Deputy Director
kate.hyun@uta.edu
Dr. Hyun is Deputy Director at CTEDD and an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at UTA. Dr. Hyun joined UTA in 2017 and has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Hyun’s research centers on big data analytics for various transportation planning and operation applications including community mobility modeling, traffic monitoring, freight transportation planning, safety, and health. Dr. Hyun is currently conducting research on the topics of equity in transportation and community resiliency using neighborhood data and large-sized vehicle trajectories.
Dr. Hyun has conducted more than 30 research projects and secured over $5 million of research funding for the past five years from multiple sources, including the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Medicine, and federal (US DOT, TRB)/State(TxDOT and Washington DOT)/ regional (NCTCOG)/ and local agencies. Much of her research focuses on the development of solution-focused forecasting, operation, and management strategies for vulnerable transportation users to provide actionable, equitable, and sustainable transportation planning and operational approaches for public agencies and decision-makers. Dr. Hyun teaches Urban Transportation Planning, Transportation Engineering, and Stochastic Models courses. She is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s AT060 Trucking Industry Research Committee.