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Hannah Grossman presented a poster titled “𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬” at the Southern Colorado Transportation Conference on October 24th (SCTC-2024). This study aims to create safer roads and focuses on monitoring seat belt use and distracted driving behaviors, such as cell phone use, in commercial motor vehicles using camera detection systems. Co-Authors: Dr. Md Rashad Islam, PhD, PE; Dr. Hasan Faisal, Ph.D.; Dr. Saqib Gulzar; and Dr. Elena Sidorova Acknowledgement: Colorado State Patrol, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Mentoring Access, and Platforms in STEM (MAPS) at Colorado State University Pueblo. Also, Dr. John Williamson for assisting with proposal preparation.

Publication Alert! CETOC Researchers Dr. Guang Tian and Bob Danton, MS in collaboration with colleagues at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the Louisiana Transportation Research Center and Louisiana State University just published their paper "Understanding household VMT generation: A comparative analysis with traditional statistical models and a machine-learning approach" in the Journal of Transportation and Land Use! Full article available at https://lnkd.in/eqegQPg9

I'm excited to share that together with my PhD supervisor Erdős Ferenc, we have published our new paper titled "Optimizing Video Resolution for Machine Learning-Based Traffic Monitoring Systems: A Performance Analysis" in the IEEE Proceedings. This work was presented at the 2024 International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET). We're proud to contribute to advancing the field of engineering and look forward to discussions and collaborations inspired by our findings.

🌟 Excited to present our paper at the 104th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 🌟 🧠 Our research leverages computer vision and machine learning techniques to fully utilize multi-temporal 3D laser pavement imagery, which has been collected by highway agencies in recent years but not fully exploited to enhance pavement maintenance. 🛣️ Through a case study on a section of US-80 near Savannah, GA, we demonstrated the feasibility of our predictive methodology in prioritizing pavement sections and optimizing treatment planning at fine intervals, leading to more strategic and cost-effective maintenance decisions. 🗓️ Poster Session 2219 | Advanced Tools to Support Maintenance Management Decision Making | January 6, 2025 Yang, Z., Fung, J., Ho, H., & Tsai, Y. (2025, January 5-9). A predictive and precision pavement maintenance methodology utilizing multi-temporal pavement images [Paper presentation]. TRBAM 2025, Washington, DC, United States. Georgia Institute of Technology | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Yichang James Tsai | Zhongyu Yang | Hoang Ho

🔥 As it heats up this summer, explore the science of firestorms with Professor Jason Sharples, FTSE, FRSN, FMSSANZ. He is an expert in dynamic bushfire behaviour and extreme bushfire development. Professor Sharples' research delves into the intricate behaviour that make fires more dangerous as they interact with the atmosphere. Professor Sharples is also at the forefront of developing cutting-edge education resources for firefighters. 🚒 🔗 Read more about Professor Sharples’s work here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbQgx7mf

🌟 Excited to share my Final Year Project from the University of Hertfordshire 🌟 Project Title: Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Stress Wave Propagation Using Acousto-Ultrasonics: Applications in Non-Destructive Testing of Isotropic and Composite Materials. In this project, I explored the fascinating world of stress wave propagation in materials like Al6082-T6 aluminum alloy and carbon fiber composites, focusing on their energy absorption, attenuation, and dispersion properties. The findings are instrumental in advancing non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for industries like automotive and aerospace, enhancing safety and reliability.

My first journal article, Pedestrian Interaction with a Novel Urban Light Rail Vehicle: Implications for Multi-Modal Crash Compatibility Standards, has been published in the journal, Future Transportation, and currently features as a promoted story. This paper looks at the injury risk to pedestrians in a collision with the Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) vehicle, and also presents a case for considering the safety of all Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) in interactions with light-rail vehicles. This research was conducted whilst I was on the Graduate Development Programme in WMG, University of Warwick - many thanks to the Graduate Development team, who provided so much support over the last two years. The article can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eC7CUDFR Shubham Sharma James Winnett

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has launched the Arizona Transportation Institute (AZTI), a collaborative initiative uniting experts from the state's three public universities to conduct vital research in transportation safety, sustainability and efficiency! Headquartered at the University of Arizona, AZTI has received an initial investment of $6.5 million from ADOT, with plans for continued funding over the next two years, potentially totaling $11.5 million. Learn more about how this partnership aims to drive economic growth, scientific progress and workforce development in Arizona's transportation sector: https://lnkd.in/gQzk4mGN

Lies, damned lies, and experiments https://lnkd.in/gVrnTQr9 "The team enlisted and randomized 23 volunteers. Twelve participants wore parachutes while the other 11 donned backpacks that contained no parachutes. All 23 leapt from either a plane or a helicopter. The jumpers were assessed shortly after hitting the ground for death or major trauma, and most were reevaluated 30 days later. The authors wrote, 'We have performed the first randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of parachutes for preventing death or major traumatic injury among individuals jumping from aircraft. Our groundbreaking study found no statistically significant difference in the primary outcome between the treatment and control arms (...) A minor caveat to our findings is that the rate of the primary outcome was substantially lower in this study than was anticipated ... [subjects] could have been at lower risk of death or major trauma because they jumped from an average altitude of 0.6 m [just under 2 feet] on aircraft moving at an average of 0 km/h"

SDBN Trending News: Researchers Awarded $3M NSF Grant for Next-Generation Forest Mapping and Monitoring https://lnkd.in/gPiVufSN Researchers at the University of California San Diego, University of Florida and Arizona State University have been awarded $3.28 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to build OpenForest4D – a web-based cyberinfrastructure platform [...]