Researchers from the University of Florida Transportation Institute’s (UFTI) I-STREET Living Lab traveled in May 2023 to the SunTrax Test Facility in Auburndale, Florida, to test an algorithm they created that optimizes and operates traffic signals, thus improving safety and… Read More
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Engineering Students Win Five National Awards
Recently, a group of the University of Florida (UF) Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering students, collectively known as the “Eckhoff Student Steel Bridge Team,” became the first team ever to win the competition three years in a row and won… Read More
Understanding the Riding Experience of People with Disabilities in an Automated Shuttle
About 41 million Americans have disabilities and here in Florida, with its older demographic, providing more mobility options is a high priority. A research team at the University of Florida (UF) recently studied persons with disabilities’ attitudes about utilizing automated… Read More
Call for Abstract! Research to Practice Transit Symposium October 24-26, 2023
The 2023 “Research to Practice” Transit Symposium is now accepting abstract submissions from transportation researchers and professionals to be considered for presentation. Please submit your abstract by filling out this questionnaire by August 18, 2023. For accepted presentations, presenters will… Read More
STRIDE Partner, UNC at Chapel Hill, Studied Safety for Urban Deliveries
Our STRIDE partner, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill studied the rise of urban freight delivery vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities. The research team produced an infographic to summarize their key findings and possible solutions. Download… Read More
Women in Transportation History
Dr. Reggie Chandra Joins UFTI External Advisory Board
We welcome Dr. Reggie Chandra as the newest member of our External Advisory Board. He is the founder and CEO of Rhythm Engineering, in Lenexa, Kansas and a traffic engineer specializing in traffic congestion. Currently, he focuses on “Smart Cities”… Read More
Dr. Siva Srinivasan Assumes New Position at UFTI
On March 2, Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, Director of the UF Transportation Institute announced that Dr. Siva Srinivasan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, would assume the newly created position of Associate Director of UFTI beginning March 3, 2023. Dr. Srinivasan’s immediate… Read More
UFTI Director honored by AAAS
UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou was recently honored as a lifetime fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Dr. Elefteriadou is affiliated… Read More
New NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates project led by Dr. Sandip Ray to focus on cybersecurity for vehicles
University of Florida’s College of Engineering will soon be hosting a new REU site, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF.) REU stands for Research Experiences for Undergraduates and is a unique opportunity for small cohorts of… Read More