Many important mobility questions cannot be answered without careful data collection and controlled experiments. This project develops a privacy-preserving platform that supports safe mobility data collection and, later, controlled studies of information interventions.
What you might work on.
Depending on your interests, you may contribute to privacy-aware data pipelines, measurement validation, and utility benchmarking (how privacy choices affect what analyses remain possible). The platform is modular, so contributions can be well-scoped and meaningful even without building a full-stack app.
Why it matters.
Infrastructure that is privacy-respecting and scientifically validated can enable research that is both ethically sound and practically useful. It also creates opportunities for collaboration with cities and mobility organizations.
Who we are looking for.
Students interested in applied research engineering at the boundary of mobility, data, and privacy. Comfortable coding helps, but the key is careful thinking, testing, and documentation—making tools that others can trust.