Our students are an important part of the UF Transportation Institute and we’re excited to be able to feature some of them in our newsletter. This month we’re featuring Ph.D. student, Fabio Sasahara. Fabio came to the UFTI after working… Read More
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UFTI Affiliate Dr. Ruth Steiner Presents Seminars in Indonesia
Over the summer this year, Dr. Ruth Steiner of the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, participated in an ongoing collaboration between the University of Florida and the University of Indonesia on an International Development Smart Cities project. Dr. Steiner… Read More
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Presented her Research at the University of São Paulo in Brazil
UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou traveled to Brazil in August 2019 to present her work on “Signal Control Optimization for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles”, a project funded by NSF (Award Number 1446813; additional information on this project is provided at http://avian.essie.ufl.edu/about/). She… Read More
UFTI Welcomes Amanda Day to the External Advisory Board
Amanda Day is the founder and president of Day Communications, Inc., an Orlando-based firm specializing in communication and marketing strategies for organizations in the transportation, engineering, hospitality and professional services industries. Amanda draws on more than 20 years of wide-reaching… Read More
Measuring the Impact of Monster Jam on Venue Flooring
Two UF Civil Engineering professors teamed up with Feld Entertainment to research the impact of over-sized motor vehicles on venue floors in an event called Monster Jam, the largest motor-sport event that tours globally throughout arenas and stadiums. Funded by… Read More
Gator ITE Wins District Traffic Bowl Championship
The Gator ITE Student Chapter’s traffic bowl team recently won grand prize in the ITE Florida Puerto Rico District Traffic Bowl, and will continue on to compete for the international title at the ITE International Meeting in Austin, TX. The… Read More
Alumni Highlight: Abi Komma
Abi Komma graduated from the UF with a Masters of Science in Transportation Engineering in August 2008. Komma is currently employed as a senior data scientist on the Computer Vision Platform team at Uber in San Francisco. The team is… Read More
Fabio Sasahara Selected as Runner Up for the Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Fabio Sasahara for being awarded $1,000 as runner-up for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is a memorial to the outstanding professional accomplishments and contributions of Jack E. Leisch,… Read More
Congratulations to Our Spring 2019 Graduates!
Occupational Therapy Researchers Determine Impact of In-Vehicle Information Systems or Advanced Driving Assistance Systems on Older Drivers
Researchers in the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, led by Dr. Sherrilene Classen, recently published, “Smart In-Vehicle Technologies and Older Drivers: A Scoping Review” in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy’s Special Issue on Robotics, AI, and Automation. The researchers… Read More