Burak Cesme, PhD
Associate (He/Him)

Burak has over 13 years of experience working on a range of transportation engineering projects. His expertise includes traffic signal systems, signal performance measures, operations of public transportation and preferential treatments, freeway operations, transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) strategies, microsimulation, urban transportation systems, emerging technologies, and transportation research. In addition to working with agencies, Burak has abundant experience leading national research projects for NCHRP and FHWA. Through his research and working closely with various agencies, he provides solutions using intelligent traffic signal control and advancements in emerging technologies/big data analytics to solve complex transportation problems. Burak is also a member of TRB’s Traffic Signal Systems Committee and serving as the co-chair for the Signal Timing Subcommittee.
Projects Burak has worked on

FHWA Change and Clearance Interval Pooled Fund Study
Enhancing Intersection Safety Through Yellow and Red Clearance Research

Guide for Intersection Control Evaluation
A Roadmap for Rolling Out Statewide ICE Policies

US 22 Juniata Street Intersection
Traffic Signal Strategies That Preserve a Historic Downtown

NCHRP Report 969: Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Timing Signals With Pedestrians and Bicyclists in Mind
