Infrastructure

A state-of-the-art infrastructure engineering research facility is housed in the Jonsson Engineering Center. It includes numerous networked PCs, workstations, and a Micro Vax 3100, as well as a color printer, scaner, and laser printers.

The laboratory is utilized mainly for advanced research aiming to develop infrastructure management systems, expert systems, databases, and information modeling techniques for management of transportation infrastructure. The facility is staffed by a research engineer, research associates, and graduate and undergrauate students participating in infrastructure research projects.

Faculty and staff maintain local working relationships with personnel at the New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Department of Transportation, in addition to international contacts in Switzerland and Canada. These operational enviornments provide real-world data for system development, and serve as test beds for research products.