Projects

  • [single pi 100%] NSF CISE:IIS:RI, “IMPACT: Information-theoretic Multiagent Paths for Anticipatory Control of Tasks”, 10/2019 - 9/2024. (Active)
  • [Postdoctoral Investigator], USDOE ARPA-E, Sustainable Travel Incentives with Prediction, Optimization and Personalization with MIT ITS Lab PI Benakiva, Traveler Response Architecture using Novel Signaling for Network Efficiency in Transportation (TRANSNET), 2/2016 – 9/2018.
  • [Senior Personnel] NSF, ‘NRT: Improving strategies for hunger relief and food security using computational data science“, 9/2017 - 8/2022, PI: L. Davis (NCA&T), co-PIs: A. Esterline, S. Jiang, K. Jefferson-Moore, S. Kim. added as a personnel after grant was funded.
  • [co-pi 30%] “Improving Long-range Planning Models for Feasibility Analysis of Mileage-based User Fees as an Alternative Revenue Stream”, NCDOT,  PI: Pendey (NCA&T), 9/2023 – 8/2025.
  • [lead pi 100%] “VRU-TOP: Vulnerable Road User demand-responsive Transit Optimization with healthcare Privatization’, USDOT through Center For Advanced Transportation Mobility, non-payed co-PI: Kai Monast (NCSU), 2/2020 – 7/2023.
  • [co-pi 20%] “Developing a Plan for Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Traffic Operations Applications in Virginia”, Virginia DOT, PI Andy Alden (VTTI), 8/2019 – 5/2021
  • [lead pi 100%] “DRONETIM: Dynamic Routing of Unmanned-aerial and Emergency Team Incident Management”, USDOT through Center For Advanced Transportation Mobility, co-PI: Sun Yi (NCA&T), Andy Alden (VTTI), 2/2019 – 8/2022.
  • [co-i 70%] “UAS-based Active Hurricane Sensing with Information-theoretic Path Planning”, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CalTech, PI: Ono (JPL), coPIs: Su (JPL), 1/2020 – 9/2020.
  • [co-i 70%] “Information-theoretic Route Planning for a Heli-rover Team”. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CalTech, PI: Ono (JPL), coPIs: Otsu (JPL), Agah (JPL), 2/2019 – 9/2019.
  • [pi 100%] “Advanced Traffic Analysis of Aerial Video Data”, NCDOT, co-PI: Sun Yi (NCA&T), 3/2019 – 7/2019.
  • [lead pi 90%] “VRU-POD: VRU-Personalized, Optimum, and Dynamic Routing”, USDOT through Center For Advanced Transportation Mobility, co-PIs: Sun Yi (NCA&T), Yeonho Seong (NCA&T), Justin Owens (VTTI), Andrew Miller (VTTI), 2/2019 – 1/2021.
  • [lead pi 40%] “Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning-based Pedestrian Dynamics Models for Emergency Evacuation”, USDOT through Center For Advanced Transportation Mobility, co-PIs: Dahai Liu (ERAU), Sirish Namilae (ERAU), 5/2019 – 4/2021.
  • [co-pi 15%] “Roadside Truck Placard Readers for Advanced Notice and Response at Safety-Critical Facilities”, Virginia DOT, PI Andy Alden (VTTI), 11/2018 – 6/2019 (Phase I)
  • [visiting faculty] “Multiagent Information Theoretic Vehicle Routing”, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CalTech, PI: Ono (JPL), 5/2021 – 8/2021
  • [visiting faculty] “Information Theoretic Vehicle Routing for Ground and Aerial Vehicle”, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CalTech, PI: Ono (JPL), 5/2019 – 8/2019
  • [visiting faculty] “Information Theoretic Vehicle Routing”, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CalTech, PI: Ono (JPL), 5/2018 – 8/2018
  • [faculty advisor 100%] NASA JPL Seven Graduate Research Internships. 05/2018 - 08/2022, with AI Group Supervisor Dr. Chien, for J. Davenport (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021), Robotics Group Supervisor Dr. Ono, for L. Folsom (Summer 2018), Robotics Group Dr. Choi for N. Pugh (Summer 2019), Atmospheric Group Dr. Su for D. Barkley (Spring 2022, Summer 2022).
  • [co-pi 30%] NSF, ’Modeling Transportation Choices Under the Presence of Realtime Information Using Simulated-based Virtual Experiments’, PI: Pendley (NCA&T), 9/2022 – 8/2025 (Active)
  • [co-pi 20%] Military Sealift Command, ’Virtual Technical Library (VTL) Digitization Toolkit Plus’, PI: Sam Kovacic, Co-PIs: Andres Sousa-Poza, 10/2023 – 9/2024 (Active)
  • [NCAT PI], USDOT, Connected Cities with Smart Transportation (C2SMART) Tier 1 University Transportation Center, led by NYU, 2023 – 2028.
  • [co-pi], USDOT, Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2), Regional University Transportation Center, led by NCA&T, 2023 – 2028.
  • [senior personnel] NSF, ‘ERC: Engineering Research center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials’. PI: J. Sankar (NCA&T), 8/2008- 9/2018. added as a personnel after grant was funded.
  • [co-pi 28%] “Transit and Maas Role in Improving Economic and Healthcare Access for Underserved Populations”, NCDOT through NC Transportation CoE on Mobility and Congestion, PI: Kai Monast (FSU), co-PIs: N. McDonald (UNC-Chapel Hill), B. Adivar (FSU), 8/2020 - 7/2022.
  • [co-pi 30%] “Achieving Preferred Healthy Lifestyle Goals: Holistic Qualitative Computational Approach”, USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture, PI: Thomas (NCA&T), 9/2020 – 9/2023.
  • [single pi 100%] Travelers’ Rationality in Anticipatory Online Emergency Response, USDOT through Center For Advanced Transportation Mobility, 2/2018 – 6/2019.
  • [investigator], Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Safety Databases to Examine Safety Concerns for Older Driver, New England Transportation Consortium, PI Knodler, 1/2017 - 6/2018.
  • [co-pi 30%] NSF, "Advancing STEM Education Through Transportation Studies (ASETT)“, 9/2021 - 8/2024, PI: McBride, co-PI: Pandey.
  • [co-i 70%] “Spatiotemporal Entropy to Guide Targeted Meteorological Observations”, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, PI: D. Posselt, coPIs: H. Su (JPL), M. Ono (JPL), 1/2021 – 12/2021.
  • [co-pi 27%] “Deep Learning Software for Traffic State Prediction”, NCDOT through NC Transportation Center of Excellence (CoE) on Mobility and Congestion, PI: S. Bhattacharya (FSU), co-PIs: M.Adivar (FSU), A. Hajbabaie (NCSU), N. Greis (NCSU), G. List (NCSU), 8/2020 - 7/2022.
  • [single pi 100%] “IDEANETT: Intelligent Data Exploration & Analysis for New & Existing Transportation Technology”, NCDOT through NC Transportation CoE in Advanced Technology Safety and Policy, 1/2020 - 12/2022.
  • [single pi 100%] Seed Grant, Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, NCA&T
  • (Visiting Faculty) “Sequential Information Gain Integration into Multiagent Routing”, NASA JPL, California Institute of Technology (CalTech), PI: Hui (Su).

Funded as a Participant

  • (Postdoctoral, University Transportation Center Fellow), PI Dawn, SAFEty Research using SIMulation (SAFER-SIM), Impact of Secondary Tasks on Hazard Detection. $7,500,000
  • UMass Amherst (2016-2017) GM Project Sketch, Car-Sharing and Ride-Sharing Services Proposal with Shlomo Zilberstein @ UMass Amherst
  • National Transportation Center @ Maryland (2010-2016)
    • Stochastic deployment of emergency vehicles considering sequence of incidents, 2015-2016  [NTC2016-SU-R-09] Link 
    • FHWA, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 2014-2015 Link
    • Manage Highway Safety Information System for 9 States in Unites States
    • I-95 Corridor Coalition vehicle probe project (Student Fellow), 2012-2015 Link – Select locations of Bluetooth sensors and compare to the data from INRIX, HERE, TomTom
  • Research Scientist (2010), I managed a project with Yonsei University and LG CNS Co., Ltd.
    • Urban Traffic information System Link, 2010
  • Project Manager (2007-2010), I conducted research based projects and feasibility studies under the support of
    • African Development Banks – The national railway master plan in Cameroun, 2009-2010 News, Link
    • Vietnam Development Banks – Feasibility study for double track gauge, Hanoi-Vinh, Vietnam, 2007 LinkFeasibility study for elevated Highway, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2007
    • Asian Development Banks – Feasibility study for Katunayake and Padeniya road, Sri Lanka, 2008-2010Feasibility study for elevated Highway, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2007
    • Seoul Metropolitan Government -Basic design of Seoul public transportation, 2008-2010Transportation management of the Seoul, 2008Traffic impact assessment of Seoul, 2007Design of Seoul Bus Information System, 2007 Youtube [youtube]https://youtu.be/OoIa859c5GA[/youtube]Feasibility study for HOV, HOT, Express Lanes, Seoul Outer Beltway, 2007
    • Local Government Agencies – Design of traffic safety services, Uijeonbu, 2008Increased mobility for handicapped traffic, Yanju, 2007-2009
  • As a Research Assistant (2005-2007), I worked for following projects
    • Improvement measures on metro transportation of Gyeonggi, 2007Traffic impact assessment for Road Osong-Administration City, 2007Design of Bucheon Bus information system, 2006Design of Incheon Bus information system, 2006 [youtube]https://youtu.be/D2g6PJG3SL4[/youtube]Feasibility Study of Road GwangJu High-Tech Industries, 2005Feasibility study of detailed design for 11 national roads, 2005Development of traffic information fusion and traffic flow analysis tool, 2005Design of a transportation management system GwangJu Ring Road, 2005Review of the 5–year plan for national and provincial roads, 2005Development of Seoul Transport Operation and Information System, 2005  youtube
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