Month: January 2015

UFTI Annual Report Recently Published: The UFTI Annual Report. We have just published the first annual report of the UFTI, following its launch on October 4, 2013. The report covers the period of July 2013 to June 2014. Highlights include selected research projects, examples of UFTI’s impact on transportation research, students, technology transfer, steering committee […]

Building on the educational benefits of computer games, which are becoming increasingly popular as a teaching tool, the UFTI’s Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center developed a nine-week class for middle-school-aged students using the computer game SimCityEDU (http://www.simcityedu.org/). The class aimed to foster interest in the transportation profession as a career choice, with each 45-minute module […]

This is the first annual report of the UFTI since it’s launch on October 4, 2013, which covers the period of July 2013 to June 2014. The report includes highlights on selected research projects, examples of UFTI’s impact on transportation research, students, technology transfer, steering committee and external advisory board representatives and more. Click on […]

The TRIP internship program is now accepting applications for summer 2015.Undergraduate students that are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a junior or senior status are eligible to apply. The application deadline is March 18th. The TRIP program is sponsored by UFTI/STRIDE.

The 94th Annual Meeting of TRB had a new venue this year and so did the UFTI’s annual reception. Traditionally held at the Marriott Wardman Park’s Mezzanine, this year, we opted for something different. The reception was held at Baby Wale, a local restaurant located a block away from the Marriott Marquis – an easy […]

Twenty-two students from STRIDE affiliated universities (FIU, GaTech, MSU, NCSU, UAB, UF and UNC) showcased sponsored research and competed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place scholarships worth $500, $250 and $100, respectively. The showcase/competition was held in conjunction with the UFTI Reception during the 94th Annual Meeting of TRB in Washington, D.C. Below are the […]

Engineering students, faculty, researchers and professionals working in the area of transportation or computer sciences are invited to participate in the 3D Shape Retrieval Contest to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D-shape retrieval algorithms using the open-source scientific database created  by a project funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research Innovation, Development & Education Center (STRIDE), a […]