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Mobility Feature: Peter Savolainen

Dr. Peter Savolainen, MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is utilizing his skills and capitalizing on the advantages that a large institution like MSU has to offer for his efforts in mobility research. Savolainen’s research examines the fundamental nature of user behavior, particularly how the safety and operations of transportation …


Mobility Feature: Rabindra Ratan

Dr. Rabindra Ratan is studying the ways transportation and communication intersect with his research in “carmmunication.” Ratan is an associate professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Media & Information. “I came to mobility research through an unconventional path,” Ratan said. “As a communication researcher, I realized that automobiles are a technology of …


Mobility Feature: Shaunak D. Bopardikar

Dr. Shaunak D. Bopardikar’s research is a driving force in Michigan State University’s mobility studies. Bopardikar is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the College of Engineering. His research focuses on motion planning for one or more autonomous vehicles to ensure resilient operation. Bopardikar and his research team develop mathematical models …


Mobility Feature: Tongbin Teresa Qu

Dr. Tongbin Teresa Qu, Associate Professor for the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, has dedicated her career to research in active transportation, sustainable transportation and big data in transportation and autonomous urbanism. Her passion for mobility research stems from her father who worked as a railway engineer, and her fascination with how – …


Mobility Feature: Tongtong Li

The future of communication relies on secure and efficient wireless networking, which Tongtong Li’s research aims to achieve. Li is a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Michigan State University. She runs the Broadband Access Wireless Communication (BAWC) Laboratory at MSU, where her work has been continuously supported by the National …


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