The 2025 Annual Symposium
The Center for Transportation Research’s Annual Symposium was held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, hosted at The Commons Conference Center on the UT Pickle Research Campus.
Registration
Registration for this event has ended.
Program Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Welcome & Awards: UT CTR & TxDOT |
| 8:55 AM | Keynote: AI in Motion: Transforming Transportation Through Intelligent Systems |
| Miles Thompson, MITRE, AI Assurance and Discovery Lab Director | |
| 9:20 AM | Panel on AI: Smart Systems, Safer Roads: AI’s Lasting Impact This panel discussion will explore how TxDOT, partnering state agencies, and research institutions are approaching the transformative potential of artificial intelligence within public services by identifying practical applications, implementation considerations, and key challenges and opportunities for its safe adoption. |
| Moderator: Nabeel Khwaja, Senior Research Engineer, UT CTR | |
| Panelists: Anh Selissen, Chief Information Officer, TxDOT Steven Pryor, Chief Information Security Officer, TxDOT Amanda Crawford, DIR Executive Director, State of Texas Chief Information Officer Wendy Barron, Chief Information Officer, DMV Douglas Brooks, R&D Artificial Intelligence Department, SwRI Miles Thompson, AI Assurance and Discovery Lab Director, MITRE | |
| 10:20 AM | Closing Remarks: UT CTR & TxDOT |
| 10:30 AM | Poster Session |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch |
Directions
Please refer to the Commons Conference Center’s webpage for maps, directions, parking and permit instructions.
Contact Information
Email CTR-Admin@engr.utexas.edu for additional information.