Wednesday, Jan. 29

Upcoming Events

Feb. 7 - 9: ITE Student Leadership Conference February 7 - 9 at Florida International University. The UFTI is a co-sponsor of the ITE Student Leadership Conference. See the agenda, register, and more here.

Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.: Dr. Pat Mokhtarian - Susan G. and Christopher D. Pappas Professor & Group Coordinator, Transportation Systems Engineering Smart Cities, Sustainable Communities, Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering - will give a lecture titled Pursuing the "Impossible" Dream: Incorporating Attitudes into Regional Transportation Models in the Reitz Union Room 2355. The lecture will be followed by a reception. Dr. Mokhtarian's visit as a Distinguished Lecturer is hosted by ESSIE and the UFTI.

Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 10th Annual WTS Symposium on the Role of Transportation Affecting Climate Change in the Reitz Union room G320 on the UF Campus. RSVP here

Feb. 20 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Dr. Nick Evans - Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, UMass Lowell - will give a presentation titled Distributive Justice and Autonomous Vehicles in NEB 100. This visit is hosted by the UFTI and the Department of Philosophy in NEB 100 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. See the flyer for this talk here.

Feb. 26 - 27: Florida Occupant Protection Coalition Meeting in Gainesville, FL Learn more about the Florida Occupant Protection Coalition here

March 26 - 27: The 8th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region will be held in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information on the conference including registration click here.

STRIDE K-12 Workshop at the UTC Conference on Thursday, March 26. The session will focus on on Issues Related to K-12 Outreach . If you would like more information on the session, please contact Ondine Wells at [email protected] .

Past Events

January 13, 2020 I-STREET showcased at TRB in D.C. In the exhibits hall Austin Guerra described the various projects associated with I-STREET's real-world testbed developing and implementing advanced transportation solutions. Pictures from the day are available here.

I-STREET Showcases in January January 9, 2020 I-STREET showcased at the Consumer Technology Association CES 2020 in Las Vegas. At the USDOT booth Ines Aviles-Spadoni and Roozbeh Rahmani discussed with visitors how the real-world testbed in Gainesville, Florida is facilitation transportation technology development and deployment. Pictures from the day are available here.

The City of Gainesville created a video showcasing a research partnership between the UFTI and the city This project explores a fairly new area of research: looking at near-misses as a metric of safety. Researchers from the UFTI are collaborating with the City of Gainesville Department of Mobility on a newly-funded National Science Foundation Smart Cities Project. Find out more about this project aimed at saving lives by studying intersections where near-misses occur.

Watch the video

What do connected traffic signals do with unconnected vehicles? Read all about it in the FDOT Research Showcase. The results of project BDV33-977-05 Before-and-After Implementation Studies of Advanced Signal Control Technologies in Florida. The PI on this project is Lily Elefteriadou (UF). The summary can be found here. The final report can be found here.

FDOT Research Highlights The results of project BDV29-977-31 Large Truck Crash Analysis for Freight Mobility and Safety Enhancement in Florida. The PIs on this project are Xia Jin (FIU) and Ilir Bejleri (UF). The summary can be found here. The final report can be found here. The results of project BDV31-977-41 Macro Synthetic Fiber Reinforcement for Improved Structural Performance of Concrete Bridge Girders. The PI on this project is H.R. Hamilton (UF). The summary can be found here. The final report can be found here.

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