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Edgar Kraus, P.E.

Edgar Kraus, P.E.

Assistant Research Engineer
Infrastructure Management Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3500 NW Loop 410, Suite 315
San Antonio, TX 78229
ph. (210) 731-9938 Ext. 25 · fax (210) 731-8904
e-kraus@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/e-kraus

Short Biography

Mr. Kraus is an Assistant Transportation Researcher at Texas Transportation Institute, where he conducts and provides support in transportation engineering research. He has been with TTI since November 2001. He received his Master of Science degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in December 2000. He also holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Braunschweig, Germany. Prior to joining TTI on a full-time basis, Mr. Kraus was employed by the URI Transportation Center as a Graduate Research Assistant. In Germany, Mr. Kraus worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Fraunhofer Research Institute.

Mr. Kraus' primary fields of interest are operational issues, spatial data technologies, and traffic safety. As part of his graduate work, he served on a research study evaluation the effects of traffic mitigation strategies on intersection operations. He is currently serving as a researcher on studies examining freeway operational issues and policies on red-light-running violations.

Mr. Kraus is a member of the Institute Transportation Engineers, Texas Section, and an affiliate of the Transportation Research Board.

Professional Interests

Transportation system management

Intelligent transportation systems

Spatial distribution

Traffic safety

Education

M.S.C.E., Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, 2000.

Experience

Assistant Research Engineer, Infrastructure Management Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2006 - Present.

Associate Transportation Researcher, System Management Division, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2003 - January 2006.

Assistant Transportation Researcher, Research and Implementation - San Antonio, Texas Transportation Institute, November 2001 - August 2003.

Graduate Reseaerch Assistant, URI Transportation Center, October 1999 - August 2000.

Graduate Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute, November 1988 - August 1999.

Research Assistant, Institute for Traffic and Urban Construction, April 1995 - June 1997.

Affiliations

Affiliate, Transportation Research Board (TRB).

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Texas Section.

Selected Publications

C.A. Quiroga, E. Kraus, N.A. Koncz, S. Lyle, Y. Li. Right of Way Real Property Asset Management - Prototype Data Architecture. 0-5788-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2009.

E. Kraus, J.T. Le, H. Dawood. Utility Accommodation and Conflict Tracker (UACT) Installation and Configuration Manual. Research Report. 0-5475-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.

E. Kraus, H. Dawood. Utility Accommodation and Conflict Tracker (UACT): User Manual. Research Report. 0-5475-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.

E. Kraus. Prototype Utility Conflict Data Management System, Beta Version. Research Report. 0-5475-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.

E. Kraus, C.A. Quiroga, N.A. Koncz, H. Dawood. Development of a Utility Conflict Management System. Research Report. 0-5475-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.

E. Kraus. Business Process Models. 0-5475-P3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.

C.A. Quiroga, Y. Li, J.T. Le, E. Kraus. Utility Installation Review System - Implementation Report. Implementation Report. 5-2110-03-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2009.

C.A. Quiroga, J.T. Le, Y. Li, E. Kraus. Utility Installation Review (UIR) System Installation and Configuration Manual and User Manual. Research Report. 5-2110-03-P3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2008.

C.A. Quiroga, K. Hamad, E. Kraus. Inventory of Utilities-Summary Report. Research Report. 5-2110-01-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2008.

C.A. Quiroga, N.A. Koncz, E. Kraus, J.T. Le, K. Hamad, R. Rajbhandari. Data Model and Guidelines for Managing Engineering Design Data in a GIS Environment. PSR. 0-5246-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2007.

C.A. Quiroga, D. Ford, T.R. Taylor, S. Kranc, E. Kraus, E. Park. Specification Framework for Communication Utilities and Estimation of Utility Adjustment Costs. Research Report. 0-4998-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2007.

C.A. Quiroga, S. Kranc, D. Ford, E. Kraus, T.R. Taylor. A Unit Cost and Construction Specification Framework for Utility Installations. Research Report. 0-4998-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2007.

C.A. Quiroga, S. Kranc, D. Ford, E. Kraus, T.R. Taylor. Construction Specification Requirements for Water and Sanitary Sewer Installations. Research Report. 0-4998-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2007.

E. Kraus, C.A. Quiroga, R.M. Brown, C.R. Stevens, N.A. Koncz. Development of a Utility Conflict Management Tool. Research Report. 0-5475-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2007.

E. Kraus, C.A. Quiroga, R.M. Brown, C.R. Stevens, N.A. Koncz. Utility Accommodation and Conflict Tracker (UACT): Alpha Version. Product. 0-5475-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2006.

C.A. Quiroga, K. Hamad, E. Kraus, E. Park, R.J. Pina. Using Archived ITS Data to Optimize Incident Detection and Management. PSR. 0-4745-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2005.

G.L. Ullman, S.D. Schrock, A.S. Cothron, E. Kraus, A.P. Voigt. Work Zone Crash Influences on Texas Roadways. PSR. 0-4028-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2005.

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