SAITE Monthly Meeting - Friday, February 18, 2022 at noon MST
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PRESENTATION SUMMARY:
The Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS), established at the University of Arizona (UArizona), is a research, training, and capacity-building resource for regional governments, educational institutions, and private companies. The activities of CATS include: 1) Conducting research in areas that include but are not limited to Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO), transportation system performance management, and Mobility on Demand (MOD). 2) Leveraging project resources among all partnering agencies to achieve common objectives. 3). Promoting education and training programs to develop the workforce and to maximize the ability of government agencies to respond appropriately to multimodal transportation conditions. CATS provides a platform where all core and affiliated faculty members; and academic, industry and agency partners, all work together to improve local, regional and national transportations systems.
Yao-Jan Wu, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
CATS Executive Director, Center for Applied Transportation Sciences
YAO-JAN WU BIO:
Dr. Yao-Jan Wu is an associate professor of transportation engineering in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Department and the Executive (Founding) Director of Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS) at the University of Arizona (UA). Currently, Dr. Wu is the faculty advisor of the UA Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter. He has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI of over 40 national/international research projects. Dr. Wu has more than 100 refereed publications, including more than 60 journal publications. He has presented his research findings more than 100 times at national and international conferences, and invited speaker events. Dr. Wu’s research interests highlight a strong connection between information technology (IT) and traditional transportation research.
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