6 papers presented at the 2024 International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety.

• Predicted Relative Time-to-Collision: Evaluating Pedestrian Potential Risk at Non-Signalized Intersections by  Tengfeng Lin, Zhixiong Jin, Hwasoo Yeo and Inhi Kim
• Differences between pedestrian injury severity determinants at school and non-school zones: new findings from streetscape quality factors by Reuben Tamakloe, Kaihan Zhang, Asim Alogaili and Inhi Kim
• Variability in the impact of factors influencing elderly pedestrian-injuries in crashes at intersections and non-intersections before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Reuben Tamakloe, Kaihan Zhang and Inhi Kim
• The Role of Human Subjective Perceptions and Objective Measurements of the Urban Environment in Explaining Pedestrian Injury Severity by Kaihan Zhang, Reuben Tamakloe and Inhi Kim
• Factors Influencing Injury Severity Among Elderly Pedestrians – Insights from Urban Imagery and Explainable Machine Learning by  Kaihan Zhang, Reuben Tamakloe and Inhi Kim
• Micro Mobility Safety Challenges: A Study on Drivers Overtaking Bicycles and E-Scooters in Relation to Road Conditions and Prior Riding Experience by Hyunchul Park, Taeho Oh, Jaehyuck Lim and Inhi Kim

Jinwon has been appointed as the Principal Investigator, with Rueben and Gyounghoon joining as Co-Researchers. The team has been awarded the Post-Doctoral Growth-Oriented Collaborative Research Fund to support their work. The project, titled “Metaverse-based Testbed Augmentation & Development and Proof of Mixed Traffic Control Strategies,” will be funded with a total research budget of 900 million won over the next three years, from September of this year until August 2027. Kitae and Inhi will serve as mentors for this groundbreaking research.

Jaeeun has been awarded the Graduate Student Research Encouragement Fund by the National Research Foundation (NRF). She will carry out the research titled “Optimization Strategies for Traffic Operations in Mixed Autonomous Vehicle Environments to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” from September of this year until August of the next year, with a total research budget of 12 million won.

The Graduate Student Research Encouragement Fund, awarded to Jaeeun, is a newly initiated program this year designed to support the research of graduate students with creative and challenging ideas.

Congratulations to Hyunchul Park , a master’s student, for being selected as a Kim Young-han Global Leader Scholarship recipient. The total scholarship amount is 4 million won.