FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Partners for Automated Vehicle Education today announced the launch of its Academic Advisory Council, a panel of leading academicians who will help PAVE achieve its mission of promoting fact-based public discussion about automated vehicles.
The members of PAVE’s Academic Advisory Council are:
Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Michael, Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research and Policy
Dr. Madhur Behl, University of Virginia Link-Lab
Dr. Francesco Biondi, University of Windsor Human Systems Lab
Dan Chia, Singapore Institute of Technology
Dr. Kristie Chin, University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research
Dr. Michael Clamann, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
Dr. Missy Cummings, Duke University Humans and Autonomy Lab
Dr. Johnathon Ehsani, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, University of Florida Transportation Institute
Shane Gilroy, Institute of Technology Sligo School of Engineering and Design
Dr. Andrea Gold, University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research
Dr. Nick Goodnight, Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne Department of Automotive and Diesel Technology
Dr. Jeff Hickman, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Center for Truck and Bus Safety
Dr. Alain Kornhauser, Princeton University Department of Operations Research & Financial Engineering
Miriam Manary, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Dr. Daniel McGehee, University of Iowa National Advanced Driving Simulator
Dr. Michael Nees, Lafayette College Department of Psychology
Dr. Bradley Potteiger, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Dr. Raj Rajkumar, Carnegie Mellon University Mobility21 National University Transportation Center
Dr. Bryan Reimer, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics AgeLab
Bryant Walker Smith, University of South Carolina School of Law
“PAVE’s academic partners have expertise in broad subject areas — from engineering to public health — that are critical to building our transportation future,” said PAVE Executive Director Tara Andringa. “We are honored to be teaming with such an accomplished group of scholars whose guidance will help us to raise public understanding about AV technology and its potential benefits.”
The Academic Advisory Council will provide PAVE members with advice and recommendations on matters related to AV technology and its societal effects, and the academics will collaborate with PAVE members on tasks such as research, evaluation, and polling.
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