Stephen Zoepf, Ph.D.

Stephen Zoepf, Ph.D.
Acting Director, HASS COE (Former)

Dr. Stephen Zoepf was Acting Director at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) and Chief Analyst for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He holds a Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. from MIT and has two decades of experience in transportation and mobility. Stephen held previous roles leading Research at Lacuna Technologies, leading the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford, and as an engineer and product manager at BMW and Ford. He was an ENI Energy Initiative Fellow, a Martin Energy Fellow, and a recipient of the Barry McNutt award from the Transportation Research Board and the Infinite Mile award from MIT. His research has been covered in numerous popular press articles, initiated a Congressional probe, and has been lampooned in The Onion