Keynote Address

Mohammed Yousuf

Mohammed Yousuf is an inventor, engineer and innovator leading the drive toward Universal Access and Mobility.

Through his leadership of the Accessible Transportation Technology Research Initiative (ATTRI), and the Universal Automated Community Transport (UACT) program, Mohammed works to remove barriers along the complete trip; promoting independence in travel from the time one starts to plan a journey, through to the destination by leveraging vehicle autonomy, robotics, and enhanced indoor and outdoor navigation. In promoting a new reality for universal mobility, Mohammed looks to the future of augmented, virtual and mixed-reality tools to help people interact with, and move through their communities with ease and independence. He is also involved in research related to emerging technologies including wireless communications, mapping, positioning and navigation, robotics and artificial intelligence for surface transportation.

Mohammed has lent his expertise in a broad range of advisory roles, including the National Taskforce on Workforce Development for People with Disabilities, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Transportation Research Board and the FCC Disability Advisory Committee. Currently, he serves as the co-chair of technology SC of the Transportation Research Board committee on accessible transportation and mobility; a member of the Technology for Aging Taskforce, the Autism Cares Interagency Workgroup, Intelligent Robotics & Autonomous Systems Interagency Workgroup, Interagency Committee of Disability Research (ICDR), and Transportation Research Board committee on automated vehicles.

Prior to joining FHWA, he worked at General Motors and Chrysler Group. He holds a patent on wireless multiplex systems and methods for controlling devices in vehicles; a BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a MS in Computer Engineering.