Fall 2017 Commencement

I always enjoy commencement, and it was an honor to serve as a Marshall for the Fall 2017 USF Commencement! Congratulations to all of our graduates!

Visit to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore

I had a wonderful visit to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore on December 4, 2017. I met with faculty and students from the Energy Research Institute (ERI@N), Centre for Infrastructure Systems (CIS), NTU-LTA Transport Research Centre (TRC@NTU), Cyber Security Research Centre (CYSREN), School of Computer Science and Engineering and toured the new Centre of Excellence for Testing and Research of Autonomous Vehicles (CETRAN). Many great discussions of the impact of technological disruptions on the future of transportation and urban development. Many thanks for the opportunity and here’s to fruitful future collaboration between NTU and USF!

Joining the Board of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA)

We were pleased to participate in the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) Annual meeting in West Palm Beach. I was honored to participate in my first meeting as a member of the FPTA Board. Thank you to Lisa Bacot, FPTA Executive Director and all involved for a wonderful and productive conference!

Visit of Prof. Nikolas Geroliminis

CUTR and USF were honored to host visiting professor Nikolas Geroliminis during part of his sabbatical leave from EPFL in Switzerland! We're sorry to see you go, but we look forward to seeing you again soon in Tampa! Thank you for your visit! http://luts.epfl.ch/

TUM CREATE Meeting in Singapore

I was grateful for the opportunity to chair the Inaugural Scientific Advisory Board Meeting for the TUMCREATE project "Towards the Ultimate Public Transport System" in Singapore on November 30, 2017. TUMCREATE is a joint interdisciplinary research program between TEchnische Universitat Munchen (TUM) in Germany and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Other board members include: Prof. Hideo Inoue, Kanagawa University, Japan; Prof. Reinhard Haas, University of Vienna, Austria; Prof. Julian Gardner, Warwick University, UK; and Prof. Alois Fercha, University of Linz, Austria.