• Analyzing COVID-19 Impacts on Vehicle Travels and Daily Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Levels among Florida Counties 

      Karaer, Alican; Balafkan, Nozhan; Gazzea, Michele; Arghandeh, Reza; Ozguven, Eren Erman (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing social distancing behaviors resulted in substantial reduction on traffic, making this a unique experiment on observing the air quality. Such an experiment is also supplemental to the smart ...
    • Automated Satellite-based Assessment of Hurricane Impacts on Roadways 

      Gazzea, Michele; Karaer, Alican; Ghorbanzadeh, Mahyar; Balafkan, Nozhan; Abichou, Tarek; Ozguven, Eren Erman; Arghandeh, Reza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      During extreme weather events like hurricanes, trees can cause significant challenges for the local communities with roadway closures or power outages. Local responders must act quickly with information regarding the extent ...