The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to develop an innovative "MobilityNet" cyberinfrastructure (CI) tool. This tool will leverage privacy-preserving generative machine learning to synthesize realistic, sanitized mobility data that can be shared with the science and engineering community to enable...
This $610,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports fundamental research to improve bicycle infrastructure planning and design across U.S. communities to promote safer and more widespread e-bike use. The research team from the University of Florida, with a subaward to the University of Michigan, is studying how different bicycle facility types affect cyclists' and e-cyclists' perceptions of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $140,000 to The Johns Hopkins University will support research to improve bicycle infrastructure planning and design across U.S. communities to promote safer and more widespread electric bike (e-bike) use. The project aims to study how different types of bicycle facilities affect cyclists' and e-cyclists' perceptions of comfort and safety, as well as their riding behavior. The...
The University of California Santa Cruz received a $149,974 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems on October 1, 2021 to improve the safety and appeal of public transit in COVID-19 times. The grant is funded through the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications, and information science and engineering. Under...
This five-year, $549,037 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research at the University of Michigan-Dearborn to develop a framework for studying driver-bicyclist interactions and improve bicycling safety. Funded through NSF's Engineering Directorate under the CFDA 47.041 program, this early career faculty award will address gaps in understanding how drivers and bicyclists interact on roadways. Key products include observational studies using naturalistic driving, cycling and...
This $275,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of a safer and more user-friendly electric bicycle. The key objectives are to create an advanced electric bicycle with an electronic drivetrain, balance assist, and artificial intelligence-based controls to enhance safety, maneuverability, and accessibility for a wide range of users. The funded work involves...
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 (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $113,069 to the University of Tennessee, operating as Univ Tennessee System Office, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070). This grant aims to develop effective and efficient methods for reconstructing city-scale traffic dynamics using mobile data. Specifically, the project will:
Estimate travel times and other macroscopic traffic states (speed, flow, density) from...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $132,605 project grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants. This grant will fund research to advance the state-of-the-art in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) systems through innovations in networking, sensing, and edge computing. The research team will develop an integrated platform that strategically aggregates wireless communication technologies,...
This $367,616 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research to establish a theoretical framework for quantifying the value of information from various data sources in a transportation network. The research project, led by the University of California, Davis, aims to identify the important data needed by major transportation network operators, such as the California Department of Transportation, to optimize planning and...