|  | (New!) 1/16/2017: The paper entitled “A Fuzzy C-Means Image Segmentation Approach for   Axle-based    Vehicle Classification” was selected as one of the   finalists for ABJ70’s Kikuchi-Karlaftis    Best Paper Award by the TRB’s   Committee on Artificial Intelligence and    Advanced Computing   Applications (ABJ70).  The paper was also selected to present in      the Fall 2016 ABJ70 Webinar    Series, Friday, December 9, 2016. Honor   Authors: Zhuo Yao, Heng Wei (Presenter),    Zhixia (Richard) Li, and   Jonathan Corey. | 
              
                |  | (New!) 1/16/2017: New publication on TRC: Liu, H., Wei, H., Zuo,       T., Li, Z., and Yang, Y.J. (2017). “Fine-Tuning ADAS Algorithm Parameters for Optimizing Traffic Safety       and Mobility in Connected Vehicle Environ-ment”. Transportation Research       Part C. Volume 76, pp. 132-149. | 
              
                |  | (New!) 1/12/2017: Congratulating Dr. Zhixia (Richard) Li on winning the TRB Committee on Roundabout 2016 Best Paper. Dr. Li is a graduated PhD student from University of Cincinnati under advisement of Dr. Heng Wei. | 
              
                |  | (New!) 1/12/2017: The Paper titled "Sensitivity Analysis of Project level MOVES Running Emission Rates for Light and Heavy Duty Vehicles" has been granted with the "2014-2016 Top Article Award" by Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition). Congratulations on all the authors: Zhuo Yao, Heng Wei*, Harrikeshen Perugu, Hao Liu and Zhixia Li. | 
              
                |  | (New!) 12/21/2016: Congratulating Dr. Yao Zhuo on winning 1st Place in 2016 Great Lakes District ITE Student Paper Competition for the paper titled "A Combined Axle and Length-based Vehicle Classification Method using Image Processing Techniques" (Advisor: Heng Wei). | 
              
                |  | 10/1/2016: Hao Liu has successfully passed his Ph.D.  dissertation defense. He is currently a postdoc researcher of PATH  Program, University of California at Berkeley. | 
              
                |  | 6/6/2015: Dr. Zhixia (Richard) Li has accepted the tenue-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville. | 
              
                |  | 5/1/2016: Dr. Harikishan Perugu and Dr. Zhuo Yao are transportation and air specialists at California Air Resources Board. | 
              
                |  | 11/12/2015: Karteek  Kumar Allam has successfully passed his MS thesis defense, and  he is currently a Transportation Engineer at AECOM,  Arlington, Virginia. | 
              
                |  | 3/20/2015: Shalini Dasigi has successfully  passed her MS thesis defense, and  she is currently a Transportation Modeler at  Stantec, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. | 
              
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 | 1/28/2015: Maria  F. Ramirez-Bernal has been hired as an Assistant Professor at the Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería,  Columbia. |