral Responses to Automated Vehicles,” Road Vehicle Automation 5, Chapter , 53-67, edited by G. Meyer and S. Beiker, Springer International Publishing,
  11.  Di Ciommo, F., Magrinyà, F., Rondinella, G., and Shiftan, Y, “A behavioral framework for needs-based transport assessment”; In Lucas, K., Martens, K., Dupont-Kieffer, A.,(Ed.) Measuring Transport Equity, Elsevier, 2019
  12. Shiftan, Y., Stathopoulos, “On automation and self-driving” (eds Goulias, K., Davis, A.), in Mapping the Travel Behavior Genome, Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ, pp 635-673, 2020
  13.  Shiftan Y. and Nitzan-Shiftan, A., “Mobility and the city in 2100” in Urban infrastructure Reflections for 2100 (in Derrible, S., and Chester, M., Eds.) pp. 157-168. 2020 ISBN 9798695826524

Yoram Shiftan is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Technion specializing in travel behavior, transport policy, and transport project evaluation.  He is the head of the Israeli Smart Transpotation Research Center and was the editor of Transport Policy and the chair of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR).  In the last years his research focuses on activity and travel behavior implication of driverless cars and their potential impact on our cities, and he is a member of the management committee and among the leaders of the EU COST Action on the Wider Impact of Autonomous Vehicle (WISE-ACT). He was also a member of the management committee and among the leaders of the EU COST Action Transport Equity Analysis (TEA): assessment and integration of equity criteria in transportation. planning Professor Shiftan also has vast experience in evaluation and decision-making process of major transportation investments both in Israel and the US, currently consulting the Israel Government on the cost benefit analysis of the Tel-Aviv metro system, an estimate investment of over 40 Billion USD.  Prof. Shiftan received his Ph.D. from MIT and since then has published over hundred refereed papers and co-edited five books.  Overall, he spent 4.5 years as a visiting professor in leading universities in Europe and the US: George Mason, VA., University of Michigan, Ohio State University, ETH Zurich, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Northwestern, IL.

Activities at the International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR):

2014-2015    Chair

2012-2013    Vice chair

2007-2011    Secretary/Treasurer

2006–2017    Member of the board

 

Editorial Roles in International Journals:

Transport Policy (Elsevier Journal)
2010-2017       Co-editor
2008–               Member of the editorial board

2016-   Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport – member of the editorial board

2016 – MedCrave Journal of Civil Engineering – Associate Editor

2013–   Logistic and Supply Chain Management – member of the editorial board

 2013–   Journal of Transport and Health – member of the editorial board

 2013–2017   Review of Regional Research – member of the editorial board

 2012–   ISRN Economics – member of the editorial board

2010–   Journal of Environmental Protection – member of the editorial board

 2008–   Transportation Letters – The International Journal of Transportation Research – member of the editorial board

2008–   Journal of Choice Modeling – member of the editorial advisory board

2008–   The Open Transportation Journal – member of the editorial board

 

Member of Permanent International Committees (not for a specific conference):

  • World Conference Transportation Research (WCTR) – member of the scientific committee since 2008 and chair of special interest group on Transport and Security since 2010.
  • NECTAR (Network on European Transportation Activities Research) Cluster 2: Policy and Environment, co-chair 2006-2015.
  • The Public Transportation Marketing and Fare Policy Committee (AP030) of the Transportation Research Board, Committee member since
  • The Committee on Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes (ADA20) of the Transportation Research Board, committee member since April
  • The Travel Behavior and Values Committee of the Transportation Research Board. Committee member since 2005-2014.
  • The Methodological Innovations Committee of the European Transport Conference. Committee member 2000-2005.
  • The Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport Program Committee of the European Transport Conference. Committee member 2005-2009.

 

European COST Committees

  • Wider Impacts and Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport, Cost Action 16222, Member of the management committee, 2017-
  • Transport Equity Analysis: assessment and integration of equity criteria in transportation planning (TEA), Cost Action TU1209. Member of the management committee 2012-2017
  • Gender, Science, Technology and Environment (genderSTE), Cost Action TA1201. Member of the management committee 2012-2017

 

Invited talks at Universities (partial list of main ones):

  1. Penn State University, State College, PA. April, 2002
  2. University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, December, 2007, March 2018
  3. University of Toronto, Canada, April 2008, Nov 2017
  4. The University of California, Berkeley Seminar Series, May, 2008
  5. IVT, ETH, Zurich, October, 2008 another one on July, 2010, and another two in May and June 2015
  6. Transportes, Energia e Ambiente, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, July, 2010
  7. Imperial College, London, October 2011
  8. French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), Paris, February, 2013
  9. MIT, Cambridge, MA., December, 2017
  • Catholic University, Santiago, Chile, February, 2018
  • Georgia Tech, Atlanta, April, 2018
  • Northwestern University, Chicago, 2018

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Association for European Transport

Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research

Transportation Research Board

Regional Science Associations

International Association of Travel Behavior Research

World Conference on Transport Research Society

Ph.D. Thesis Completed

  1. Wafa Elias, 2008, “Developing a model to evaluate the various effects of bypasses.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Tomer Toledo (currently head of the department of Civil Engineering, SCE – Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel).
  2. Eran Ben-Elia, 2008, “On the value of adding behavioral insights into route choice models with real time information.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Ido Erev (currently a senior lecturer at Ben-Gurion University).
  3.  Sigal Kaplan, 2010, “Development of a residential choice model combining behavioral and micro-economics elements.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shlomo Bekhor (currently Associate Professor at Denmark Technical University, DTU).
  4. Yotam Barlach, 2011, “The effect of public transport technology on mode choice, analyze the demand for BRT.” Supervisors: Daniel Shefer and Yoram Shiftan (currently in charge of the travel demand modeling group at NTA, the company in charge of designing and building the mass transit system for Tel Aviv).
  5. Galit Toledo, 2011, “Modeling of driving behavior using In-Vehicle Data Recorders.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shalom Hakkert (currently teaching at the West Galilee College).
  6. Robert Ishaq, 2011, “Flexible model structure for activity based models.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shlomo Bekhor (currently a partial post-doc at the Technion and partial free-lance consultant to the Ministry of Transport).
  7. Bat-hen Nahmias-Biran, 2016 “Incorporating equity considerations in transport projects evaluation: developing a new measure.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan
  8. Tomer Shaby, 2016, “A hybrid choice model of travel behavior under emergency and war situations.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  9. Einat Tenenboim Reichenberg, 2018, “Perceived travel time in the context of travel behavior.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan and Nira Monizor.
  10. Nir Sharaby, 2018, “Urban transport investments.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  11. Elyakim Ben-Hakoun, 2020, “Marine environment emissions reduction policy and its economic impact on international shipping.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan and Eddy Van de Voorde, University of Antwerp, as Additional Supervisor.

 

Ph.D. Thesis in Progress

  1. Shelly Ben-Zvi, “Modeling the effects of cross-cultural differences and psychological constructs on autonomous vehicle acceptance and willingness to use.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan and Eran Ben-Elia, Ben-Gurion University, as Additional Supervisor.
  2. Inbal Glikman, “The possible implications of Autonomous Vehicles on residential choice” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  3. Ayelet Kogus, “The impact of online social networking on travel behavior” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  4. Sharon Shoshany-Tavory (Haifa University), “Explanatory framework for self-organized ridesharing: forms, patterns, influencing factors and formation dynamics” Supervisors: Tamar Trop, Haifa University and Yoram Shiftan as Additional Supervisor
  5. Ravid Luria, “Smart urban mobility and social integration” Supervisors: Amnon Frenkel and Yoram Shiftan as Additional Supervisor

 

M.Sc. Thesis Completed

  1. Gali Avraham, 1999, “The effect of transportation control measures on the location of businesses in the CBD.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Daniel Shefer (winner of “Keren Mifal Hapis” award [$4,000] for her thesis. Currently an engineer at Mekorot).
  2.  Ayelet Perber, 1999, “Comparison between selective congestion tolls and fuel tax, as alternative means to reduce traffic congestion; case study: Haifa metropolitan area.” Supervisors: Daniel Shefer and Yoram Shiftan replacing during Shefer’s Sabbatical.
  3. Ofir Mezer, 1999, “Considerations for roadside safety improvements.” Supervisors: Shalom Hakkert and Yoram Shiftan.
  4.  Eran Ben-Elia, 2000, “Transportation Impact Statement (TIS) – A new tool for decision-making in land use and transportation planning.” Supervisors: Daniel Shefer and Yoram Shiftan replacing during Shefer’s Sabbatical (see Ph.D. section for current position).
  5.  Rachel Burd-Eden, 2000, “The effect of parking policy on travel behavior to business districts.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan (currently an engineer at the Tel Aviv Traffic Department of the Israel Police).
  6.  Ruti Amir (Hebrew University), 2001, “The effect of improved rail connection between Tel Aviv and Beer-Sheva.” Supervisors: Ilan Salomon, the Hebrew University and Yoram Shiftan (currently head of the Public Section Department at Netivei Ayalon Hwy, in charge of public transportation planning in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv Activity Based Model).
  7.  Yotam Barlach, 2001, “The effect of employment site characteristics on commute mode choice.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan (see Ph.D. section for current position).
  8.  Pazit Hershkovich, 2001, “Characteristics of work traveling patterns in metropolitan areas.” Supervisors: Joseph Prashker and Yoram Shiftan.
  9.  Sigal Kaplan, 2001, “Sustainable transportation – scenario analysis of transportation alternatives in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shalom Hakkert (see Ph.D. section for current position).
  10.  Edi Benedit, 2001, “Analysis of the relationship between monitored air pollution levels and transportation variables.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan (currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Technion).
  11.  Robert Ishaq, 2001, “Shopping malls trips: characteristics and destination choice behavior.” Supervisors: Joseph Prashker and Yoram Shiftan (see Ph.D. section for current position).
  12.  Adrian Kutrosh, 2002, “Analysis of trip generation characteristics in Israel for the years 1984, 1994 and spatial and temporal transferability of trip generation demand models.” Supervisors: Joseph Prashker and Yoram Shiftan (until recently was the head of the Research and Development department of Netivei Israel, the Israel Department of Public Work).
  13.  Dani Chana, 2002, “Transit communities for Israel: a response to urban sprawl.” Supervisors: Daniel Gat and Yoram Shiftan.
  14.  Ihab Atalla, 2002, “Comparison of methods to evaluate the demand for few transit systems.” Supervisors: Joseph Prashker and Yoram Shiftan.
  15.  Natallie Catz, 2002, “The effect of residence patterns on trip generation.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  16.  Arnon Golani, 2002, “The effect of transportation control measures on traffic congestion – case study: Tel Aviv.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Avishai Ceder replacing during Shiftan’s Sabbatical (Winner of “Keren Mifal Hapis” award [$4,000] for his thesis. Currently a planner at PGL, the leading Israel consulting firm in transportation planning and modeling).
  17. Hiba Waba, 2003, “The effect of HOV lanes and parking regulation on businesses in the CBD.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Avishai Ceder replacing during Shiftan’s Sabbatical.
  18.  Anat Veis, 2004, “Tour generation model for the Haifa Metropolitan Area.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shlomo Bekhor replacing during Shiftan’s Sabbatical.
  19. Eran Riesfeld, 2006, ”Delay analysis at signalized intersections and development of warrants for Interchanges on Rural Highways.” Supervisors: Abishai Polus and Yoram Shiftan (currently an engineer at the Israel Police).
  20.  Pinchas Berger, 2007, “Travel demand and the value of time.” Supervisors: Daniel Shefer and Yoram Shiftan.
  21.  Issa Zananiri, 2007, “Empirical study on the effects of information and communication technology on travel behavior.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Shlomo Bekhor (currently a modeler at Gal Consulting, a consulting firm in Tel Aviv).
  22.  Tamar Keinan, 2010, “The effect of employer car taxation policy on car ownership and vehicle kilometer travel.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan (currently the general manager of Transportation Today and Tomorrow, an NGO promoting sustainable transportation development in Israel).
  23.  Bat-hen Nahmias-Biran, 2011, “Equity aspects in transportation projects: case study of transit fare change in Haifa.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan (currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Technion).
  24.  Asaf Bar-Yosef (Tel Aviv University), 2013, “Modeling vicious and virtuous dynamics of public transportation systems.” Supervisors: Itzhak Benenson (Tel Aviv University), Karel Martens (then at Tel Aviv University) and Yoram Shiftan.
  25.  Dan Golik, 2013, “Relationships between vertical alignment and road accidents on two lane highways.” Supervisors: Abishai Polus and Yoram Shiftan replacing during Polus’s Sabbatical.
  26.  Nitzan Beck, 2013, “Is free park and ride shuttle is an alternative to the private car?” Supervisors: Rachel Katoshevski-Cavari and Yoram Shiftan (currently an engineer in Ami Matom, a consulting company).
  27.  Shelly Ben-Zvi, 2014, “Implications of the description experience gap on road safety and driving behavior.” Supervisors: Robert Ishaq and Yoram Shiftan (currently a Ph. D. candidate in the Technion).
  28. Asaf Cahana, 2014, “Assessing changeable travel demand and its integration into the transportation model.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Haim Aviram (currently a transportation planner).
  29. Inbal Glikman, 2015, “Integration of activity-based model with land use and other long-term decision models.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  30. Rona Ben-Zion (Tel Aviv University), 2015, “Comparison of the environmental impacts of various alternative transportation energy sources.” Supervisors: Yehuda Cahana (Tel Aviv University) and Yoram Shiftan.
  31. Omer Tzur, 2015, “The role of travel demand models in policy making.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  32. Reut Ben-Haim, 2015, “Scenarios of the use of ICT and ITS and their impact on activity patterns and travel behavior.” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan.
  33. Mimon Lior Vanunu, 2015, “The effect of accessibility of the work place to public transportation on mode choice.” Supervisors: Rachel Katoshevski-Cavari and Yoram Shiftan.
  34. Chana Joanne Haboucha, 2016 “User preferences regarding autonomous vehicles: implications on private vehicle ownership.” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Robert Ishaq.
  35. Tal Altshuler, 2016 “Flexible design model for urban public transportation systems.” Supervisors: Rachel Katoshevski-Cavari and Yoram Shiftan.
  36. Miguel Angel Loyola Borja, 2017, “The value of reliability in public transport and its perception in different communities” Supervisors: Haim Aviram and Yoram Shiftan.
  37. Amal Abbasi 2018: “Examining the impact of energy drinks on driving performance among Arab youth in Israel” Supervisors: Wafa Elias and Yoram Shiftan.
  38. Bar Bergman 2018: “The impact of multi-tasking while travelling on travelers’ utility, value of time (VOT) and transport mode choice” Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan
  39. Benjamin Joseph Frieling 2018: “Impact of Suburban Haifa Mass Transit Lines on Residential Property Values”, Supervisor: Yoram Shiftan
  40. Tamar Barth: “Public transport mode preference among residents of the Israeli periphery” Supervisors: Rachel Katoshevski-Cavari and Yoram Shiftan.
  41. Mostafa Jabareen 2020: “The Impact of Fare in Attracting Rural Commuters to Train”, Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Wafa Elias (SCE) as additional supervisor
  42. Yulia Rubinshtein 2020,” Ridesharing preferences: Current state and autonomous vehicle era”

 

 M.Sc. Thesis in Progress

  1. Yue Xiao, ”The impact of driving styles on automated vehicle acceptance” Supervisors: Yoram Shiftan and Avi Parush as additional supervisor
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