Month: August 2024
Ushering in a New Era at the UF Transportation Institute
August 29, 2024By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., UFTI Research Coordinator After a decade as the driving force behind the success of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI), Lily Elefteriadou, a distinguished professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering (CCE) within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment (ESSIE), is stepping down as its director. Kyle […]
Read more »Graduate Student Spotlight: Yuqiang Ning – Creating Smarter, Equitable Travel Through Transportation Electrification and Real-Time Navigation
August 28, 2024By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., UFTI Research Coordinator Yuqiang Ning, a doctoral student in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering (CCE), envisions a future where electrified transportation is affordable and accessible to everyone. He also imagines a future where travel times will be reduced for all users through intelligent transportation systems. Ning’s research area […]
Read more »Post Doctoral Spotlight: Sangung Park – Advancing Smarter Urban Planning and Disaster Resilience through Artificial Intelligence
August 28, 2024By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., UFTI Research Coordinator Sangung Park is a new postdoctoral associate at the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI). His work focuses on transportation and infrastructure systems engineering. Park is from South Korea. He attended the University of Seoul where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Park attended Purdue University for […]
Read more »2024 Research to Practice Transit Symposium
August 1, 2024The 2024 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium will take place October 22-24, 2024. 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 our lifetimes, the symposium provides a platform where transit experts share insights on how evidence-based […]
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