Sponsored Projects

81. University Transportation Center of Excellence: Advanced Transportation Technologies. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Led by UNC Chapel-Hill Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC). PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 1, 2020 – December 30, 2022. $202,532.
80. Bench-Marking Non-Motorized Policies and Project Delivery. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Suzanne Leland, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020. $194,718.
79. Mini-Roundabout CMF Development. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 1, 2019 – May 31, 2021. $181,948.
78. NC-49 Widening Project Study: Impacts, Alternatives, and Future Visions. Funded by the University City Partners, Charlotte, NC. PI: Ming-Chun Lee, co-PIs: Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. May 16, 2019 – August 15, 2019. $44,500.
77. Road Safety Engineering. Funded by the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), IIT Kharagpur, India (Lead by IIT Guwahati, India). PI: Akhilesh K. Maurya, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. June 24-28, 2019. $8,000.
76. Mineta Transportation Research Consortium – Year 3. Funded by the United States Department of Transportation (Consortium Lead by the San Jose State University – Mineta Transportation Institute); Includes 50% Matching Funds from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019. $225,000.
75. SCC: Building Safe and Secure Communities through Realtime Edge Video Analytics. Funded by the National Science Foundation. PI: Hamed Tabkhivayghan, co-PIs: Shannon Reid, Arun Ravindran, Doug Shoemaker, & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2022. $1,897,466.
74. Develop Local Functional Classification VMT and AADT Estimation Method. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Venkata R. Duddu. August 1, 2018 – May 31, 2020. $167,131.
73. Effective Road Safety Practices: Prevention is Better Than Cure. Funded by the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), IIT Kharagpur, India (Lead by SVNIT, Surat, India). PI: Shriniwas Arkatkar, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 6-10, 2018. $8,000.
72. Mineta Transportation Research Consortium – Year 2. Funded by the United States Department of Transportation (Consortium Lead by the San Jose State University – Mineta Transportation Institute); Includes 50% Matching Funds from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018. $225,000.
71. SCC-Planning: Pedestrian Safe and Secure Communities with Ambient Machine Vision. Funded by the National Science Foundation. PI: Hamed Tabkhivayghan, co-PIs: Tao Han, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Arun A. Ravindran & Shannon E. Reid. September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2018. $99,156.
70. Mineta Transportation Research Consortium – Year 1. Funded by the United States Department of Transportation (Consortium Lead by the San Jose State University – Mineta Transportation Institute); Includes 50% Matching Funds from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. September 30, 2016 – September 30, 2017. $225,000.
69. Increasing the Utilization of Weather Data for Safety Applications and Traveler Information. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Venkata R. Duddu, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 1, 2015 – January 31, 2017. $138,261.
68. Cost of Independent Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016. $99,354.
67. Monetizing Reliability to Evaluate the Impact of Transportation Alternatives. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 16, 2014 – May 31, 2016. $114,929.
66. Pedestrian and Bicycle Level-of-Service (LOS). Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. April 22, 2013 – August 31, 2013. $6,000.
65. CRS & SI Technologies for Reliable Transportation Systems Planning. Funded by the United States Department of Transportation – Research and Innovative Technology Administration Program; Matching funds from Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Department of Transportation and City of Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. September 15, 2012 – February 28, 2015. $788,155.
64. NC Recycle Locations Mapping Application. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. April 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013. $5,135.
63. Pedestrian and Bicycle Level-of-Service (LOS) at Intersections. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. $19,427.
62. NC Roadway Lighting Needs Assessment, Lighting Maintenance Prioritization Tool, and Performance Measures. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 16, 2011 – December 31, 2012. $121,689.
61. CDOT Sign Retro-Reflectivity Study Sample Size. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 1, 2010 – April 30, 2010. $7,696.
60. Cornelius Intersections Data Collection and Analysis. Funded by the Town of Cornelius, NC. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010. $10,386.
59. Travel Time Study for Area Plans, CIP Projects & Road Conversion Projects. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010. $49,593.
58. Transit Needs Assessment Near the Proposed Cornelius Town Station. Funded by the Town of Cornelius, NC. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PIs: Jean-Claude Thill & John Chesser. December 2008 – June 2009. $18,000.
57. Traffic Operational and Safety Evaluation of Access Management Case Sites. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 2008 – December 2009. $91,962.
56. Statewide Logistics Plan for North Carolina – Phase I. Funded by the North Carolina Office of State Budget & Management (Sub-contracted by North Carolina State University). PI: Edd Hauser, co-PIs: Sherry Elmes & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2008 – May 2008. $40,000.
55. Evaluating the Effect of Reduced Cycle Length on Operational Performance. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2008 – December 2008. $51,193.
54. Renaissance Computing Institute Engagement Site in Charlotte, NC. Funded by the Renaissance Computing Institute, UNC Chapel Hill. PI: Jeff Michael, co-PIs: Ross Meentemeyer, Bill Ribarsky, Jean-Claude Thill, Zach Wartell, Brian Etherton & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. October 2007 – June 2010. $1,433,336.
53. Evaluating Flashing Yellow Arrow Signal for Left-turns. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 2007 – June 2008. $36,456.
52. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedestrian HAWK Signals. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation; Matching funds from the College of Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 2007 – December 2010. $50,792.
51. Engine Starts Data Study for CDOT. Funded by the Charlotte Department of Transportation; Matching funds from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. September 2007 – August 2008. $67,543.
50. RENCI at UNC Charlotte. Funded by the Renaissance Computing Institute, UNC Chapel Hill. PI: Edd Hauser, co-PIs: Jean-Claude Thill, Ross Meentemeyer & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2007 – September 2007. $25,000.
49. Travel Funds. Funded by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Engineering. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2007 – June 2008. $1,225.
48. Development of a Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the Town of Stallings, NC. Funded by the Town of Stallings, NC; Matching funds from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2007 – September 2007. $51,400.
47. Placement of Detection Loops on High Speed Approaches to Traffic Signals. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (Sub-contracted by North Carolina State University). PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Edd Hauser. July 2006 – December 2008. $48,839.
46. Relationship Between Pavement Macrotexture and Crash Incidence for NHS Routes. Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2006 – June 2007. $70,840.
45. Services for NDOT Evaluation of Rumble Strips Project. Funded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2006 – June 2006. $10,368.
44. Testing and Evaluation of Effectiveness of Advanced Technologies for Work Zones. Funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Hualing Teng, co-PIs: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Shashi S. Nambisan, Mohamed Kaseko, & Venkatesan Muthukumar. January 2006 – December 2006. $99,804.
43. Test Queue Detection Systems for Preventing Accidents in Nevada. Funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Hualing Teng, co-PIs: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, & Venkatesan Muthukumar. January 2006 – December 2006. $99,981.
42. Expanded Paved Road Dust Emission Measurement Project and Controlled Field Study. Funded by the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management. PI: David E. James, co-PIs: Hualing Teng & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2005 – June 2006. $63,596.
41. Development of Tools for Intersection Infrastructure and Safety Management – Demonstration of Technology Transfer. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works; Matching Funds from University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Applied Research Initiatives Program. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI Shashi S. Nambisan. July 2005 – June 2006. $166,998.
40. Evaluation of Safety at Selected Intersections Near Casinos Outside the Resort Corridor in Las Vegas. Funded by the Station Casinos. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. May 2005 – June 2005. $9,970.
39. Traffic Count Data Collection and Analysis. Funded by the Sierra Transportation Engineers, Inc. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2005 – August 2005. $17,289.
38. Paved Road Dust Emission Measurement Project. Funded by the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management. PI: David E. James, co-PIs: Hualing Teng & Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2005 – June 2005. $19,977.
37. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips in Reducing “Ran-off-Roadway” Single-Vehicle Crashes. Funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2005 – April 2006. $96,412.
36. Safety and Risk Analysis of Hazardous and Radioactive Materials Transportation. Funded by the U. S. Department of Energy (through University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation). PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. August 2004 – October 2005. $125,000.
35. Collection and Analysis of Engine Starts Data. Funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. PI: David E. James, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2004 – January 2005. $160,880.
34. Analysis of Pedestrian Safety in Clark County, Nevada. Funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2004 – December 2005. $124,000.
33. Analysis of Pedestrian Crashes in Henderson and North Las Vegas. Funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. May 2004 – June 2005. $124,743.
32. Refined Emission Factors for Native Desert and Disturbed Open Land Area. Funded by the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management. PI: David E. James, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. June 2004 – December 2005. $75,000.
31. A GIS Assessment of the Older Population of Paradise Township and Its Community Resource Structure. Funded by the Nevada Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND). PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Barbara Hirshorn. March 2004 – August 2004. $23,957.
30. Internet Mapping Applications and Data Update for Clark County Department of Public Works. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. December 2003 – June 2005. $82,315.
29. Internet Mapping Server Maintenance for Clark County Department of Public Works. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. December 2003 – June 2005. $69,520.
28. Las Vegas Air Study Windblown Dust Field Measurements and Emission Factor Function Development for the Las Vegas Valley. Funded by the Argonne National Laboratory. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: David E. James. July 2003 – December 2003. $60,000.
27. Pedestrian Safety Engineering and Intelligent Transportation System Based Countermeasure Program for Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, Conflicts, and Other Surrogate Measures – Proposal for Phase 2 Implementation. Funded by the Federal Highway Administration; Matching Funds from Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, City of Las Vegas, Clark County Department of Public Works, Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2003 – June 2006. $1,041,803.
26. Evaluation of Pedestrian Countdown Signals. Funded by the California State Automobile Association. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2003- December 2004. $60,000.
25. Development of Criteria to Identify High Pedestrian Crash Locations in Clark County, NV. Funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Shashi S. Nambisan. March 2003 – August 2004. $92,449.
24. Web Based Wireless Personal Digital Assistance (PDA) in the Implementation of a Work Order System. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Shashi S. Nambisan. January 2003 – June 2004. $102,058.
23. Web Based Wireless Personal Digital Assistance (PDA) in the Implementation of a Work Order System. Funded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Applied Research Initiatives Program. PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, co-PI: Shashi S. Nambisan. January 2003 – June 2004. $56,725.
22. Internet Mapping Application. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2002 – June 2003. $108,533.
21. Upgrade and Maintenance of a Web Server. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2002 – June 2003. $46,026.
20. Development and Maintenance of Websites for Unpaved Roads. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2002 – June 2003. $84,805.
19. Conversion of Patent Easements. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2002 – March 2002. $13,611.
18. Identification of Concentration Patterns Based on Origin-Destination Survey for the Transit Mode Option Study Project. Funded by the Parson’s Transportation Group (Project Funded by Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada). PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 2002 – June 2002. $27,158.
17. Consulting Services for Congestion Management System. Funded by the Orth-Rodgers & Associates (Project Funded by Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada). PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. January 2002 – June 2002. $40,000.
16. Pedestrian Safety Study FY 2001. Funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. November 2001 – June 2002. $32,189.
15. Pedestrian Safety Engineering and Intelligent Transportation System Based Countermeasure Program for Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, Conflicts, and Other Surrogate Measures – Phase 1. Funded by the Federal Highway Administration; Matching Funds from Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, City of Las Vegas, Clark County Department of Public Works, Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. October 2001 – May 2002. $173,172.
14. Update Internet Mapping Project Data. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. April 2001 – March 2002. $24,866.
13. Web Server Maintenance and Upgrade. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. April 2001 – March 2002. $24,834.
12. Development of Websites for Unpaved Roads. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2001 – April 2002. $24,039.
11. Conversion of Patent Easements. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. April 2001 – September 2001. $24,954.
10. Comparative Evaluation of Analysis and Simulation of Traffic Operations. Funded by the Nevada Department of Transportation. PI: Mohamed Kaseko, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 2001 – June 2002. $84,162.
9. Development of a Roadway Incident Detection System and Database for the Las Vegas Freeway and Arterial Systems of Transportation (FAST). Funded by the Kimley-Horn & Associates; Matching Funds from University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Applied Research Initiatives Program. PI: Mohamed Kaseko, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. May 2001 – June 2003. $119,793.
8. Congestion Management and Mitigation Measures. Funded by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. November 2000 – March 2001. $35,238.
7. Analysis of Radioactive Waste Transport by Rail. Funded by the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2000 – September 2000. $50,000.
6. Analysis of Radioactive Waste Transport by Highway. Funded by the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2000 – September 2000. $50,000.
5. Internet Project Management. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. March 2000 – January 2001. $13,000.
4. Engineering Project Management System for Clark County Department of Public Works. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works; Matching Funds from University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Applied Research Initiatives Program. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 2000 – June 2001. $34,974.
3. Spatial Index for Project Web Management. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 2000 – June 2001. $25,000.
2. Internet Project Web Management System. Funded by the Holman’s of Nevada, Inc. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. February 2000 – June 2001. $14,985.
1. Development of Internet Applications for Transportation System Management. Funded by the Clark County Department of Public Works. PI: Shashi S. Nambisan, co-PI: Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. November 1998 – October 1999. $53,869.

Note 1: #s 41, 42, 43, and 44 – Efforts only in the preparation/submission of the proposals; For all others, efforts include for the preparation of the proposals and completion of project tasks.
Note 2: #s 27, 32, 35, 36, 37, and 41 – Primarily worked on these projects till Fall of 2005.