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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 at their destinations. Apps do this via coordinated routing schemes (CRMs).  But exactly who are […]

Help us save lives and improve mobility on existing transportation infrastructure using emerging technologies and its associated data! Solve these and other highway transportation problems using real-world data from the I-STREET real-world testbed, a collaboration of the University of Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the City of Gainesville. We welcome student teams from […]

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 signal control timing does not change in real-time based on changes in traffic patterns or […]

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. At the UFTI, transportation and computer science engineers are working on a Florida Department of […]

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 graduate student in the transportation program to come from FYCS. Making the jump from a […]

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 with human-driven vehicles. Maehara’s thesis is titled Calibration of Car-Following Models under Traffic Flow with […]

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 be key to assisting agencies in assessing emergency responses and preparing for major public health […]

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 as it relates to the acceptance and adoption of automated vehicle (AV) technology. The title […]

Guoqian Yan is an Application Developer Analyst in the McTrans Center at the University of Florida (UF). She earned dual master’s degrees in Computer Science from UF and Cartography and Geographic Information System from Northeast Normal University, China. She is now a Ph.D. Candidate in the UF Department of Geography with a Certificate in Geographic […]

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 in Washington, Hawaii, and Central Florida before joining McTrans Center. She has worked with many […]