04/2025 [Team]: The team member Sayantan Tarafdar 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!

04/2025 [Grant]: 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.

03/2025 [Workshop]: 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.

01/2025 [Research]: M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

12/2024 [Grant]: 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.

09/2024 [Grant]: M-TRAIL has been awarded a $400K project, "The Baltimore City Safety: Study Bridge Collapse Impacts" by the Federal Highway Administration.

08/2024 [Grant]: M-TRAIL has been awarded an $85K project, "Accelerating the Deployment of Autonomous Trucks in Rural Areas", by the NDSU VPR Office.

08/2024 [Grant]: 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.

07/2024 [Grant]: M-TRAIL has been awarded a $100K project "Unraveling stochastic fundamental diagrams considering empirical knowledge: modeling, limitation and further discussion" by the USDOT CMMM.

06/2024 [Award]: M-TRAIL's project "Improving Roadway Debris Clearance for CHART Responders", sponsored by MDOT SHA, received the ASSHTO High Value Research Award.

04/2024 [Grant]: 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.

03/2024 [Grant]: 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.

03/2024 [Grant]: 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.

01/2024 [Research]: M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

08/2023 [Grant]: 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.

07/2023 [Grant]: 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.

04/2023 [Grant]: M-TRAIL has been awarded a $137K project, "Evaluating MDOT SHA's Facility Maintenance Technician's (FMT) Training Program" by the MDOT SHA.

03/2023 [Grant]: M-TRAIL has been awarded a $210K project, "Improving Roadway Debris Clearance for CHART Responders" by the MDOT SHA.

02/2023 [Grant]: 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.

02/2023 [Grant]: 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.

01/2023 [Research]: M-TRAIL members presented 9 papers at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

08/2022 [Grant]: 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.

08/2022 [News]: Dr. Terry Yang moved to the University of Maryland - College Park, and the lab has been renamed as M-TRAIL!