Professional Development
American Traffic Safety Services Association
- Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control Supervisor Certification, 2013
- Motorcycle Safety: Roadway Hazards and How to Address Them, 2014
- Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control Supervisor Certification, 2017
- Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control Supervisor Certification, 2021
Axiom Forensic
- Motorcycle Collision Reconstruction, 2018
Bendix
- Comprehensive Air Brake System Training Program in the Operation and Maintenance of Heavy Duty Air Brakes and Components, 2014
Certify Me
- OSHA Standard 29 CRF 1910, 1926 Certification (Class 7 Powered Industrial Trucks), 2019
Collision Safety Institute / ARC
- Annual Crash Conference and Full Scale Crash Testing, 2017
- Full Scale Crash Testing
- Photogrammetry of Camera Images
- Gap Acceptance
- NTSB Crash Investigations
- Reconstruction of Low-Speed In-line Collision
- Pedestrian and Nighttime Recognition
- UAS Scene Mapping
- Braking Performance During Emergency Application o Overheating of Heavy Duty Truck Brakes
- Pedestrian Walking Speeds
- Pedestrian Crash Reconstruction Methodologies
Energi
- Risk Management Summit, 2017
EKPass
- Web Based Backhoe Operator Training and Certification, 2013
EOS Systems Inc.
- PhotoModeler 4 Collision Investigation Course and Software Operation Certification, 2002
- PhotoModeler 6 Collision Investigation Course and Software Operation Certification, 2007
European Association for Accident Research and Analysis
- 27th Annual Congress, 2018
- Traffic Collisions Involving Motorcycles
- Insurance Fraud
- Big Data
- Open Forum
FARO Technologies Inc.
- FARO Laser Scanner LS Training and Operation Certification, 2009
- FARO Laser Scanner Focus Training and Operation Certification, 2015
Focus Forensics, LLC
- Transportation Engineering and Accident Reconstruction Insights, 2022
InnovMETRIC Software Inc.
- PolyWorks V11 Training and Operation Certification, 2009
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- 15th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2012
McInnis Engineering Associates
- PC-Crash 7.3 Software Training and Operation Certification, 2007
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
- General Topics in Forensic Engineering, 2010
- Advanced Topics in Accident Reconstruction, 2010
National Academy of Science and Norwood Police Department
- Human Factors of Witness Reliability, 2015
North American Training Group
- Staged Automobile Accidents, 2015
Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
- Traffic Accident Reconstruction I, 2002
- Traffic Accident Reconstruction 2, 2003
- Heavy Vehicle Crash Reconstruction, 2004
- Advanced Crash Reconstruction Utilizing Human Factors, 2014
OSHA Campus
- OSHA Compliant Backhoe-Loader Operations Training and Certification, 2013
Robert Bosch Corporation
- Crash Sensing Algorithms: Electronic Sensing for Air Bag Deployment in Front, Side and Rollover Automobile Crashes, 2006
- Driver Assistance and Collision Avoidance, 2007
Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
- Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM), 2012
- TRB 96th Annual Meeting, 2017
- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- Emergency Evacuations
- Emergency Medical Services Safety Subcommittee Meeting o Motorcycle and Rider Behavior
- Latest Research in Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and
Processes
- Pavement Condition Evaluation: State of the Art
- Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics
- Signs, Markings, Signals, Visibility, and Related Technologies
- Work Zone Safety Evaluations and Operations Management Strategies
- Pavement Preservation and Maintenance
- Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety
- Pedestrian Safety Issues
- Transportation Safety Management Committee Meeting
- TRB 97th Annual Meeting, 2018
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- Righting the Wrong Way Driver: Generating Mitigation Measures for Wrong-Way Freeway Collisions
- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- Traffic Law Enforcement Research
- Traffic Control Devices
- Research on Critical Knowledge Gaps: Teenage Driving Risk
- Innovations in Work Zone Traffic Control
- Countermeasures for Wrong-Way Driving
- NTSB Accident Investigations
- Transportation Safety Management Committee Meeting
- Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics
- TRB 98th Annual Meeting, 2019
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- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- Traffic Safety Management Committee Meeting
- Traffic Control Devices Challenges – Hybrid Session
- Modeling Work Zone Impacts
- Pavement Performance Measures and Maintenance
- Pavement Surface Properties and Vehicle Interaction
- SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study
- Insights on Congestion Pricing and Managed Lanes
- Human Factors Potpourri: Driver Health, Behavior, Technology and the Environment
- Innovations in Work Zones
- TLE: Innovative Tools, Policy, and Countermeasures to Increase Roads and LE Safety
- Emergency Response and Data Limitations
- New Mobility Options
- The Impact of Advanced Driver Assist Systems on Occupant Safety
- Vehicle Automation: Driver and Pedestrian Behaviors
- Roadway Lighting, Visibility, and Safety
- Visibility Issues
- Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Research
- Construction, Maintenance, and Operations: Safety Analysis and Planning
- Recent Advances in Roadside Maintenance and Operations
- Understanding Drivers in Naturalistic Environments
- Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation
- Vehicle Dynamics and Traffic Flow Modeling
- TRB 99th Annual Meeting, 2020
- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- Improved Safety Through Traffic Enforcement Design and Implementation
- Cannabis: Understanding the Legalities, Attitudes, Economics, and Scientific Challenges
- Design and Analysis of Pavement Friction and Texture
- General and Emerging Pavement Design Practices
- Advances in Roadside Maintenance Operations
- Technology Assisting to Make Better Work Zones
- Modeling Work Zone Attributes
- Driver Behavior in Work Zones
- NTSB Accident Investigations
- Transportation Safety Management
- Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation: GPS and Naturalistic Driving, Toll
- Truck and Bus Safety Research
- Intersection Safety in Focus
- Focus on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
- Vulnerable Road Users: Simulator and Virtual Reality Analyses
- Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons and Enhanced Crosswalk Signage
- Analyzing and Planning the Pedestrian Environment
- Current Research in User Information Systems
- New Trends in Research on Human Factors and Vehicle Factors
- New Research in Human Factors and Vehicle Automation
- Assessing Driver Visibility Through Human Factors Investigations
- Issues Affecting Public Acceptance of Automated Vehicles
- Toward Adoption of Vehicle-Highway Automation
- TRB 100th Annual Meeting, 2021
- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- TRB 102nd Annual Meeting, 2023
- Chair’s Plenary Session
- NTSB Chair Keynote Address
- DOT Secretary Buttigieg Fireside Address
- DOE Secretary Granholm Fireside Address
- Traffic Law Enforcement Committee Meeting
- Work Zone Traffic Control Updates
- Innovation in Traffic Law Enforcement
- Impairment in Transportation
- Advances in Climate Change Resilient Design,
Operations, and Decision Making
- A Critical Look at the State of the Automated Vehicles Industry
- Pedestrian Behaviors and Travel Patterns
- Traffic Control Devices Updates and Research
- Work Zone Safety and Operations
- Improving Roadside Safety
- Driving Behavior Research Methods, Models, and Measures
- Research on Human Factors of Infrastructure Design and Operations
- Signs, Pavement Markings, and Traffic Signals
- Design and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures
- Pavement Surface Properties and Vehicle Interactions
- Insights into Recent and Potential Future Trends Related to Bicycling
- Transportation Safety Management Systems from Start to Finish
- Highway-Rail Crossing Research
- Speed, Signals, and Enforcement: Improving Safety and Reducing Crashes
- Current Topics of Low-Volume Roads
- Safety Impacts of Road Users Including Pedestrians,Bicyclists, and Others
- Safety Models: New, Evolving, and Refreshed
- A Fresh Look at Crash Characteristics
- Roadside Barrier System Development
- Investigating Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility
- Traffic Signal Control and Progression
Utah County Sheriff’s Department
- Human Factors of Witness Reliability: Kinesics, 2015
Utah Department of Public Safety UHP
- Advanced Accident Reconstruction, 2002
- Accident Scene Investigation and Diagramming, 2003
- Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Operator, 2003
- Vehicle Safety Inspections, 2003
- Field Training Officer, 2003
- MAIT Quarterly Accident Reconstruction Training, 2002-2005 • Drug Recognition Expert Certification (DRE), 2005
Utah Department of Transportation
- Utah Traffic Management Systems, 2015
- Crash Reconstruction Using Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures, 2022
Utah State POST Academy
- Accident Investigation, 2001
- DUI Detection and Enforcement, 2001
- Utah Police Corps, 2001
- Major Crash Investigations, 2015
U.S. DOT – FHWA – National Highway Institute
- National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training and Certification, 2015
U.S. DOT – Transportation Safety Institute
- U.S. DOT Motor Carrier Safety Inspector Qualification (396.19), 2012
Vector Solutions
- Ethics for the Practicing Engineer – Managing Risks Imposed on the Public, 2018
World Reconstruction Exposition (WREX)
- Crash Conference and Full Scale Crash Testing, 2016
- World Reconstruction Exposition, 2023
Seminar and Course Presentations
“A Transportation Engineer’s Perspective on Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction,” Laws Tiger Summit – Phoenix, AZ, 2023
“A Transportation Engineer’s Perspective on Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction”, TBI Med Legal, 2021
“Accident Reconstruction, Transportation Safety, & Criminal
Defense” National College for DUI Defense, 2021
“Special Forensic Application of Civil Engineering”, Arizona State University, 2020
“Red Flag Indicators of Fraud”, Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference (FIFEC), 2019
“Automotive Fraud Analysis: Going Beyond the Physical Evidence”, 27th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis, 2018
“Big Data Analysis – Combining GPS with Traffic Signal Data Logger Records”, 27th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis, 2018
“Accident Reconstruction: A Panel Discussion”, Energi Risk Management Summit, 2017
“Maintenance of Traffic and Roadway Design Analysis”, World Reconstruction Exposition, 2016
“How to Document and Preserve a Work Zone Related Crash” W.W. Clyde & Co. Annual Supervisors Training, 2015
“Accident Scene Preservation” W.W. Clyde & Co., Interchange, 2015
“Truth or Dare: Is the Insured Telling the Truth or are They Daring to Make a False Claim?” Utah Claims Adjusters Association, 2014
“10 Important Event Data Recorder Questions Answered” Trystan Smith & Associates – Corporate Law Department State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2014
“Truth or Dare: Is the Insured Telling the Truth or are They Daring to Make a False Claim?” Geico Auto Insurance Annual Fraud Awareness Day, 2014
“A Forensic Engineer’s Perspective on Work Zone Risk” W.W. Clyde & Co. Interchange, 2014
“Automotive Accident Reconstruction: An Introduction” Young Lawyers Section of Idaho State Bar, 2013
“Light Bulb Filament Distortion Thresholds by Voltage and Delta-V” Society of Automotive Engineers 2013 World Congress & Exhibition, 2013
“Introduction to Forensic Nuclear Engineering” University of Utah, 2013
“3D Modeling with Laser Scanner Point Cloud Data” Armstrong Forensic Engineers, 2012
“Simplified, Data-Driven, Errorable Car-Following Model to Predict the Safety Effects of Distracted Driving” 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE ITSC), 2012
“Crash Event Modeling Approach for Dynamic Traffic Assignment” 4th Transportation Research Board Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM), 2012
“Special Forensic Applications of Civil Engineering” University of Utah, 2011
“Handling Large Loss Claims with Limited Information” PLRB Large Loss Conference, 2011
“Spatial – Information Approach to Analyzing and Planning Distributed Transportation Security Systems,” Top 10 Finalist in National Security Innovation Competition, 2011
“PhotoModeler for Inverse Projects and Scaled Diagramming” Armstrong Forensic Engineers, 2011
“Safety and Accident Investigation” Michels Corporation, 2011
“Information – Theoretic Sensor Location Model for Detecting Origin-Destination Spatial Patterns of Special Nuclear Material Smuggling” 1st National Conference for Advancing Tools and Solutions for Nuclear Material Detection, 2010
“Transportation Safety Concerns in the Urban Transportation Planning Process” University of Utah, 2009
“Case Studies in Accident Reconstruction and Photogrammetry” Collision Safety Engineering, 2005
“Criminal Liability and Accident Reconstructions” Brigham Young University, 2005
“Accident Reconstruction and Perception Reaction Time” Utah Department of Public Safety, MAIT Team Quarterly Training, 2004
“Accident Investigation” Utah Police Officers Standards and Training Academy, Uintah Basin Satellite Academy, 2002-2003
“Accident Reconstruction” U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Law Enforcement Services, 2003
“Pitfalls in PhotoModeler Photogrammetry When Accident Scene Diagramming” Utah Department of Public Safety, Utah Highway Patrol Section 5, 2003
Technical Reports and Publications
Rush, T., Przybyla, J., Melcher, D., “A New Source of Collision Evidence: Traffic Signal Data Loggers,” American Bar Association, Committee News Commercial Transportation Litigation, 2018
Melcher, D., Przybyla, J., Palframan, K., Rush, T., “Big Data Analysis – Combining GPS with Traffic Signal Data Logger Records,” Proceedings of the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), 2018
Przybyla, J., Melcher, D., “Automotive Fraud Analysis: Going Beyond the Physical Evidence,” Proceedings of the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), 2018
Przybyla, J., Rush, T., Palframan, K., Melcher, D., “Introduction to Traffic Signal Data Loggers and their Application to Accident Reconstruction,” SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0527, 2018
Montalbano, P., Melcher, D., Keller, R., Rush, T., Przybyla, J., “Testing Methodology to Evaluate Reliability of a “Frozen” Speedometer Reading in Motorcycle/ Scooter Impacts with Pre- Impact Braking.” SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-1482, 2016
Melcher, D., Rush, T., Przybyla, J., Keller, R., Montalbano, P., “Photogrammetric Reconstruction Methodology and Engineering Validation for Video-Captured Pedestrian Collisions”, Proceedings of the 24th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), 2015
Przybyla J., Jupe J., Rush T., Keller R., “Glass Debris Field Longevity for Rollover Accident Reconstruction.” SAE Technical Paper 2015–01–1427, 2015
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Jupe J., Zhou X., “Estimating Risk Effects of Driving Distraction: A Dynamic Errorable Car-Following Model.” Transportation Research Part C, 10.1016/j.trc.2014.07.013, 2014
Rush, T., Przybyla, J., Melcher, D., Sax, C., “Video Analysis and Analytical Modeling of Actual Vehicle/ Pedestrian Collisions.” SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-0483, 2014
Przybyla, J., “Enhancing Transportation Safety and Security: A Spatial Multilevel Approach” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Utah, 2013
Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Learning Transportation Simulation and Modeling: A Case Study-Based Approach Using Open-Source Tools”, “Lesson 5: Navigating From Point A to Point B”, and “Lesson 8: Big Data Applications” Online Learning Document, www.learning- transportation.org, 2013
Przybyla J., Rush T., Melcher D., Robinson S., “Light Bulb Filament Distortion Thresholds by Voltage and Delta-V.” SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0752, 2013
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Jupe J., Zhou X., “Simplified, Data-Driving, Errorable Car-Following Model to Predict the Safety Effects of Distracted Driving.” 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (IEEE ITSC), 2012
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Zhou X., Porter R.J., “Crash Event Modeling Approach for Dynamic Traffic Assignment.” 4th Transportation Research Board Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM), 2012
Lang M., Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Loading Containers on Double-Stack Cars: Multi-Objective Optimization Models and Solution Algorithms for Improved Safety and Reduced Maintenance Cost.” E-Print Network Record 571, 2011
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Porter R.J., Xhou X., “Modeling Crashes for Evaluating Network-Level Impact of Safety Enhancement Strategies: A Fast Dynamic Traffic Assignment Approach.” UDOT Annual Conference, 2011
Melcher D., Keller R., Przybyla J., Rush T., “Applications of GPS Data in Collision Reconstruction.” Collision Magazine, 2011
Melcher D., Keller R., Przybyla J., Rush T., “Applications of GPS Data in Collision Reconstruction.” Proceedings of the 10th ITAI International Conference on Collision Investigation, Interpretation and Reconstruction, 2011
Zhou X., Przybyla J., “Crash Event Modeling Approach for Dynamic Traffic Assignment.” White Paper Submitted to FHWA Project DTFH61- 10-R-000013, 2011
Przybyla J., Porter R.J., Nevers B., Zhou, X., “Evaluating Roadway Safety Improvements in a Traffic Assignment Framework.” Transportation Research Board, 3rd International Conference Roadway Safety and Simulation, 2011
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Zhou X., “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: The Application of Security Data Visualization Techniques for the Placement of Nuclear Material Smuggling Interdiction Sensors.” 2nd National Conference for Advancing Tools and Solutions for Nuclear Material Detection, 2011
Przybyla J., Taylor J., “Spatial-Information Approach to Analyzing and Planning Distributed Transportation Security Systems.” National Security Innovation Competition White Paper, 2011
Taylor J., Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Quantifying Information Gains of Networked Sensor System for Detecting Nuclear Material Smuggling Flow: An Ensemble Filtering Approach.” INFORMS Austin, 2010
Taylor J., Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Spatial Information Theoretical Approach to Locating Sensors in Transportation Security Applications.” INFORMS Austin, 2010
Przybyla J., Taylor J., Zhou X., “Locating Sensors for Detecting Source-to-Target Patterns of Special Nuclear Material Smuggling: A Spatial Information Theoretic Approach.” Sensors 2010, 10, 8070- 8091
Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Information – Theoretic Sensor Location Model for Detecting Origin-Destination Spatial Patterns of Special Nuclear Material Smuggling.” 1st National Conference for Advancing Tools and Solutions for Nuclear Material Detection, 2010
Przybyla J., Zhou X., “Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Literature Review and Recommendations.” White Paper, 2008