Selected publications

Selected research across infrastructure, transport, geospatial science and computing, with authors and original sources.

117 selected publications

A Comparative Performance Study of Conventional Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete and Plastic Waste-Modified Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete

Manoj Lohatepanont; Chotchanit Thienchai; Peerapong Jitsangiam; Korakod Nusit; Withit Pansuk; Weerachai Wongweeranimit; Nattanon Khumkud; Thanon Bualuang

Road and Airfield Pavement Technology · ICPT 2025, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 771, 847–858

Research focus

Compares conventional asphalt concrete and recycled-plastic-modified mixtures using laboratory and field tests of stiffness, moisture resistance, rutting and fatigue.

Weerachai Wongweeranimit

Optimizing Budget Allocation for Low-Volume Roads Through the AHP-TOPSIS Approach

Pawarotorn Chaipetch; Chisanu Amprayn; Warisara Lertpaitoonpan

Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 33(4), 010450 (1–15)

Research focus

Evaluates an AHP–TOPSIS framework for rural-road maintenance prioritization using 724 one-kilometer road sections across eight regional bureaus in Thailand. Compared with conventional allocation under the same budget, the study reports 7.4% greater maintenance coverage and lower regional variation in post-maintenance roughness.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

YOLO26-RD: An End-to-End Road Damage Detection Network With Learnable Contrast Enhancement and Edge-Guided Downsampling

Sompote Youwai; Pawarotorn Chaipetch; Hathairat Samaikul; Theerayut Yonseng

arXiv:2608.15713v2 · Preprint · Revised 18 August 2026

Research focus

A pavement-distress detector informed by an audit of road-survey imagery. LearnableContrast adjusts local contrast, while EdgeSPD uses edge information during downsampling. The study compares five model scales with matched baselines; its findings are reported in an arXiv preprint.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Prioritizing Road Maintenance: Integrating AHP and TOPSIS with a Focus on Low-Volume Roads

Pawarotorn Chaipetch; Chisanu Amprayn; Paijit Pawan; Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1450(1), 012004

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Combines AHP factor weighting with TOPSIS ranking to prioritize road maintenance. Economic, engineering, environmental and social criteria help account for low-volume roads that traffic and roughness measures alone may overlook. The study evaluates the decision-support approach on a Thai rural-road network.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

Conformal Prediction for Uncertainty Quantification and Reliable HER2 Status Classification in Breast Cancer IHC Images

Surayuth Pintawong; Shanop Shuangshoti; Tikamporn Jitpasutham; Somruethai Shuangshoti; Kulachet Wiwatwarayos; Thananop Kobchaisawat; Thanarat H. Chalidabhongse

IEEE Access, 13, pp. 51645–51659

Research focus

Studies conformal prediction for quantifying uncertainty in HER2 status classification from breast-cancer immunohistochemistry images.

Thanarat Chalidabhongse

Crash severity prediction using a virtual geometry-group-based deep learning approach with images-based feature representation

Nanon Sonnatthanon; Kasem Choocharukul

Results in Engineering, 27, 106155

Research focus

A VGG-based convolutional model predicts crash severity from Thai highway records for 2011–2023. Categorical features become grayscale images, with class balancing and Bayesian optimisation; evaluation uses F1-score and AUC.

Kasem Choocharukul

Diffusion-Based Synthetic Augmentation with Quality-Aware Reference Selection and mAP-Guided Allocation for Enhancing Vehicle Detection Robustness

Pawaris Parnphotong; Nuttanicha Prakatwuttisarn; Supakrit Chuchatwannakul; Natnicha Wuttiwaranya; Kerkrith NaMuengklai; Krittiya Phitchakian; Sarunpong Musikeaw; Weerachai Wongweeranimit; Punnarai Siricharoen

Proceedings of the 3rd Asia Symposium on Image and Graphics (ASIG 2025), 51–63 · Online April 2026

Research focus

Studies diffusion-based synthetic data augmentation for vehicle detection, using quality-aware reference selection and mAP-guided allocation. Citation and authorship are verified from ACM-deposited metadata; the full text was not accessible in this scan.

Weerachai Wongweeranimit

Enhancing Highway Traffic Volume Surveys in Thailand with Image Processing and Machine Learning

Kerkritt Sriroongvikrai; Kasem Choocharukul; Punnarai Siricharoen; Krittiya Phitchakian

Proceedings of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE 2025), 188–198

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A camera-based traffic survey device detects, counts and classifies vehicles into 13 Department of Highways categories. Image processing and machine learning support automated traffic-volume collection.

Kasem Choocharukul

Exploring Key Determinants of Traffic Accidents Fatalities in Thailand: A Hybrid Approach Machine Learning and Statistics

Nanon Sonnatthanon; Kasem Choocharukul

Proceedings of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE 2025), 116–126

Research focus

Statistical association measures and a convolutional deep-learning model examine factors linked to fatalities in Thai highway crash records. The study highlights safety equipment, road-user type and lighting conditions.

Kasem Choocharukul

A Fused Deep Learning Expert System for Road Damage Detection and Size Analysis Using YOLO9tr and Depth Estimation

Sompote Youwai; Achitaphon Chaiyaphat; Pawarotorn Chaipetch

2024 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Next Generation Networks (ICNGN), 1–5

Research focus

Conference paper combining YOLO9tr and depth estimation for detecting road damage and analysing its size. Bibliographic details follow IEEE’s Crossref deposit.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

An Evaluation of the Accuracy of GNSS Receivers Integrated with MEMS-IMU Sensors for Optimal Angle Determination in Tilted Observation Scenarios Using the NRTK GNSS Technique in Thailand

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta; Chalermchon Satirapod; Koltouch Anantakarn; Thayathip Thongtan

Engineering Journal, 28(11), pp. 99–109

Research focus

Tests GNSS receivers with inertial sensors at different pole tilts and levels of obstruction to evaluate positioning accuracy under NRTK surveying.

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta

Ideal performance assessment of non-recirculating anaerobic fluidized bed reactors treating low to high strength organic loads with low retention time

Tanapong Ouppatampanon, Phatchariya Rungkitwatananukul, Sineenat Thaiboonrod, Wiboonluk Pungrasmi and Chaiyaporn Puprasert

Process Biochemistry

Research focus

Evaluates anaerobic fluidised bed reactors containing PVA media over 240 days, varying organic loading and hydraulic retention time without internal recirculation.

Chaiyaporn Puprasert

Precision Road Infrastructure Management: Monocular Vision-Based 3D Damage Detection and Assessment

Sompote Youwai; Achitaphon Chaiyaphat; Pawarotorn Chaipetch

The 3rd International Conference on Advance Civil Engineering and Smart Structure · Author-uploaded conference manuscript, November 2024

Research focus

Combines YOLO9tr damage detection with calibrated monocular depth estimation to assess pavement damage using a vehicle-mounted camera. The conference manuscript investigates both damage classification and dimensional measurement, extending the detector toward road-maintenance assessment.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

YOLO9tr: a lightweight model for pavement damage detection utilizing a generalized efficient layer aggregation network and attention mechanism

Sompote Youwai; Achitaphon Chaiyaphat; Pawarotorn Chaipetch

Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 21, Article 163

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A lightweight pavement-damage detector based on YOLOv9 with partial attention. The study evaluates accuracy and inference speed using road images from multiple countries and an expanded set of damage classes. The journal article and its earlier arXiv version are grouped as one work.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

3D reconstruction of proximal femoral fracture from biplanar radiographs with fractural representative learning

Danupong Buttongkum; Pairat Tangpornprasert; Chanyaphan Virulsri; Numphung Numkarunarunrote; Chavarin Amarase; Thananop Kobchaisawat; Thanarat Chalidabhongse

Scientific Reports, 13, 455

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Develops FracReconNet to reconstruct fractured proximal femurs in 3D from two radiographic views, using fracture representations and training-data augmentation.

Thanarat Chalidabhongse

Applying synchrotron radiation-based attenuated total reflection-fourier transform infrared to chemically characterise organic functional groups in terrestrial soils of King George Island, Antarctica

Siwatt Pongpiachan; Kanjana Thumanu; Chulalak Chantharakhon; Chunmanus Phoomalee; Teetat Charoenkalunyuta; Kittiphop Promdee; Saran Poshyachinda; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi

Heliyon, 9(9), e19711

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Uses synchrotron-based infrared spectroscopy to characterise organic functional groups in soil samples from King George Island, Antarctica.

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta

Geometric and Statistical Assessments on Horizontal Positioning Accuracy in Relation with GNSS CORS Triangulations of NRTK Positioning Services in Thailand

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta; Chalermchon Satirapod; R. Charoenyot; Thayathip Thongtan

International Journal of Geoinformatics, 19(2), pp. 1–9

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Assesses how reference-station geometry and spacing relate to horizontal positioning accuracy across Thailand’s NRTK-VRS network.

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta

A study of human resource management and knowledge management influencing the performance of Thai infrastructure contractors

Chanatip Kawapapong; Nakhon Kokkaew; Warit Wipulanusat

Journal of Engineering and Innovation, 15(4), 1–10

Research focus

Structural equation modelling examined relationships between human resource practices, knowledge management and the performance of Thai infrastructure contractors. The analysis found positive links between these organisational factors in the firms studied.

Nakhon Kokkaew

An Empirical Examination of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning as Mediating Variables between HRM and Sustainable Organizational Performance

Nakhon Kokkaew; Vachara Peansupap; Noppadon Jokkaw

Sustainability, 14(20), 13351

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Partial least-squares structural equation modelling examines how knowledge management and organisational learning mediate links between human-resource practices and sustainable performance in Thai construction firms.

Nakhon Kokkaew

Analytical of Multi-Criteria Approach for Identifying the Weight and Factor of Rural Road Maintenance Prioritization

Pawarotorn Chaipetch; Chisanu Amprayn; Paijit Pawan; Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha

International Journal of GEOMATE, 22(91), 70–79

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Uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process to weight economic, engineering and social factors for rural-road maintenance. It relates priorities to the Department of Rural Roads’ strategic objectives, including network connectivity and the needs of low-traffic routes.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch

Factors Influencing Battery Electric Vehicle Adoption in Thailand—Expanding the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology’s Variables

Phasiri Manutworakit; Kasem Choocharukul

Sustainability, 14(14), 8482

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An online survey of 403 participants in Bangkok and nearby areas was analysed using structural equation modelling. The study examined how technology acceptance and environmental concern relate to battery-electric vehicle purchase intentions and use.

Kasem Choocharukul

Impacts of human resource management and knowledge management on non-financial organizational performance: Evidence of Thai infrastructure construction firms

Nakhon Kokkaew; Noppadon Jokkaw; Vachara Peansupap; Warit Wipulanusat

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 13(6), 101750

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A structural equation model evaluates relationships among human-resource practices, knowledge management and non-financial performance in Thai infrastructure construction firms. Knowledge management is examined as a mediating factor.

Nakhon Kokkaew

Latitudinal Transects and Quantitative Ecological Risk Assessments of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Terrestrial Soils of Pakistan and King George Island, Antarctica

Siwatt Pongpiachan; Vanisa Surapipith; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Muhammad Latif; Muhammad Sohail; Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani; Teetat Charoenkalunyuta; Kittiphop Promdee

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 42(3), 771–790

Research focus

Examines polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial soils across Pakistan and King George Island and assesses their ecological risks. Published online in 2020; journal issue dated 2022.

Teetat Charoenkalunyuta

Transformer and YOLOX architecture with highway image examples.
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Object Detection of Road Assets Using Transformer-Based YOLOX with Feature Pyramid Decoder on Thai Highway Panorama

Teerapong Panboonyuen; Sittinun Thongbai; Weerachai Wongweeranimit; Phisan Santitamnont; Kittiwan Suphan; Chaiyut Charoenphon

Information, 13(1), 5

Research focus

Combines a Vision Transformer backbone with YOLOX and a feature-pyramid decoder to detect roadside assets in Thai highway images.

Weerachai Wongweeranimit · Mr. Sittinun Thongbai

Assessing the Potential and Strength of Local Administrative Organization in Local Roadway Field

Akhom Tantiphongapha; Nitikon Khlaichom; Thawisak Panchan; Krit Malueangnon; Yanaphon Saengsan; Annanop Phuengchuea; Phimphawan Wisetsi; Ratthanan Ianleng; Pawarotorn Chaipetch; Wirachai Wongwiranimit

Journal of Transportation and Logistics (TRANSLOG), Vol. 2020, Issue 1, Article 7, 122–143

Research focus

Assesses local-road management capacity across 442 local administrative organisations in Thailand. It examines road registration, condition and safety assessment, knowledge use, and maintenance equipment, identifying differences in capacity across types of local authority.

Thai-language article. English title follows the DOI metadata; author names are transliterated for this page. The source record preserves the original Thai byline.

Pawarotorn Chaipetch · Weerachai Wongweeranimit

The Examination of the Effects of Land Use Development on the Balance of Mass Transit Ridership

Achara Limmonthol; Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad; Pongsun Bunditsakulchai

Engineering Journal, 24(2), 1–17

Research focus

A modified fluid analogy model studies how station-area land use affects the balance of rail passenger flows. An MRT Blue Line case study explores mixed-use development as part of integrated transport and land-use planning.

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad

Traffic Data Analysis on Sathorn Road with Synchro Optimization and Traffic Simulation

Kijawattanee Udomsilp; Teeratat Arayakarnkul; Sorawee Watarakitpaisarn; Patrachart Komolkiti; Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad; Chaodit Aswakul

Engineering Journal, 21(6), 57–67

Research focus

Field data from Bangkok’s Sathorn Road were used to model signal timing and reversible-lane operations in Synchro. The study compared proposed timings with observed police-operated signals to assess travel-time changes.

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad

Microbial community analysis using MiSeq sequencing in a novel configuration fluidized bed reactor for effective denitrification

Phatchariya Rungkitwatananukul, Supanee Nomai, Yuga Hirakata, Wiboonluk Pungrasmi, Chaiyaporn Puprasert, Masashi Hatamoto and Takashi Yamaguchi

Bioresource Technology

Research focus

Uses MiSeq sequencing to connect microbial communities with nitrate removal in a fluidized-bed reactor operated without internal recirculation.

Chaiyaporn Puprasert

Level of Transportation Infrastructure and Public Utility Readiness for Thai Investors in Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR Economic Zones

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad; Natcha Limsathayurat

Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 11, 1–15

Research focus

Compares infrastructure supply and investor demand across ten economic zones using field surveys and interviews, producing readiness assessments for three industrial sectors.

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad

Skid Resistance of Asphalt Concrete based on Mixture and Aggregate Characteristics: Predictive Model Development for Thailand

S. Chotisakul; S. Siripun; Peerapong Jitsangiam; S. Horpibulsuk; B. Sangpetngam; W. Subsompon; W. Wongweeranimit; P. Chanhom

Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, 451–457 · Institutional repository record

Research focus

Conference research on predicting asphalt skid resistance from mixture and aggregate characteristics. The institutional repository verifies the citation; full text is not available there.

Weerachai Wongweeranimit

Development of Trade Facilitation Indices to Compare International Ports in Thailand

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad; Wiracha Suksirivoraboot; Sumalee Sukdanont

Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 10, 66–80

Research focus

An analytic hierarchy process uses freight-forwarder surveys to compare seven Thai international ports. The indices cover infrastructure, port management, customs procedures and consistency of customs enforcement.

Jittichai Rudjanakanoknad

Multivariate Analysis of Customer Satisfaction: A Case Study of Bangkok’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Passengers

Kasem Choocharukul; Kerkritt Sriroongvikrai

Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 10, 1258–1269

Research focus

Analyses responses from 661 MRT passengers using factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Travel convenience was the strongest factor associated with overall satisfaction, with differences across passenger groups.

Kasem Choocharukul

A curated selection, updated 14 September 2026. Different versions of the same work are grouped together. Author portfolios are linked where available.

Legacy archive: 20 research records & 5 media records

Years follow the legacy listing. Original documents are preserved; this historical index is not a current bibliography.

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  3. Reliability and Stability on the Numerical Analysis in Structural Equation Modeling

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014

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  4. Improving the efficiency of local highway maintenance management systems

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  5. Effects of incorporating ground rubber into aggregate on the deformation resistance of hot-mix asphalt concrete

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  6. Volume changes in cement-stabilized base materials under alternating wet and dry curing

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  7. Effects of moisture content and compaction on the resilient modulus of unbound base materials

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  8. Effects of Ignition Oven Method on Aggregate Degradation in Aspalt Mixtures

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014

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  9. Understanding international-standard traffic signs from the perspective of intercity bus drivers

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  10. Development of an accident reporting information system for rural roads

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  11. Travel time valuation: Empirical findings from a survey [source title incomplete]

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  12. Relationships between residential characteristics, workplace characteristics and travel mode choice

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  13. Improving safety engineering in rural road networks to support sustainable tourism

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  14. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Asphalt Pavement in Thailand

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014

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  17. Improving the efficiency of the Department of Rural Roads central database system

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  18. Development of a prototype instrument to measure pavement mean profile depth for maintenance planning

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  19. Application of pavement deterioration models to maintenance planning using life-cycle cost analysis

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  20. Analysis of relationships between pavement friction measurements from different instruments using the International Friction Index

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2014 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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In the media

  1. Associate Professor Kasem Choocharukul speaks at an academic seminar: Researchers warn that more than 80% of Thai roads are dangerous

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2017 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  2. Associate Professor Kasem Choocharukul comments on the 20 September start of the ban on confiscating driving licenses, with payment notices issued instead

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2017 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  3. Associate Professor Kasem Choocharukul comments on heavier fines for trucks carelessly parked on road shoulders

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2017 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  4. Associate Professor Kasem Choocharukul discusses bringing Yaowarat Road to a three-star safety standard

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2017 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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  5. Associate Professor Kasem Choocharukul discusses safer roads to save vulnerable road users’ lives

    Listed in the center’s research archive · Source listing: 2017 · Translated title · Original PDF (Thai)

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