Projects
Projects at UCLA
CARMA Proof-of-Concept Developing and Testing, Emergency Response Use Case – Truck Perception and Emergency Response
1/2023 – 12/2023
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
ADS and Traffic Regulations Voluntary Specifications Development Playbook
10/2022 – 9/2024
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
USDOT-JPO Data Program Research
10/2022 – 9/2024
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT JPO
Methods to Allow Agencies to Incorporate Quantitative Risk Assessment at Project and Network Level
3/2023 – 2/2025
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funded by Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund Study
eTranSym: A Tool for Gap Assessment and Demand Profile Projection of Public Charging Infrastructure in Electrified Transportation Systems
07/2022 – 06/2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by California Statewide Transportation Research Program (SB 1) Program
RIMI: Infrastructure-assisted Automation
07/2022 – 06/2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by California Statewide Transportation Research Program (SB 1) Program
Opportunities to remediate carbon for improved air quality
8/2022 – 7/2024
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funded by Sustainable LA Grand Challenge / VW Cy Pres Award
LA100 Equity Strategy: LA100 Equity Strategies: Air Quality and Human Health Benefits Associated with Clean Vehicle Transition in Los Angeles
3/2022 – 5/2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by LA Department of Water and Power
Operational Safety for Level 4 Automated Driving System Fleets
10/2021 – 09/2023
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Artificial Intelligence for Highway Transportation: Cooperative Perception and Control for Freeway Traffic System Operations
07/2021 – 12/2023
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration (Exploratory Advanced Research Program)
Risk Assessment for Operational Safety of Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA)
2/2022 – 1/2023
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by Autonomous Maintenance Technology Pooled Fund Study
Automatic Roof Risk and Damage Classification and Evaluation
7/2020 – 3/2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Cincinnati Insurance Company
AMS-E: Holistic Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Framework for Evaluating Equity in Mobility, Environment, and Safety of Transportation Projects
07/2021 – 06/2023
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by California Statewide Transportation Research Program (SB 1) Program
Automated Driving Systems (ADS) OEM-Industry Research Collaboration and Integrated Highway Prototype (CARMA IHP2)
11/2020 – 12/2022
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Evaluating Policies and Incentives to Reduce Vehicle-Miles-Traveled and Air Pollutant Emissions through the Promotion of Telework and Remote Services
07/2021 – 12/2022
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by California Department of Transportation
USDOT Automated Driving System Demonstration Grant: D.A.T.A in Ohio
10/2019 -03/2024
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator; Ohio Team Lead in Data and Passenger ADS
Funded by US Department of Transportation
Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 4
11/2020 – 9/2023
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Developing Planning-level Analysis Tools for Connected Automated Vehicle Technologies and Services
8/2020 – 06/2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by California Statewide Transportation Research Program (SB 1) Program
Collaborative Research: Smart Vehicle Platooning Built upon Real-Time Learning and Distributed Optimization
Role: Principal Investigator
In Collaboration with the University of Florida and University of Maryland
Funded by National Science Foundation
Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulation Information
9/2019 – 5/2021
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Human Driver Behavior in Response to Automated Driving Systems in Mixed-Autonomy Traffic Flow
12/2020 – 11/2022
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
CDL Program Implementation Grant Program: A National Commercial Driver License Program Assessment
9/2020 – 8/2022
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Inspection Demonstrations and Evaluations
8/2021 – 7/2023
Role: Task Lead in System Engineering and Development
Funded by USDOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Adjustment Factors for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
8/2018 – 12/2021
Role: UCLA Principal Investigator
Funded by Pooled Fund Study / Oregon Department of Transportation
Projects at Other Institutions
Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers - Phase 2
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation
Analysis Modeling and Simulation of Weather Responsive Management Strategies with Connected Vehicles
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Analyzing Various Data Sources and Evaluating Effectiveness of Providing Travel Time for Non-Freeways - Phase 2
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation
Regional Unmanned Traffic Management System (RUTMS)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funded by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Connected Vehicle Analysis in Smart Marysville Pilot - Phase 1
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation
Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers - Phase 1
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation
Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 3
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Hardware in the Loop Testing of Connected Automated Vehicle Applications
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Managed Lanes for Bundled Connected Automated Vehicle Applications
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Development of an Analysis/Modeling/Simulation (AMS) Framework for Connected and Automated Vehicle Applications
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Eco-Drive Experiment on Rolling Terrain for Fuel Consumption Optimization
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Synthesis of Variable Speed Limit Signs
Role: Co-PI, Project manager
Partners: Bryan Katz (toXcel)
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Speed Harmonization Fundamental Research - Phase 2
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 2
Role: Co-Pricipal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Garrett Kyle
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
User-Friendly Benefit/Cost Estimation Tool for Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program
Role: Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Saxton Lab Simulation Capability
Role: Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Fundamentals of Cooperative I2V based Speed Harmonization (Concept and Experimental Design)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Tom Phillips
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Traffic Bottleneck Identification and Diagnosis Countermeasure Prioritization and Innovative Solutions
Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Principal Investigator: David Hale
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 1
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Garrett Kyle
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Simulation for Research on Automated Longitudinal Vehicle Control
Role: Major Technical Staff
Principal Investigator: Ram Jagannathan
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Prototyping and Evaluating Connected Vehicle Based Traveler Information Application
Co-Principal Investigators: Jiaqi Ma, Brian L. Smith
Funded by Connected Vehicle Infrastructure University Transportation Research Center
Integration of Travel Demand Models with Operational Analysis Tools
Co-Principal Investigators: Jiaqi Ma, Michael J. Demetsky
Funded by Virginia Department of Transportation
Evaluation of Facility and Equipment Maintenance of Beijing Urban Rail Transit
Co-Principal Investigators: Qinghuai Liang
Funded by Beijing Transportation Research Center