Ongoing research projects
SCC-IRG Track 1: Empathy and AI: Towards Equitable Microtransit. PI: Bardaka; Co-PIs: Singh, Mayhorn, Lee; Samaranayake (Cornell); Senior Personnel: Van Hentenryck, P. (Georgia Tech), Monast, K. (ITRE); NSF Smart & Connected Communities Program.
Harnessing links between historical business and household microdata and street-view images to assess transit-induced neighborhood changes at small spatial scales. PI: Bardaka, E., Co-PI: Xu, D.; National Science Foundation, Human Environment and Geographical Sciences Program.
Service Characteristics and User Benefits of Public Microtransit Systems. PI: Bardaka; Co-PI: Monast, K. (ITRE); funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Completed research projects
Connecting campuses to communities with micromobility infrastructure. PI: Aaron Hipp; Co-PI: Bardaka, E.; 8/2023-8/2024; funded by Spin.
SCC-PG: Empathy and AI: Towards Equitable Microtransit. PI: Bardaka; Co-PIs: Singh, Mayhorn, Hajibabai, Lee; 10/2021-9/2023; NSF Smart & Connected Communities Planning Grant.
Demand for travel and equity assessment of emerging mobility services for transportation disadvantaged populations. PI: Bardaka; Co-PI: McDonald N. (UNC Chapel Hill), Jin, X. (Florida International University); LaMondia, J. (Auburn University); 6/2022-9/2023; funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE).
Public Microtransit Pilots in the State of North Carolina. PI: Bardaka; Co-PI: Monast, K. (ITRE); 1/2022-11/2022; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Multi-Decadal Decarbonization Pathways for U.S. Freight Rail. PI: Frey; Co-PIs: List, DeCarolis, Johnson, Bardaka, Subs: Virginia Tech, Oregon State University, DB Engineering and Consulting; 8/2021-7/2023; funded by DOE – ARPA-E.
Economic Impacts of Transit Investments, Social Challenges, and Strategies for Sustaining High Ridership. PI: Bardaka, Co-PI: Jean-Claude Thill (UNC Charlotte); 8/2019-12/2022; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Emerging mobility services for the transportation disadvantaged. PI: Bardaka; Co-PI: McDonald N. (UNC Chapel Hill), Steiner, R. (Univ. of Florida); Jin, X. (Florida International University); LaMondia, J. (Auburn University); 11/2019-12/2021; funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE).
Changing Access to Public Transportation and the Potential for Increased Travel; PI: Watkins, K. (Georgia Tech); Co-PI: Bardaka, McDonald N. (UNC Chapel Hill), Steiner, R. (Univ. of Florida); 8/2018-3/2020; funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE).
Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Transportation Systems, North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Bardaka, Co-PI: List, G., Rouphail, N., Williams, B., Frey, C., Cummings, M. (Duke); 8/2018-7/2021; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
North Carolina State Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study, North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Bardaka, Co-PI: Findley, D (ITRE); 8/2018-7/2021; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Major Beltway Project Impacts on Surrounding Property Values in North Carolina and Technology Transfer of the Results; PI: Bardaka; 1/2019 – 5/2019; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Analysis and validation of historical transportation investment; PI: Bardaka; 8/2016 – 7/2018; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Public Perception of Transportation Fees in North Carolina; PI: Findley, D. (ITRE), Co-PI: Bardaka; 8/2018 – 7/2019; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Assessing measures of transportation disadvantage for public transportation project prioritization, North Carolina Department of Transportation. PI: Gaustad, B. (ITRE), Co-PI: Bardaka, Monast, K. (ITRE); 8/2018 – 12/2018; funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.