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
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UF & University of Kansas Researchers Advance to Semifinals of USDOT Inclusive Design Challenge
University of Florida faculty Dr. Sanaz Motamedi, Dr. Eakta Jain, Dr. Xilei Zhao, Dr. Wayne Gian and Dr. Boyi Ju were selected as semifinalists as part of the Inclusive Design challenge team led by the University of Kansas. The research… Read More
UFTI Team Selected as Finalist for ITE’s Vision Zero Sandbox Design Competition
Congratulations to Dr. Siva Srinivasan, Dr. Rui Guo, Dr. Karla Rodrigues-Silva, and Dr. Gustavo de Andrade for representing the UFTI in ITE’s Vision Zero Sandbox Challenge. The UFTI team has been selected as one of two finalists for the Professional… Read More
Find a Ride Florida Helps Older Drivers Discover Transportation Options
By: Dr. Justin Mason, Dr. Sandra Winter, Dr. Ilir Bejleri, and Donna Schoenfelder Research has shown that as people age, their eyesight, hearing, and reflexes are not as sharp as they once were. Additionally, their reaction time decreases, making it… Read More
NSF-Funded Study Creates Strategy to Improve System Performance of Traffic Apps
This study was recently published in IEEE – Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9312471) Doctoral candidate Stephen Spana and his adviser, Dr. Lili Du of the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, worked on a National Science Foundation study… Read More
Coordinated CAV Platooning Driving Using Real-Time Learning & Distributed Optimization
Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies present great opportunities for reducing traffic congestion through advanced sensors, communication, and portable computing devices – those which assist with conducting cooperative or coordinated driving. However, much of the CAV-related work focuses on assisting… 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
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
Dr. Fabio Sasahara Joins UFTI/McTrans as Associate Engineer
The UFTI welcomes Dr. Fabio Sasahara as Associate Engineer at the UFTI/McTrans Center. Dr. Sasahara specializes in applications related to the Highway Capacity Manual (HCS). He will be engaging with software developers to expand the HCS, provide customer technical support… Read More
Dr. Gustavo R. de Andrade Joins UFTI/McTrans as Associate Engineer
The UFTI welcomes Dr. Gustavo R. de Andrade as Associate Engineer at the UFTI’s McTrans Center. Dr. de Andrade has over 13 years of experience in transportation engineering consultancy, where he has contributed to and led projects on travel demand… Read More