Francesco Biondi

Francesco BiondiProfessor Francesco Biondi and Windsor Police Service are teaming up to study distracted driving in school zones, aiming to enhance safety with targeted campaigns and policy recommendations based on comprehensive data collection and analysis.

Researcher teaming up with Windsor police to study distracted driving

The Windsor Police Service is teaming up with a researcher at the University of Windsor to study distracted driving in school zones and other elevated-risk areas of the city.

Francesco Biondi, an expert in how drivers behave behind the wheel, will be leading the study together with Barry Horrobin, director of planning and physical resources for Windsor Police.

Prarthana Pillai, Bala Balasingam, Francesco Biondi, Noor JajoResearch out of the faculties of engineering and human kinetics aims to better understand the potential for driver distraction in autonomous vehicles. Leading the project are research assistant Prarthana Pillai, engineering professor Bala Balasingam, kinesiology professor Francesco Biondi, and research assistant Noor Jajo.

Researchers focus on driver distraction in automated vehicles

Researchers in engineering and human kinetics aim to better understand the potential for driver distraction in autonomous vehicles.
Hugh MacIsaacHugh MacIsaac of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research has been awarded $275,000 over five years under the Natural Sciences and Environmental Research Council of Canada’s Discovery grant program to assess interacting stressors in lakes.

Professors receive more than $4.1 million for scientific and engineering research

More than $4 million in federal research funds will support scientists and students to become global leaders in their fields.
matrix applied atop androidComputer-brain interfaces are no longer science fiction, raising ethical questions alongside the technical ones.

Researcher weighs pros and cons of biological sensors

Kinesiology professor Francesco Biondi considers the ethical questions raised by technology to bridge the human brain and the outside world.
medical equipment over background of banknotesWE-Spark Health Institute announced $287,000 in grants to 14 innovative research projects in Windsor-Essex.

Health research projects earn local funding

WE-Spark Health Institute announced $287,000 in grants to 14 innovative research projects in Windsor-Essex.