Research Projects
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Active projects
- Principal Investigator - SAVED: Scenario-Based Assessment and Validation of Energy Impacts of Cooperative Driving Automation for Heavy-Duty Vehicles ($4,500,000)
Aug 2026 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Principal Investigator - Eco-Corridor: Scalable Deployment of Integrated Eco-Driving and Multi-Modal Signal Priority for Connected Transit and Freight on Urban Corridors ($2,400,000)
Aug 2026 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Co-Principal Investigator - Multi-Agent AI System for Resilient and Energy Efficient Regional Transportation Operations ($2,500,000)
Aug 2026 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Co-Principal Investigator - DASiC-NEXT: Assured Human-AI Collaboration for Resilient and Trustworthy Traffic Signal Operations ($1,000,000)
Aug 2026 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Senior Researcher - Development of Standardized Test Procedures for Connected and Automated Vehicle Energy Consumption and Emissions ($3,750,000)
Sep 2025 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Tech Lead - Distributed Artificial-Intelligence (AI)-based Signal Control (DASiC) ($1,500,000)
Oct 2024 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - ORNL Principal Investigator - Towards Trustworthy Reinforcement Learning for Responsible Intelligent Transportation Systems ($200,000)
Sep 2024 - Present, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) - Tech Lead - Real-Twin/Real-Sim Deployment: High-Fidelity 3D Digital Twin Scenario Library Generation for Energy-Efficient Mobility Systems ($4,500,000)
Jun 2024 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy - Senior Researcher - Real-Twin (1.0 and 2.0): A Unified Scenario Generation Capability for Mobility Research ($4,000,000)
Mar 2022 - Present, U.S. Department of Energy
Completed projects
- Principal Investigator - SMART Mobility 2.0: Integrated Control of Vehicle Speeds and Traffic Signals for Reducing Congestion and Energy Use ($3,150,000)
Jun 2022 - Sep 2024, U.S. Department of Energy - ORNL Principal Investigator - Enhancing the Security of Connected and Automated Vehicles Ecosystem ($200,000)
Sep 2022 - Sep 2024, University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) - Co-Principal Investigator - Characterizing and Evaluating Crash Avoidance and Driving Automation Technologies Through X-in-the-Loop Testing ($950,000)
Jan 2024 - Aug 2026, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Senior Researcher - Safety Impact of Camera Monitoring Systems as Replacement for Rear Vision Mirrors on Commercial Motor Vehicles ($700,000)
May 2023 - Mar 2024, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Senior Researcher - Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Signal Coordination and Controls for Optimized Mobility for the Nimitz Highway and Ala Moana Boulevard Arterial in Honolulu ($2,200,000)
Aug 2021 - Sep 2024, U.S. Department of Energy
University of Central Florida (UCF-SST)
- Co-Principal Investigator - ATTAIN: Intersection Signal Prediction and Corridor Traffic Management Based on Big-Data Analytics and Cutting-Edge Technologies ($500,000)
Oct 2020 - May 2021, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ATCMTD - Co-Principal Investigator - NCHRP 22-48: Development of Crash Prediction Models for Short-Term Durations ($650,000)
Jul 2020 - May 2021, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies - Crash Predictions for Expedited Detection (CPED) ($294,942)
Sep 2020 - May 2021, U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Data Initiative - Improving Multimodal Traffic Safety for Multi-Lane Arterials ($440,000)
Feb 2020 - Apr 2022, Florida Department of Transportation - Connecting the East Orlando Communities Project-Phase I
Aug 2019 - Aug 2020, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ATCMTD - Investigation of Driving Behavior at Alternative Intersection Designs and Safety Improvement: A Driver Simulator Study ($125,627)
Aug 2019 - Apr 2021, U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center (SAFER-SIM) - Study of Intersection Turning Movement Estimation ($100,000)
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019, Florida Department of Transportation - Pre-Deployment Study for the Connecting the East Orlando Communities Project
Feb 2018 - Feb 2019, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ATCMTD - Evaluation of Innovative Alternative Intersection Designs in the Development of Safety Performance Functions and Crash Modification Factors ($486,640)
Aug 2017 - May 2020, Florida Department of Transportation - Integrated Freeway/Arterial Active Traffic Management ($499,861)
Feb 2017 - Oct 2019, Florida Department of Transportation - Operational and Safety-Based Analyses of Varied Toll Lane Configurations
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017, U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center (SAFER-SIM)
