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Research at the Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Purdue University - Indianapolis, Indiana University - Indianapolis, and the University of Memphis with expertise in the areas of electrification, autonomous operation, supply-chain and human elements in freight and logistics.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Razi Nalim

CEAT Director, Purdue University

Professor of Mechanical Energy Engineering, Associate Dean for Research
Vehicle powertrains, propulsion systems, IC engines, emissions controls, pressure-gain combustion, thermodynamics, energy systems, heat transfer, non-steady fluid dynamics, engineering education, aerodynamics

mnalim@purdue.edu

317-278-3010

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Sabya Mishra

CEAT Site Director, University of Memphis

Professor

Travel demand modeling, network investment decision making, transportation planning, economics, and the impact of disruptive technological innovations on transportation

smishra3@memphis.edu

901-678-5043

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Cliff Campbell

Managing Director / Industry Liaison Officer

Senior Advisor for Research & Partnership

campb687@purdue.edu

317-910-5518

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RESEARCH TEAM

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Hasan Ali

Associate Professor, UoM

Smart grid/micro-grid control, cybersecurity issues, 5G technology, data analytics, electric vehicle charging, loads forecasting and scheduling in smart building, and renewable energy systems

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Mehdi Amini

Professor, UoM

Supply chain design, status of corporate sustainablility

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Yaobin Chen

Professor, Purdue

Modeling, optimization, simulation and control of complex systems (advanced automotive systems, energy systems; distributed power generation systems, biological systems, health care delivery systems); computation intelligence and its applications

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Mark Frohlich

Associate Professor, IU

E-business, operations strategy, supply chain strategies

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Mihalis Golias

Professor, UoM

Maritime and freight transportation, physical network vulnerability, capital/

operational resource allocation for network improvements, and multi-level multi-criteria decision making

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Alex Headley

Assistant Professor, UoM

Expanding the use of alternative energy sources by researching innovative ways of designing and controlling energy systems for the electric grid and beyond

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Lingxi Li

Associate Professor, Purdue

Modeling, analysis, control, and optimization of complex systems, advanced driver assistance systems, connected and automated vehicles, intelligent transportation systems, discrete event dynamic systems, human-machine interaction, and digital twins and parallel intelligence

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Clayton Nicholas

Industry Research Development Specialist, IU

Automotive, Business Management

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Renran Tian

Assistant Professor, Purdue

Autonomous driving, cyber-human system, computational behavior modeling, cognitive psychology, data mining and machine learning

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Myounggyu Won

Assistant Professor, UoM

Cyber physical systems, mobile computing, intelligent transportation systems

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Jian Xie

Professor, Purdue

Nano-structural materials, advanced batteries, fuel cells, gas physical adsorption for hydrogen/carbon dioxide storage

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