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Robert E. Brydia

Robert E. Brydia

Research Scientist
TransLink® Research Center - Gilchrist, Room 156
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-8140 · fax (979) 845-9873
r-brydia@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/r-brydia

Short Biography

Mr. Brydia joined the Texas Transportation Institute in 1996 to work within the TransLink® Research Center, a nationally recognized ITS research and development program. With extensive experience, published credits, and national presentations in both the transportation and computer technology fields, Mr. Brydia brings a diverse background and skill set to the research program.

While at TTI, Mr. Brydia has led or been a primary research team member on projects in the following areas.

Performance Measures

ATMS Integration

C2C in Low-Bandwidth Environments

Automatic Vehicle Location

ITS Communications

Information Technology

ITS Data Management

Utility Corridors

Transit Priority

Mr. Brydia's current projects include:

An investigation of the TxDOT ATMS incident detection algorithm

The development of a real-time performance measurement system

The development of a wireline communications guidebook

Interoperability issues associated with managed lane facilities.

Bryan/College Station ATMS Architecture

Significant implementations of prior research include:

A field-hardened Gigabit Ethernet network for data and video transmission

An Internet based query system for ITS data (DataLink)

TransLink® Research Center Laboratory

Prototype system for low-cost transit AVL

Prior to joining TTI, Mr. Brydia held numerous positions with the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (PTI) at The Pennsylvania State University. His research areas included geometrics and operational effects of geometrics as well as rural transit operations for sponsors such as NCHRP, FHWA, and PennDOT.

Mr. Brydia received his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University in 1987. He received his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1991. He is currently completing his dissertation as a doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University.

Mr. Brydia is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Chi Epsilon, and Tau Beta Pi. He is a registered Engineer-in-Training (EIT) in New York.

Professional Interests

Transportation operations

Intelligent transportation systems

Procurement

Geometric design

Computer networks

Computer network protocols

Transportation engineering

Education

M.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1991.

B.S., Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, 1987, Honors.

Experience

Research Scientist, TransLink® Research Center, Texas Transportation Institute, November 2008 - Present.

Associate Research Scientist, TransLink® Research Center, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 - October 2008.

Assistant Research Scientist, TransLink® Research Center, Texas Transportation Institute, August 1996 - August 2002.

Research Assistant, Transportation Operations Program, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, August 1990 - August 1996.

Computer Support Specialist, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, January 1994 - December 1994.

Computer Support Specialist, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, August 1990 - August 1992.

Graduate Assistant, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, August 1988 - August 1990.

Graduate Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, August 1987 - August 1988.

Professional Registration

Registered Engineer-In-Training (EIT) in New York.

Affiliations

Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee A2A02, Geometric Design.

Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee A3A08, Operational Effects of Geometric Design.

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

Member, Tau Beta Pi.

Member, Chi Epsilon - The National Civil Engineering Honor Society.

Academic Courses Taught

Highway Engineering. Pennsylvania State University, Fall 1995, Fall 1994.

Introduction to Transportation Engineering. Pennsylvania State University, Summer 1992.

Short Courses Taught

Short Course Instruction to Transportation Professionals. Pennsylvania State University.

Selected Publications

R.E. Brydia, B.E. Brackin, R.F. De Roche, J.D. Johnson, G.B. Thomas. Development of a Video over IP Guidebook. 0-5942-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2009.

R.E. Brydia, S. Mattingly, M. Sattler, A. Upayokin. Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems. PSR. 0-5292-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2008.

R.E. Brydia, S. Mattingly, M. Sattler, A. Upayokin. Operations-Oriented Performance Measures for Freeway Management Systems: Final Report. Research Report. 0-5292-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2008.

R.E. Brydia, M.D. Finley, T.S. Geiselbrecht. Local Roads Safety Technology Transfer Marketing and Outreach Plan: Task 2 Report - Market Analysis and Research (Unpublished). October 2008.

R.E. Brydia, L. Ruback, R. Rajbhandari, J.D. Johnson, B.E. Brackin. Communications Trends and their Impact on TxDOT ITS Deployments. 0-5586-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2008.

E.J. Seymour, J.D. Carvell, D.W. Borchardt, R.E. Brydia, C.M. Poe, M.D. Bomar. Included in report 0-5213-1, guidelines are incorporated in Chapter 2, they are called out with a box around each one. Product. 0-5213-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2007.

R.E. Brydia, L. Ruback, R. Rajbhandari, J.D. Johnson, B.E. Brackin. Next Generation Communications Architecture for TxDOT ATMS. 0-5586-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2007.

R.E. Brydia. Wireline ITS Communications Training: Year 2 Report of Activities. Research Report. 5-4969-01-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

R.E. Brydia, B.E. Brackin, J.D. Johnson, G.B. Thomas, K.N. Balke. Wireline Communications: A Design Guidebook for Intelligent Transportation Systems: Expanded Materials. Research Report. 5-4969-01-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

E.J. Seymour, J.D. Carvell, D.W. Borchardt, R.E. Brydia, C.M. Poe, M.D. Bomar. Development of Guidelines for Data Access for Texas Traffic Management Centers. Research Report. 0-5213-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2007.

R.E. Brydia, W. Schneider, S. Mattingly, M. Sattler, A. Upayokin. Operations-Oriented Performance Measures for Freeway Management Systems: Year 1 Report. Research Report. 0-5292-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2007.

C.A. Quiroga, K. Hamad, R.E. Brydia, R. Rajbhandari, R.J. Benz, S.R. Sunkari. Transportation Operations Data Needs and Recommendations for Implementation. Research Report. 0-5257-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2007.

K.N. Balke, P. Songchitruksa, H. Liu, R.E. Brydia, D.L. Jasek, R.J. Benz. Concepts for Managing Freeway Operations During Weather Events. Research Report. 0-5278-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2007.

R.E. Brydia. Wireline ITS Communications Training: Year 1 Report of Activities. Implementation Report. 5-4969-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2006.

R.E. Brydia, J.D. Johnson, K.N. Balke. Improving TxDOT's Incident Detection Algorithm. PSR. 0-4770-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2006.

R.E. Brydia, B.E. Brackin, J.D. Johnson, G.B. Thomas, K.N. Balke. Wireline Communications Workshop for Intelligent Transportation System Applications. PSR. 0-4969-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2005.

E.J. Seymour, J.D. Carvell, J.L. Carson, R.E. Brydia. Handbook for Developing a TMC Operations Manual. 475450-F. Federal Highways Administration, Washington, DC. November 2005.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, A.J. Ballard, M.A. Brewer, R.E. Brydia, J.L. Carson, S.T. Chrysler, T.S. Collier, K. Fitzpatrick, D.L. Jasek, C.M. Dusza, G.L. Ullman. Managed Lanes Handbook. Technical Report. 0-4160-24. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

R.E. Brydia, B.E. Brackin, J.D. Johnson, G.B. Thomas, K.N. Balke. Development of a Wireline Communications Design Guidebook for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Technical Report. 0-4969-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

R.E. Brydia, J.D. Johnson, K.N. Balke. An Investigation into the Evaluation and Optimization of the Automatic Incident Detection Algorithm Used in TxDOT Traffic Management Systems. Technical Report. 0-4770-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, A.J. Ballard, M.A. Brewer, R.E. Brydia, J.L. Carson, S.T. Chrysler, T.S. Collier, W.L. Eisele, D.W. Fenno, K. Fitzpatrick, G.L. Ullman, S.P. Venglar. Findings from Texas: Five Years of Research on Managed Lanes. Technical Report. 0-4160-25. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

K.N. Balke, R.E. Brydia, R.J. Engelbrecht, Z. Tian, Sangita, L. Ruback, H.A. Charara, L.R. Rilett. TransLink: Innovations in Managing the Surface Transportation System. PSR. 1752-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2005.

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