Call for Research Collaborations

ScooterLab, a community research testbed supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under awards #2234516 and #2234517, provides a programmable and participatory micromobility-supported sensing platform designed to advance research at the intersection of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and interdisciplinary domains such as urban planning, mobility analytics, privacy and security, environmental sensing, and smart city infrastructure.

With over 25+ sensor-equipped e-scooters already deployed across UTSA campuses (and expanding up to 100 e-scooters by Summer 2025), ScooterLab serves as a unique open-access national research testbed for mobility-centric data collection, experimentation, and innovation.

We invite researchers from academia, industry, and government to submit concise proposals for innovative research collaborations and partnerships that can tap into ScooterLab's infrastructure and data sensing capabilities. We are seeking proposals that clearly articulate a research problem in science, engineering, or society, and explain how data collected from a community-driven research platform such as ScooterLab can provide the critical data and computational resources needed to tackle the issue.

• A fleet of 25+ GPS-enabled e-scooters with advanced sensing capabilities.
• Environmental sensors (pressure, temperature, humidity, illumination), motion sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, orientation), and GPS location data.
• A web portal for data collection experiment management, tracking, and visualization.
• Technical support from the ScooterLab team to integrate testbed resources into your research workflow.

• Urban mobility and transportation planning
• Pedestrian and micromobility safety
• Environmental and sustainability studies
• Privacy and security in IoT-based micromobility platforms
• Data collection and analytics for urban infrastructure
• Sensor-based solutions for smart cities
• Customizable micromobility experiments
• Multi-modal transportation integration
• Crowdsourced urban micromobility sensing
• Impacts of micromobility on human health and well-being

1. Project Title: Provide a clear and descriptive title.
2. Research Objectives: Briefly describe the goals and expected outcomes.
3. Proposed Use of the ScooterLab Platform: Explain how your research will leverage the testbed, including sensor data, experimental setup, data collection duration, and any custom requirements.
4. Research Impact: Describe the potential contributions to society and science.
5. Timeline: Provide planned project start and end dates.
6. Technical Requirements: Technical Requirements: Specify the desired scooter fleet size, the types of sensor data to be collected, the data collection schedule, and whether data collection should be limited to a specific geographic region in San Antonio. Additionally, specify whether you need access to historical data starting from 11/01/2024.
7. Project Team: List the entire team and their emails.