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Moderator/355-National and Continental Strategy for Digital Infrastructure to Integrate Automation into Transportation

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Valerie Shuman 

Principal, Shuman Consulting Group, LLC

Presentation Description

Speaker Biography

Ms. Shuman is Principal of SCG, LLC, a DBE-certified ITS consultancy. She has been involved with the intelligent transportation industry since its inception, leading the establishment of new wireless and automotive telematics communities and technologies, national and international standards, and global cross-industry liaison efforts to enable safer, more efficient, and more convenient systems. In addition to her work with private and public sector clients, Ms. Shuman currently serves as Chair of the Transportation Research Board Challenges and Opportunities of Road Vehicle Automation Joint Subcommittee (TRB CORVA; Vice President, Industry Programs & Standards for the Teleoperation Consortium; Vice President, Industry Programs for the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA); and a Member of TRB’s Standing Committee on Vehicle Highway Automation (ACP30).

Ms. Shuman previously served as Executive Director of Corporate Strategy for Ygomi LLC and its five subsidiaries, which were start-up and established firms providing software, helpdesk, automotive telematics & business process outsourcing. Prior to Ygomi, Ms. Shuman was Director of Strategy for Verety, a start-up which provided services for quick service restaurants. She has also held leadership roles in corporate venture development, marketing and strategy at SEI, an IT professional services firm; and NAVTEQ (now HERE), a digital map content provider.

Ms. Shuman is the author of numerous papers and articles on ITS and communication, and a frequent public speaker. She is named on four patents related to in-vehicle computing, and holds a Bachelor of Arts with highest honors from the University of Michigan.

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