Renan Favero – GatorITE President, Ph.D. Student in Transportation Engineering Garrett Walker, GatorITE Vice President, Undergraduate Student in Civil Engineering Victoria Zorbas, GatorITE Treasurer, Ph.D. Student in Transport Engineering Gustavo Zacshber, Event Coordinator, Ph.D. Student in Transport Engineering Bryce Grame, Traffic… Read More
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Harnessing AI to Navigate Public-Private Partnership Contract Renegotiations During COVID-19
By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, large-scale infrastructure projects, including toll road Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), faced many challenges and uncertainties. These challenges triggered renegotiations of the terms and conditions of PPPs. Project budgets, timelines, and… Read More
Meet Bryce Grame, the STRIDE Center’s Outstanding Student of the Year
By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) University Transportation Center’s (UTC) program recognizes a student from each UTC across the nation for their achievements and promise for future contributions to the field of transportation. This… Read More
How a geospatial data scientist is driving sustainable & equitable transportation
By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Transportation research is truly interdisciplinary. It involves a variety of factors that when pieced together shape an efficient and sustainable way of moving people and goods. From important infrastructure to the ever evolving landscape of conventional… Read More
Transforming bridge maintenance: The power of digital twins for smarter infrastructure management
By: Dr. Aaron Costin Bridges are vital for keeping our transportation network running smoothly, but they need careful attention to stay safe and functional as they age. By using cutting-edge technologies like sensors, computers, and data analysis, we can create… Read More
Understanding the Impact of autonomous vehicle shuttles on traffic: Innovations in simulation
By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. In Orlando, Florida, there are electric, driverless autonomous shuttles operating on the streets of Lake Nona, a community that prides itself on embracing modern technology and innovation. The shuttles can transport up to 10 people at… Read More
Research to Practice Transit Symposium October 24-26, 2023
The 2023 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium will take place October 24-26, 2023. The symposium will take place online and streamed on YouTube. As the transit industry is poised to take advantage of the largest transit and rail investment in… Read More
UFTI Faculty, Students Attend FAV Summit in Tampa
Faculty and students from the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) attended this year’s Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit held September 6 – 8 at the Marriott Water Street Hotel in downtown Tampa, Florida, where I-STREET projects were showcased and… Read More
Get to Know Our Summer Intern: Omar Rivera
UFTI intern and rising 3rd-year student Omar Rivera shared with us some interesting facts about his research, preliminary inferences and a little about his background. Rivera is a computer science major whose main interest is aerospace engineering. He is from… Read More
UFTI Professor and Ph.D. Student Participate in Summit
Seung Woo Hwangbo, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Occupational Therapy, presented at the 2023 Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars on June 23 in Columbus, Ohio. Seung Woo presented his poster on qualitative findings of people across the lifespan… Read More