Projects

CEM’s research program includes a collaborative program with joint projects conducted by consortium members, a competitive program administered by individual consortium members, and a strategic program. These projects together address important research needs that synergize the expertise of the various partners.

Year 3 Project List

Title	PI	Institution
Center for Efficient Mobility (CEM) Innovation Accelerator	Tara Ramani	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Advanced Transportation Optimization and Modeling (ATOM)	Haneen Khreis	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Data Integration to Support Digital Infrastructure and Efficient Mobility Insights	Rodolfo Souza	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Toward Smarter Mobility: AI-Powered Safety Insights for AVs and Vulnerable Road Users	Shunhua Bai	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Unmanned Aerial System Automation Using Artificial Intelligence Tools	Harshit Shukla	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Advancing Rural Mobility through Innovative Charging Solutions	Edgar Kraus	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Enabling Mobility for Older Adults in the US	Johnathon Ehsani	Johns Hopkins University
Micromobility Decision-Making Atlas	Johnathon Ehsani	Johns Hopkins University
Real-time Pedestrian Safety and Risk Exposure using Real-time Vehicle Activity and Fleet Composition	Randall Guensler	Georgia Institute of Technology
Advanced InSAR–UAV-LiDAR Flood-Deformation Risk Monitoring for Efficient Mobility	Yong Je Kim	University of Texas at El Paso
Enabling Mobility of Emergency Medical Service through Connected and Automated Vehicle Preemption	Kelvin Cheu	University of Texas at El Paso
Innovative Materials for Improved Roadway Mobility and Drainage Efficiency	Sungmin Youn	University of Texas at El Paso
Large Multimodal Models-based Undesignated Truck Parking Monitoring System at Rest Areas	Peng Hao	University of California, Riverside
Data-Driven Tools for Transportation Efficiency and Community Health	Fengxia Yan	Morehouse School of Medicine
Efficient Mobility for Rural Communities	Jeremy Mattson	North Dakota State University
Enhancing Heavy Vehicle Crash Prevention in North Dakota through Machine Learning and Weather Data Integration	Ranjit Godavarthy	North Dakota State University

Year 2 Project List

Title	PI	Institution
Microplastic Air Pollution from the Wear of Vehicle Tires	Georgios Karavalakis	University of California, Riverside
Healthy Micromobility: Moving From Crisis to Opportunity	Johnathon Ehsani	Johns Hopkins University
Digital Twin Modeling of NOx Formation from Transient Vehicle Operations in Hilly Terrains	J. Choi	University of Texas at El Paso
Bridging Data Gaps with Modeled Data from Generative AI: Advancing Health in Transportation Research	Anantaa Kotal	University of Texas at El Paso
Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Environmental Conditions on Stress Levels in Micromobility Users: An AI-Driven Multimodal Approach	Jaeyoon (Jason) Kim	University of Texas at El Paso
Data Driven Evaluation of the Transportation Barriers to Water Access on the Navajo Nation	Allison Barlow	Johns Hopkins University
Pedestrian Route Choice and Traffic Exposures: A Case Study in Downtown Atlanta	Daniel Hunsaker	Georgia Institute of Technology
Evaluating Efficiency of Rural Transit Systems	Ranjit Godavarthy	North Dakota State University
Health and Activity Impacts of Student Commute Modes	Minjie Xu	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Transportation and Mental Health in Central Texas Using 211 Call Center Data – An Exploratory Analysis	Joan Hudson	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Enhancing Rural Public Transportation Through Community Engagement and Technology	Tom Sanchez	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Pavement-Maintenance-GPT: Optimizing Pavement Maintenance Decisions Using Generative AI	Kunhee (KC) Choi	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Integrated Transportation and Health Impact Modeling Tool for U.S. Cities	Haneen Khreis	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Destination Access and Health – Data Exploration	Deanna Belden	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Improving Vehicle Cabin Air Quality in Daily Transportation	Heejung Jung	University of California, Riverside
Real-Time Corridor Modeling and Health Impact Assessment using Dynamic Vehicle Fleet Composition Data	Georgia Institute of Technology	Ziming Liu
Promoting Teachers’ and Young Learners’ Engagement of Transportation Issues	Benjamin Herman	Texas A&M University

Year 1 Project List

Title	PI	Institution
Evaluating Efficiencies and Impacts of Electric versus Diesel School Buses	Tara Ramani	Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Integrated Transportation-Health Modeling Platform for Decision-Support	Randall Guensler	Georgia Institute of Technology
Impact of Freight Activity in and Around Ports	Kanok Boriboonsomsin	University of California, Riverside
Health Risk for Transit Users	Mary Fox	Johns Hopkins University
Air Quality Monitoring in Border Communities	Wen-Whai Li	University of Texas at El Paso
Transportation and Health: Tools for Community Engagement	Robert Mayberry	Morehouse School of Medicine
Emerging Vehicle Technologies and Operating Strategies for Tribal and Rural Communities	Denver Tolliver/Jeremy Mattson	North Dakota State University