Intelligent Transportation Systems, Emerging Technologies, & Big Data

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ITS-Irvine has been at the forefront of Intelligent Transportation Systems research since the 1990s. Our work for Caltrans on the Advanced Transportation Management System Testbed furthered the state of the art in traffic simulation, travel demand modeling, artificial intelligence applications in traffic management and adaptive control of freeways and arterials. Our Detector Testbed for years explored new freeway detection systems to move beyond basic inductive loop detector technology through innovative applications of inductive technology and the development of new systems based upon video, radar, and other solutions.

Today our researchers apply systems approaches to the both the theoretical potential of automated vehicles along with specific applications, contemplate cybersecurity implications of connected vehicles, continue to stretch roadway data collection and analysis capabilities, and contemplate continually propose new technological solutions to today’s and tomorrow’s transportation challenges. Subtopics in this area include:

Intelligent transportation systems
Connected and autonomous vehicles
Artificial intelligence and big data in transportation
Cybersecurity in transportation
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Smart cities and infrastructure
Data visualization and dashboards
Privacy and data governance

Lead Experts

Stephen Ritchie

Director, ITS-Irvine • Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mohammad Al Faruque

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering