CAMMSE (Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education) was an 8-year, 8.5 million dollar (12.75 million cost sharing included), multi-campus Tier I UTC externally funded by USDOT under the FAST ACT starting November 2016. CAMMSE is a consortium of five universities, which is led by us at UNC Charlotte. We also have University of Texas at Austin, University of Connecticut, Washington State University at Pullman, and Texas Southern University on board.

CAMMSE addresses the FAST Act research priority area of “Improving Mobility of People and Goods” by focusing on developing advanced technology, methods and models for multimodal transportation (including highway, air, rail, freight, public transit, bicycle and pedestrian) as well as educating and developing an effective workforce.

CAMMSE’s vision is: A collaborative research, education and outreach partnership will harness advanced (computing, smartphones and communication) technologies and ubiquitous data for creating sustainable, efficient and growth-enabling multimodal transportation systems using cutting edge analytical methods and models.

As a result, research performed by the Center delivers impactful products to local, regional, and national stakeholders that support economic development, significantly improves mobility of people and goods, reduces congestion, promotes safety and social equity, preserves the environment, and preserves the existing transportation system.

Throughout the duration of this grant from 11/2016 – 09/30/2024, Dr. Wei Fan, CAMMSE’s Center director, has been overseeing overall operations of the program, including research, education and workforce development, as well as technology transfer. Below provides a summary of accomplishments under Dr. Fan’s strong leadership:

Personnel Involvement:

– 5 universities; ~30 faculty/staff; ~35 collaborators
Research
– 87 research projects (UNC Charlotte: 21)
– 219 journal publications (UNC Charlotte: 122)
Education and Workforce Development
– Summer camps and multiple outreach activities
– 148 undergraduate and 154 graduate courses taught
– 200+ students involved
– 33 undergrads, 78 Masters, 134 Ph.D. students supported
– UNC Charlotte Student Awards (25), including the well-renowned USDOT Student of the Year Award and multiple prestigious NCSITE scholarship awards
Technology Transfer
– Annual CAMMSE research symposia, Seminar Series, TRB Conferences, etc.

Recent News

CAMMSE INES PH.D. RESEARCH ASSISTANT MR. ZEHAO WANG MADE A PRESENTATION TITLED “An enhanced machine learning approach for pedestrian injury severities with imbalanced and high dimensional crash data” ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 AT 9-10AM IN EPIC CEE CONFERENCE ROOM 3226.

September 24th, 2024

CAMMSE Director Dr. Wei Fan was ranked among the top 2% of the most-cited scientists worldwide in both “single year 2023” and “Career” categories in the field of “Economics and Business” -> “Logistics and Transportation” (1st subfield) and “Civil Engineering” (2nd subfield). The prestigious ranking, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier, highlights significant contributions to research across various fields.

September 18th, 2024

Read more about “Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist Rankings 2024” which was just released at this website: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7

CAMMSE INES PH.D. RESEARCH ASSISTANT MR. MUJEEB ABIOLA ABDULRAZAQ MADE A PRESENTATION TITLED “A Priority-Based Multi-Level Heterogeneity Modeling Framework for Vulnerable Road Users” ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 AT 9-10AM IN EPIC CEE CONFERENCE ROOM 3226.

September 17th, 2024