Congratulations to University of Florida students Megan McGinley, Eleftheria Kontou and Yinan Zhang for receiving scholarships from WTS Central Florida and WTS South Florida. Frankee Hellinger Undergraduate Scholarship, 2016 (WTS Central Florida): Megan McGinley Megan McGinley graduated from UF with… Read More
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Transportation Students Participate in ESSIE Poster Symposium
The 18th Annual Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) Poster Symposium took place on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Press Box in the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Students from all the school’s departments (Civil, Coastal and Environmental)… Read More
Students Develop BRT System for Cuban Infrastructure Challenge
Daniel Ruiz began his junior year in the Fall of 2015 with the burning desire to apply the knowledge gained from his classes to real world applications. So, when the opportunity presented itself, he immediately gravitated towards the Cuba Infrastructure… Read More
McTrans Releases New Roundabouts Module in HCS 2010
The Roundabouts module has a completely redesigned interface in Release 6.80 of HCS 2010. Following the new architecture introduced for the Two-Way Stop-Controlled module in Release 6.70, the new user view is provided in two forms: sliding pages or split-screen… Read More
Maria Cahill, AICP, Joins the UFTI as New Transportation Technology Transfer (T2) Center Director
The UFTI and the T2 Center are excited to announce that, after extensive interviews and a stringent screening process, Maria A. Cahill, AICP will take the position as Center Director in April 2016. Cahill earned her B.A. in Political Science… Read More
UFTI Director Presents on Driver Behavior & Traffic Modeling at FSU-FAMU Research Seminar
Who says Gators, Rattlers and Cimarrons can’t live in harmony? This past month, Dr. Lily Elefteriadou traveled up to Tallahassee to present her research on “Driver Behavior and Characteristics and their Use in Traffic Modeling”. The talk was part of… Read More
Digital Worlds and UFTI Affiliate Hosts Webinar on Driver’s Motion Depth Database; Recording Available!
On March 7, 2016 Dr. Barmpoutis of the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida hosted a webinar to demonstrate how to use the Driver’s Motion Depth Database (DMDDB) that he and his team of collaborators from the University… Read More
UFTI Affiliate Receives Funding from FDOT for Big Data Project
We live in a world where massive amounts of data are currently available to us. In 2013, the size of the digital universe was estimated to be near 5 zettabytes (1 zettabyte = 1 million terabytes) and is expected to… Read More
UFTI Professors Receive FDOT Funding to Enhance Road Ranger Deployment and Safety
Have you ever seen a traffic crash on the highway? Or maybe just someone with a flat tire? In many cases you will also see a freeway service patrol vehicle assisting motorists, known as Road Rangers here in Florida. They… Read More
Student Spotlight: Jerone Dunbar, Ph.D. Student in Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
The world of autonomous vehicles is rapidly changing, and what was once a dream in various science fiction films is inching closer and closer to reality. Many companies, such as Google and Tesla, are publicly working on autonomous vehicles, but… Read More