CARNATIONS

Center for Assured & Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems

A Tier-1 U.S. DOT University Transportation Center (UTC) focused on Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (R-PNT) and resilient PNT-related communications in multimodal transportation.

"Protecting GPS is critical to both the economic and physical security of the United States, and that's what this Center is all about."

Boris Pervan
Director, CARNATIONS

Research:
The Three Pillars of Our Mission

CARNATIONS pursues a three-pillar research strategy aimed at toughening, augmenting, and protecting PNT systems for multi-modal surface transportation.

Research in Action

Discover how our current projects are strengthening the safety and resilience of transportation

CARNATIONS Memberships and Consortium Universities

Our involvement with these respected organizations highlights our dedication to advancing transportation research and promoting collaboration to strengthen and improve transportation systems.

Memberships

Illinois Institute of Technology logo, lead institution of CARNATIONS
Council of University Transportation Centers Logo
Stanford University logo, CARNATIONS partner institution

Academic Partners

Illinois Institute of Technology logo, lead institution of CARNATIONS
Virginia Tech logo, CARNATIONS partner institution
Stanford University logo, CARNATIONS partner institution
University of California Riverside logo, CARNATIONS partner institution
Chicago State University logo, CARNATIONS partner institution

Industry Partners

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Events & Webinars

Join experts and leaders for in-depth webinars and events covering key topics, research, and developments.