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most citedZero-Shot Scene Understanding with Multimodal Large Language Models for Automated Vehicles

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cs.CV2025★ 1 cited

Zero-Shot Scene Understanding with Multimodal Large Language Models for Automated Vehicles

Mohammed Elhenawy, Shadi Jaradat, Taqwa I. Alhadidi +4

Scene understanding is critical for various downstream tasks in autonomous driving, including facilitating driver-agent communication and enhancing human-centered explainability of…

cs.CV2025

Enhancing Pavement Crack Classification with Bidirectional Cascaded Neural Networks

Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Asmaa Alazmi, Shadi Jaradat +3

Pavement distress, such as cracks and potholes, is a significant issue affecting road safety and maintenance. In this study, we present the implementation and evaluation of Bidirec…

cs.CV2025

Vision-Language Models for Autonomous Driving: CLIP-Based Dynamic Scene Understanding

Mohammed Elhenawy, Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Andry Rakotonirainy +3

Scene understanding is essential for enhancing driver safety, generating human-centric explanations for Automated Vehicle (AV) decisions, and leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Advancing Object Detection in Transportation with Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs): A Comprehensive Review and Empirical Testing

Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Ahmed Jaber, Taqwa I. Alhadidi +1

This study aims to comprehensively review and empirically evaluate the application of multimodal large language models (MLLMs) and Large Vision Models (VLMs) in object detection fo…

cs.AI2024

Visual Reasoning and Multi-Agent Approach in Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs): Solving TSP and mTSP Combinatorial Challenges

Mohammed Elhenawy, Ahmad Abutahoun, Taqwa I. Alhadidi +6

Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) harness comprehensive knowledge spanning text, images, and audio to adeptly tackle complex problems, including zero-shot in-context learnin…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

The Use of Multimodal Large Language Models to Detect Objects from Thermal Images: Transportation Applications

Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Mohammed Elhenawy +1

The integration of thermal imaging data with Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) constitutes an exciting opportunity for improving the safety and functionality of autonomous d…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Object Detection using Oriented Window Learning Vi-sion Transformer: Roadway Assets Recognition

Taqwa Alhadidi, Ahmed Jaber, Shadi Jaradat +2

Object detection is a critical component of transportation systems, particularly for applications such as autonomous driving, traffic monitoring, and infrastructure maintenance. Tr…

cs.CL2024

Exploring Traffic Crash Narratives in Jordan Using Text Mining Analytics

Shadi Jaradat, Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Huthaifa I. Ashqar +2

This study explores traffic crash narratives in an attempt to inform and enhance effective traffic safety policies using text-mining analytics. Text mining techniques are employed…

cs.CV2024★ 1 cited

Advancing Roadway Sign Detection with YOLO Models and Transfer Learning

Selvia Nafaa, Hafsa Essam, Karim Ashour +6

Roadway signs detection and recognition is an essential element in the Advanced Driving Assistant Systems (ADAS). Several artificial intelligence methods have been used widely amon…

cs.CV2024

Automated Pavement Cracks Detection and Classification Using Deep Learning

Selvia Nafaa, Hafsa Essam, Karim Ashour +6

Monitoring asset conditions is a crucial factor in building efficient transportation asset management. Because of substantial advances in image processing, traditional manual class…

cs.AI2024★ 1 cited

Eyeballing Combinatorial Problems: A Case Study of Using Multimodal Large Language Models to Solve Traveling Salesman Problems

Mohammed Elhenawy, Ahmed Abdelhay, Taqwa I. Alhadidi +5

Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have demonstrated proficiency in processing di-verse modalities, including text, images, and audio. These models leverage extensive pre-exi…

stat.AP2024

Ride-sharing Determinants: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Bayesian Analysis for Chicago Service in 2022

Mohamed Elkhouly, Taqwa Alhadidi

The rapid expansion of ride-sharing services has caused significant disruptions in the transpor-tation industry and fundamentally altered the way individuals move from one place to…

physics.soc-ph2021

Estimating Transit Vehicle Dwell Times at Bus Stops

Taqwa Alhadidi, Hesham A. Rakha

This work presents a quantitative approach to estimate the total time spent in the vicinity of a bus stop including the deceleration time, the boarding and alighting time (develope…