CTR Symposium

The 2025 Annual Symposium

The Center for Transportation Research’s Annual Symposium is to be held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, hosted at The Commons Conference Center on the UT Pickle Research Campus. 

Parking information will be emailed to registered participants; please bring a printed copy of the parking permit on the event day. If you do not receive this information, please check your bulk mail/spam folder or contact the CTR staff at CTR-Admin@engr.utexas.edu

2025 CTR Symposium

Registration

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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.