INSPIRE graduate students from all consortium institutions attended the annual meeting. Participating students interacted with transportation professionals from the government and industry sector. A Graduate Student Poster Session was held, offering students the opportunity to showcase their research, communicate results to other students, faculty and staff, engage with representatives from the transportation industry, and facilitate interdisciplinary work by exchanging knowledge and ideas between individuals from multiple disciplines.

The INSPIRE UTC External Advisory Committee members attending the annual meeting served as judges for the poster competition. Awards were presented to

• First place: Chuanrui Guo, Missouri S&T
• Second place: Dan Li, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Third place: Liang Yang, The City College of New York