Ary is a traffic engineer who earned his PhD in road safety from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2016. He is passionate about technology and its transformative impact on society. His work centres on the advancement of intelligent transport systems (ITS), digitalisation, electrification, and automation—key areas that are reshaping the way we live and move.

Ary’s research is primarily focused on injury prevention, evaluating and analysing the effectiveness of both existing and emerging ITS applications, as well as the broader implications of digitalisation on the transport system. He employs statistical methods to process and interpret data from a wide range of sources, including traditional traffic sensors (such as pneumatic tubes), radar, video, GPS, and satellite imagery.

He has contributed to both small- and large-scale projects at national and EU levels, serving as project manager in Swedish initiatives and as work package leader in European research collaborations.

Research Areas:

  • Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in traffic
  • Alternative data sources for traffic analysis
  • Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
  • Safety of vulnerable road users

Thesis: Advancing Traffic Safety: An evaluation of speed limits, vehicle-bicycle interactions, and I2V systems (DiVA Portal)

  • AfroSAFE – Improved traffic safety for Low- and Middle-income countries
    Role: Work Package leader (WP) and investigator on how traffic safety for vulnerable road users shall be increased, with focus on users’ behaviour. Client: European Commission. Period: 2022–2026.
    Projektwebbplats AfroSAFE (ICTCT)Länk till annan webbplats.
  • DiREC – Digital Road for Evolving Connected and Automated Driving
    Role: Work Package leader (WP) and investigator on how National Road Administrators should change for the uptake of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). Digitalization of road infrastructure and connectivity requirements. Client: CEDR. Period: 2021–2023.
  • Traffic variation estimation over a year – Estimation of traffic indices (e.g., hour, weekday, monthly) from fixed year-round counting points
    Role: Project manager and main investigator. Estimation of traffic variation indices for further policy decision-making. Client: The Swedish Transport Administration through the Sign Fund. Period: 2023–2024.

Ary is involved in the following network:

  • ECTRI, European Conference of Transport Research Institutes - TG Safety, where he is the rapporteur of the group and responsible for the position paper. ECTRI website


Organisation

Research Department of Traffic and Road Users

Unit: Traffic Safety and Traffic System