Kuan-Ting Chen, Research Associate
Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety
Fleet Focus & Industry Applications
Kuan-Ting Chen is a Research Associate in the Division of Fright, Transit and Heavy Vehicle Safety. He received his PhD in human factors engineering from the University of Buffalo. In his past research experience, he developed a sonification based feedback interface to support driver takeover behavior in SAE L3 automated driving. He collected behavioral data from driving simulator and eye tracker to evaluate the usability and effectiveness of in-vehicular human-machine interface. He also has experience analyzing naturalistic driving data to explore the relationship between driving styles and crash risk involvement. Prior to joining VTTI, he worked in the industry to support human-machine interface development by doing human factors analyses to identify functional and technical requirements. In general, his research interests are better understanding driver behaviors, limitations, preferences and needs to improve traffic safety and driver experience with advanced in-vehicle technologies.