Luan Guilherme Staichak Carvalho is a doctoral student affiliated with the University of Florida Transportation Institute who specializes in machine learning and mathematical optimization. As novel technologies such as connected and autonomous vehicles emerge, Carvalho is applying this knowledge to… Read More
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STRIDE Student Spotlight: Lindsay Martin Oluyede, Ph.D. Candidate, UNC Chapel Hill
Lindsay Martin Oluyede is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill specializing in transportation decision-making. Specifically, she became interested in transportation equity and inclusive transportation decision-making while working at the consulting firm ICF after… Read More
Featured Research: Automatic Safety Diagnosis in a Connected Vehicle Environment
Dr. Shuang Tu of Jackson State University is leading a STRIDE project that aims to develop a computational pipeline of a near-crash diagnostic system to identify near-crash events. The STRIDE-funded project is titled “Automatic Safety Diagnosis in Connected Vehicle Environment”.… Read More
STRIDE 2021 Virtual Student Poster Showcase & Competition
The STRIDE Center featured student research during the 2021 Virtual Student Poster Showcase & Competition held during a live, online event on Friday, January 29, 2021, in conjunction with TRB. Congratulations to the winners of the event! 1st Place –… Read More
STRIDE Project A4
Identification of unpredictable sources of non-recurring congestion and mitigating strategies Research Team Mr. Thomas Chase, Research Scholar, NCSUAngshuman Guin, Ph.D., Georgia TechAndrew Sullivan, Ph.D., University of Alabama at BirminghamRod Turochy, Ph.D., Auburn UniversityChristopher Cunningham, Ph.D., North Carolina State UniversityVirginia Sisiopiku,… Read More
STRIDE Assists with Establishing Internship Program for Women at UF
A first-ever Women in Transportation Initiative (WITI) Internship Program was established at the University of Florida this spring 2020 with the assistance of the STRIDE Center. WITI is a flagship program of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of… Read More
STRIDE Product: FREEVAL Calibration for Freeway and Travel Reliability (Project I)
Recent statistics show that interstates serve over 25% of the nation’s total Vehicle Mile Traveled (VMT) and over 40% of all truck VMT. Incidents are one of the most frequent and most impactful contributors to unreliable travel times on freeways.… Read More
STRIDE Product: Methodologies and Lane-Changing Algorithm for CAVs (Project O2)
With the development of automation and connectivity technology, there will be more connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) entering the road network. Before all of the existing human-driven vehicles (HVs) are replaced by CAVs, there will be a long transition period… Read More
Improving Work Zone Capacity Models with Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data (Project B2)
As the National Highway System grows older, an increasing number of work zones have been implemented to address the growing needs of maintenance and construction. However, the reduced operating speed, narrowed lane width and shoulder clearance, and other construction activities,… Read More
Online Resources for K-12 Educators
For at-home teachers and parents looking for educational resources related to engineering and transportation, STRIDE maintains a list of free K-12 resources on its website. Included in this resource list are STEM activities from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE);… Read More