The presentation will discuss on-going work to develop optimization algorithms,
simulation tools, and sensor capabilities for enhancing traffic signal control operations when the traffic stream consists of connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and conventional vehicles. Early versions of the optimization were deployed and tested at theTraffic Engineering and Research Laboratory (TERL), a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) closed-course facility. The results from the field test confirmed the feasibility of the concept and are now used to enhance the algorithm and prepare it for field deployment as part of the I-STREET real-world testbed in Gainesville, Florida. The research, led by UF, is funded by NSF and FDOT, and involves two industry partners: ISS and Econolite.

Dr. Elefteriadou is the Director of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) and the Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research focus is traffic operations, traffic flow theory and simulation