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Video Hi! I am Dr. Kari Edison Watkins, Frederick Law Olmsted Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech (GT). I have been a professor here at GT for 7 years, since finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Washington. My research is in multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology and […]

Video Ossama E. Ramadan, PhD, PE, ENV SP, PMP is on a mission to improve transportation system operations and performance. He has 18 years of experience including 8 years in traffic/ITS engineering, 10 years in transportation/civil infrastructure, and 7 years managing engineering teams under various project delivery systems and contract models. Dr. Ramadan currently serves […]

Ishtiak Ahmed is a doctoral student at North Carolina State University. His interest in transportation engineering has roots in mobility and safety issues on the roads of Bangladesh and in the U.S. Ishtiak is working on a STRIDE funded project titled “Integrated Implementation of Innovation Intersection Designs.” His adviser is Dr. Nagui Rouphail. On this project, […]

Leila Azizi is a doctoral student at Florida International University working on a STRIDE funded project titled “Performance Measurement and Management using Connected and Automated Vehicle Data.” Her adviser is Dr. Mohammed Hadi. On this project, Leila is specifically focusing on probability of breakdown, platooning, stability and safety estimation. Leila has presented preliminary findings related to this […]

Christopher Brown, a senior at The Citadel, won 2nd Place for his poster on Traffic Congestion, Planning, Rural Transportation at the 6th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region at Clemson, S.C. Chris is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering where he also serves as the Graduate College class representative for the School of […]

From left to right: The WTS Symposium; the ITE Student Leadership Summit; Dr. Kweku Brown, Dr. Jeff Davis and Dr. Dimitra Michalaka of The Citadel; and Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku of UAB. University of Florida ITE Leadership Conference. The STRIDE Center co-sponsored the Student Leadership Summit hosted by the UF Gator ITE student chapter on February 9-11, […]

Lindsay Braun, Ph.D., is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She teaches and conducts research in the field of transportation planning with emphasis on the built environment and travel behavior, active transportation, public health and social justice. After graduating with her master’s […]

There’s been plenty of activity in the past year across the STRIDE consortium related to introducing young children, girls and high school students to transportation engineering as a career. Learn about how The Citadel, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Jackson State University are reaching out K-12 students and teaching them about transportation engineering. […]

Faculty and students affiliated with the STRIDE Center from the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted Transportation Camp South on February 24, 2018, in Atlanta, Ga. Transportation Camp South is an “unconference”, which is programmed and led by attendees. The agenda is set the day of the conference and participants can propose a session. The format […]