Principal Investigator – Transportation Research

Cervello Global Research Corporation (CGRC) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, operating as the R&D and proposal arm of the Cervello enterprise. CGRC holds an exclusive right-to-use license to STRATUM-X, a cognitive orchestration and global transportation management platform with operational deployments across six countries. 

CGRC is seeking a Principal Investigator (PI) to lead the research and technical execution of a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) SBIR Phase I award under Topic 26-OS2, Freight Corridor Predictive Intelligence.

The selected PI will lead proof-of-concept development of STRATUM-X Corridor Intelligence—a predictive freight bottleneck forecasting system fusing real-time edge analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and federated learning to deliver actionable corridor-level intelligence for state and local DOTs and private freight operators. The program is executed in partnership with Montana State University’s National Security Research & Education (INSRE).

Key Responsibilities:

The PI will lead the following core research activities:

• Design a predictive AI system architecture integrating edge devices, cloud analytics, and multimodal freight data sources.
• Build and validate a proof-of-concept predictive model for short-term freight corridor performance forecasting.
• Coordinate federated learning development with Montana State University / INSRE.
• Define performance metrics, identify Phase II pilot corridors, and assess commercialization pathways.
• Author the Phase I final report in accordance with DOT SBIR requirements.

NOTE: Position is contingent upon Contract Award