Poorna Devi Nithin Ittamsetty is a student at the University of South Florida’s Judy Genshaft Honors College. He is passionate about research and campus life, especially student clubs and organizations. Nithin hopes to work in artificial intelligence after graduation to improve lives and learn more about the world around us. While at CUTR, Nithin will…
Maeghan Eaton is a graduate student at the University of South Florida studying global sustainability and business. During the pandemic, Maeghan realized what she valued in life and decided to pursue her life-long love of sustainability. After graduation, Maeghan hopes she can make a lasting difference with ambitious, innovative people with similar interests in preserving…
Luana Pereira is a junior at the University of South Florida, majoring in integrated public relations & advertising. Originally from Brazil, Luana moved to New York to finish high school. After graduation, Luana attended Nichols College in Massachusetts before transferring to USF. After graduating college, Luana hopes to work in event planning and marketing for…
Leomar White is a fourth-year University of South Florida student studying public health with minors in both environmental health and psychology. He plans to graduate next spring. Leomar is passionate about helping others and has a natural curiosity about social groups; public health merges both of his interests. Currently, Leomar is investigating crashes in Hillsborough…
Sam Beaver is a graduate student in global sustainability at USF with a concentration in sustainable business. After earning his bachelor’s degree in international business with a minor in Spanish from the University of Tampa, Sam decided to continue his education and pursue his passion for sustainability. Currently, Sam works with Tampa Bay Clean Cities…
Wilson Lozano is a research assistant and Ph.D. student in computer science and engineering. After graduation Wilson hopes to continue in academics as a CSI professor and continue his research with AI and human behavior. Wilson is focused on assistive technologies for older adults. In addition, Wilson also wants to research more on human travel…
Poojitha Bolleni is a graduate student research assistant working with CUTR’s Sara Hendricks. Poojitha is currently working on piloting vehicle occupancy detection on managed lanes using an innovative mobility platform to increase carpooling and reduce pollution in collaboration with NICR (National Institute for Congestion Reduction). While working with her father (an automobile engineer), Poojitha became fascinated with vehicles…
Runan Yang has worked as a graduate assistant at CUTR for five years. During this time, she has worked alongside Chanyoung Lee, Ph.D., Pei-Sung Lin, Ph.D., and Zhenyu Wang, Ph.D. Runan worked on multiple transportation research projects including street lighting measurements for FDOT District 7, dynamic crash prediction methodologies, and many others. Her research interests…
Saeid Soleimaniamiri has experience in emerging technologies (connected & automated vehicles), traffic flow and capacity analysis, and transportation network modeling. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil and Environmental Department at the University of South Florida (USF). He works as a graduate research assistant at the Connected & Autonomous Transportation Systems (CATS) lab, which…
Qianwen (Cami) Li is a transportation engineering student at the University of South Florida. Before attending USF, Cami earned her bachelor’s degree from Shandong University in China. She loves working in the field of transportation because it affects our everyday life. Cami is extremely passionate about making transportation systems safer, but she also aspires to…
Hi, I am Briana DeRosa, and I am a student in the Global Sustainable Energy program at the University of South Florida’s Patel College of Global Sustainability. I am an intern for Tampa Bay Clean Cities Coalition (TBCCC) where I help the coordinators with project needs. I work on social media engagement including managing posts,…