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UFTI University of Florida Transportation Institute Shaping a better future by functioning as a preeminent center of multidisciplinary transportation research at UF This site is not a public forum.

The UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) located in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering aims to advance state-of-the-art transportation, disseminate research results, and provide educational opportunities related to transportation. UFTI brings together faculty, staff, and students from many diverse backgrounds to provide solutions to a variety of transportation problems. The Institute was cr

eated in 2013 as an umbrella organization housing several other transportation-related centers within the University of Florida. It houses McTrans, the largest transportation dissemination center in the world, and the Florida Transportation Technology Transfer Center, which provides training and technical assistance to professionals around the country and internationally. UFTI is home to the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education (STRIDE) Center, one of ten Regional University Transportation Centers (UTCs) funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT). All [unit or UF] comments are made by [unit or UF] designees. Social media users may share ideas through commentary that is consistent with and furthers the objectives of a [unit or UF] post and the University of Florida [unit if applicable] reserves the right to remove any comments that do not fall within this purpose. By posting a comment on this social media site, users agree to follow the terms of use of the site, Florida and federal laws and University of Florida regulations and policies, including but not limited to the University’s Acceptable Use of Computing Resources Policy. The [unit or UF] reserves the right to remove from the site any comments that violate these requirements

What does the future of transportation look like?Students explored that question during the WTS Gator Student Chapter Tr...
06/22/2026

What does the future of transportation look like?

Students explored that question during the WTS Gator Student Chapter Transportation Symposium at the I-STREET Living Lab in May. Industry professionals from , HDR, Iteris, and Kimley-Horn shared insights on transportation resilience, sustainability, mobility, intelligent transportation systems, EV infrastructure, and career development.

The event also gave students an opportunity to connect directly with transportation professionals and learn about careers in the industry.

Interested in joining the WTS Gator Student Chapter? Contact Stephanie Altemburger at [email protected] or follow .wts on Instagram.

Sanidhya Dadia is a doctoral student in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. His research focuses on impr...
06/19/2026

Sanidhya Dadia is a doctoral student in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. His research focuses on improving roadway safety in communities. Dadia was recently featured on Tech Tuesday.

View the segment at https://vimeo.com/1180536034/ddda045761

He started college studying architecture. A mentor later told him he was really a "social architect" - a person who focu...
06/18/2026

He started college studying architecture. A mentor later told him he was really a "social architect" - a person who focuses on how people experience their communities. That insight helped Benito Pérez find his path in urban planning and transportation, eventually becoming the University of Florida's first dual-degree graduate in urban planning and transportation engineering. Today, he oversees the largest transit capital portfolio in Illinois history, helping communities turn transportation projects into reality.

Read about his journey, lessons learned and advice for the next generation of transportation professionals. https://www.transportation.institute.ufl.edu/2026/05/19/from-social-architect-to-transportation-leader-how-uf-alum-benito-perez-is-reshaping-transportation/

When global disruptions happen, most of us notice higher prices at the grocery store or gas pump.But those same disrupti...
06/17/2026

When global disruptions happen, most of us notice higher prices at the grocery store or gas pump.

But those same disruptions can also affect transportation projects, driving up costs, delaying schedules, and creating challenges for agencies and contractors.

UF doctoral student Olusegun Adekunye is studying how events such as supply chain disruptions, extreme weather, pandemics, and international conflicts ripple through transportation projects, and what happens when budgets and timelines suddenly change.

Read more: https://www.transportation.institute.ufl.edu/2026/05/20/when-global-disruptions-happen-transportation-projects-feel-the-impact/

Duanya Lyu Studies Ways to Improve Transit Systems that Meet People's Needs.How can a city run a better and more reliabl...
06/01/2026

Duanya Lyu Studies Ways to Improve Transit Systems that Meet People's Needs.

How can a city run a better and more reliable transit service that people feel comfortable using? That is the question at the center of Duanya Lyu’s doctoral research in transportation engineering at the University of Florida. Lyu’s dissertation focuses on making cities' transit services more reliable so that more people feel comfortable choosing buses and other public transportation options, such as microtransit (on-demand shuttle services) that help riders connect to other transit routes.

Find her story at https://www.transportation.institute.ufl.edu/2026/03/17/duanya-lyu-studies-ways-to-improve-transit-systems-that-meet-peoples-needs/

UF Alumnus Wei Sun develops AI solutions connecting research with real-world applicationsTransportation research is most...
05/29/2026

UF Alumnus Wei Sun develops AI solutions connecting research with real-world applications

Transportation research is most meaningful when it leads to solutions that benefit society. For Dr. Wei Sun, that mindset, further reinforced during graduate school, has shaped much of his career. Less than a decade after graduating from UF, Sun is now the co-founder and CEO of AIWaysion, a company that uses the power of artificial intelligence and edge computing to help transportation agencies analyze traffic behavior, improve safety and mobility operations. His company is dog-friendly, too! 🐕 ✨

Read more at https://www.transportation.institute.ufl.edu/2026/03/17/uf-alumnus-wei-sun-develops-ai-solutions-connecting-research-with-real-world-applications/

The City of Key West, Florida, has adopted its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, marking this an important step toward s...
05/28/2026

The City of Key West, Florida, has adopted its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, marking this an important step toward safer streets across the city. The plan was developed by the UFTI's T2 Center and includes clear, practical steps to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries while advancing the City's Vision Zero goals. Over the past year, the UF team analyzed crash data, conducted roadway safety audits, held stakeholder meetings, engaged with the community to better understand the transportation safety challenges across Key West, and identified targeted strategies for improvement.

Explore the Safety Action Plan: https://cityofkeywest-fl.gov/1158/Safety-Action-Plan

use a range of sensors to understand and navigate their environment. They use cameras and other technologies to detect...
05/27/2026

use a range of sensors to understand and navigate their environment. They use cameras and other technologies to detect the positions and distances of nearby vehicles, pedestrians, animals and road objects, allowing them to drive safely on our streets and highways.

But what happens when there is intentional interference with those sensors?💡

How can these types of vehicles be kept safe in such a situation?💡

That is the research question that Yu Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and his doctoral student, Nathaniel Smith, are trying to answer.

More at 🔗 in bio

use a range of sensors to understand and navigate their environment. They use cameras and other technologies to detect...
05/27/2026

use a range of sensors to understand and navigate their environment. They use cameras and other technologies to detect the positions and distances of nearby vehicles, pedestrians, animals and road objects, allowing them to drive safely on our streets and highways. But what happens when there is intentional interference with those sensors? How can these types of vehicles be kept safe in such a situation? That is the research question that Yu Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and his doctoral student, Nathaniel Smith, are trying to answer.

Read more at https://www.transportation.institute.ufl.edu/2026/03/23/uf-researchers-look-at-how-autonomous-vehicles-behave-when-sensors-are-manipulated/

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