Author: Lizzie

ITS-NY 30th Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition

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On March 28, 2023, C2SMART Center and NYU’s student chapter of ITE hosted the 5th Annual Women in Transportation Panel at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Over 50 rising transportation professionals attended the hour-long panel discussion focused on gender equity in the workforce and throughout global transportation systems. The panelists shared insights about their experiences as women in a male-dominated field of work, including gender challenges in transportation, advice for overcoming those challenges, and tips for aspiring transportation engineers and planners.

C2SMART at the 13th AIMS Conference

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Researchers from C2SMART attended and presented at the five day AIMS conference in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Jingqin Gao (NYU) and Bilal Thonnam Thodi (NYU Abu Dhabi) presented in the section Special Session 57: Mathematical Models for Traffic Monitoring and Control. This session was organized by Sean McQuade (Rutgers). The goal of this conference was to promote collaboration between the mathematicians and applied scientists whose work is often interconnected.

Lessons Learned from the Buffalo Blizzard

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In December 2022, the City of Buffalo in Erie County, New York experienced a “generational storm” that claimed the lives of 31 residents and brought activity to a standstill for nearly a week. Mayor Byron Brown commissioned the NYU Wagner School to conduct an analysis of the storm’s impacts and to identify actionable solutions aimed at improving preparation and recovery, and reducing loss of life and property in the future.

FIRST KN-C³ WORKSHOP WITH KAIST

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Over the course of May 15-18th, NYU Tandon hosted KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) for the first KN-C³ Workshop. KAIST faculty and students traveled from Korea for the four-day workshop for a research exchange between the two schools, which focused on transportation and urban research.

Tandon’s Research Excellence Exhibit

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C2SMART students contributed to NYU Tandon’s Research Excellence Exhibit, held on Friday, April 28, 2023. This annual event illustrates the scope of advancements in research across the fields of engineering research and the applied sciences — and their potential for improving the world.