Team CROSS is a University of Florida IPPD team working with KB Signaling on the Object Recognition Using LiDAR / 4D Imaging Radar project.

Our project focuses on using technologies such as LiDAR, radar, and optical sensors to recognize important objects and landmarks in railroad environments. The project explores sensing and object-recognition approaches for railroad environments.

CROSS stands for Crossing Recognition and Object Sensing System.

Our Team

• Rongguan Gu – MSAIS
• Lahela Herbert – Electrical Engineering
• Huy Hoang – Computer Engineering
• Kyle Scarmack – Computer Science
• Qingyuan Tian – Computer Engineering
• Shunmuka Valsa – Computer Science

Coach

• Dr. Sara Rampazzi – Assistant Professor, CISE, University of Florida

Liaison Engineers

• Tony Spagnolia – Hardware Engineering Manager, KB Signaling
• Jeff Fries – Lead Technologist, KB Signaling

Throughout the 2026-2027 academic year, we will use this site to share project updates, milestones, research, and progress as we develop our solution.