Cognitive Intent of VRUs | Safety Research | 2026 CCAT Global Symposium

Vineet Kamat and Carol Menassa, professors at ‪@civilandenvironmentalengin647‬, present their CCAT-funded project, 'COVERT: Cognitive Internet of Vulnerable Road Users in Traffic' at the 2026 CCAT Global Symposium on Mobility Innovation. More on this research: https://ccat.umtri.umich.edu/research... --- Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/umichccat.bs... Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/UMichCCAT LinkedIn:   / umichccat   Mailing List: http://myumi.ch/BoDw8 Twitter:   / umichccat   Website: https://ccat.umtri.umich.edu/ YouTube:    / @umichccat   Get notified about future events: https://UMichCCAT.eventbrite.com --- About the speakers: Vineet Kamat: Dr. Kamat’s research is primarily focused on Virtual and Augmented Reality Visualization, Simulation, Mobile Computing, Robotics, and their applications in Construction and Civil Engineering. Dr. Kamat was awarded the 2023 John O. Bickel Award, the 2020 Peurifoy Construction Research Award, the 2015 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, and the 2012 Daniel W. Halpin Award for scholarship in construction by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Kamat is an Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering and a member of the editorial board for the journal Automation in Construction and the journal Advanced Engineering Informatics. He has served as the Chair of the ASCE Construction Institute’s Construction Research Council and as a Member of the Board of Governors of the ASCE Construction Institute. He has also served as the Chair of the ASCE Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation committee. Dr. Kamat’s research has been published in over 200 peer-reviewed journal publications and conference papers to date. He has presented his work in invited talks throughout the world and has organized several technical sessions on construction visualization at all major conferences in his field of research. He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in 2003 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a Fellow of the ASCE. Carol Menassa: Carol directs the Intelligent and Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Systems Laboratory at U-M. Her research focuses on understanding and modeling the interconnections between humans and the built environment. She is using building automation systems and other sensing devices to understand and model the impact of occupant energy use characteristics on energy consumption in buildings and develop cost-effective solutions to achieve energy efficiency and conservation by engaging the occupants and other building stakeholders in the decision-making process. Carol has served as Chair for the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Construction Research Congress Executive Committee. Carol is an Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering and has been an Assistant Specialty Editor for the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Carol is the recipient of the 2023 ASCE John O. Bickel Award, 2017 ASCE Daniel Halpin Award, 2017 ASCE Alfred Noble Prize, 2017 Outstanding Early Career Researcher from Fiatech, 2015 CII Distinguished Professor Award, and 2014 NSF Career award. She has also received several Best Paper awards. She is a Fellow of the ASCE. #ccat #ccatSymposium