Several apps such as Waze and Google Map provide ways for travelers to share routing decisions with each other. These apps aggregate the data to provide information on the best routes to take and the time it takes to arrive… Read More
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Using Machine Learning Techniques to Help Mitigate Congestion
Urban traffic control is one of the most important and challenging issues facing cities. Increases in the volume of traffic has significant impacts on congestion and consequently in the amount of time that travelers spend on the road. Furthermore, traffic… Read More
Big Data & Artificial Intelligence Help to Improve Operations & Safety at Intersections
These days, road networks in our cities contain a variety of smart and connected infrastructure which generate an abundance of Big Data. This data can be processed to improve the flow of traffic and safety for both vehicles and pedestrians.… Read More
From Family, Youth, Community Sciences to Civil Engineering
Leonie Barkakati has a bachelor’s degree in Family, Youth, Community Sciences (FYCM) from the University of Florida. She is a graduate student in the civil engineering program specializing in transportation. Her advisor is Dr. Xilei Zhao. Barkakati is the first… Read More
UF Civil Engineering Graduate Student Models Car-Following Behavior of an Autonomous Transit Shuttle in Lake Nona, FL
For his master’s thesis, civil engineering graduate student Shinya Maehara is developing car-following models in the presence of an Autonomous Transit Shuttle (ATS). He is looking at how the autonomous shuttle in Lake Nona, Florida behaves when sharing the road… Read More
Dr. Scott Washburn and Graduate Student Develop Interchange Design Guidance for Ramp Metering
Akhilesh Moreshwar Shastri is a master’s student in the civil engineering transportation program. He worked with Dr. Scott Washburn on a ramp signal timing project that aimed to create algorithms and an on-ramp metering operations design. The project, Interchange Design… Read More
How UFTI is Evaluating Mobility under COVID-19
COIVD-19 continues to affect the lives of millions of people around the world with deleterious effects to the economy. Understanding where people are traveling to, and the decision-making process associated with travel, including the effects on transit and ridership, will… Read More
Isabelle Wandenkolk Works with Rural Veterans to Understand Perceptions, Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles
Isabelle Wandenkolk is a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP). She will be working in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to better understand the perceptions of rural Veterans… Read More
Yiming Xu uses Machine Learning to Explore the Role of Micromobility in Reducing Traffic Congestion
Micro-mobility such as e-scooters and dockless bicycles have gained popularity in recent years and are widely seen in the urban transportation system. Because most of these lightweight devices are used in and around downtown areas, they have the potential to… Read More
UFTI-McTrans Welcomes New Staff: Melissa Ginoza, Visual Designer
Melissa Ginoza is the Visual Designer for the McTrans Center at the University of Florida (UF). She graduated from Walla Walla University with a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design. She has been in the design field for three years, working… Read More