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Researchers
SECTTRA researchers reflect the diverse nature of transportation
security research at the University of Minnesota. Computer science,
civil engineering, and mechanical engineering are among the disciplines
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Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
CTS Faculty Scholar
As SECTTRA director, Papanikolopoulos is responsible for working
with CTS, CSE and other sponsors to attract funding, involving
faculty and department staff in research activities, providing
national and state leadership, and guiding researchers and partners
in the delivery of research, education, and outreach programs.
Papanikolopoulos' research interests include robotics, sensors
for transportation applications, computer vision, and control systems.
His transportation research has included projects involving vision-based
sensing and classification of vehicles, and the recognition of
human activity patterns in public areas.
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos's departmental Web page |
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Featured
Researchers |
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Max Donath
Professor,
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute
CTS Faculty Scholar
Max Donath's major interests are in the integration of sensors,
intelligence, and motor control in order to both assist humans
with the performance of complex tasks, and to provide machines
and other systems with the flexibility and adaptability typically
associated with human function.
Max Donath's departmental Web page |
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Demoz Gebre-Egziabher
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Demoz Gebre-Egziabher's research focuses on sensor fusion, specifically
the design of multi-sensor systems for navigation, guidance and
control of aerospace vehicles. This work encompasses Global Positioning
System (GPS) technology, inertial navigation, and precision
landing systems.
Demoz Gebre-Egziabher's departmental Web page |
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Tian He
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty leader, Minnesota Embedded Sensor System group
Tian He's research interests include wireless and sensor networking,
distributed systems, and real-time computing. His work is currently
focused on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), a new information paradigm
based on the collaboration of a large number of self-organized
sensing nodes. These networks form the basis for many promising
applications such as hazard response systems.
Tian He's departmental Web page |
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Henry Liu
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering
CTS Faculty Scholar
Henry Liu's major research interests include traffic control and
operations, transportation network modeling, and traffic simulation.
His current research activities include real-time traffic management
for emergency evacuation, analytical dynamic traffic assignment
and application of microscopic traffic simulation models.
Henry Liu's departmental Web page |
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Vassilios Morellas
Program Director, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Vassilios Morellas is a former senior principal research scientist at the Situation Assessment Technologies Laboratory at Honeywell International. His research focuses on the development of high-end video-based security and surveillance systems using advanced statistical imaging techniques. |
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Shashi Shekhar
McKnight Distinguished University Professor,
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
CTS Faculty Scholar
Shashi Shekhar’s research is centered on database management
and data mining, focusing on the unique needs of the application
domains of geographic information systems and spatial databases.
His transportation research includes the development of evacuation
routes for homeland security, assessment of roadmap accuracy, and
high-performance methods for traffic
data visualization, geospatial data storage, and route finding.
Shashi Shekhar's departmental Web page |
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