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FAU FeAtUres

New Associate Vice President road safety and traffic efficiency; public safety; assistive its partnership with the CS3 team and to collaboratively

For Academic Affairs For technologies; future of outdoor work; and hyperlocal chart the future of the nation’s streetscapes.
environments. The applications will be realized within
“Our team could not be more excited to embark

FAU Jupiter Campus three distinct urban environments, leveraging strong on this path with our partners to advance the future of
partnerships with community organizations and municipal
the nation’s streetscapes, and to deliver fundamental
By Bethany Alex agencies in Harlem, New York City; West Palm Beach, improvements in the livability, safety, and inclusivity
F lorida A tlantic Fla; and New Brunswick, N.J. of American communities through engineering research
University named Robert W. At FAU, CS3 builds upon a longstanding partnership and education,” said Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., executive
Stackman, Jr., Ph.D., the new with the City of West Palm Beach, developed through director of I-SENSE, who serves as deputy director and
associate vice president for the West Palm Beach Mobility Intelligence Project, led chief research officer for CS3.
academic affairs for FAU’s by FAU’s I-SENSE. Launched in 2019, and supported The FAU team led by I-SENSE and the College
John D. MacArthur Campus. through the City of West Palm Beach, the Knight of Engineering and Computer Science comprises
In this position, Stackman Foundation, and the Community Foundation of Palm researchers, staff and students across the FAU community,
will be responsible for the Beach and Martin Counties, the pedestrian mobility including FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and
management of all academic sensing project plays a central role in CS3. Letters, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Office
operations at FAU Jupiter. “Over the next decade, CS3 will bring a range of of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, and the Office
In addition to his strategic smart streetscape technologies to the City of West of Equity and Inclusion.
oversight of degree planning and enrollment growth, he Palm Beach and position the city as a national leader “This prestigious award is Florida Atlantic University’s
will also lead the rapidly-developing research enterprise in in smart cities,” said West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. first designation as a National Science Foundation
coordination with FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, James. “These technologies will enable new streetscape Engineering Research Center. It marks a significant
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and UF applications designed to enhance livability, safety, and milestone for I-SENSE, the College of Engineering
Scripps Biomedical Research. inclusivity across the West Palm Beach community – from and Computer Science, and our entire university,” said
Stackman will concurrently serve as the dean of FAU’s enabling safer crosswalks, to improving transportation Daniel C. Flynn, Ph.D., FAU vice president for research.
Graduate College, which provides current graduate students and parking, to assisting pedestrians with disabilities. “The interdisciplinary nature of the project will serve
with support through professional development initiatives The specific applications to be developed will be selected as a catalyst for important scientific and technological
and advice regarding policies related to thesis and dissertation and guided through continuous public engagement.” advancements that will transform cities throughout our
preparation and submission. Stackman has a background Christopher Roog, executive director of the West Palm nation.”
as an accomplished neuroscientist with a research lab in Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, says that the
Jupiter that investigates the role of brain circuits and cellular City of West Palm Beach is excited to further strengthen FAU Features on page 21
mechanisms in the development of long-term memory.
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The new Engineering Research Center for Smart
Streetscapes (CS3) will be supported for five years with
$26 million; renewable for an additional five years, for
a total of up to $52 million. The ERC program is NSF’s
flagship engineering program to catalyze convergent
research to address large-scale societal challenges. As one
of the most competitive research programs in the country,
CS3 was selected from among hundreds of candidate
centers.
The nation’s streetscapes – neighborhood streets,
sidewalks and public spaces – define the character of
American communities, linking people with social and
commercial institutions, and bonding people across
demographic identities. Streetscapes are prime sites
for deploying engineering research to fortify society. A
“smart streetscape” could instantly sense human behavior
and guide disabled pedestrians, collect refuse, control
pests, amplify emergency services, and protect people
against environmental and health threats.
“We are thrilled to receive this ERC award with our
partners,” said FAU President John Kelly. “CS3 will
provide important pathways for universities, government,
industry and community stakeholders to collaboratively
improve quality of life, enhance social equity, and
stimulate economic development through innovative and
cutting-edge smart city technologies.”
CS3’s mission is to advance livable, safe and inclusive
communities through new streetscape applications built
upon real-time and hyperlocal streetscape intelligence.
This will require fundamental engineering advancements
in wireless/optical communications, edge/cloud
computing, situational awareness, and privacy and
security, while balancing public sphere data collection
requirements with community-defined benefits. CS3 will
apply these advancements across five application themes: