Publications

Journal and conference papers from ORCL, newest first.

2026

  • Hosseini, A., Raida, A., de Cárdenas, C., Mondschein, A., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2026). Impact of intersection design and lighting on pedestrian crossing behaviour, visual attention and cognitive load. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

2025

  • Raida, A., Hosseini, A., de Cárdenas, C., Mondschein, A., Heydarian, A., & Chen, T. D. (2025). What affects pedestrian street crossing decisions in day and night scenarios? A case study in Charlottesville, Virginia. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2025.103362
  • Fathi, S., Sabeti, S., Shoghli, O., Heydarian, A., & Balali, V. (2025). Adoption of virtual and augmented reality in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC-FM): Mixed method analysis of trends, gaps, and solutions. Frontiers in Built Environment. doi:10.3389/fbuil.2025.1580639
  • Chen, D., Hosseini, A., Smith, A., Zheng, Z., Xiang, D., Heydarian, A., Shoghli, O., & Campbell, B. (2025). Impact of road infrastructure and traffic scenarios on e-scooterists' riding and gaze behavior. ASCE International Conference on Transportation & Development. doi:10.1061/9780784486207.032
  • Chen, D., Hosseini, A., Smith, A., Nikkhah, A. F., Heydarian, A., Shoghli, O., & Campbell, B. (2025). Performance evaluation of real-time object detection for electric scooters. Computing in Civil Engineering 2024. doi:10.1061/9780784486115.047

2024

  • Angulo, A., Robartes, E., Guo, X., Chen, T. D., Heydarian, A., & Smith, B. (2024). Evaluating current and future pedestrian mid-block crossing safety treatments using virtual reality simulation. Accident Analysis & Prevention. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2024.107715
  • Guo, X., Tavakoli, A., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2024). Unveiling the impact of cognitive distraction on cyclists' psycho-behavioral responses in an immersive virtual environment. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. doi:10.1109/TITS.2024.3366777

2023

  • Angulo, A., Robartes, E., Guo, X., Chen, T. D., Heydarian, A., & Smith, B. (2023). Demonstration of virtual reality simulation as a tool for understanding and evaluating pedestrian safety and perception at midblock crossings. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2023.100844
  • Tavakoli, A., Lai, N., Balali, V., & Heydarian, A. (2023). How are drivers' stress levels and emotions associated with the driving context? A naturalistic study. Journal of Transport & Health. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2023.101649
  • Guo, X., Angulo, A., Tavakoli, A., Robartes, E., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Rethinking infrastructure design: Evaluating pedestrians and VRUs' psychophysiological and behavioral responses to different roadway designs. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31041-9
  • Saglio, A., Robartes, E., Chen, T. D., Heydarian, A., Guo, X., & Angulo, A. (2023). Examining socioeconomic and physiological factors affecting preferences for cycling infrastructure using virtual reality experimentation. Transportation Research Record. doi:10.1177/03611981231168834
  • Guo, X., Tavakoli, A., Angulo, A., Robartes, E., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Psycho-physiological measures on a bicycle simulator in immersive virtual environments: How protected/curbside bike lanes may improve perceived safety. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2022.11.015

2022

  • Guo, X., Angulo, A., Robartes, E., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2022). ORCLSim: A system architecture for studying bicyclist and pedestrian physiological behavior through immersive virtual environments. Journal of Advanced Transportation. doi:10.1155/2022/2750369
  • Tavakoli, A., Boker, S., & Heydarian, A. (2022). Driver state modeling through latent variable state space framework in the wild. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
  • Tavakoli, A., & Heydarian, A. (2022). Multimodal driver state modeling through unsupervised learning. Accident Analysis & Prevention. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2022.106640
  • Guo, X., Robartes, E., Angulo, A., Chen, T. D., & Heydarian, A. (2022). Benchmarking the use of immersive virtual bike simulators for understanding cyclist behaviors. Computing in Civil Engineering 2021. doi:10.1061/9780784483893.161
  • Tavakoli, A., & Heydarian, A. (2022). The impact of surrounding road objects and conditions on drivers' abrupt heart rate changes. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. arXiv:2205.11014
  • Balali, V., Guo, X., Fathi, S., & Heydarian, A. (2022). Perceptions of augmented and virtual reality technologies adoption within the AEC industry. Construction Research Congress 2022. doi:10.1061/9780784483961.112

2021

  • Tavakoli, A., Kumar, S., Guo, X., Boukhechba, M., Balali, V., & Heydarian, A. (2021). HARMONY: A human-centered multimodal driving study in the wild. IEEE Access. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3056007
  • Tavakoli, A., Kumar, S., Boukhechba, M., & Heydarian, A. (2021). Driver state and behavior detection through smart wearables. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). doi:10.1109/IV48863.2021.9575431
  • Tavakoli, A., Boukhechba, M., & Heydarian, A. (2021). Leveraging ubiquitous computing for empathetic routing: A naturalistic data-driven approach. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. doi:10.1145/3411763.3451693

2020

  • Noghabaei, M., Heydarian, A., Balali, V., & Han, K. (2020). Trend analysis on adoption of virtual and augmented reality in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Data, 5(1), 26. Best Paper Award. doi:10.3390/data5010026
  • Balali, V., Zalavadia, A., & Heydarian, A. (2020). Real-time interaction and cost estimation within immersive virtual environments. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
  • Tavakoli, A., Boukhechba, M., & Heydarian, A. (2020). Personalized driver state profiles: A naturalistic data-driven study. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation (AHFE 2020). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50943-9_5

2019

  • Carneiro, J., Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., Balali, V., & Heydarian, A. (2019). Comprehensible and interactive visualization of spatial building data in augmented reality. Computing in Civil Engineering 2019. doi:10.1061/9780784482421.011
  • Tavakoli, A., Heydarian, A., & Balali, V. (2019). A multimodal approach for monitoring driving behavior and emotions. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. TRID record
  • Amouhadi, R., Balali, V., Zuidgeest, M., & Heydarian, A. (2019). Measuring walkability using mobile phone sensors and applications. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

2018

  • Balali, V., Noghabaei, M., Heydarian, A., & Han, K. (2018). Improved stakeholder communication and visualizations: Real-time interaction and cost estimation within immersive virtual environments. Construction Research Congress 2018. doi:10.1061/9780784481264.051

Earlier Immersive-Environment Work

  • Heydarian, A., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2017). Use of immersive virtual environments for occupant behaviour monitoring and data collection. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 10(5–6), 484–498. doi:10.1080/19401493.2016.1267801
  • Heydarian, A., Pantazis, E., Wang, A., Gerber, D., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2017). Towards user centered building design: Identifying end-user lighting preferences via immersive virtual environments. Automation in Construction, 81, 56–66. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2017.05.003
  • Heydarian, A., Pantazis, E., Carneiro, J. P., Gerber, D., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2016). Lights, building, action: Impact of default lighting settings on occupant behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 212–223. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.11.001
  • Heydarian, A., Carneiro, J. P., Gerber, D., Becerik-Gerber, B., Hayes, T., & Wood, W. (2015). Immersive virtual environments versus physical built environments: A benchmarking study for building design and user-built environment explorations. Automation in Construction, 54, 116–126. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2015.03.020
  • Heydarian, A., Carneiro, J. P., Gerber, D., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2015). Immersive virtual environments, understanding the impact of design features and occupant choice upon lighting for building performance. Building and Environment, 89, 217–228. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.038