RAPID/Collaborative Research: Investigating Attitudinal and Behavioral Changes in US Households Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, National Science Foundation, (5/15/20 – 4/30/21), (co-Principal Investigator, with Sybil Derrible (UIC), and Deborah Salon & Ram Pendyala (ASU) )
Analyzing the Impacts of a Successful Diffusion of Shared E-scooters and Other Micro-mobility Devices and Efficient Management Strategies for Successful Operations in Illinois, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), Illinois Department of Transportation, (5/16/20-5/15/22), (Principal Investigator).
Behavioral Modeling in POLARIS agent-based framework. DOE/Argonne National Lab, (12/2019 to 11/2020), (Principal Investigator).
Best Practice Operation of Reversible Express Lanes for Kennedy Expressway, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), IDOT, (9/2018 to 2/2021), (Principal Investigator).
Dynamic Travel Time Estimation for Northeast Illinois Expressways, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), IDOT, (9/2017 to 6/2020), (Principal Investigator).
Enhancing POLARIS agent-based framework. DOE/Argonne National Lab, (2/2017 to 9/2020), (Principal Investigator).
Dynamic Household Vehicle Decision Modeling for Major Metropolitan Area, Argonne National Lab, (11/2016 to 11/2019), (Principal Investigator).
Platform for Analyzing Connected and Automated Vehicle Scenarios for the U.S., DOE/Argonne National Lab, (1/2016-3/2019), (Principal Investigator).
Coordinated Transit Response Planning and Operations Support Tools for Mitigating Impacts of All-Hazard Emergency Events. US DOT/ Federal Transit Administration (UIC is sub to Argonne National Lab), 12/2015-5/2018, (UIC-Principal Investigator).
Long-Distance Passenger and Freight Truck Travel Forecast. Illinois Department of Transportation, 7/2013-7/2015, (Principal Investigator).
Realigning Multimodal Freight Networks in Response to International Capacity Expansion, National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), 6/13/13-12/30/14, (Principal Investigator).
Assessing Sustainable Freight Policies using Microsimulation Approach, National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), 1/1/13-9/30/13, (Principal Investigator).
Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Chicago – Champaign Link in the Midwest High-Speed Rail Network, Illinois Department of Transportation, 7/2011-12/2012, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Chris Barkan).
Integration of Transportation Modes, IDOT Match for Southern Florida UTC project, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), 10/31/12-8/31/14, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Steve Schlickman).
Academic Partnership under National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), UTC Program 2012, CFIRE2, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 9/30/12 – 5/31/16, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Kazuya Kawamura).
Modeling Seniors Activity – Travel Data – Phase 2. Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), Illinois Department of Transportation, 7/2011-12/2012, (Principal Investigator).
A GPS-Based Survey of Freight Movements in Midwest Region, National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), 1/1/2011-9/30/2012, (Principal Investigator).
Goods Movement Study in Illinois: Applications to Freight Transportation and Logistics, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), Illinois Department of Transportation, 9/2009-8/2011, (Principal Investigator).
Trip Chaining Behavior of Senior Travelers: Applications to Public Transportation Planning, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), Illinois Department of Transportation, 7/2008-8/2009, (Principal Investigator).
Phase II: Population Synthesis and Simulation in Support of Regional Travel Demand Modeling, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), 5/16/08-8/15/09, (Principal Investigator).
Data Transferability and Household Travel Data Simulation Tool, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 11/2007-4/2009, (Principal Investigator)
Update of the Unit Cost Estimates of Cars and Light Truck Use in Canada, Transport Canada, 9/2008 – 2/2009, (co-Investigator – with Ray Barton).
Travel Data Transferability in Calibrating and Validating Travel Forecasting Models, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 11/2004-11/2007, (Principal Investigator, with Jane Lin)
Population Synthesis and Simulation in Support of Regional Travel Demand Modeling, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), 3/1/07-2/28/08, (Principal Investigator).
Seniors’ Travel Behavior and Values: Identifying Effectiveness of Transit Strategies Targeting Elderly People, Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), Illinois Department of Transportation, 7/2006-6/2007, (Principal Investigator).
Metropolitan Transportation Support: Improving the Performance of IDOT Advanced Transportation Management System, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), 7/2006 – 6/2009, (Principal Investigator).
Partnership under National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), University of Wisconsin, Madison, 8/1/07 – 4/31/12, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Kazuya Kawamura).
Development of Freight Planning Support System for Northeastern Illinois, Illinois Department of Transportation, 8/2007-8/2010, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Kazuya Kawamura).
Bus on Shoulders: Analysis of Preliminary Concept, Illinois Department of Transportation, 08/2007 – 06/2008, (co-Investigator, PI: Vonu Thakuriah).
Estimation of Costs of Cars and Light Truck Use per Vehicle-Kilometre in Canada, Transport Canada, 7/2005 – 4/2006, (co-Investigator – with Ray Barton and Todd Litman).
Computational Transportation Science: Cyber-Transportation by Ubiquitous Computing (CyTUC), National Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT program, 6/2006-5/2012, (co-Investigator, PI: Ouri Wolfson).
Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics, UIC 2010 Interdisciplinary Grant, 1/06 – 5/08, (co-Principal Investigator).
Assessing Effectiveness of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet Replacement in Local Government: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of DuPage County Forest Preserve’s Mandate, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy (IESP), 8/04-8/05, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Jane Lin).
An Activity-Based Micro-Simulation Modeling System of Travel Demand in Jakarta Metropolitan Area. 1/2004 – 1/2006.
Travel and Household Costs in the Greater Toronto Area: An Empirical Analysis, 1986-1996, NEPTIS Foundation, (co-Principal Investigator, PI: Eric Miller), 2002.