Keynote Presentation: USDOT Research
Date and Time: Thursday, August 1, 2024: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Indigo Ballroom
Brian Cronin
Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, U.S. Department of Transportation
Presentation Description
Provide an update on USDOT automated vehicle research efforts and updates industry on vehicle to everything communications.
Speaker Biography
Brian Cronin is the Program Director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office providing strategic direction for the research and deployment of ITS. Brian provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology on ITS Policy, strategic program direction, and budget allocation. Prior to this role, Brian served as Director, Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for 5 years. In his most recent role, he provided executive leadership and guidance for improving and advancing transportation safety and operations-related technologies and innovations through research, development, and testing. Brian provided executive leadership in FHWA’s involvement in the Intersection Safety Challenge, development of a Vulnerable Road User Research Plan Report to Congress, and establishing a new Center of Excellence for New Mobility and Automated Vehicles. Brian guided the development of the Cooperative Driving Automation research program and V2X research efforts.
Prior to his appointment into the SES, Brian served for 11 years in the ITS JPO. In this position, he provided strategic leadership and direction in the development of ITS solutions to improve transportation mobility, safety, and the environment. Brian provided technical leadership for the development of the connected vehicle research program and the Secretary’s Smart City Challenge.
Brian holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Brian is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland.
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IP-Invited Keynote Plenary 4
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