SAGAR DASGUPTA

Postdoctoral Fellow

Connected and Automated Mobility Lab

Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department

The University of Alabama

2009 SCIB (Smart Communities and Innovation Building)

28 Kirkbride Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

sdasgupta [at] ua [dot] edu

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alabama, specializing in GNSS-based autonomous vehicle navigation systems cybersecurity and transportation digital twins. My research interests also include automotive cybersecurity and autonomous vehicles safety.

Before my current role, I completed my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama, where my dissertation focused on securing autonomous vehicle navigation systems under the guidance of Professor Mizanur Rahman. My research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Alabama Transportation Institute. Additionally, I hold an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj, India.

I am actively seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor position and am open to collaboration in proposal writing. I have contributed to the development and writing of multiple NSF and FMCSA proposals, which have secured funding. My collaborations span both industry and academia, and I have experience working with multidisciplinary teams across Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Physics departments.

NEWS

2024

Presentation Accepted (October): Two presentations accepted at ION ITM 2025
Citations crossed 200! (October)
Technology Demonstration: USDOT Future of Transportation Summit (August): Our team demonstrated GNSS-less navigation technology.
Journal Publication (July): Our paper titled "Harnessing Digital Twin Technology for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control: Improving Signalized Intersection Performance and User Satisfaction" is now published in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Impact Factor: 10.6). Read more.
Technology Demonstration: National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency (TraCR UTC) Annual Conference (May): Our team demonstrated GPS spoofing attack generation and detection capabilities, earning 2nd place in the poster presentation.
Graduation (May): Graduated with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.
Journal Publication (May): Our review paper on Transportation Digital Twin is published in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Impact Factor: 10.6). Read more.
Dissertation Defense (March): Defended my Ph.D. dissertation titled "Cyber-Resilient Positioning and Navigation for Autonomous Ground Vehicles."
Gulf Region Intelligent Transportation Society (GRITS) Scholarship (February): Awarded the 2024 GRITS Scholarship.
Transportation Research Board Annual Conference 2024 (January): Presented on "Unveiling the Stealthy Threat: Analyzing Slow Drift GPS Spoofing Attacks for Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments and Enabling Resilience." Event Title: "Protecting Against Automated Road Rage: Advanced Cyber Security Research to Keep Autonomous Vehicles from Going Rogue." Event Type: Lectern Session.

2023

Technology Demonstration at IEEE IAVVC 2023 (October): Demonstrated GNSS spoofing detection capability at the IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) 2023 (April): Awarded at the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in Seattle, Washington, April 2-4, 2023.
Gulf Region Intelligent Transportation Society (GRITS) Scholarship (March): Awarded the 2023 GRITS Scholarship.
Presentation at ION ITM 2023 (January): Presented on AI-based spoofing attack detection in Long Beach, CA.
TRB Annual Meeting 2023 (January): Presented a poster on "Audio Analytics-based Human Trafficking Detection Framework for Autonomous Vehicles." Also, was a finalist in the Three Minute Thesis Competition organized by the TRB ACP30 committee.