Autonomous Connected Vehicles Technologies

Air and ground prototypes and advanced computational tools for testing relevant technologies; multispectral imaging and radars for object recognition and navigations; multimode communications and drone-based broadband networks for rural areas; safety, noise reduction, and advanced manufacturing for affordable and reliable transportation systems.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Cyber Security for Transportation

AI/ML applications in Big Data analytics, Internet of Things, and Edge Computing (on the vehicle); image recognition with motion analyses for behavior (pedestrians, drivers, animals, birds, etc.); automated decision making for route optimizations, collision avoidance, and safety redundancy; -cybersecurity implementation to support resiliency, privacy, and security in transportation data.

Freight and Passenger Logistics and Transportation

freight and mobility planning for TXDoT; intermodal rail and motor carrier transportation planning; distribution center site location and selection; simulation and optimization of freight systems, air cargo, and air passenger transport.

Applied Civic Research for Transportation Solutions

public planning in large, complex, and diverse population areas;-analytics, modeling and analysis in community behavior and responses; public service, social justice, and equity; public financing, public-private partnerships, transportation planning, and policy formulation; city management, neighborhood, and urban governance.