Category: News

As part of the UFTI’s I-STREET initiative, a team of researchers at the University of Florida led by Dr. Sanjay Ranka, a Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), are working to evaluate connected vehicle (CV) technologies and applications installed by Siemens […]

The 2020 fire season has been one of the worst in decades destroying millions of acres in the western part of the United States. It has ruined homes, affected the lives of people, and destroyed natural habitats – home to a variety of flora and fauna. But what is the decision process taken by those […]

James Wersal, a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP) team, worked in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Gainesville on a STRIDE-funded project to better understand the perceptions, values, beliefs, and attitudes of drivers 65 years and older as it […]

UFTI Transportation doctoral student Sagar Patni and UF urban planning master’s student Juan Suarez conducted a study under the direction of their adviser, Dr. Siva Srinivasan, to track the impact of COVID-19 on ridership in the City of Gainesville, Florida, a college town that is home to the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. […]

Researchers at UFTI leading a STRIDE Center project in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology (GaTech) have developed a robust microsimulation extension. This will allow for the development and refinement of advanced transportation management strategies and evaluation procedures for the presence of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Simply put, the researchers have developed simulation […]

With an increase in the use of computer software, technologies and automation such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the built environment and the architecture, engineering, construction and operation industry (AEOC) have been experiencing a transformation that has greatly improved their industry. Due to a surge in the application […]

(This page is being updated regularly. If you’d like to contribute your thoughts and memories about Dr. Deja Jackson, please send them to iaviles@ce.ufl.edu.) Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are mourning the loss of Dr. Deja Jackson, a former graduate student at the UFTI. Deja was larger than life, a woman full of formidable energy […]

Dr. Sherrilene Classen and Dr. Justin Mason from the Department of Occupational Therapy and the Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation recently had two papers accepted for publication related to their STRIDE Project, UF & UAB’s Phase I Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology. The first publication details how they developed survey […]

Kevin J. Thibault was named Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 18, 2019. Since that time, Secretary Thibault has focused the agency on implementing several initiatives centered on improving safety, enhancing mobility and inspiring innovation.  He has also ensured that the agency remains an active partner with […]

Ms. Beth Kigel serves as National Practice Leader for Intelligent Transportation and Emerging Mobility Solutions and Vice President at HNTB – an employee-owned infrastructure firm that serves public and private owners and contractors. She is based in HNTB’s Miami office.  Ms. Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and assists transportation agencies, cities, and regions in […]