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US DOT Future of Transportation Summit

The Inaugural Future of Transportation Summit is brought to you by the US DOT University Transportation Centers program. The list of UTCs funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can be seen here, and the list of UTCs funded by the FAST Act can be seen here.

Summit Organizers

Steering Committee

VisualName
Title
Institution
Dr. Firas IbrahimDr. Firas IbrahimDirector, Office of Research, Development and Technology at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R)US Department of Transportation
Karen LightmanKaren LightmanExecutive Director, Safety21 National UTCCarnegie Mellon University
Dr. Randa RadwanS
Dr. Randa Radwan
Senior Advisor for Safety and Mobility, OST-RUS Department of Transportation
Kelley SevernsSenior Advisor, Special Programs and Projects, OST-R, US DOTUS Department of Transportation
Caesar Singh, P.E.Caesar Singh, P.E.Director, University Transportation Centers (UTC) Grants ProgramUS Department of Transportation
Amy StearnsAmy StearnsGrants Manager, University Transportation Centers (UTC) ProgramUS Department of Transportation

University Senior Research Officers’ Committee

VisualNameTitle and AffiliationCommittee Role
Dr. Firas IbrahimDr. Firas IbrahimDirector, Office of Research, Development and Technology at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), US Department of TransportationCo-Chair
Dr. Theresa MayerDr. Theresa MayerVice-Provost for Research, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCo-Chair

Lectern Presentations

Improving Mobility and Reducing Congestion Committee

fProf. Chandra Bhat

Prof. Chandra Bhat, Chair

Cybersecurity Committee

Prof. Ronnie Chowdhury

Prof. Ronnie Chowdhury, Chair

Infrastructure Committee

Prof. Judy Perkins

Prof. Judy Perkins, Chair

Promoting Safety Committee

Prof. Raj Rajkumar

Prof. Raj Rajkumar, Chair

Sustainable Transportation Committee

Dr. Susan Handy

Prof. Susan Handy, Chair

Posters

Prof. Judy Perkins

Prof. Judy Perkins, Chair

Demos

Prof. Ronnie Chowdhury

Prof. Ronnie Chowdhury, Co-Chair

Prof. Henry Liu

Prof. Henry Liu, Co-Chair

Debbie Bezzina

Debra Bezzina, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Megha Patel

Megha Patel, Clemson University

Sabbir Salek

Sabbir Salek, Clemson University

Keynotes, Fireside Chats and Roundtables

Prof. Chandra Bhat

Prof. Chandra Bhat, Chair

Dr. Randa Radwan

Dr. Randa Radwan

Stakeholder Roundtables/Panels

Dr. Susan Handy

Prof. Susan Handy, Chair

Dr. Randa Radwan

Dr. Randa Radwan

Events and Local Arrangements

Karen Lightman

Karen Lightman, Chair

Dr. Randa Radwan

Dr. Randa Radwan

Thomas Saad

Thomas Saad

Kelley Severns

Kelley Severns

Caesar Singh, P.E.

Caesar Singh

Amy Stearns

Amy Stearns

Workforce Development

Debbie Bezzina

Debra Bezzina, Co-Chair

Karen Lightman

Karen Lightman, Co-Chair

Sponsorships

Karen Lightman

Karen Lightman, Chair

Prof. Raj Rajkumar

Raj Rajkumar

Finance

Prof. Raj Rajkumar

Raj Rajkumar, Chair