Projects

Portfolio of Work

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

3/2019 – 2/2022
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

2/2019 – 2/2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation

Analysis Modeling and Simulation of Weather Responsive Management Strategies with Connected Vehicles

10/2018 – 9/2021
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

2/2019 – 2/2021
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation

Regional Unmanned Traffic Management System (RUTMS)

9/2018 – 6/2020
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funded by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Connected Vehicle Analysis in Smart Marysville Pilot - Phase 1

5/2018 – 1/2019
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation

Evaluate Opportunities to Provide Training Simulation for ODOT Snow and Ice Drivers - Phase 1

8/2018 – 3/2019
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation

Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 3

4/2018 – 3/2020
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Hardware in the Loop Testing of Connected Automated Vehicle Applications

9/2016 – 12/2018
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Managed Lanes for Bundled Connected Automated Vehicle Applications

8/2017 – 12/2018
Role: Project Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Development of an Analysis/Modeling/Simulation (AMS) Framework for Connected and Automated Vehicle Applications

9/2017 – 12/2019
Role: UC Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Eco-Drive Experiment on Rolling Terrain for Fuel Consumption Optimization

8/2016 – 12/2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Synthesis of Variable Speed Limit Signs

09/2015 – 01/2017
Role: Co-PI, Project manager
Partners: Bryan Katz (toXcel)
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Speed Harmonization Fundamental Research - Phase 2

09/2015 – 09/2017
Role: Principal Investigator
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 2

09/2015 – 08/2017
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

10/2013 – 12/2015
Role: Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Saxton Lab Simulation Capability

08/2014 – 12/2015
Role: Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Fundamentals of Cooperative I2V based Speed Harmonization (Concept and Experimental Design)

09/2014 – 08/2014
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Tom Phillips
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Traffic Bottleneck Identification and Diagnosis Countermeasure Prioritization and Innovative Solutions

05/2013 – 07/2015
Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Manager
Principal Investigator: David Hale
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Integrated Modeling for Road Condition Prediction - Phase 1

12/2014 – 12/2015
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Garrett Kyle
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Simulation for Research on Automated Longitudinal Vehicle Control

07/2013 – 12/2015
Role: Major Technical Staff
Principal Investigator: Ram Jagannathan
Funded by USDOT Federal Highway Administration

Prototyping and Evaluating Connected Vehicle Based Traveler Information Application

01/2013 – 05/2014
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

08/2011 – 05/2013
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

08/2010 – 08/2011
Co-Principal Investigators: Qinghuai Liang
Funded by Beijing Transportation Research Center