NGTS 4th Annual Conference Held at Purdue University

Attendees at the 2024 NGTS Conference

NGTS 4th Annual Conference Held at Purdue University

Attendees at the 2024 NGTS Conference
Attendees of the 4th Annual Next-Generation Transport Systems Conference
Photo credit: Purdue University Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Conference returned to West Lafayette in a hybrid format with 16 universities participating.

Purdue University hosted the 4th Annual Conference on Next Generation Transportation Systems (NGTS-4) on

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CCAT Organizes and Participates in Inaugural USDOT Future of Transportation Summit

Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit stand on stage

CCAT Organizes and Participates in Inaugural USDOT Future of Transportation Summit

Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit stand on stage
Organizers of the USDOT Future of Transportation Summit including Dr. Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina
Photo credit: U.S. Department of Transportation

The inaugural event was organized by the five national University Transportation Centers as well as the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

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Former MiTSO President Receives Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award

Zachary Jerome with ITE Award in hands

Former MiTSO President Receives Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award

Zachary Jerome with ITE Award in hands
Zachary Jerome with Steve Kuciemba at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Institute of Transportation Engineers

The Ph.D. candidate advised by Dr. Henry Liu received the internationally recognized award at the 2024 ITE Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Zachary Jerome, a Ph.D. candidate

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CCAT Calls for Proposals for Certificate Program

Aerial Photo of U-M's North Campus

CCAT Calls for Proposals for Certificate Program

Proposals should come from qualified instructors within the CCAT consortium and are due May 15th, 2024

Aerial Photo of U-M's North Campus
The summer sun rises on North Campus of the University of Michigan just weeks before fall classes begin.
Photo by: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing

The Center for Connected and Automated

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Improving traffic signal timing with a handful of connected vehicles

Traffic at one of the intersections in Birmingham, MI.

Improving traffic signal timing with a handful of connected vehicles

Communities could reduce costs and cut vehicle emissions—all in the name of shortening your trip

Traffic at one of the intersections in Birmingham, MI.
Traffic drives through one of the 34 intersections that was part of the connected vehicle data study in Birmingham, MI on Friday, December 8th, 2023.
Photo by: Jeremy Little/Michigan Engineering,
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Claudia Marovic Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2024

Headshot of Claudia Marovic standing in front of a white wall.

Claudia Marovic Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2024

Headshot of Claudia Marovic standing in front of a white wall.
Headshot of Claudia Marovic, the 2024 Student of the Year from the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year which is awarded at the Council of University Transportation Centers

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CCAT Announces 2024 Funding Opportunity

CCAT Announces 2024 Funding Opportunity

CCAT Announces 2024 Funding Opportunity

Research Vehicle stationary at the Mcity Test Facility
Research Vehicle at the Mcity Test Facility

The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), the USDOT Region 5 University Transportation Center is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for 2024. Connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies hold the potential to substantially improve traffic safety, mitigate traffic congestion, reduce fuel

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CCAT Hosts Second Annual HBCU Conference with the University of Minnesota

The 2023 HBCU Conference Cohort

CCAT Hosts Second Annual HBCU Conference with the University of Minnesota

The 2023 HBCU Conference Cohort
The cohort from the 2023 HBCU Conference at the Minnesota Regional Transportation Management Center

In September, the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) hosted its second annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference. This year, the event was held at

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Imad Al-Qadi Receives Transportation Research Board’s Roy W. Crum Award

Imad Al-Qadi Receives Transportation Research Board’s Roy W. Crum Award

Research team wearing masks standing on fresh pavement

The Illinois Center for Transportation Director will be presented with the award at the 103rd annual meeting


Named for Roy W. Crum, who served as the Board’s director from 1928 until his death in 1951, the Crum Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of

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