Ilit Oppenheim, Ph.D., is the director of Shlomo Shmeltzer Institute for smart transportation at Tel Aviv University. She holds a B.Sc. in Aeronautics Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, M.Sc., and PhD in Human Factors engineering - Industrial Engineering and Management, from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Ilit is a board member of the OR YAROK association, and also served as a board member of the Israeli Association of Transportation Research, and led the topic of smart transportation in the HSI working group of INCOSE-IL. Ilit was the 'Smart Transportation Living Lab' Director at Ashdod municipality. She was a senior researcher in Ran Naor Institute, exploring technologies and applications to increase road safety and to mitigate drivers' distraction. Prior to her academic career she served as a quality director in some Hi-tech companies. Ilit has unique experience combining engineering, management and research with knowledge of human behavior, interactions and personalization in different contexts, especially in the transportation arena.
Her current research interest is modeling of: Factors affecting the usage of Public Transport, Passengers’ Satisfaction and the Acceptance of New Services. Communication needs of road users in emergencies during the 'transition period' (when different levels of autonomous & connected vehicles will share the road space with human drivers).
Selected papers:
- Oppenheim, I., Oron-Gilad, T., & Parmet, Y. (2022). Can Driver Behavior Be Traced to Gender Role, Sex and Age?. In Advances in Transportation: AHFE (2022) International Conference (pp. 450-459). AHFE Open Access.
- Oron-Gilad, T., Oppenheim, I., & Parmet, Y. (2022). The Role of bi-Directional Graphic Communication in Human-Unmanned Operations. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 38(18-20), 1926-1943.
- Oppenheim, I., & Oron-Gilad, T (2022). Addressing the Information Needs of Road Users in Extreme Emergency Events - Utilizing New Technologies. The XVIth World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress, Calgary 2022. PIARC.
- Oppenheim, I., Oron-Gilad, T., Parmet, Y., & Shinar, D. (2016). Can traffic violations be traced to gender-role, sensation seeking, demographics and driving exposure?. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 43, 387-395.
- Albert, G., Musicant, O., Oppenheim, I., & Lotan, T. (2016). Which smartphone's apps may contribute to road safety? An AHP model to evaluate experts' opinions. Transport Policy, 50, 54-62.
- Oppenheim, I., & Shinar, D. (2012). A context-sensitive model of driving behaviour and its implications for in-vehicle safety systems. Cognition, Technology & Work, 14(3), 261-281.
- Oppenheim, I., & Shinar, D. (2011). Human factors and ergonomics. In Handbook of traffic psychology (pp. 193-211). Academic Press.
Email: ilito@tauex.tau.ac.il
