Computational Transportation Science

CTS Events

SEMINAR
July 24, 2009

CTS-IGERT is honored Dr. Prasad Sistla, Professor, Department of Computer Science will present at the IGERT seminar on Friday, July 24, 2009 SEO 1325, 2 pm to 3pm. Please check back for further details and join us!

SEMINAR
July 16, 2009

CTS IGERT is honored Chad Williams a CTS IGERT fellow will present "Attribute Constrained Rules: A new approach to filling in missing traveler data." SEO 1325, 2 pm to 3 pm. PLEASE NOTE: This is a change from the usual location of SEO 1000.

SEMINAR
July 9, 2009

CTS-IGERT is honored Dr. Kawamura Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs will present at the CTS-IGERT weekly seminar. Please check back for more details and join us! SEO 1

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CTS Happenings

July 2, 2009

CTS IGERT Fellow Stephen Vaughn won a Research Grant for the 4th International Conference on Women's Issues in Transportation (2009)

May 18, 2009

CTS IGERT Fellow Josh Auld presented "Evaluating Transportation Impacts of Forecast Demographic Scenarios Using Population Synthesis and Data Transferability" at the 12th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference Houston, TX in May

April 22, 2009

CTS-IGERT Trainee Chad A. William's collaborative work accepted for publication! "Attribute Constrained Rules For Partially Labeled Sequence Completion" Authors: Chad A. Williams, Peter C. Nelson, and Abolfazl Mohammadian.

April 17, 2009

CTS-IGERT Trainee Caitlin Cottril presented her research "An Overview of Approaches to Privacy Preservation in ITS" at the Urban Transportation Center on April 17, 2009.

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How to Apply

[Also see the Resources section of our website for more information.]

Click here to download the CTS application and instructions (.pdf format, Adobe Reader required)

Due to NSF restrictions, US citizenship or permanent residency is required for all IGERT Fellows. International students interested in the CTS program should contact the IGERT Program Coordinator to inquire about IGERT Associate positions.

IGERT fellows must also concurrently apply to (or already be accepted into) a participating UIC Ph.D. program in one of the following departments:

Computer Science
Urban Planning and Policy
Civil and Materials Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Information and Decision Sciences (or Business Administration)

Please be advised that CTS IGERT applications are accepted on a rolling basis. However, deadlines for the traditional Ph.D. programs vary:

For business programs (including Management Information Systems, Business Administration): January 1

For engineering programs (including Civil & Materials Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering): May 15 (though January 1 recommended for full financial aid consideration in Computer Science)

For urban planning: January 1

If the deadline for your desired department has passed, please contact the CTS IGERT Program Coordinator.

For Students already enrolled in a UIC Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. Students currently enrolled in a doctoral program in one of the departments listed above should submit a resume, transcript, a brief summary of current research and research interests and the short IGERT application. Newly accepted Ph.D. candidates who are interested in a future fellowship with the IGERT program are encouraged to send their application materials as soon as possible.

For students not enrolled in UIC Ph.D. Program

Students looking to enroll in Ph.D. Programs in the departments listed above must apply normally according to the guidelines within their chosen department. Students should indicate in their departmental application letters that they are interested in joining the IGERT joint program. Alongside departmental applications, students must send a resume, most recent transcripts and 1 page proposal detailing interest in the IGERT interdisciplinary program. This proposal should include research interests and summary of previous research. Application deadlines fall within due dates of chosen department.

Please direct all materials and questions to the IGERT Program Coordinator.