Andy Schaudt is the Project Director for the Center for Automated Vehicle Systems at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. For the Center, he plans, coordinates, and manages the projects, programs and marketing efforts for all automated vehicle and motorcycle initiatives. Mr. Schaudt
Tina Georgieva’s current practice focuses on providing legal counsel to clients in support of autonomous vehicle technology development and deployment. She also counsels clients on product safety regulatory compliance matters, including those involving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In that capacity,
Lorrie Walker, Technical and Training Advisor, Safe Kids Worldwide Lorrie is the technical and training advisor at Safe Kids Worldwide who develops community-based educational programs on vehicle safety in both national and international training programs. Lorrie has 31 years of experience in
Mr. Lee Barnes is responsible for strategic leadership, business development and project execution for Ricardo’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicles US business. As Director Mr. Barnes develops strategic partnerships to provide new technology, including Ricardo Agent Drive, which leverages agent based modelling methodologies
Mr. Adit Joshi is currently working as a Research Engineer in the Autonomous Vehicles & Controls department at Ford Motor Company. His current responsibilities include supporting the HIL simulation of Ford’s Autonomous Vehicle Platform alongside supporting CAE simulation activities related to electrification
Simon is an expert in cybersecurity, mobility and IoT, co-founder of Northern Virginia based cybersecurity startup RunSafe Security. He is a member of the Society of Auto Engineer’s IoT Cybersecurity Committee and an author in their new book “Cybersecurity for Commercial Vehicles”.
Dr. Aravind Kailas manages the Volvo Group CTO Office operations in California to strengthen organic innovation and competence in digitized trucking topics. Dr. Kailas has been instrumental in the establishment of a fully functional office in California to tap into the technology,
Corey is an attorney and policy wonk focusing on emerging technology transportation solutions. He joined Lyft in 2017 as a Transportation Policy Manager, working with government officials and other stakeholders to develop policies and promote Lyft’s vision for the future of transportation.
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have played a tremendous role in the development autonomous vehicle technologies. Their impact has been even greater in the off-road, mining and construction applications because of the private nature of the applications sites. In
Dr. Erik Vinkhuyzen is a senior researcher at Nissan Research Center in Silicon Valley, where he is a member of the Human-Centered System group and brings a social scientific perspective to the development of self-driving vehicle technologies. Before joining Nissan he worked