Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani is a professor and the director of the National Transportation Center at Morgan State University and the Safety & Mobility Advancement Regional Transportation and Economics Research (SMARTER) Center, a USDOT Regional University Transportation Center. She has a multidisciplinary background in Civil Engineering/Transportation System, Economics, and Computer Engineering. Dr. Jeihani has over 20 years of experience in applied research in traveler behavior, ITS/CAV, and traffic safety. She has published two books and over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports. She has also been the PI/Co-PI for over 60 research grants funded by federal or state agencies totaling over $30M. Dr. Jeihani is an ITE Fellow, the chair of Maryland Attainment Report Advisory Committee; the chair of the Maryland Connected & Automated Vehicles Technical Subgroup; an executive member of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC); a member of Maryland Quality Initiative (MDQI) and DC Quality Initiative (DCQI) Innovations Subcommittee, Maryland CHART Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Panel, and Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) Panel. Dr. Jeihani was on the Safety panel of the White House ARPA-I Summit in June 2023.