CCAT Receives the 2026 Technology Transfer Leadership Award

Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the 2026 CUTC Technology Transfer Leadership Award

CCAT Receives the 2026 Technology Transfer Leadership Award

Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the 2026 CUTC Technology Transfer Leadership Award
Henry Liu and Debby Bezzina holding the Technology Transfer Leadership Award during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Dr. Henry Liu, Director of the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), has accepted the Technology Transfer

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Zachary Jerome Honored with Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for 2026

Slide featuring Dr. Zachary Jerome's headshot during the CUTC Awards Banquet

Zachary Jerome Honored with Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for 2026

Zachary Jerome with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet
Dr. Zachary Jerome with Dr. Henry Liu during the CUTC Award Banquet during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Dr. Zachary Jerome, a former student and researcher affiliated with the Center for Connected and

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Richard Ajagu Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2026

Richard Ajagu with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet

Richard Ajagu Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2026

Richard Ajagu with Henry Liu at the CUTC Winter Banquet
Richard Ajagu with Dr. Henry Liu during the CUTC Award Banquet during the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Every year, each USDOT-funded University Transportation Center (UTC) selects a Student of the Year,

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Roesler, Talebpour develop high-precision, all-weather V2I sensing system

Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Lab

Roesler, Talebpour develop high-precision, all-weather V2I sensing system

Adverse weather conditions such as snow, heavy rain and fog impact the performance of sensors that assist vehicles with tasks like staying in lanes, providing warnings and more.

Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Lab
Research vehicles outside of the AV Smart Mobility Laboratory
Photo by: Apidej Sakulneya/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CHAMPAIGN—An Illinois

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Faster commutes in Oakland County—rollout underway for U-M-designed traffic flow system

Birmingham movie theater at night

Faster commutes in Oakland County—rollout underway for U-M-designed traffic flow system

Harnessing vehicle GPS data, the system offers a cost-efficient alternative to conventional timed signals

Traffic at one of the intersections in Birmingham, MI.
Signalized Intersection in Birmginham, MI, a city in Oakland County.
Photo by: Jeremy Little/Michigan Engineering, Communications and Marketing

ANN ARBOR—A new traffic signal timing system that uses vehicle GPS data

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Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today’s cars, and tomorrow’s

Daniel and Nishant stand inside the motion sickness mitigation research van

Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today’s cars, and tomorrow’s

New technology offers hope for those who get carsick.

Daniel and Nishant stand inside the motion sickness mitigation research van
Daniel Sousa Schulman, a U-M PhD student in mechanical engineering, sits in the PREACT chair, next to recent U-M PhD graduate and former Precision Systems Design Lab member Nishant Jalgaonkar.
Photo by: Brenda
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Ouyang, Talebpour optimize next- generation transportation systems

Photo of Alireza Talebpour presenting during the CCAT Research Review

Ouyang, Talebpour optimize next- generation transportation systems

Photo of Alireza Talebpour presenting during the CCAT Research Review
Alireza Talebpour presents during the CCAT Research Review at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Photo credit: Calvin Tuttle/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, UMTRI

Next-generation technologies, such as electric, connected and autonomous vehicles, will improve the safety and efficiency of our transportation network. Two Illinois

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Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet

Sharika Hegde Receives Outstanding Student of the Year Award (SOYA) for 2025

Photo of Henry Liu and Sharika Hegde at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) 2025 Winter Banquet
Sharika Hegde and Henry Liu at the 2025 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Winter Banquet in Washington, D.C.

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 Postdoctoral Researcher Receives INFORMS TSL Best Dissertation Award

Photo of Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting

CCAT Postdoctoral Researcher Receives INFORMS TSL Best Dissertation Award

Photo of Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting
Dr. Xingmin Wang at the INFORMS TSL Business Meeting
Photo credit: Peisen Li

The Postdoctoral researcher working out of Dr. Henry Liu’s Michigan Traffic Lab received the prestigious award at the 2024 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Annual Meeting

Xingmin Wang, a Postdoctoral

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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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