Arian Houshmand takes first place at CISE Graduate Student Workshop

For the second year in a row, Arian Houshmand takes first place as CISE Graduate Student Workshop (CGSW 6.0) Best Presenter. The CISE Graduate Student Workshop (CGSW) is a day-long, annual event that encourages interdisciplinary sharing among CISE students and CISE faculty affiliates across diverse application areas. CGSW gives participants the opportunity to share their research and hone their presentation skills in an engaging, collaborative environment.

Arian’s research presentation focused on how Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) can increase the energy efficiency of our daily commute by making collaborative decisions. Using a game theoretic approach, he assigns socially optimal routes to CAVs to minimize the total energy consumption of all vehicles. Arian also studies the effect of CAV penetration rate (% of CAVs in the system) on total travel time and energy consumption in cities.