Funded Projects
As PI or Co-PI, Dr. Kalambay has led approximately $654,000 in externally funded transportation research, including about $357,000 since joining Texas Southern University in 2025.
Texas Southern University
Evaluating Human Safety Factors in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Under Adaptive Traffic Signal Control: A Simulator-Based Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Study
NCST · USDOT · $200,000
2027 · Role: Co-PI
Modeling Bicyclist Behavioral Patterns and Multi-Faceted Decision-Making Strategies in Urban Settings with Limited Infrastructure: Guidance for Future Development
NCST · USDOT · $45,000
2026–2027 · Role: PI
- Modeling how psychological, street, and infrastructure characteristics influence bicyclist behavior in urban settings with inadequate bicycling infrastructure
- Informing action-oriented urban planning and policy recommendations for enhancing bicycle infrastructure and safety
Optimizing External Human-Machine Interfaces (eHMIs) Designs in Autonomous Vehicles to Improve Communication with Drivers and Bicyclists
NCST · USDOT · $102,970
2026–2027 · Role: Co-PI
- Developing, assessing, and optimizing External Human-Machine Interface concepts for communication between autonomous vehicles and other road users
- Recommending eHMI designs for increased road safety, operational efficiency, and user confidence
Where Community Gathers, Do Roads Get Safer?
TSU Seed Grant · $9,383.86
2026 · Role: PI
University of Washington Tacoma
Addressing Active Transportation Disparities in Low-Income Satellite Communities
R-SEAT Center · USDOT · $98,258.19
2024–2026 · Role: Co-PI
A Vision for Multidisciplinary Transportation Engineering
R-SEAT Center · USDOT · $101,727
2023–2025 · Role: Co-PI
Autonomous Electric Pedestrian Ferries (Autoferry) – Efficient Connectors
R-SEAT Center · USDOT · $93,670
2023–2025 · Role: Co-PI
Exploring Shared Micromobility as an Alternative Transportation Option: Opportunities and Challenges in U.S. Mid-sized Cities and Small Towns
R-SEAT Center · USDOT · $104,603.28
2023–2025 · Role: Key Researcher
Social and Infrastructure Factors Shaping Road Safety: A Multi-Level Analysis of Crashes in Ohio, Texas, and Washington
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · $253,735
2023–2025 · Role: Key Researcher
Determining the Effectiveness of Commercial Vehicle Alerts
Ohio DOT · $200,636
2023–2024 · Role: Key Researcher
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
IoT Solutions for Near Horizon Challenges in Smart City Pedestrian Travel
North Carolina DOT
2021–2023 · Role: Graduate Student Researcher
Exploring Traffic Speed Patterns for the Implementation of Variable Speed Limit Signs
Mineta Transportation Institute · USDOT
2022–2023 · Role: Graduate Student Researcher
Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or Statistical Models for Weather-Related Crash Severity Prediction?
Mineta Transportation Institute · USDOT
2022–2023 · Role: Graduate Student Researcher