• Intelligent Transportation Systems
  (especially in Advanced Transportation Management Information Systems (ATMIS)
  including the development, implementation, and evaluation of decision support
  systems for Traffic Management Centers (TMCs), the development and application
  of transportation micro-simulation models, and applications of advanced technologies)
• Travel Behavior
  (especially in applications of discrete choice models, the development of
  activity-based and agent-based models of complex travel, and the development
  of new technologies to collect travel data).
• Transportation Economics
  (especially in road and congestion pricing, highway finance, transit policy,
  land use and transportation, and alternate fuel and low emission vehicle demand)
• Freight and Logistics

• The Advanced Testbed Program (The Testbed)
• Center for Activity Systems Analysis (CASA)
• PATH Center for ATMS Research at UC Irvine
• Center for Logistical Innovations in Freight Systems (CLIFS)
• Center for Traffic Simulation Studies at UCI (CTSS)
• Center for Urban Infrastructure and Community Development (CUI)

Research covers a broad spectrum of transportation issues. Current funded research projects focus upon: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), particularly Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS); planning and analysis of transportation systems; transportation systems operation and control; artificial intelligence applications; transportation engineering; travel forecasting and complex travel behavior; transportation safety; road and congestion pricing; environmental and energy issues and demand for alternative fuel vehicles; public transit operations; transportation-land use interactions; and demand for and utilization of automobiles.

UCI is part of the University of California Transportation Center, one of 10 federally designated centers of excellence for transportation research. The transportation research program at UCI is also supported by the Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) Laboratories. Individual academic programs provide computer laboratories which include workstations, PCs, and peripherals which are used in teaching and research. Graduate students also utilize the full capabilities of UCI's Network and Academic Computing Services.

The ITS Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) Laboratories provide facilities for research and development of ATMS strategies, and includes dedicated facilities tied directly to local traffic management centers. Research labs feature a network of workstations and PCs, a video teleconferencing center, and large screen displays of realtime traffic conditions throughout southern California. These laboratories form the backbone of the State of California's research initiative in ATMS which, together with the Orange County Advanced Testbed, provide unparalleled opportunity for research and development of applications of advanced technology in the management of transportation systems.

The Institute received all major research journals in transportation and related fields and also maintains a regular publications series documenting research conducted within its programs and is the editorial headquarters of several international journals: Transportation Research C - Emerging Technologies, Regional Science, and Journal of Urban Economics.

Awards typically include a monthly stipend, required student fees, and, if applicable, non-resident tuition. Other fellowships are offered, including tuition awards for outstanding applicants who are not residents of California. In many cases, fellowship stipends may be supplemented by partial assistantship appointments. All fellowship awards and assistantships appointments are made in accordance with the affirmative action policies of the University.

Applicants interested in assistantships or fellowships should so indicate on their application when applying for admission. Graduate applications should be completed by January 15 to receive full consideration for fellowship and assistantship awards. Continuing students interested in an assistantships or fellowships should contact the Graduate Advisor for their program. The awarding of fellowships for the following academic year begins in the winter quarter.

UCI subscribes to the agreement of the Council of Graduate Schools of the United States, under which successful applicants for awards of financial support are given until April 15 to accept or decline such awards. An award accepted from one of the member universities may be resigned at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance given or left in force after that date commits the student to not accepting another appointment without first obtaining formal release for that purpose from the awarding institution.