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MOBILITY INTIATIVE EVENTS

MIT MOBILITY

VISION DAY

MIT's annual Mobility Vision Day showcases the latest research and innovation in the realm of transportation. The event convenes leaders and thinkers from across the globe representing the public, private, and non-profit sectors to encourage cross-sector collaboration in setting a research agenda driving innovation that creates a transportation system that is more sustainable, equitable, and efficient.

MOBILITY

FORUM

A weekly seminar series, the MIT Mobility Forum offers an opportunity to showcase the groundbreaking transportation research occurring across the Institute. Faculty members and researchers present their latest findings, ideas, and innovations, followed by a lively discussion. More details can be found at www.mobilityinitiative.mit.edu/forum.

LEADERSHIP IN MOBILITY INNOVATION

A series of dialogues between entrepreneurs and faculty members to offer insights into the diverse frameworks and opportunities for innovation within the field of mobility. More details can be found at www.mobilityinitiative.mit.edu/entrepreneurshipdialogue.

MOBILITY INTIATIVE EVENTS

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Car-sharing – Has it finally come of age?

Alexandra Lougovoy, Anand Nandakumar, Andrés Ruiz, Justin Holmes

CMO at Vulog, Founder & CEO at Halo.car, Executive Vice Chairman at Minits, Head of Marketing & Public Policy at Zipcar

Retraining for the EV era

Kianna Scott, Rajeev YSR, Sunil Nair

SVP of Learning & Development at ChargerHelp!, Founder & CEO at EV Masterclass, VP of Zero Emissions & Fleet Technologies at New York MTA

Fiscal Cliff of Public Transit

Jeremy Fine, Jim Aloisi and Fred Salvucci

Chief Financial Officer at Chicago Transit Authority, Lecturer of Transportation Policy and Planning at MIT, Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate at MIT

The Many Costs of Sprawl

Reid Ewing

Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning, The University of Utah

Risk within the Materials Supply Chain for Transportation

Elsa A. Olivetti

Associate Dean of Engineering, Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT

Perspectives on Highway Safety: Contemporary issues and the forthcoming age of autonomous vehicles

Fred Mannering

Executive Director, Center for Urban Transportation Research & Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida

Co-Design of Complex Systems: From Autonomy to Future Mobility

Gioele Zardini

Incoming Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT. Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University

Changing driver behavior to improve road safety

Samuel Madden

MIT College of Computing Distinguished Professor of Computing

The Insidious Problem of Selection Biases: How to Recognize Them, and What to do about Them

Patricia L. Mokhtarian

Clifford & William Greene, Jr. Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

The Evolution of Urban Transportation Policy at the Federal Level

Polly Trottenberg

Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Transportation (USDOT)

Transit Tech: Payment and Benefits Innovation

Ruth Miller, Avi Shavit, Lilly Shoup, Anson Stewart

Senior Product Manager at Jawnt, Senior Director at the Office of Innovation at LA Metro, Managing Director at Rebel, Research Scientist/Deputy Director, MIT Transit Lab

Rethinking AV Development with Foundation Models

Marco Pavone

Associate Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University. Director, Autonomous Systems Laboratory and the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford

Engineering Ecosystems with AI

Sandy Pentland

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; Toshiba Professor; Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director

Funding US Transportation needs in an electric, post-gas tax world

Jim Aloisi and Bhuvan Atluri

Lecturer of Transportation Policy and Planning & Program Manager, MMI

Demand-Responsive Microtransit: Design and Operations

Alexandre Jacquillat

Associate Professor, Operations Research and Statistics

MIT Mobility Initiative: Three Years On

Jinhua Zhao & John Moavenzadeh

Founder & Faculty Director - MMI and Executive Director -MMI

Women Leaders in Transportation: Mobility Forum Sub-series Co-Hosted by Prof. Jinhua Zhao and Hyun-A Park

Laura Chace, Hyun-A Park, Victoria Sheehan and Polly Trottenberg

President & CEO - ITS America, President - Spy Pond Partner & MIT Corporation Member, TRB Executive Director, US DOT Deputy Secretary

Learning with Certificate Functions for Automotive Systems

Chuchu Fan

Wilson Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and PI of LIDS, MIT

Cities, Mobility & Complexity in a Post-Pandemic World

Eric Miller

Professor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of TorontoDirector, University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute

Geopolitical Shifts: The Pivotal Role of China in Global Mobility

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Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles – Opportunities and Challenges

Harry Tuller

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Pedal, Power, and Tensions: A Panel Discussion on Micromobility and Cities

Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Mike Frumin, Dave Montague, Tony Ho

Chief of Streets for City of Boston, Director of Product & Data Science at Lyft Transit/Bikes/Scooters, CEO at Metromobility, VP of Robotics & Business Development at Segway

The Evolving Role of Venture Capital in Mobility: Mobility Forum Sub-series

Martin Miodownik, Jessica Robinson, Laura Fox

Co-Founder & COO/CTO at NAVIT, Co-Founder & Partner at Assembly Ventures, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Streetlife Ventures

Dan and Eva Roos Best Dissertation Award and Presentations

Baichuan Mo, Rounaq Basu & Karthik Gopalakrishnan

Dan and Eva Roos Awardees

Wheel and Deals: Institutional Investment in Mobility - Mobility Forum Sub-series - Jeff Shen & Meghan Sharp

Jeff Shen and Meghan Sharp

Co-CIO of Active Equity and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equity, BlackRock & Global Head of Decarbonization Partners, BlackRock

Envisioning Profitable Autonomous Transit Networks

Alain Kornhauser

Professor of Operations Research & Financial EngineeringDirector, Transportation Program, Princeton university

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Clifford & William Greene, Jr. Professor,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; Toshiba Professor;
Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director

Professor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto
Director, University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute

Professor of Operations Research & Financial Engineering
Director, Transportation Program, Princeton university