Dr. Agarwal is an adjunct faculty in Civil and Coastal Engineering Department. He is also the Director for UFTI T2 Center. His research interests is in the field of signal systems, traffic operations, and highway safety. Dr. Agarwal manages the Transportation Safety Center and other resources Centers for FDOT at T2 Center. Dr. Agarwal is the current chair of the TRB Signal Timing Manual Subcommittee and a member of the Traffic Signal Systems Committee.…
Born in Puerto Rico, grew up living in four countries (Panama, Philippines, Spain, and Turkey), and have traveled to many others while my father served as an doctor in the U.S. Air Force. After moving back back to Puerto Rico and settling into a lovely beach house overlooking the Caribbean, I completed my bachelor’s degree on the island and graduated with a master’s degree from Michigan State University.…
I worked as a chemist for almost 20 years in research labs at UF, mostly in kidney stone research (I even had a couple!). I transitioned to research communications in the 1990s, starting in IFAS as an editor for the Extension Service. I worked for over ten years in Ag-Bio Engineering with ag safety and disaster preparedness programs.…
Dr. Lili Du a Professor in the Civil and Coastal Engineering Department, University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. degree in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems with a minor in Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2008, MS degree in Industrial Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2003, and her BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China in 1998.…
Dr. Elefteriadou is the Director of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) and the Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research focus is traffic operations, traffic flow theory and simulation. She is the principal investigator of the US DOT-funded Regional University Transportation Center for Region 4 (Southeast Transportation Research Innovation Development and Education, or STRIDE).…
Rui Guo is a Lecturer of the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She currently teaches transportation courses for engineers. Before joining UF, she worked as an instructor in Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at Texas Tech University from 2017 to 2019.…
Research Areas:
- Human Factors and Driver Behavior
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) infrastructure
- Traffic Simulation
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Traffic Operations and Signal Control
Biography:
Pruthvi Manjunatha is the I-STREET Living Lab Manager and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.…
Jasper works in the University of Florida’s T2 Center as an Education Training Specialist. She graduated from University of South Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering, focusing in Transportation and Geotechnical engineering. Prior to joining the University of Florida, she gained a decade of professional experience in the private sector of engineering and surveying, mainly in production and project management.…
Area within ESSIE
UF Transportation Institute
McTrans Center – Auxiliary Center
Dr. Karla Rodrigues-Silva is Postdoctoral Associate in University of Florida, integrating McTrans and T2 team. She earned her Master’s and Doctorate’s degrees in Transportation Engineering from University of São Paulo and bachelor’s in Civil Engineer from Federal University of Minas Gerais with an exchange program from ENPC in France. Karla has over 15 years of working in the transportation industry in many areas such as road safety, traffic engineering and urban planning.…
Research Interests
Traffic Safety, Traffic Operations, Ped & Bike Safety and Big Data Analysis
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering, 2015, University of Kerala
M.S., Civil Engineering, 2017, University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2020, University of Kentucky
Certifications
EI
Sean’s many years of background are divided between computer support and customer support. He has worked computer support call centers for major manufacturers, fielding the vast range of questions posed by home and business users. Patient and focused, Sean emphasizes doing his job well and providing excellent, timely service.
Duties
His primary responsibility at the T2 Center is maintenance of the computers and related equipment.…
Duties
I run the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Resource Center. This effort is funded by FDOT and housed on the East Campus on Waldo Rd.
Area within ESSIE
Florida Transportation Technology Transfer Center
Education
B.A., Communication, 1996, Colorado State U
Dr. Siva Srinivasan is an Associate Professor in Transportation Engineering with an affiliate appointment in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. His research expertise is in the areas of travel demand forecasting, transportation safety, and transportation analytics. He was the former chair of the TRB committee on Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Travel Choices and is a current member of the editorial advisory board of the journal Transportation Research Part B.…
Patricia is an experienced traffic safety researcher and having held research positions at academic institutions in Texas and Florida. Ms. Turner‚ conducted studies for Federal and state departments of transportation and public safety and served on numerous panels and committees to improve traffic safety. Patricia’s published work includes studies of motorcycles, pedestrians, bicyclists, alcohol, school bus, school-age children and young and older drivers.…