Research Projects
Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient & Resilient Supply Chain (FERSC), Tier 1 University Transportation Center consortium led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2022 - 2027.
Quantitative Performance Measures for the Caltrans System Investment Strategy (CSIS), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2023–24 (Funding amount: $ 73,899).
Evaluating automated truck platoon (ATP) deployment for the Los Angeles-Inland Empire trade corridor enhancement. SB-1 (TRANSPORT) , 2022–23 (PI, Funding amount: $ 22,500).
Innovation Tools and Concept Strategies for System Planning, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2022–23. Funding amount: $ 128,000 (with Dr. Vahid Balali as co-PI).
Optimizing Multimodal Transportation Access to Support Commuting Among Low-income Transit Riders with Social Distancing. SB-1 (TRANSPORT) , 2020–21 (PI, Funding amount: $ 22,500).
Application of Blockchain Technology in Transportation. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2020–21. Funding amount: $ 30,000 (with Dr. Mehrdad Aliasgari as co-PI).
Evaluating Financing Mechanisms and Economic Benefits to Fund Grade Separation Projects. Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), California State University Transportation Consortium (CSUTC), 2019–20. Funding amount: $ 74,999 (with Dr. Mehran Rahmani as co-PI).
Locations for Future Intercity Passenger Rail Maintenance or Layover Facilities in CA. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2018–19. Funding amount: $ 100,120 (with Dr. Mehran Rahmani as co-PI).
Evaluating Crowdsourcing as a VMT Reduction Tool to Support Smart Cities Initiatives. SB-1 (TRANSPORT) , 2018–19 (PI, Funding amount: $ 22,991).
Quantifying Results of Key Transit Investments. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2018–19. Funding amount: $ 75,328 (with Dr. Vahid Balali as co-PI).
Investigating Impact of Crowdsourcing on Smart Freight Mobility. United States Department of Transportation (via METRANS), 2017–18 (PI, Funding amount: $ 27,690).
Encasement Research: Effective Utility Encasement Criteria and Methods. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2017–18. Funding amount: $ 70,320 (with Dr. Hung Nguyen as co-PI).
Alternative Transportation Finance: Road User Charge. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 2016–17 (PI, Funding amount: $ 47,264).
Evaluating Economic Mobility and Resilience of Multimodal Freight Operations in a Connected Vehicle Environment. Caltrans (via METRANS), 2016–17 (PI, Funding amount: $ 34,663).
Using Crowdsourcing as a Freeway Congestion Mitigation Tool for Urban Traffic. CSULB - Academic Affairs and the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, 2016–17 (PI, Funding amount: $ 7,750).
Investigating Impact of Crowdsourcing on Mode-shift Behavior of College Students. CSULB - Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award, 2016–17 (PI, Funding amount: $5,000).