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Matthew J. Roorda

Matthew J. Roorda

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
7060
World Ranking
6944
National Ranking
282

Overview

Matthew J. Roorda is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Engineering and Social Sciences, with a significant emphasis on transportation and logistics.

The main areas of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, Roorda's work covers subfields such as:

  • Building and Construction
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Transportation
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

The scientist's research topics prominently feature:

  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Smart Parking Systems Research
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Roorda has authored multiple papers including:

  • "Urban rail service design for collaborative passenger and freight transport", 2021, Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
  • "Stochastic Last-Mile Delivery with Crowd-Shipping and Mobile Depots", 2021, Transportation Science
  • "Optimal traffic management policies for mixed human and automated traffic flows", 2020, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • "The Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle routing problem: A power-management strategy model", 2020, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
  • "Quantifying the air quality and health benefits of greening freight movements", 2020, Environmental Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roorda include:

  • Mehdi Nourinejad
  • Usman Ahmed
  • Sina Bahrami
  • Marianne Hatzopoulou
  • Kianoush Mousavi

Roorda regularly publishes in several scientific journals, with notable publication venues being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies

Best Publications

  • PROTOTYPE MODEL OF HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITY-TRAVEL SCHEDULING

    Eric J. Miller;Matthew J. Roorda

  • Modelling the impact of weather conditions on active transportation travel behaviour

    Sheyda Saneinejad;Matthew J. Roorda;Christopher Kennedy

  • Relative Accessibility Deprivation Indicators for Urban Settings: Definitions and Application to Food Deserts in Montreal

    Antonio Páez;Ruben Gertes Mercado;Steven Farber;Catherine Morency

  • A conceptual framework for agent-based modelling of logistics services

    Matthew J. Roorda;Rinaldo Cavalcante;Stephanie McCabe;Helen Kwan

  • Distance traveled in three Canadian cities: Spatial analysis from the perspective of vulnerable population segments

    Catherine Morency;Antonio Paez;Matthew J. Roorda;Ruben Mercado

  • Accessibility to health care facilities in Montreal Island: an application of relative accessibility indicators from the perspective of senior and non-senior residents.

    Antonio Paez;Ruben G Mercado;Steven Farber;Catherine Morency

  • Validation of TASHA : A 24-h activity scheduling microsimulation model

    Matthew J Roorda;Eric J Miller;Khandker Mohammed Nurul Habib

  • A Tour-Based Model of Travel Mode Choice

    Eric J. Miller;Matthew J. Roorda;Juan Antonio Carrasco

  • Using GIS for Evaluation of Neighborhood Pedestrian Accessibility

    Lisa Aultman-Hall;Matthew Roorda;Brian W. Baetz

  • Vehicle relocation and staff rebalancing in one-way carsharing systems

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Sirui Zhu;Sina Bahrami;Matthew J. Roorda

  • Designing parking facilities for autonomous vehicles

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Sina Bahrami;Matthew J. Roorda

  • A dynamic carsharing decision support system

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Matthew J. Roorda

  • Exploring spatial variety in patterns of activity-travel behaviour: initial results from the Toronto Travel-Activity Panel Survey (TTAPS)

    Ron N. Buliung;Matthew J. Roorda;Tarmo K. Remmel

  • Agent based model for dynamic ridesharing

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Matthew J. Roorda

  • Built Environment and School Travel Mode Choice in Toronto, Canada

    Raktim Mitra;Ron N Buliung;Matthew J Roorda

  • Trip generation of vulnerable populations in three Canadian cities: a spatial ordered probit approach

    Matthew J. Roorda;Antonio Páez;Catherine Morency;Ruben Mercado

  • Development of simulated driving cycles for light, medium, and heavy duty trucks: Case of the Toronto Waterfront Area

    Glareh Amirjamshidi;Matthew J. Roorda

  • Truck parking in urban areas: Application of choice modelling within traffic microsimulation

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Adam Wenneman;Khandker Nurul Habib;Matthew J. Roorda

  • A comparative assessment of multi-sensor data fusion techniques for freeway traffic speed estimation using microsimulation modeling

    Chris Bachmann;Baher Abdulhai;Matthew J. Roorda;Behzad Moshiri

  • Fusing a Bluetooth Traffic Monitoring System With Loop Detector Data for Improved Freeway Traffic Speed Estimation

    Chris Bachmann;Matthew J. Roorda;Baher Abdulhai;Behzad Moshiri

  • An integrated model of vehicle transactions, activity scheduling and mode choice

    Matthew J. Roorda;Juan A. Carrasco;Eric J. Miller

  • Urban rail service design for collaborative passenger and freight transport

    Zhujun Li;Zhujun Li;Amer Shalaby;Matthew J. Roorda;Baohua Mao

  • Impacts of driving patterns on tank-to-wheel energy use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

    Leon Raykin;Matthew J. Roorda;Heather L. MacLean

  • COMPUTERIZED HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITY-SCHEDULING SURVEY FOR TORONTO, CANADA, AREA: DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT

    Sean T. Doherty;Erika Nemeth;Matthew Roorda;Eric J. Miller

  • Truck Parking In Urban Areas: Application of Choice Modeling Within Traffic Microsimulation

    Mehdi Nourinejad;Adam Wenneman;Khandker Nurul Habib;Matthew J Roorda

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Miller
Eric J. Miller University of Toronto
Antonio Páez
Antonio Páez McMaster University
Khandker Nurul Habib
Khandker Nurul Habib University of Toronto
Christopher Kennedy
Christopher Kennedy University of Victoria
Steven Farber
Steven Farber University of Toronto
Amer Shalaby
Amer Shalaby University of Toronto
Heather L. MacLean
Heather L. MacLean University of Toronto
Marianne Hatzopoulou
Marianne Hatzopoulou University of Toronto
Ron Buliung
Ron Buliung University of Toronto
Brian W. Baetz
Brian W. Baetz McMaster University

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