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6th Annual Women in Transportation Panel

6th Annual Women in Transportation Panel

March 11, 2024 To celebrate Women’s History Month, C2SMARTER, the NYU-ITE Student chapter, and the ITE MET Section had the pleasure of hosting this year’s Women in Transportation Panel on

CUNY City Tech/NYU C2SMARTER Poster Presentation & Social

CUNY City Tech/NYU C2SMARTER Poster Presentation & Social

March 5, 2024 In early March, C2SMARTER’s NYU contingent hosted members of CUNY City Tech’s faculty and students for a Poster Social. C2SMARTER director and NYU Prof. Kaan Ozbay as

Student Learning Hub: Fireside Chat with Chris Wichman of Airsage

Student Learning Hub: Fireside Chat with Chris Wichman of Airsage

February 21, 2024 On Wednesday, February 21, C2SMARTER hosted a Fireside Chat with Christopher Wichman of AirSage that was moderated by NYU Tandon School of Engineering PhD Candidate Haggai Davis, III, as part of our Student Learning

Shaping New York City: 170 Years of Tandon Engineering

Shaping New York City: 170 Years of Tandon Engineering

NYU Tandon Turns 170! C2SMARTER is celebrating NYU Tandon’s 170th anniversary this year. In mid-January, we cohosted a reception at TRB’s Annual Meeting, which marked our first event as the

Vision Zero Youth Day at C2SMARTER

Vision Zero Youth Day at C2SMARTER

February 9, 2024 C2SMARTER hosted The Vision Zero Youth Council, a youth-led organization that advocates for safe and sustainable mobility by focusing on the youth experience and supports the prioritization of

New York Times Covers C2SMARTER’S Research Project with FDNY

New York Times Covers C2SMARTER’S Research Project with FDNY

January 26, 2024 C2SMARTER’s Joseph Chow and Jannie/Jingqin Gao sat down with James Barron of The New York Times to discuss their current research project, An AI-reinforced Traffic Digital Twin for Testing Emergency

C2SMARTER at TRB 2024

C2SMARTER at TRB 2024

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting was held in person, January 8–12, 2023 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, Rejuvenation Out of Disruption: Envisioning a Transportation System for a Dynamic Future, asked participants to envision transportation in a post-COVID world. C2SMART was well-represented at TRB this year, with 39 affiliated students and researchers presenting ongoing work.

Annual Report 2022-2023

Annual Report 2022-2023

The past year brought C2SMART more growth, progress, and partnership-building with communities and agencies. We initiated 11 new projects under our USDOT-funded research program ranging from artificial intelligence applications to transportation systems, equitable allocation of resources and technology, and digital twin modeling of infrastructure to improve resiliency of transportation systems. Ongoing projects produced significant contributions to the transportation field with direct implementations alongside industry and agency partners, and publications in some of the top journals and high-impact conferences in the field.

C2SMARTER Prof. Zhong-Ping Jiang elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts

C2SMARTER Prof. Zhong-Ping Jiang elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts

C2SMARTER congratulates NYU Professor Jiang on his election to the prestigious European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The European Academy, a non-governmental association committed to promoting scientific and societal progress,

Report release event: “Accelerating Progress: Making Transit Accessible for All New Yorkers” 

Report release event: “Accelerating Progress: Making Transit Accessible for All New Yorkers” 

January 23, 2024 NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation and C2SMARTER Center hosted “Building an Accessible Transit System in New York,” a workshop to discuss findings from the report of the

C2SMARTER Announces 2023-2024 Research Agenda

C2SMARTER Announces 2023-2024 Research Agenda

In 2023, C2SMARTER is focused on reducing congestion and ensuring that all our projects have long-term impact on the transportation systems in our Consortium cities.​

C2SMARTER Industry Roundtable

C2SMARTER Industry Roundtable

On Monday, November 13, C2SMARTER’S Industry Roundtable brought together Dollaride’s Su Sanni, Numina’s Tara Pham, and Strata’s Navjodh Singh, P.E. to discuss their experiences as transportation technology start up founders.

A Peek Under the Hood: How We Built a Freight Model of New York City  

A Peek Under the Hood: How We Built a Freight Model of New York City  

As researchers looking to address real-world questions, data is the foundation of everything. Unfortunately, high-quality, multifaceted data is often unavailable, so researchers must be resourceful. Different data sources can be

Emerging Leaders in Transportation 2024: Applications Open

Emerging Leaders in Transportation 2024: Applications Open

The Emerging Leaders in Transportation program, a joint effort between C2SMARTER and the Rudin Center for for Transportation Policy and Management, aims to enhance the toolkit of early-career employees to

C2SMARTER Celebrates National STEM Day 2023

C2SMARTER Celebrates National STEM Day 2023

On November 8, C2SMARTER and the ITE MET Section hosted students from the Bronx High School of Science to celebrate National STEM Day. ITE MET section members presented a career

C2SMARTER Student Researchers Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting

C2SMARTER Student Researchers Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting

Student researchers traveled to Phoenix, AZ, in mid-October to participate in the INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) annual meeting. This year’s theme was “Harnessing the

TransportationCamp 2023

TransportationCamp 2023

On October 14, 2023 TransportationCamp-NYC was held for the first time held at the former New York City Transit Authority Headquarters in Brooklyn, NYC.

C2SMART Presented 6 Papers at the 2023 IEEE ITSC at Bilbao 

C2SMART Presented 6 Papers at the 2023 IEEE ITSC at Bilbao 

September 24- 28, 2023 Bilbao, Spain At the end of September 2023, members of the C2SMART team traveled to Bilbao, Spain, to attend and present at IEEE ITSC 2023. Six

C2SMARTER Fall 2023 Kickoff Event for Transportation & Urban Systems Students

C2SMARTER Fall 2023 Kickoff Event for Transportation & Urban Systems Students

Thursday, September 14, 2023C2SMART Data Viz Lab C2SMARTER hosted a Fall Kickoff Event for undergrad and graduate transportation students. Students met each other, ate pizza, and learned about the program changes

IIT-Kanpur Faculty Visit NYU Tandon

IIT-Kanpur Faculty Visit NYU Tandon

Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur August 22, 2023 NYU Tandon School of Engineering welcomed distinguished faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur to Tandon to explore collaboration and joint research opportunities.

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