Autonomy in transportation: Kent Seminar Series Spring 2025 lineup

Illinois Center for Transportation is proud to present the Kent Seminar Series’ Spring 2025 lineup.

Each Thursday of the spring semester (with the exception of our Distinguished Lecture on Monday, April 21), transportation leaders will share their expertise from 2 to 3 p.m., beginning Jan. 23 and concluding May 1.

This semester is set to feature 14 presentations, exploring a range of topics that address autonomy in transportation. 

All presentations will be held on Zoom, with some speakers delivering their talks in person at ICT.

To access each week’s Zoom credentials, speaker abstracts and bios, and to stay informed about upcoming presentations, join ICT’s Kent Seminar mailing list or visit our website.

All lectures will be available on ICT’s YouTube channel. Below is a list of all speakers and presentation dates:

• Jan. 23 — Yanfeng Ouyang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Jan. 30 — Ziran Wang, Purdue University
• Feb. 6 — Alireza Talebpour, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Feb. 13 — Jeffery Roesler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Feb. 20 — Sayan Mitra, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Feb. 27 — Sean Qian, Carnegie Mellon University
• Mar. 6 — Ryan Walsh, Valqari
• Mar. 13 — Michael Levin, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Mar. 27 — Gabor Orosz, University of Michigan
• Apr. 3 — Alexandre Alahi, Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne
• Apr. 10 — Bo Zou, University of Illinois Chicago
• Apr. 17 — Mani Golparvar-Fard, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Apr. 21 — Yinhai Wang, University of Washington (Distinguished Lecture)
• May 1 — John Hourdos, Federal Highway Administration

For more information, contact ICT Communications.