All STRIDE webinars are free to the public.
Archived Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
Using Big Data to Spot Incident-Induced Congestion and Anticipate Demand-Induced Congestion
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
- George List, Ph.D., North Carolina State University (NCSU)
- Michael Hunter, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
- Billy Williams, Ph.D., North Carolina State University (NCSU)
- Mohammed Hadi, Ph.D., Florida International University (FIU)
In this webinar, we will examine Bluetooth, video, and connected vehicle data to see if the occurrence of incident-induced congestion (IIC) can be identified as well as the onset of demand-induced congestion (DIC). We explore the use of machine learning, cluster analysis, and ex-post-facto data analysis to develop logic by which statistical trends in the distributions of travel rates (or speeds) can be correlated with these events, minimizing the likelihoods of false positives and negatives.
Micro-Mobility as a Solution to Reduce Urban Traffic Congestion
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
- Xilei Zhao, Ph.D., University of Florida (UF)
- Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
- Ruth Steiner, Ph.D., University of Florida (UF)
Micromobility is an innovative transportation strategy that has demonstrated a great potential for congestion mitigation. However, the research on micromobility is very limited in the field of transportation. This project conducted a comprehensive study to analyze, quantify, and understand the impacts of micromobility on congestion reduction and generate new knowledge to facilitate the planning of micromobility services.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Leadership Webinar: Techniques to Diversify & Support Transportation Workforce
Monday, May 9, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
- Mehri M. Mohebbi, Ph.D. (Transportation Equity (TE) Program Director, University of Florida)
- Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., FITE (TREND Lab Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D., P.E. (Associate Professor, The Citadel)
The webinar is free and is hosted as part of the ongoing Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development & Education Center (STRIDE) project “A Framework to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Workforce Development in the Southeast States”. The purpose of the webinar is to help southeast DOTs, LTAPs, MPOs, professional organizations, and the private sector to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the transportation workforce. The webinar provides information on:
- Innovative Strategies to Diversify & Support
- Tools/Techniques for Inclusive Community Outreach
- Pathways to Develop Effective Diversity Plans/Programs
Participants will have an opportunity to get engaged in discussions with other policymakers and practitioners on topics related to EDI during interactive exercises. Participants will also get a link to a survey about EDI in the workforce.
***Registration Closed Due to Limited Space***
Note: This webinar will likely be repeated in the future. If you were not able to register for this webinar, please send an email with your name and affiliation to Ondine Wells, Technology Transfer Coordinator/STRIDE, at owells@ufl.edu, so that we can alert you to future webinars related to the transportation equity topic.
What do Drivers Really Think about Autonomous Vehicles?
Quantifying Drivers’ Perceptions before and after Exposure to Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
- Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., University of Florida (UF)
- Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
- Wencui Yang, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
The deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies may hold important health and safety benefits for drivers across the driving lifespan. However, such benefits can materialize only if transportation users are willing to embrace the emerging technologies. Earlier studies document a wide variance in acceptance practices, based solely on surveys of drivers. This research used a combined approach of surveys and lived experiences of drivers engaging with AV technologies to examine technology acceptance and adoption of AV technologies. The webinar summarizes findings from the analysis of younger and middle-aged drivers’ perceptions of AVs before and after a) “driving” an interactive high-fidelity RTI driving simulator, in Level 4 autonomous mode, and b) riding in an autonomous shuttle (AS). Moreover, it discusses predictive models of facilitators and barriers for AV acceptance built from data collected from younger and middle-aged drivers (N=106) and older drivers (N=104). The findings reveal important foundational information about driver acceptance, their intention to use AVs, barriers to AV technology, and well-being related to AV technology across the driving lifespan.
Recent Webinars
Researchers from the STRIDE Center presented the latest products emerging from their cutting-edge transportation research during a 3-day virtual showcase.
Each day featured tools and strategies around a central theme.
View the Agenda, Product Videos, and Project Briefs
Archived Webinars
| Year | Topic | Presenter(s) | Date | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | STRIDE 2021 Product Showcase: Day 1, Transit and Mobility Options | Moderator: Noreen McDonald, UNC Panelists: Malisa Mccreedy, City of Gainesville; Mathew Palmer, Durham, NC Public Schools; Xiang “Jacob” Yan, UF Presenters: Kai Monast, NCSU/ITRE; Xilei Zhao, UF; Justin Mason, UF; Lili Du, UF; Virginia Sisiopiku, UAB | November 16, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | STRIDE 2021 Product Showcase: Day 2, Advanced Strategies and Technologies for Congestion Mitigation | Moderator: Mike Hunter, GaTech Panelists: Joseph Hummer, North Carolina DOT and Maria Roell, Atlanta Regional Commission Presenters: Nasim Uddin, UAB; Nagui Rouphail, NCSU; Pruthvi Manjunatha, UF; Angshuman Guin, GaTech; Mohammed Hadi, FIU; Lily Elefteriadou, UF | November 17, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | STRIDE 2021 Product Showcase: Day 3, Equity in Transportation | Moderator: Lily Elefteriadou, UF Panelists: Virginia Whittington, MetroPlan Orlando and Alison Stettner, FDOT Presenters: Siva Srinivasan, UF; Mehri Mohebbi, UF; Ruth Steiner, UF; Noreen McDonald, UNC; Ishtiak Ahmed, NCSU; Eleni Bardaka, NCSU | November 18, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Findings from Autonomous Shuttle Demonstrations and Challenges Ahead | Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D., Justin Mason, Ph.D., Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., and Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., University of Florida | October 20, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Evaluation of Work Zone Mobility by Utilizing Naturalistic Driving Study Data, Phase II | Huaguo Hugo Zhou, Ph.D. and Dan Xu, Auburn University | October 6, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Get Your Bus Out of Traffic: Where and When Congestion Impacts School Buses and Public Transportation | Kai Monast, North Carolina State University/ITRE; Ruth Steiner, Ph.D., University of Florida; Jeremy Scott, North Carolina State University / ITRE | August 4, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Transportation’s Critical Role in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout | Abigail Cochran, Ph.D., Noreen McDonald, Ph.D., and Mary Wolfe, Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Kai Monast, MRP, North Carolina State University; and Ryan Brumfield, PE, North Carolina Department of Transportation | June 30, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Transportation to Health Care and COVID-19: Exploring Pandemic-Era Travel Trends and Post-Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities | Abigail Cochran, Ph.D., Lindsay Oluyede, MURP, Doctoral Candidate, and Olivia Jueyu Wang, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward Fishman, Principal, Via Transportation, Inc.; and Herb Mullen, Director, Inter-County Public Transportation Authority (ICPTA) | June 16, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicles: A Demonstration Study | Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., University of Florida; Justin Mason, Ph.D., University of Florida; Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | May 26, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Combining Emerging Data Collection and Modeling Strategies in Support of Signal Control Optimization | Mohammed Hadi, Ph.D, PE, Florida International University Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | May 19, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Work Zone Driver Behavior Extraction and Modelling using AI-system and Vissim | Yichang (James) Tsai, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology Rod Turochy, Ph.D., Auburn University | May 12, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Traffic Simulation Parameters, Merge Configurations, and Capacity Modeling for Freeway Work Zones | Rod Turochy, Ph.D., Auburn University and Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | April 21, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Adapting K-12 Programs to a Virtual Environment during COVID-19 | Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D., The Citadel; Jennifer Meadows, Ph.D., Tennessee Technical University, and Carey Wilson, Tennessee Technical University | April 14, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Introduction to Equity Engagement | Mehri "Mehrsa" Mohebbi, Ph.D., University of Florida, Susan Wood, RTD; Miguel Angel Vazquez, Riverside University Health System | March 31, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Get on Board with FDOT! Student Opportunities at the Florida Department of Transportation | Brigette Kornbroke, Michelle O'Donnell, and Vitor Suguri, Florida Department of Transportation | March 24, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Human factors research at UFTI: Current Research and Future Directions | Moderator - Alexander Bond, UFTI External Advisory Board member; Speakers: Paul Lewis, Eno Center for Transportation; University of Florida Researchers: Eakta Jain, Ph.D.; Nicholas Napoli, Ph.D.; Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D.; Sanaz Motamedi, Ph.D.; Justin Mason, Ph.D.; and Wayne C.W. Giang, Ph.D. | March 10, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | Introduction to Mobility Patterns & Transportation Project Equitable Process | Mehri "Mehrsa" Mohebbi, Ph.D., University of Florida; Dr. Larry Schooler; Joey Goldman, Kearns & West | February 17, 2021 | Video |
| 2021 | STRIDE 2021 Virtual Student Poster Showcase & Competition | January 29, 2021 | Video | |
| 2020 | Strategies for Mitigating Congestion in Small Urban and Rural Areas | Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D., Associate Professor at The Citadel and Michael Hunter, Ph.D., Professor at Georgia Tech | November 4, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | New Approaches to Conducting Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) in the Southeastern United States | Ruth Steiner, Ph.D, University of Florida and Tabitha Combs, Ph.D, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | October 21, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Framework for the Operational Analysis of Ramp Weaves | Nagui M. Rouphail, Ph.D., NCSU | October 12, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | I-STREET: A Real-World Transportation Testbed in Gainesville, FL | Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D., University of Florida | September 16, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Evaluation of the Operational Effects of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) through Microsimulation | Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D., University of Florida; Michael Hunter, Ph.D., Georgia Tech; and Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D, University of Florida | September 9, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Discovering Potential Market for the Integration of Public Transportation & Emerging Shared-Mobility Services | Lili Du, Ph.D., University of Florida, and Ming Lee, Ph.d. (on behalf of Xia Jin, Ph.D.), Florida International University | August 19, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Planning for Urban Freight Delivery: How do City Codes Accommodate Freight? | Noreen McDonald, Ph.D., and Charles Edwards, UNC at Chapel Hill | August 12, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | South Carolina (SC) Bike and Pedestrian Clearinghouse | Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D, P.E. , The Citadel | August 5, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Creation of graduate curriculum explaining relationships between Public Health, Physical Activity, Urban Mobility and The Built Environment | Dr. William J. Davis and Dr. Daniel B. Bornstein , The Citadel | July 8, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram Approach to Traffic Flow with Autonomous/Connected Vehicles | Dr. Robert Whalin, Jackson State University, and Guojing Hu, PhD Candidate, Jackson State University | July 1, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Fly-By Image Processing for Real Time Congestion Mitigation | Dr. Nasim Uddin and AbdelAziz AbdelLatef, UAB | June 3, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Technology Influence on Travel Demand and Behaviors | Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku, UAB | May 13, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Performance Measurement and Management Using Connected and Automated Vehicle Data | Dr. Mohammed Hadi, FIU | April 22, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Modeling Bus Ridership Trends on a Hyper-Local Level Between 2012 and 2018 | Dr. Simon Berrebi, GaTech | April 1, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Do Southeastern Millennials Uber? Initial Findings from North Carolina | Dr. Allie Thomas, UNC Chapel Hill | February 12, 2020 | Video |
| 2020 | Impact of Smartphone Applications on Trip Routing and Congestion Management | Dr. Angshuman Guin, GaTech; Dr. Mohammed Hadi, FIU | January 29, 2020 | Video |
| 2019 | Freeway Facility Reliability: Improved Modeling of Incident Impacts | Dr. Nagui Rouphail and Dr. Behzad Aghdashi, NCSU | November 13, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | ENO Center for Transportation: Analyzing Bus Ridership Decline | Dr. Simon Berrebi, GaTech; Dr. Alice Grossman, Senior Policy Analyst, Eno Center for Transportation | November 7, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | TRB committee on Travel and Land Development (ADD30): Managing Parking | Hosted by UNC Chapel Hill, STRIDE Project E Timothy Reardon and Kasia Hart, Metropolitan Area Planning Council; Aaron Zimmerman, District of Columbia Department of Transportation | November 6, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Options at Continuous Flow Intersections | Chris Cunningham and Ishtiak Ahmed, NCSU | October 23, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | The Impact of Driver Characteristics on Headway Selection and Free-Flow Speed at Work Zones by Utilizing Naturalistic Driving Study Data | Dr. Huaguo Hugo Zhou and Dan Xu, Auburn University | October 2, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | Innovation in Access to Healthcare: Understanding Transport Barriers | Dr. Noreen McDonald and Mary Wolfe, UNC Chapel Hill | September 18, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | Comparing Transit Agency Peer Groups using Cluster Analysis | Dr. Kari Watkins, Georgia Institute of Technology | June 12, 2019 | Video |
| 2019 | Overview of I-STREET: A Real-World Transportation Testbed in Gainesville, FL | Dr. Clark Letter, UF | May 15, 2019 | Video |
| 2018 | An Overview of Work Zone Crash Severity Trends and Work Zone Planning to Minimize Secondary Crashes | Dr. Rod Turochy, Auburn University | September 13, 2018 | Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 |
| 2017 | Recalculating...Connected Autonomous Vehicles? It's Time For an Intellectual Reset | Gregory Winfree, Director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) | November 30, 2017 | Link |
| 2017 | FROM RUMBLE STRIPS TO TEXT STOPS: INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING | Robert W. Peters, Ph.D.,Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering; Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, and Mariah Stasiak, TRIP Lab Manager, Department of Psychology (University of Alabama at Birmingham) | June 16, 2017 | |
| 2017 | EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL OPTIONS IN WORK ZONES | Virginia P. Sisiopiku, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, and Ossama Ramadan Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering (University of Alabama at Birmingham) | June 9, 2017 | |
| 2017 | STRIDE RESEARCH SUMMER SEMINAR | Robert Peters, Ph.D., Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D. and Siva Srinivasan Ph.D., Priyanka Alluri, Ph.D., P.E., David C. Schwebel, Ph.D., Brian J. Morton, Ph.D., Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D., Ossama Ramadan, Ph.D., Ruth Steiner, Ph.D. | June 2, 2017 | Link |
| 2017 | DO’S AND DON’TS OF SMARTPHONE GPS DATA SOURCES FOR CYCLIST TRAVEL BEHAVIOR | Kari E. Watkins, Ph.D., Frederick Law Olmstead Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering | May 12, 2017 | |
| 2017 | DYNAMIC ATM STRATEGY SELECTION TOOL (FREEVAL-DSS) | Dr. Nagui Rouphail and Dr. Behzad Aghadshi, Institute for Transportation Research & Education (ITRE), North Carolina State University | May 12, 2017 | |
| 2016 | ATM WORKSHOP ON FREEVAL-DSS | Link | ||
| 2016 | STRIDE WORKSHOP INTRODUCE PLANNING TOOLS FOR LINKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION | June 13-15, 2016 | ||
| 2016 | SEMINAR ON CONTROL OF FREEWAY CORRIDORS: OBJECTIVES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, STRATEGIES | March 24, 2016 | Link | |
| 2016 | OPEN ACCESS DATABSE FOR INVESTIGATING BODY MOVEMENTS WHILE PERFORMING DRIVING TASKS. | March 7, 2016 | ||
| 2016 | STATEWIDE TRAINING OF SAFETYANALYST IN FLORIDA | Priyanka Alluri, PhD, PE, Florida International University | ||
| 2016 | SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION: AN EDUCATIONAL MODULE & COST CALCULATOR TO SUPPORT SCHOOL SITING & TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING | |||
| 2016 | AN OPEN ACCESS DATABASE FOR INVESTIGATING BODY MOVEMENTS WHILE PERFORMING DRIVING TASKS | Dr. Angelos Barmpoutis of the Digital Worlds Institute, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida | ||
| 2015 | CONFERENCE: ENHANCING DRIVING: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH | |||
| 2015 | WORKSHOP: MANAGED LANES ON ARTERIALS WORKSHOPS | Yafeng Yin | ||
| 2015 | WEBINAR: EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS SHOWCASE | June 18, 2015 | ||
| 2015 | WEBINAR: PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING | June 11, 2015 | Link | |
| 2015 | WORKSHOP: ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT | |||
| 2014 | Connected and Automated Vehicles Meet Big Data: Current Research & Future Directions | Adel W. Sadek, Ph.D., Professor of Civil Engineering, Director, Institute for Sustainable Transportation & Logistics, Director, Transportation Informatics Tier I University Transportation Center, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | February 1, 2014 | Seminar |
| 2013 | WEBINAR AND COMPUTER LAB WORKSHOP ON MANAGED LANES OPERATIONS AND SIMULATION USING CORSIM | Dimitra Michalaka, Ph.D., University of Florida | April 29 & 30, 2013 | |
| 2013 | TRANSPORTATION SAFETY: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE | April 3, 2013 | ||
| 2013 | TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY: NETWORK-LEVEL CHARACTERIZATION AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS | Hani Mahmassani, William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation & Director of the Transportation Center, Northwestern University | March 8, 2013 | |
| 2012 | IMPROVED TIMELINESS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO CRASH DATA AND TOOLS FOR SAFETY ANALYSIS | Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida | November 29, 2012 | |
| 2012 | WTS UF TRANSPORTATION SYMPOSIUM ON LEADERSHIP | Kathy Caldwell, ASCE National Past Presidet; Marcia Ferranto, WTS International President; and Laura Kelley,Deputy Executive Director of Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority | November 6, 2012 | |
| 2012 | How the Upper Troposphere Can Inform Transportation Related Air Pollution | Barron Henderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF Environmental Engineering Sciences | October 30, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Optimization Problems in Rail Transportation | Krishna C. Jha, Innovative Scheduling | October 23, 2012 | |
| 2012 | A Revised Version of the HCM 2010 Urban Streets Automobile LOS Methodology | Seckin Ozkul, Doctoral Student | September 25, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Two-Lane Highway Simulation and Analysis | Jing Li, Ph.D., University of Florida, Civil Engineering | September 18, 2012 | |
| 2012 | The Economics of Potential Reduction of Rural Road Systems in Kansas | Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Florida | September 6, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Two-lane Highway Simulation and Analysis | Jing Li, doctoral student | August 9, 2012 | |
| 2012 | An Evaluation of the Joint Operation of Ramp Metering and Variable Speed Limits using CORSIM | Evangelos Mintsis, master’s student | July 26, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Two-Lane Highway Operations under a Lane Closure | Don Watson, master’s student | July 19, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Lane Changing on Freeways | Corey Hill, master’s student | July 12, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Differentiated Pricing of Transportation Network | Mahmood Zangui, doctoral student | July 12, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Integrated Pricing of Roads and Electricity Enabled by Wireless Power Transfer | Fang He, doctoral student | June 28, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Modeling Household Social-Recreational Activity Participation Patterns | Kwangkyu Lim, doctoral student | June 21, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Integration of Toll Plazas Modeling into CORSIM, Implementation of Toll Plaza Analysis into FREEPLAN | Robin Osborne, M.S. | June 7, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Geometric Design, Speed, and Safety | John M. Mason, Jr., Ph.D., PE, vice president for research, Auburn University | March 28, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Auction Use in the Supply Chain among Buyers, Suppliers and Transportation Service Providers: Can Sustainability be Incorporated in a Multiple Criteria Approach? | Suzanne Andrews, MEng. | March 22, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Data-driven Analysis, Modeling and Design for Future Mobile Networking | Ahmed Helmy, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida | March 12, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Development of Autonomously Navigating Ground Vehicles | Carl D. Crane, Ph.D., professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/Director of the Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics (CIMAR), University of Florida | March 1, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Evacuation Planning for Livestock in a Case of a Nuclear Power Plant Accident | Chrysafis Vogiatzis (doctoral student, ISE) and Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. (CMS) | February 23, 2012 |