ISTRC CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2021

WINNERS

ISTRC_CallForScholarships_2021_Winners.xlsx
NAMEACADEMIC INSTITUTIONSTUDIES LEVELSUPERVISORSRESEARCH TITLEOUTCOME
Sahar BareliBar-Ilan UniversityMScProf. Yosef YeshurunImproved Electromagnetic Coupling and Energy Transfer in Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric VehiclesThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Shuki, W., Sahar, B., Lidor, G., and Yeshurun, Y., "Optimization of Coil Configuration for Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles"

Article in TechRxiv (2021): Bareli, S., Geri, L., Nikulshin, Y., Nahum, O. E., Hadas, Y., Yeshurun, Y., Yaniv, E., and Wolfus, Sh., "Effect of Coil Dimensions on Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles"
Mor CollinsBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScDr. Eran Ben-EliaSocial Adoption of The Shared Autonomous Vehicle in a Continuous and Multiplayer Game-based Experiment
Alon ZolfiBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScProf Asaf ShabtaiAdversarial attacks against object detectors in autonomous driving domain.Article in “2021 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition” Proceedings: A. Zolfi et al., "The Translucent Patch: A Physical and Universal Attack on Object Detectors"
Sharon GevaBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScDr. Eran Ben-EliaUnderstanding urban parking choices with a Serious GameArticle in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (Vol. 165, 2022): Geva, Sh., Fulman, N., and Ben-Elia, E., "Getting the prices right: Drivers' cruising choices in a serious parking game"
Eliya TzarfatyBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScDr. Eran Ben-EliaGeospatial Data Fusion of Public Transit Performance and its Travelers' Satisfaction using Tweets from San FranciscoThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Tzarfaty, E., Ben Elia, E., and Vilenchik, D., "Extracting Public Transportation Satisfaction Using Twitter: A Location-Aware Method"
Noa ZangiBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScDr. Avinoam BorowskyDistraction and its effects on partially automated simulated driving performance.Article in Accident Analysis & Prevention (Vol. 166, 2022): Zangi, N., Srour-Zreik, R., Ridel, D., Chassidim, H., and Borowsky, A., "Driver distraction and its effects on partially automated driving performance: A driving simulator study among young-experienced drivers"
Andrey VulfovichBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScProf. Alon KupermanOptimization of WPT Systems for Electrical Vehicles Article in Proceedings of the IEEE 7th International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON 2022): Vulfovich, A., Shalish, I., Kuperman, A., & Lineykin, S., "Similarity Between Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Generator Equivalent Circuits"
Asaf SonisBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScProf. Michael SegalVANET Clustering of Autonomous Vehicles on Highways.
Shani Rima VertlibBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScDr. Ofir D. Rubin and Dr. Stav RosenzwiegDo safety systems encourage careless driving?Article in PLoS ONE (2023): Vertlib, Sh. R., Rosenzweig, S., Rubin, O. D., and Steren, A., "Are Car Safety Systems Associated with More Speeding Violations? Evidence from Police Records in Israel"

The research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Vertlib, Sh., Rubin, O., and Rosenzweig, S., "Can break-assistance systems increase careless driving?"
Joshua Shay KricheliBen-Gurion University of the NegevMScProf. Gera Weiss and Dr. Shai ArogetiDesign Methods for Multi Objective and Patient ControlArticle in the “29th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2021” Proceedings: J. S. Kricheli et al., "Composition of Dynamic Control Objectives Based on Differential Games"
Yue XiaoTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyMScProf. Yoram Shiftan and Prof. Avi ParushThe impact of driving styles on Automated Vehicles acceptance
Rasha BowirratTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyMScProf. Karel Martens and Prof. Yoram ShiftanTo what extent can big data be used to identify travel problems?
Ori SztyglicTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyMScVadim IndelmanOnline POMDP Planning via Simplification
Shir TavorTel Aviv UniversityMScProf. Tal RavivBalance of autonomous vehicle car sharing systemsThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Tavor, S., and Raviv, T., "Balancing Autonomous Vehicle Car-Sharing Systems"
Ruth MundelThe Hebrew University of JerusalemMScProf. Noam Nisan and Moshe BabaioffBounding Price of Anarchy in Shared-Ride Transportation Models.Article in the “International Conference on Web and Internet Economics WINE 2021” Proceedings: M. Babaioff, R. Mundel, N. Nisan, "Beyond Pigouvian Taxes: A Worst Case Analysis"
Yoad GuettaBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDProf. Amir ShapiroOn-Board Physical Batteries Replacement System and Procedure for Drones During Flight”.
Aviv SterenBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDDr. Ofir D. Rubin and Dr. Stav RosenzwiegThe effect of policies designed to reduce energy demand of private transportation on consumer behavior and driving safetyArticle in Environmental Pollution (Vol. 306, 2022): Steren, A., Rosenzweig, S., and Rubin, O. D., "Assessing the emission consequences of an energy rebound effect in private cars in Israel"

The research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Steren, A., Rubin, O., and Rosenzweig, S., "Policies promoting energy-efficient cars are not saving energy"
Guy Sa'arBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDMeirav ZehaviThe Parameterized Complexity of Movement ProblemsArticle in Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2023): Gupta, S., Sa'ar, G., and Zehavi, M., "Collective Graph Exploration Parameterized by Vertex Cover"

Article in Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2023): Gupta, S., Sa'ar, G., and Zehavi, M., "Drawn Tree Decomposition: New Approach for Graph Drawing Problems"
Oksana Sabinik (Pecherski)Ben-Gurion University of the NegevPhDProf. Hillel Bar-GeraDemand Responsive Transit ServicesThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Sabinik, O., Raviv, T., and Bar-Gera, H., "Partially Flexible Demand Responsive Transit Service"
Michal HochmanBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDProf. Tal Oron-GiladDesigning the interaction between pedestrian and autonomous vehicleArticle in Frontiers in Psychology Dec. 2020 Human-Media Interaction: M. Hochman, Y. Parmet, T. Oron-Gilad, " Pedestrians’ Understanding of a Fully Autonomous Vehicle’s Intent to Stop: A Learning Effect Over Time"

Article in Proceedings of the 8th Road Safety and Simulation International Conference (RSS 2022): Hochman, M., Parmet, Y., and Oron-Gilad, T., "Pedestrians' Understanding of a Fully Autonomous Vehicle's Intent to Stop: Utilizing Video-based Crossing Scenarios"

The research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Hochman, M., and Oron Gilad, T., "How presence of multiple autonomous vehicles affect pedestrians' crossing"
Guy Cohen-LazryBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDProf. Tal Oron-GiladDeveloping Interventions to Reduce Drivers’ Discomfort When Using Autonomous Vehicles
Edan HablerBen-Gurion University of the NegevPhDProf Asaf ShabtaiDetecting attacks on civilian aircraft using the ADS-B protocol By applying Deep Learning algorithms On transmitted traffic
Michael AmirTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyPhDProf. Alfred M. Bruckstein Natural Algorithms and Mobile-Robotic SwarmsArticle in Entropy: M. Amir, N. Agmon and A. M. Bruckstein, "A Locust-Inspired Model of Collective Marching on Rings"

Article in Theoretical Computer Science (Vol. 985, 2024): Rabinovich, D., Amir, M., and Bruckstein, A. M., "Optimally reordering mobile agents on parallel rows"

Article on arXiv (2021): Rabinovich, D., Amir, M., and Bruckstein, A. M., "Optimal Physical Sorting of Mobile Agents"
Shelly Ben Zvi EtzioniTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyPhDProf. Yoram Shiftan and Dr. Eran Ben EliaA robust approach to model users’ preferences of shared automated vehicles using stated preferences and serious gamesThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Etzioni, Sh., Daziano, R., Ben-Elia, E., and Shiftan, Sh., "Preferences for Shared Automated Vehicles: A Hybrid Latent Class Modeling Approach"
Emily Yongxu SohTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyPhDProf. Karel MartensPublic values in the socio-technical construction of autonomous vehiclesArticle in ELSEVIER Cities 2021: E. Soh and K. Martens, "Value dimensions of autonomous vehicle implementation through the Ethical Delphi"

Article in Public Management Review (Vol. 26, 2024): Soh, E., and Martens, K., "Public values in the socio-technical construction of autonomous vehicle futures"

The research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Soh, E., "Public values in the socio-technical construction of autonomous vehicle futures: the case of Israel"
Golan Ben-DorTel Aviv University.PhDProf. Itzhak Benenson and Dr. Eran Ben EliaDynamic Metropolitan Simulation of Shared Automated Vehicles in a Multimodal Transportation SystemThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Ben-Dor, G., Klein, I., Ogulenko, A., Bluer, E., Zananiri, I., Ben-Elia, E., and Benenson, I., "Simulating Shared (Autonomous) Demand-Responsive Transport: A Case Study of Jerusalem"
Rui YaoTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyPhD Professor Bekhor ShlomoAn integrated model for ride-sharing systems that considers endogenous demand and travel timesThe research was presented at the 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference 2021: Yao, R., and Bekhor, S., "A Ridesharing Simulation Platform that Considers Dynamic Supply-Demand Interactions"