Mizanur “Mizan” Rahman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Director, Connected and Automated Mobility Lab (CAM Lab) Advisor, UA Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter 2007 Smart Communities and Innovation Building (SCIB) (205) 348-1717 (Office) (864) 650-2926 (Cell) (205) 348-6959 (Fax) mizan.rahman@ua.edu (Email) https://mrahman.people.ua.edu/ (Website) |
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Research Interests
• Transportation Cyber-Physical-Social Systems/Transportation Digital Twin
• Cyber Security and Resiliency for Connected and Automated Mobility
• Quantum Computing in Transportation Applications
• Driver Behavior Modelling for Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Urban Air Mobility/Applications of Drones
• Cyber Security and Resiliency for Connected and Automated Mobility
• Quantum Computing in Transportation Applications
• Driver Behavior Modelling for Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Urban Air Mobility/Applications of Drones
Recent News
- Public Roads Student Writing Competition Award, awarded to Mr. Mohammad Sami Irfan, Dr. Rahman’s Ph.D. student.
- FMCSA: Principal Investigator (UA), “Multi-Sensor Fusion for Proactive Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety at Work Zone” Start Date: 08/16/2023, End Date: 08/15/2025, $1,085,359 ($280,000).
- Gulf Region Intelligent Transportation Society (GRITS) Scholarship, 2023 Gulf Region Intelligent Transportation Society (GRITS), March, 2023, awarded to Mr. Sagar Dasgupta, Dr. Rahman’s Ph.D. student
- Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) 2023 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in Seattle, Washington, April 2-4, 2023, awarded to Mr. Sagar Dasgupta, Dr. Rahman’s Ph.D. student
- National UTC: Co-principal Investigator, “National Center for Transportation Cyber Security and Resiliency (TraCR),” Start Date: 02/01/2023, End Date: 01/31/2028 $20,000,000 ($1,500,000)
- NSF REU: Co-principal Investigator, “REU Site: Security of Emerging Networks in the Emerging Transportation and Energy Networks,” Start Date: 03/01/2023, End Date: 02/28/2026, $349,951
- NSF REU Supplement: Co-principal Investigator, “REU Site Supplement: Security of Emerging Networks in the Emerging Transportation and Energy Networks,” Start Date: 03/01/2023, End Date: 02/28/2026, $16,000
- Podcast interview – Cybercrime Magazine. GPS Hacking. Overcoming The Threat. . https://soundcloud.com/cybercrimemagazine/gps-hacking-overcoming-the-threat-mizanur-rahman-assistant-professor-university-of-alabama
- TRB News. A promising, inexpensive system to overcome GPS hacking that could help keep self-driving vehicles from heading to the wrong destination has been developed by the University of Alabama researchers. https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?e=e1fcce1acf&u=4f1f5aad1cdf8802c08a457cb&id=3d4b994397
- UA News. Low-cost Solution Viable for Self-Driving Cars to Spot Hacked GPS. https://news.ua.edu/2022/09/low-cost-solution-viable-for-self-driving-cars-to-spot-hacked-gps/