Attention students! Enter the 2025 TRB Student Content for the chance to attend the 2025 TRB Annual Meeting and meet with industry professionals.

The 2025 TRB Student Contest invites students to create a short video or multimedia presentation, under 5 minutes, highlighting the benefits of a transportation project that uses a TSMO strategy.

NOCoE will provide the winner full travel reimbursement to attend 2025 TRB Annual Meeting and arrange opportunities to connect and meet with industry leaders and executives. 

Submissions should cover:

• Background on the project
• Description of the TSMO deployment
• Outcome of the project
• The direct benefit of the TSMO strategy or technology for the traveling public
• The direct benefit of the TSMO strategy or technology for the transportation system

The project should also contain an introduction piece at the beginning describing who you are and why is TSMO important to you and an end statement about how the project inspired you or expanded your area of interest.

Submissions can be sent to Adam Hopps at ahopps@transportationops.org through one of the following methods:

• File sharing link
• YouTube link
• Email attachment (9MB or smaller)

Initial submissions are due Sunday, November 10. You'll receive feedback from the judges no later than Friday, November 15. Final submissions are due by Wednesday, November 20.

NOCoE will announce a winner no later than Wednesday, November 27, upon which students will be provided with travel guidance and reimbursement process. 

This is a great opportunity for students to demonstrate their expertise and gain insight into the industry. Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of TRB 2025!

The Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT) is an annual event hosted jointly by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE), the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) that connects student teams with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and Transportation Systems & Operations (TSMO) solutions. Former projects feature exciting solutions that include video detection, machine vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, digital twins, and more.

TTT Finalist teams are invited to the ITE Annual Meeting to present their submission to judges – all expenses paid! 
 

In this TSMO Moment feature, we speak with Todd Szymkowski, PE, PTOE, PMP, a Transportation Systems Management and Operations professional at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, to gain insights into his career achievements and perspective on the profession.