Published Papers (English Papers Only)

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AVENUE (an Advanced & Visual Evaluator for road Networks in Urban arEas)

• R. Horiguchi, M. Katakura, H. Akahane and M. Kuwahara :A Development of a Traffic Simulator for Urban Road Networks: AVENUE, Proceedings of Vehicle Navigation & Information Systems, Yokohama, pp.245-250, 1994.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Katakura, H. Akahane and M. Kuwahara :The Case Studies of the Traffic Assessment Using ‘AVENUE’, IATSS Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp.76-79, 1994.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara and I. Nishikawa :The Model Validation of Traffic Simulation System for Urban Road Networks: ‘AVENUE’, Proceedings of the Second World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems ’95, Yokohama, Vol. IV, pp.1977-1982, 1995.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara, M. Katakura, H. Akahane and H. Ozaki :A Network Simulation Model for Impact Studies of Traffic Management ‘AVENUE Ver. 2’, Proceedings of the Third Annual World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando, CD-ROM, 1996.
• Joy Bhattacharya and Ryota Horiguchi:Implementation of Transportation Management Strategies using AVENUE for developing countries, Proceedings of 7th Asia-Pacific ITS Folum, New Delhi, August, 2005.

SOUND (Simulation On Urban road Networks with Dynamic route choice)

• T. Yoshii and M. Kuwahara :SOUND: A Traffic Simulation Model for Oversaturated Traffic Flow on Urban Expressways, Preprint at 7th World Conference on Transportation Research, Sydney, 1995.
• T. Hino, M. Sato, K. Uehara, K. Imamura, H. Akabane, H. Haruta, R. Horiguchi, H. Sunahara:HAKONIWA – Application Development Environment for Internet CAR system-, Proceedings of 11th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, October, 2004.
• T. Shiraishi, R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara:A Development of Traffic Prediction System Based on Real-time Simulation, Proceedigs of 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems,CD-ROM, 2005.11.
• K. Munakata, Y. Tamura, H. Warita and T. Shiraishi:A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC PREDICTION UNDER ACCIDENTS USING DYNAMIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION ON TOKYO METROPOLITAN EXPRESSWAY, Proceedings of 16th ITS World Congress, Stockholm, 2009.09.
• T. Shiraishi and H. Akahane:Development of an Algorithm of Automatically Setting Critical Speeds on Urban Expressways, Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando, 16-20 Oct. 2011.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, R. Horiguchi, T. Shiraishi, M. Kobayashi:Development of a Network Traffic Simulator for the Entire Inter-urban Expressway Network in Japan, International Symposium of Transport Simulation & International Workshop on Traffic Data Collection and its Standardisation, Ajaccio, Corsica, 1-4 Jun. 2014.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, R. Horiguchi, T. Shiraishi, M. Kobayashi:Development of a Network Traffic Simulator for the Entire Inter-urban Expressway Network in Japan, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 6, pp. 285-296, 2015.
• R. Horiguchi1, M. Iijima, T. Oguchi:Simulation Experiment for ITS on Three Expressway Rings in Tokyo Metropolitan Region, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.

Verification and Validation of Traffic Simulation Models

• R. Horiguchi, T. Yoshii, H. Akahane, M. Kuwahara, M. Katakura, H. Ozaki and T. Oguchi :A Benchmark Dat Set for Validity Evaluation of Road Network Simulation Models, Proceedings of 5th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Seoul, 1998.
• R. Horiguchi, T. Yoshii, H. Akahane, M. Kuwahara, M. Katakura, H. Ozaki and T. Oguchi :Constructing a Benchmark Dat Set for Validity Evaluation of Road Network Simulation Models, Proceedings of 8th World Conference on Transport Research, Antwerp, 1998.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara and T. Yoshii:A Manual of Verification Process for Road Network Simulation Models – an Examination in Japan, Proceedings of 7th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Turin, 2001.
• R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara:Verification Process and its Application to Network Traffic Simulation Models, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 243-264, 2003.
• R. Horiguchi:Standardization of Traffic Simulation Models through Verification and Validation, Proceedings of Best Practices in Road Engineering Conference, Kuala Lunpur, CD-ROM, 2003.
• S. Tanaka, T. Komiya, H. Hanabusa, S. Hayashi,R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara: An Arrangement of Benchmark Dataset for Model Validation in CO2 Emission Volume Estimation, presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Traffic Data Collection and its Standardisation, Brisbane, September 2011.

Online Traffic Simulation

• T. Yoshii, H. Akahane and M. Kuwahara :An Evaluation on Effects of Dynamic Route Guidance on an Urban Expressway Network, Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Yokohama, Vol.4, pp.1995-2000, 1995．
• T. Yoshii, H. Akahane and M. Kuwahara :Impacts of the Accuracy of Traffic Information in Dynamic Route Guidance Systems, The 3rd Annual World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando, CD-ROM, 1996．
• M.Kuwahara, S.Tanaka, M.Kano, M.Furukawa, K.Honda, K.Maruoka, T.Yamamoto, T.Shiraishi, H.Hanabusa, and N.Webster:An Enhanced Traffic Simulation System For Interactive Traffic Environment, 2005 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, June, 2005.
• H. Hanabusa, T. Shiraishi, K. Koide and R. Horiguchi:Development of a Hybrid Traffic Simulation Framework for Environmental Evaluation for ITS Applications, Proceedings of the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando, 16-20 Oct. 2011.
• H. Hanabusa, M. Kobayashi, K. Koide, R. Horiguchi and T. Oguchi:Development of the Nowcast Traffic Simulation System for Road Traffic in Urban Areas, Proceedings of the 20th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Tokyo, 14-18 Oct. 2013.
• H. Hanabusa, M. Kobayashi, K. Koide, R. Horiguchi and T. Oguchi:Development of the Nowcast Traffic Simulation System using Floating Car Data, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transport Systems, Dresden, 02-04 Dec. 2013.
• H. WARITA, S. KOYAMA, Y. TAMURA, R. HORIGUCHI, M. KUWAHARA:Development of Dynamic Traffic Simulation System for Tokyo Metropolitan Expressways and Its Future Prospects(extended abstract), International Symposium of Transport Simulation & International Workshop on Traffic Data Collection and its Standardisation, Ajaccio, Corsica, 1-4 Jun. 2014.
• R. Horiguchi, H. Hanabusa, M. Kobayashi, K. Koide, T. Oguchi:Nowcast Simulation Predicting Network Traffic Conditions by Assimilating Floating Car Data(extended abstract), International Symposium of Transport Simulation & International Workshop on Traffic Data Collection and its Standardisation, Ajaccio, Corsica, 1-4 Jun. 2014.
• A. Goto, K. Ooshima, K. Yamada, R. Horiguchi, S. Sakaki and H. Yoshida:Estimating Traffic Conditions of the Radial-ring Expressway Network by Fusing Probe and Detector Data into Traffic Simulations, 25th ITS World Congress, Copenhagen, 17-21 September, 2018.

Adaptive Cruise Control / Vehicle Platooning / Automation Drives

• R. Horiguchi and T. Oguchi:A Study on Car Following Models Simulating Various Adaptive Cruise Control Behaviors, International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, January 2014. (DOI) 10.1007/s13177-013-0077-5
• S. Smith, S. Innamaa, Y. Barnard, H. Gellerman, R. Horiguchi, H. Rakoff: Where will Automated Vehicles take us? A Framework for Impact Assessment, Presented at the Automated Vehicle Symposium 2017 (poster).
• Yusuke Kumakoshi, Hisatomo Hanabusa, Takashi Oguchi: Impacts of shared autonomous vehicles: Tradeoff between parking demand reduction and congestion increase, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Volume 12, December 2021.
• So FUJIMOTO, Yasuhiro SHIOMI and Hisatomo HANABUSA：Deveopment of reinforcement-learning-based variable speed limit using microscopic traffic flow simulation on freeways, The 66th JSCE Spring Conference on Infrastructure Planning and Management, CD-ROM, 2022.11.
• Yugo SHINOHARA, Yasuhiro SHIOMI and Hisatomo HANABUSA：Stragetic Control for Autonomaous Car on Freeway Merging Sections,The 66th JSCE Spring Conference on Infrastructure Planning and Management,CD-ROM,2022.11.
• Hisatomo Hanabusa and Takashi Kobayashi, Evaluation of Cooperative Automated Vehicle for Arterial Roads on Traffic Flow, 2023 JSAE Annual Congress (Spring), 2023.05.

Applications of Traffic Simulation Models

• S. Tanaka, M. Kuwahara, T. Yoshii, R. Horiguchi and H. Akahane :Estimation of Travel Demand and Network Simulators to Evaluate Traffic Management Schemes in Disaster, Proceedings of INCEDE-NCEER Center-to-Center Project Workshop in Earthquake Engineering – Frontiers in Transport Systems, Tokyo, 1998.
• Ryota Horiguchi, Masao Kuwahara and Toshio Yoshii :Evaluation tools for the effects of ETC toll plaza on road networks (extended abstract), The First International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability, Kyoto, 2001.
• R Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara:The Art of Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models – How Do We Make Them Be Reliable Tools?, Proceedings of the Internatinal Symposium on Transport Simulation, Yokohama, pp.149-170, August, 2002.
• R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara: The Art of the Utilization of Traffic Simulation Models: How Do We Make Then Reliable Tools?, Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis (Ed. by R. Kitamura and M. Kuwahara), pp. 131-166, Springer, 2005.
• Harutoshi YAMADA, Hiroyuki OUCHI, Takayuki HIRASAWA, Kousuke YAMADA, Yasunori KATAYAMA, Ryota HORIGUCHI, Masanori OIKAWA:Applicability of AHS Service for Traffic Congestion in Sag Sections, Proceedigs of 12th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems,CD-ROM, 2005.11.
• T. SHITAMA, R. HORIGUCHI, H. AKAHANE, J. XING:Traffic Simulation for Expressway Toll Plaza Based on Successive Vehicle Tracking Data, Proceedings of Internatinal Symposium of Transport Simulation, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2006.
• R. HORIGUCHI, T. SHITAMA, H. AKAHANE, J. XING: Traffic Simulation for an Expressway Toll Plaza Based on Successive Vehicle Tracking Data, Chapter 11 of Transport Simulation – Beyond Traditional Approaches (Ed. by E. Chung and A. Dumont), EPFL Press, 2009.
• R. Wang, R. Horiguchi, S. Tanaka and M. Kuwahara: An Analitical Method for Intersection Enterning Traffic Flow Estimation, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, Kunming, China, 2010.08.
• R. Horiguchi, H. Hanabusa, M. Kuwahara, S. Tanaka, T. Oguchi, H. Oneyama, H. Hirai and S. Hayashi:Validation Scheme for Traffic Simulation to Estimate Environmental Impactsin ‘Energy-ITS Project’, Proceedings of 17th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Busan, Korea, 25-29 October 2010.
• A. Nakasone, H. Prendinger, M. Miska, M. Lindner, R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara: OpenEnergySim:A 3D Internet Based Experimental Framework for Integrating Traffic Simulation and Multi-User Immersive Driving, SimulationWorks 2011, Barcelona, Spain, March 21-25 2011.
• H. Hanabusa, K. Koide, T. Komiya, R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara:A traffic simulation model of pedestrian and vehicle for evacuation under natural disaster, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.
• T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, R. Horiguchi, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri:Advanced simulation model in the region of Tokyo metropolitan urban expressway rings, 23rd ITS World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 10–14 October 2016.
• R. Horiguchi, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri: Potential of the Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings ‐ Development of Network Simulation Model and its Application, Presented at the 15th ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Hong Kong, 26th to 29th June 2017.
• Y. Mohri, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka and R. Horiguchi: Trial Proposals of Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies in Ho Chi Minh City, 18th to 21st Sep 2017.
• R. Horiguchi, T. Oguchi, M. Chikaraishi, M. Iijima, H. Oka, J. Tanabe and Y. Mohri: Potential of the Advanced Traffic Management on Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Expressway Rings ‐ Development of Network Simulation Model and its Application, Presented at the 24th ITS World Congress in Montreal (scientific paper), 29th Oct to 2nd Nov 2017.

Advanced Traffic Survey

• H. Akahane, S. Hatakenaka:Successive Observations of Trajectories of Vehicles with Plural Video Cameras, International Journal of ITS Research, Vol.2, No.1, October 2004.
• M. Iida, T. Komiya and H. Akahane: Estimation of positions of vehicles with Unscented Kalman Filter, Proceedings of 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, New Yord, 2008.11.

ATIS and Probe Information

• R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara and H. Akahane:The Optimal Arrangement of Infrared Beacons on a Road Network to Collect Vehicle Trajectories ? Pattern Analysis Using Schema Theory, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Hanoi’01, Vol.4, No.4, pp.219-228, 2001.
• M. Sarvi, E. Chung, Y. Murakami, R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara:A Methodology for Data Cleansing and Trip End Identification of Probe Vehicles, Proceedings of the JSCE Conference of Infrastructure Planning, Vol.26, Nov. 2002.
• E. Chung, M. Sarvi, Y. Murakami, R. Horituchi and M. Kuwahara:Cleansing of Probe Car Data to Determine Trip OD, Presented at 21st ARRB Conference in Cairns, Austraria, 18-23 May, 2003.
• Majid Sarvi, Ryota Horiguchi, Masao Kuwahara, Yukiharu Shimizu, Akinori Sato, Yasuhiro Sugisaki:A Methodology to Identiry Traffic Congestion Using Intelligent Probe Vehicles, Proceedings of 10th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2003, Madrid, 2003.
• R. Horiguchi, H. Akahane and K. Koide:Data Fusion of VICS and Probe to Reduce Uncertainty of Travel Time Information, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability, Christchurch, 2004.
• R. Horiguchi and K. Wada:Effective Probe Data Transmittal with Detection of Congestion Pattern, Proceedings of 11th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, October, 2004.
• H. Otaka, R. Horiguchi and H. Akahane:Short Term Travel Time Prediction Using Cumulative Traffic Counts And Uplink Information Collected on Expressways, Proceedings of 11th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, October, 2004.
• Y. Hayashi, A. Naitoh, M. Jiang, T. Tokuyama, M. Iijima, R. Horiguchi, M. Kuwahara:A Study of Environment Conscious Travel Guidance with Pareto Improvement, Proceedings of 14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Beijing, 2007.11.
• Y. Murashige, T. Shitama and R. Horiguchi: Travel Time Prediction on Inter-Urban Expressways Based on Uplink Information, International Journal of ITS Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, October 2009.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Iijima and H. Hanabusa:Traffic Information Provision Suitable for TV Broadcasting Based on Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram from Floating Car Data, Proceedings of 13th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Madeira Isrand, Portugal, 19-22 September 2010.
• H. Hanabusa and R. Horiguchi:A Study of the Analytical Method for the Location Planning of Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles, Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems, Kaiserslautern, 12-14 September, 2011.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Iijima, M. Kobayashi and H. Hanabusa: Incident detection for the surface street network with the mesh‐wised traffic indices on the macroscopic fundamental diagramLATSIS 2012 – 1st European Symposium on Quantitative Methods in Transportation Systems, Lausanne, 4-7 September, 2012.
• R. Horiguchi, M. Iijima, M. Kobayashi and H. Hanabusa:Traffic anomaly detection for surface street networks with the mesh-wised traffic indices on macroscopic fundamental diagram, OPTIMUM2013 – International Symposium on Recent Advances in Transport Modelling, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, 21-23 April, 2013.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, M. Kobayashi, R. Horiguchi, N. Uno:Preliminary analysis on resting behavior of expressway users with ETC data, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, S. Kai, R. Horiguchi and N. Uno:Study of resting behavior on inter-urban expressways using ETC 2.0 probe data, 23rd ITS World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 10–14 October 2016.
• H. Hanabusa, M. Iijima, T. Komiya and R. Horiguchi:An Application of the Mesh-wised Traffic Information System for Nationwide Road Network, 23rd ITS World Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 10–14 October 2016.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, R. Horiguchi and N. Uno:Modeling resting behavior on inter-urban expressways considering long-sustained rest with ETC data, Proceedings of the 24th ITS World Congress in Montreal (scientific paper), 29th Oct to 2nd Nov 2017.
• S. Hirai, J. Xing, S. Kai, R. Horiguchi and N. Uno:Analysis of resting behaviour of inter-urban expressway users with ETC2.0 probe data, Proceedings of the 39th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) in Auckland, 27th to 29th Nov 2017.
• S. Adachi, Y. Iwasaki, K. Mizushima and H. Hanabusa: Simulation on Social and Economic Benefits of VICS WIDE service, 16th ITS Asia-Pacific Forum, Fukuoka, 8-10 May, 2018.
• H. Hanabusa, S. Kai, R. Horiguchi and S. Kanari:A Study on the Effects of Green Wave System on CO2 Emissions, 25th ITS World Congress, Copenhagen, 17-21 September, 2018.
• Takashi Kobayashi and Hisatomo Hanabusa, Development of Evaluation Method for Possibility of Combining Delivery and Passengers Trip, 2023 JSAE Annual Congress (Spring), 2023.05.

Signal Control

• M. Asano, A. Nakajima, R. Horiguchi, H. Oneyama and M. Kuwahara:Traffic Signal Control Algorithm Based On Queuing Model Using ITS Sensing Technologies, Proceedings of 10th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Madrid, November, 2003.
• M. Asano, R. Horiguchi and M. Kuwahara:Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Using Real-time Delay Measurement – Consideration of Stochastic Delay –, Proceedings of 11th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Nagoya, October, 2004.
• H. Hanabusa, M. Iijima and R. Horiguchi:Development of Delay Estimation Method using Probe Data for Adaptive Signal Control Algorithm, Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 8-10 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Technology

• K. Tsukui, H. Hanabusa, H. Oneyama, Y. Oshino and M. Kuwahara:CO2 and Noise Evaluation Model Linked with Traffic Simulation for a Citywide Area, International Journal of ITS Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2009.
• 2. G. Qian, E. Chung and R. Horiguchi:Assessing Eco-driving Performance of a Traffic Platoon at Urban Intersections: An Experimental Study, OPTIMUM2013 – International Symposium on Recent Advances in Transport Modelling, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, 21-23 April, 2013.
• 3. M. Kuwahara, R. Horiguchi, S. Hayashi and S. Tanaka: Development of an Assessment Tool of the Effects of ITS on CO2 Emissions, International Journal of Intelligent Transport Systems Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 129-140, September 2013. (DOI)10.1007/s13177-013-0063-y
• 4. K. Ikeuchi T. Oguchi, M. Kuwahara, S. Ono, S. Kamijo, T. Oishi, K. Koide, R. Horiguchi, H. Hanabusa, M. Iijima, M. Yoshimura, Y. Kameda, K. Mori, A. Tanaka, T. Matsunuma, H. Goto, M. Hasegawa, S. Suda, S. Sasaki, S. Yorozu, H. Ichikawa, A. Mitsuyasu, Y. Tamura, D. Oshima, H. Yamashita, M. Sasaki: 8% Reduction of CO2 Emission by Raising Awareness of Citizens: Development and Evaluation of Regional Transport Information System for Promoting Eco-Friendly Travel Behavior, 22nd ITS World Congress, Bordeaux, 5–9 October 2015.
• G. Qian,E. Chung and R. Horiguchi: An experiment study on eco-driving style acceleration during queue discharge at urban signalised intersections, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, UJST-2018-0175.
• Tadashi Komiya, Morihisa Iijima, Syuichi Kanari, Daisuke Oshima, Masao Kuwahara:A Case Study on the Effects of CO2 Emission by Last Mile Mobility with Automated Driving as a Public Transportation,17th ITS Symposium 2019,Japan,2019.12.
• Senri Saitoh, Hisatomo Hanabusa: An analysis of traffic volumes on regular roads under the pandemic situation of COVID-19 in Japan, The 34th Japan Road Conference, No.1024, 2021.11.

Lectures and Presentations

• Tadashi Komiya, Development of a Nowcast Simulation Framework to Reproduce the Urban Activities in Real-time – for the Realization of Super Flexible Social System with the Post-Pandemic,The 66th JSCE Spring Conference on Infrastructure Planning and Management,SS1,2022.11.
• Shinichiro Kai, Looking back on the Past, and the Future of Traffic Simulation from the practical perspective, (D-2) The Discussion of the Practical Use of Traffic Simulation, the 4th JSTE Symposium, 2022.12.
• Ryota Horiguchi,Building transport digital twin based on the online simulation framework,The first international workshop in Smart Mobility, Japan and The University of Melbourne,2022.12.
• Tadashi Komiya, Kyohei Ichinose, Hisatomo Hanabusa, Ryota Horiguchi, Development of a Nowcast Simulation Framework to Reproduce the Urban Activities in Real-time, ITS Research Forum 2023 Poster Session,2023.01.
• Ryota Horiguchi, Learning from the Past with ITS, and See the Future, ITS Research Forum 2023, 2023.01.
• Hisatomo Hanabusa, The Current Situation, Issues and new developments of Traffic Simulation,The 19th Social Implementation Collaborative Study Group Workshop, Center of Research on Adoption of NextGen Transportation Systems, 2023.01.