Month: January 2024
Uncovering Bias in Human Mobility Analysis through Mobile Device Location Data
Doctoral student Xiaojian Zhang is working to reduce social inequalities by analyzing biases in mobile device location data gathered and tracked from technologies such as mobile phones or other GPS-enabled devices. Mobile device location data has become an important tool for transportation researchers and professionals working to improve human mobility analysis. For example, transportation professionals […]
Read more »New Study Sheds Light on How Autonomous Shuttles Impact People of All Abilities
Dr. Sherrilene Classen, chair and professor in the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, and her colleagues at the University of Florida studied how the lived experiences of people with and without disabilities impact their feelings about using autonomous shuttles (AS) after riding in such a vehicle. The information gained from this study has the potential […]
Read more »UFTI Attends the 103rd Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Students, faculty, and staff attended this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting in early January, traveling to the nation’s capital to present their research and network with fellow transportation professionals, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Below is a snapshot of some notable UFTI achievements related to this event. See the image gallery for pictures from this […]
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