Research

Professor Leonard’s research focuses on the analysis and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Once a field based primarily on manual calculations and site-specific engineering design, transportation engineering has evolved to a multidisciplinary field, combining sensors, communications networks, analytical models, and software to solve system-wide problems. Dr. Leonard's research in ITS has led to an improved understanding of freeway congestion, better tools and procedures for reducing local congestion, and deployment of improved strategies for relieving system congestion related to incidents.