Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR
Doctoral Candidate Name: Raghuveer Gouribhatla Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: April 13, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Churlzu Lim, Dr. Ram Kumar Abstract: Driver errors are the leading cause and contribute to about […]
Energetic Theory and Hadley cells at a seasonal scale: how will ITCZ respond to a warming climate
Doctoral Candidate Name: Xiaoyu Bai Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 123 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jacob Scheff Committee Members: Dr. Brian Magi, Dr. Casey Davenport, Dr. Matthew Eastin, Dr. James Amburgey Abstract: The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a belt of convective systems […]
SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELING OF DISEASE SPREAD THROUGH MICROMOBILITY SYSTEMS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Behnam Nikparvar Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: December 1, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/97322674628?pwd=cGg4QW4rclRUczdJWFlHM3RFOURTUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jean-Claude Thill Committee Members: Dr. Wenwu Tang, Dr. Eric Delmelle, Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou, Dr. Tiffany Gallicano Abstract: New modes of public transportation such as micromobility are rapidly growing […]
Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads With Heterogenous Traffic Conditions
Doctoral Candidate Name: Swapneel Rao Kodupuganti Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 15, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99589832554?pwd=SmVyc2w0K2xGWEtQeU1OQmttcGtQUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Shen-En Chen, and Dr. Jinpeng Wei Abstract: Several urban areas are building new facilities […]
Travel Time Forecasting on a Freeway Corridor: a Dynamic Information Fusion Model based on the Machine Learning Approach
Doctoral Candidate Name: Bo Qiu Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1229 Committee chair’s Name: Wei Fan Committee Members: Martin Kane, Jiancheng Jiang, David Weggel, Jay Wu Abstract: The metropolitan areas suffer more traffic, the change in travel time is very complex as […]
Evidence-Based Human-Centric Lighting Assist Tool towards a Healthier Lit Environment
Doctoral Candidate Name: Armin Amirazar Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: September 17, 2021 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: Remotely Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mona Azarbayjani Committee Members: Dr. Mariana G. Figueiro, Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou, and Dr. Isaac Cho Abstract: Light is an essential element of building design that influences human health, […]
TOWARDS ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC ONE COUNTY AT A TIME AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUBCOUNTY-LEVEL USAGE OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS FOR EXPOSING DISPARITIES AND GUIDING TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sagar Satyanarayana Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: September 15, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Please email ssatyana@charlotte.edu for the ZOOM link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gabriel Zenarosa Committee Members: Dr. Daniel Janies, Dr. Patrick Robinson, Dr. Guanglin Xu, Dr. Michael Dulin Abstract: About 1.1 million Americans were […]
Evaluation of Organizational Readiness to Implement Change within the Workplace
Doctoral Candidate Name: Dipin Kasana Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 29, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jake Smithwick Committee Members: Dr. Jake Smithwick, Dr. Tara Cavalline, Dr. Glenda Mayo, Dr. Brian Lines, Dr. Richard Leeman Abstract: Organizational change is an initiative to transition […]
Examining Associations, Identifying Chokepoints and Modeling Truck Travel Time Performance Measures
Doctoral Candidate Name: Sarvani Duvvuri Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 14, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/94150767809?pwd=Tm9vcnNhVWgwTWNHYmVTOW4vaUJiQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Mariya Munir, and Dr. Arun Ravindran Abstract: Trucking industry thrives on just-in time management, efficient […]
Maximizing Benchmarking Initiatives in the Built Environment for Sustained Continuous Improvement
Doctoral Candidate Name: Justin R. Dodd Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 15, 2021 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jake Smithwick Committee Members: Dr. Tara Cavalline, Dr. Glenda Mayo, Dr. Brian Lines, Dr. Arun Ravindran Abstract: While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history […]