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The mission statement of the Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC) is to conduct research that will advance surface transportation through the application of innovative research and using connected-vehicle and infrastructure technologies to improve safety, state of good repair, economic competitiveness, livable communities, and environmental sustainability.

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Hesham Rakha
Dr. Rakha is a Professor at the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of the Center for Sustainable Mobility (CSM) at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). He is a Professional Engineer in Ontario and a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Transportation Letters and an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions of Intelligent Transportation Systems and the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems... Read More

White House to honor VTTI's Tom Dingus as 'Champion of Change'

Thomas Dingus, director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, will be honored May 8 by the White House as a Champion of Change, a group of Americans seen as making positive change. This year's theme is Transportation Technology Solutions for the 21st century... Read More

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Pavement Conditions Measures and Utility Assessment
A fundamental role of transportation agencies is to effectively manage the enormous public investment in pavement. This ranges from developing strategies and systems to periodically assess pavement condition and develop maintenance plans to maximize pavement life within limited budgets, to making tactical decisions regarding treatment during adverse weather conditions to keep roadways functional.

A fundamental requirement in this management activity is to collect data to assess the condition of the pavement. The current state-of-the-practice in pavement condition data collection is to use specialized sensors and equipment to support this activity. This represents a significant cost burden on agencies, and also this technical approach to data collection scales poorly. In other words, given the need for specialized equipment and sensors, it is very difficult to collect data at more locations in a timely, cost effective manner.

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