Lifetime Achievement Nominees
Abbas Mohaddes, Chairman of the Board, Umovity and PTV Logistics
Dr. Asad Lesani, VP of Smart Infrastructure Product, Ouster
Blaine D. Leonard, PE, F.ASCE, Transportation Technology Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation
Carol Schweiger, President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
Corey Clothier, Co-Founder/CEO, ARIBO AV
Dr. James Sayer, Former Director, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., CEO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Robert Edelstein, PE, PTOE, PhD., Senior Vice President, Strategic Technology, AECOM
Russell McMurry, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Dr. Steve Dellenback, Vice President R&D – Intelligent Systems Division, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Vidhu Shekhar, Government Strategy Leader, Microsoft
Local Government Nominees
Alabama Department of Transportation
Project Title: ALGO Traffic Revamp
California Department of Transportation
Project Title: GenAI to Reduce Highway Congestion
Minnesota Department of Transportation in partnership with Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
Project Title: goMARTI – Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative
Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT)
Project Title: Leveraging Advanced Data to Deliver Multimodal Safety (LADDMS)
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Title: Advanced Air Mobility Program and Response to Hurricane Helene
North Carolina Department of Transportation – Aviation Division
Project Title: Advanced Air Mobility and Uncrewed Aerial Systems Deployment Project
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Project Title: Statewide Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Implementation: Enhancing Efficiency and Regional Integration
New York City Department of Transportation
Project Title: New York City Traffic Safety Network (TSN)
Port of Oakland
Project Title: Port of Oakland Freight Intelligent Transportation System (FITS)
Industry Nominees
ARIBO
Project Title: Biggest Impact in GLOBAL Automated Mobility Development & Deployment
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Digi International, Inc.
Project Title: Traffic Safety Network (TSN)
Blyncsy A Bentley Systems Company
Project Title: Michigan DOT uses Blyncsy to Meeting Federal MIRE and HPMS Requirements
HAAS Alert
Project Title: Safety Cloud®
Leidos
Project Title: 5G Automotive Association Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Demonstration at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Microsoft
Project Title: GenAI to Reduce Highway Congestion
Ouster
Project Title: Pioneering the Future of Safer Streets: Ouster BlueCity’s Vision Zero Transformation
Rekor
Project Title: Implementing AI in TxDOT Austin with Rekor Command
