A CR2C2 research team led by Dr. Evangelos Kaisar organized a workshop on “Advanced Transportation Technologies for Urban & Rural Areas: Bridging Mobility, Enhancing Accessibility, and Optimizing Supply Chain Logistics,”  during the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) conference, held November 18 at The Star Grand in Gold Coast, Australia. The half-day workshop, brought together researchers and industry leaders to examine emerging technologies shaping mobility, infrastructure, and logistics systems.

Moderated by Petros Ioannou (University of Southern California), Evangelos Kaisar (Florida Atlantic University), and Ali Karimoddini (North Carolina A&T State University), the event featured two technical sessions and a panel discussion. 

The second session focused on improving rural accessibility through autonomy and data-driven approaches. Presentations by Ali Karimoddini and Evangelos I. Kaisar explored challenges in deploying autonomous vehicles and modeling healthcare access in underserved areas, with additional perspectives from Charles Edwards.