Team member, Sayantan Tarafdar, has defended his Dissertation titled, "Integrating Planning of Residential and Commercial Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: A Strategic Level Bi-Level Optimization & Queuing Framework Approach ". Congratulations, Dr. Tarafdar!

Dr. Gong from M-TRAIL has been awarded a $150K project, "Assessment of Litter Hot Spot Areas for Targeted Reduction in Prince George’s County" by MDOT SHA as a Co-PI.

Team member, Yuan-zheng Lei, has been awarded a Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for Summer 2025. Congratulations!

In collaboration with the ASCE AI for Transportation Committee, Dr. Yang joined an organization committee to host a two-day workshop at Clark Hall of the University of Maryland. The workshop was co-sponsored by FHWA, CMMM, etc.

M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Being a part of the team led by Baltimore City DOT, the $2M project "Smart Traffic Signal Systems to Mitigate Bridge Collapse Impact in Baltimore City" has been awarded by the FHWA Smart Grant program.

Team member Yi Zhang has won the 2024 WTS-DC Graduate Scholarship. Congratulations!

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $400K project, "The Baltimore City Safety: Study Bridge Collapse Impacts" by the Federal Highway Administration.

M-TRAIL has been awarded an $85K project, "Accelerating the Deployment of Autonomous Trucks in Rural Areas", by the NDSU VPR Office.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $75K project, "SCC-CIVIC-PG Track B: Night Moves - Enhancing Mobility Accessibility and Safety for Night Shift Workers in Baltimore, Maryland" by the NSF, in collaboration with Morgan State University.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $100K project "Unraveling stochastic fundamental diagrams considering empirical knowledge: modeling, limitation and further discussion" by the USDOT CMMM.

M-TRAIL's project "Improving Roadway Debris Clearance for CHART Responders", sponsored by MDOT SHA, received the ASSHTO High Value Research Award.

Team member, Yi Zhang, has won the CEE Endowed Fellowship. Congratulations!

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $200K project "RAPID: Multifaceted Data Collection on the Aftermath of the March 26, 2024, Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in the DC-Maryland-Virginia Area" by the NSF, in collaboration with Morgan State University and George Mason University.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $120K project "Development of a Pedestrian Collision Avoidance System for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with Cooperative Perception" by the USDOT SMARTER, in collaboration with Morgan State University.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $160K project, "Exploring the joint relationship between mobility and safety by mining connected vehicle data: A case study in Maryland," by the USDOT CMMM, in collaboration with Morgan State University.

Team member, Yi Zhang, has been selected as a UMD Engineering College Future Faculty Program Fellow. Congratulations!

M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Team member, Yi Zhang, has been selected for the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for AY 2023-24. Congratulations!

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $100K project "Ecological Driving System for Connected Automated Vehicles: A New Model Predictive Control Framework" by the USDOT CMMM.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $100K project, "A Comprehensive Analysis of EV Charging Demand Prediction, Infrastructure Planning, and Power Network Resilience in the Era of Electric Mobility" by the USDOT SMARTER.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $137K project, "Evaluating MDOT SHA's Facility Maintenance Technicians' (FMT) Training Program" by the MDOT SHA.

M-TRAIL has been awarded a $210K project, "Improving Roadway Debris Clearance for CHART Responders", by the MDOT SHA.

Maryland Transportation Institute (MTI), where M-TRIAL is affiliated, has won a Tier 1 USDOT University Transportation Center (UTC) with $10M for five years. MTI also joined the Regional UTC led by Morgan State University, with $15M for five years.

M-TRAIL, being a part of the team led by Baltimore City, has won a $1M grant from FHWA SS4A for designing the safety action plan.

M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

A $220K project has been selected to be funded by the Utah Department of Transportation, which aims to develop Lidar-based technology for improving traffic safety at intersections.

Dr. Terry Yang moved to the University of Maryland - College Park, and the lab has been renamed as M-TRAIL!