Patcharinee Tientrakool

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Total Citations

473

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About

Dr. Patcharinee Tientrakool is a leading researcher in vehicular networking and intelligent transportation systems, with a particular focus on inter-vehicle communication (IVC) protocols. Her most influential work, the 2009 survey "A survey of inter-vehicle communication protocols and their applications," has garnered 473 citations, establishing her as a foundational voice in the field. This comprehensive review systematically categorized IVC protocols and their real-world applications—from coordinated braking and collision avoidance to peer-to-peer web surfing and runway incursion prevention—demonstrating how wireless communication can dramatically enhance transportation safety, efficiency, and convenience across planes, trains, automobiles, and even robotic systems. Dr. Tientrakool's contributions have helped shape the research agenda for connected and autonomous vehicles, providing a critical roadmap for subsequent studies. Her work remains essential reading for students and engineers developing next-generation vehicular networks, and her insights continue to influence the design of protocols that promise to make transportation systems smarter, safer, and more responsive.