{"684117":{"#nid":"684117","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Undergraduates Earn Top Honors at Emerging Innovators Celebration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo ISyE undergraduate students, Haris Tsiotras and Iliyan Kajani, were recognized with the \u201cBest in Show Poster Showcase\u201d award at the 2025 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pingeorgia.org\/poster-showcase-featuring-intern-project\/\u0022\u003EEmerging Innovators Celebration\u003C\/a\u003E, held on August 1 in Atlanta, GA, and hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pingeorgia.org\/\u0022\u003EPartnership for Innovation (PIN)\u003C\/a\u003E. This recognition honors outstanding research contributions from student interns participating in PIN\u2019s competitive summer research program, which places students in civic and community-focused innovation projects across Georgia. More than 50 project posters were presented at the event, and the award was based on overall project merit. Judging criteria included level of innovation, level of impact, and the project\u2019s connection to community needs and outcomes, highlighting the quality of presentation, the substance, and societal relevance of the work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETsiotras and Kajani spent the summer working on the NSF-funded project titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2125390\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003EFostering Smart and Sustainable Travel through Engaged Communities\u003C\/a\u003E under the guidance of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/srinivas-peeta\u0022\u003ESrinivas Peeta\u003C\/a\u003E, Frederick R. Dickerson Chair and Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. The project leverages Peachtree Corners, GA, as a living lab to co-design data-driven interventions that promote sustainable travel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students received mentorship from Gulam Kibria, a Ph.D. student in Operations Research at ISyE, and Viswa Sri Rupa Anne, a Ph.D. student in CEE, both working under Professor Peeta\u2019s supervision in his Autonomous and Connected Transportation Lab. Kibria\u2019s research focuses on promoting sustainable travel through optimization and the integration of emerging mobility modes and technologies, while Rupa\u2019s research centers on encouraging sustainable travel behavior through the design and evaluation of monetary and non-monetary behavioral interventions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the internship, Tsiotras and Kajani contributed to key components of the project, including the development and testing of AI\/ML-based models to classify travel modes using GPS data, the creation of data pipelines to process large-scale location data, and the evaluation of app-based behavioral interventions designed to nudge users toward more sustainable travel options. Their work focused on translating raw mobility data into meaningful behavioral insights to support more informed and effective community-level transportation planning. Their poster presentation highlighted key contributions in data engineering, app refinement, and behavioral intervention analysis, reflecting the depth and real-world impact of their summer research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis recognition underscores ISyE students\u2019 growing impact in applying analytical and computational tools to solve real-world sustainability challenges. It also highlights the importance of experiential learning opportunities like PIN in bridging academic research and community innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Recognition Highlights Student Impact on NSF-Funded Sustainable Travel Research"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo undergraduate students from Georgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Haris Tsiotras and Iliyan Kajani, received the \u201cBest in Show Poster Showcase\u201d award at the 2025 PIN Emerging Innovators Celebration in Atlanta. Their recognition highlights contributions to an NSF-funded project on fostering smart and sustainable travel through engaged communities, led by Professor Srinivas Peeta, Frederick R. Dickerson Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial Engineering and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Working under the mentorship of Ph.D. students Gulam Kibria and Viswa Sri Rupa Anne, Tsiotras and Kajani developed AI\/ML-based models, data pipelines, and app-based behavioral interventions to promote sustainable travel. Selected from more than 50 project posters, their work was recognized for its innovation, societal relevance, and impact on community-focused transportation planning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two ISyE undergraduates, Haris Tsiotras and Iliyan Kajani, won the \u201cBest in Show Poster Showcase\u201d award at the 2025 PIN Emerging Innovators Celebration for their contributions to an NSF-funded project advancing smart and sustainable travel solutions."}],"uid":"36736","created_gmt":"2025-08-25 13:26:24","changed_gmt":"2025-08-25 13:31:25","author":"ebrown386","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677777":{"id":"677777","type":"image","title":"PIN-Award.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHaris Tsiotras and Iliyan Kajani awarded \u0022Best in Show Poster Showcase\u201d at PIN Emerging Innovators Celebration, August 1.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1756128392","gmt_created":"2025-08-25 13:26:32","changed":"1756128392","gmt_changed":"2025-08-25 13:26:32","alt":"ISyEs Haris Tsiotras and Iliyan Kajani ","file":{"fid":"261715","name":"PIN-Award.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/25\/PIN-Award.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/25\/PIN-Award.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":474603,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/25\/PIN-Award.jpg?itok=_mQyS0xw"}}},"media_ids":["677777"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167441","name":"student research"},{"id":"180027","name":". 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