

Educator and Student Participation (ESP) Program
The HEEP Educator Student Participation program is designed to build closer ties with educators and students interested in the field of transportation engineering, and especially the use of information systems technology in that field. By having active educator and student participation, information flows in both directions: what are the practitioners doing, and what are the educators and researchers doing. The hope is that educators and students will participate in Area meetings and International meetings on a continuing basis.
Hear from the Students: Inside the ESP HEEP Experience
Questions? Contact your HEEP Area Officer or any International Officers.

Winner
Trevor Neece
University of
Pittsburgh
Enhancing Highway Construction Safety Training through Context Specific Immersive Virtual Environments

Second Place
Ivana Vareskic
TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Antioxidants in Road Engineering: Enhancing the Longevity of Pavements

Third Place
Madison Burlett University of South Carolina
Interns vs. AI: Why Internships Still Matter

Fourth Place
Prashant Vajpayee University of
North Texas
Agentic AI-Driven Cyber Risk Resilience in Transportation 5.0
