691830 news 1787160555 1787161238 <![CDATA[Silicon Meets Asphalt: Cybersecurity Project Uses AI to Protect Highways]]> The highways Georgia citizens use each day are built on more than concrete, steel, and asphalt. Getting to and from school, work, or shopping now depends on networked systems using optical fiber, sensors, video cameras, and electronic devices known as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that help process information.


As part of the existing Georgia Traffic Management Center (TMC), those systems notify drivers of changing highway conditions, operate traffic management devices, and help the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) identify and respond to traffic issues requiring immediate attention.

In December 2025, Georgia Tech cybersecurity researchers began working with GDOT to ensure the security of those networked systems and devices. As part of this advanced cybersecurity project, they are applying machine learning (ML), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to safeguard existing systems and set the stage for future automation.


Read the full article on the Georgia Tech Research Institute news page

]]> 2026-08-19T00:00:00-04:00 Georgia Tech cybersecurity researchers are working with the Georgia Department of Transportation to ensure the security of networked systems and devices essential to the state's transportation network. They are applying machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to safeguard existing systems and set the stage for future automation.

]]> 680928 image <![CDATA[A gate controls access to a reversible lane on an Interstate highway in Atlanta]]> A gate controls access to a reversible lane that is part of an express lane on a Georgia interstate highway. 

]]> 265261 image/jpeg 1188 142 1188 187915