This $1.71 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of ScooterLab, a research testbed utilizing retrofitted electric micro-mobility vehicles. The University of Texas at San Antonio will design, deploy, and manage a fleet of battery-powered vehicles equipped with heterogeneous sensors and remote communication/control capabilities. These vehicles will crowd-source mobility, user, and...
This $281,639 three-year federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site: Smart Cities - Advancing Mobility program hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Over the award period from September 2024 to August 2027, the program will engage 10 undergraduate researchers annually to develop, engineer, and evaluate technologies for improving and advancing mobility in...
This $175,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will fund research at Texas Tech University from April 2022 to March 2024 related to developing novel modeling, control, and optimization methods for connected and automated vehicles. The research aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban transportation systems while respecting individual...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $799,986 will support research into developing an online learning framework for emerging mobility systems through June 2025. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the Trustees of Boston University will consolidate real-world transportation data to establish approaches for optimally controlling cyber-physical systems. Researchers will merge learning and control methods to enhance accessibility, safety, and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $149,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston System to support the "PILOT FOR EQUITABLE ELECTRIC MOBILITY: SMART CHARGING, SMART PARKING, AND METRO PASS SYSTEM" project. Funded under the NSF Engineering (47.041) program, which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education, this project will develop and pilot test technologies...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). This one-year planning grant aims to foster cross-disciplinary education in transportation engineering by leveraging the potential of machine learning. The project seeks to develop an interdisciplinary course that emphasizes project-based learning and student feedback, with a focus on applying machine learning techniques to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish a novel "Engaged Learning Environment for Emerging Transportation Technologies" (ELET2) learning platform. The $190,000 award to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) will develop an online, virtual, and interactive platform that uses advanced simulation, visualization, and modeling techniques to provide engaging and realistic learning experiences for...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $540,000 Project Grant to the University of Michigan under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award runs from June 2021 through May 2024 and supports collaborative research to transform connected and automated transportation through intelligent networking, cooperative sensing, and edge computing. Specifically, the University of Michigan will work with Purdue University and the University of Minnesota to develop, deploy, and...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support the development of an online learning framework to optimize transportation systems as emerging mobility options like connected and automated vehicles alter travel demand and efficiency. Specifically, MIT...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) federal grant program. The grant aims to support the "SCC-CIVIC-FA TRACK A: USER-CENTERED MOBILITY SOLUTIONS (UCMS): A NEW VISION TO CONNECT JOBS AND THE LABOR FORCE" project from Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2023. Under the award, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will deliver a user-centered on-demand transportation service to connect workers...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program ($985,401) supports the development of a community hub for smart mobility through a partnership between the University of Texas at Austin, the UT System Office of Economic Development, and the nonprofit Jail to Jobs. The hub will co-create solutions to advance smart mobility and transportation innovation through research and collaboration between academic, government, and community partners. It will serve as a testbed for piloting and demonstrating technologies like connected and autonomous vehicles. The sub-award to Jail to Jobs indicates the hub may also focus on workforce development and second chance employment initiatives in the transportation sector.