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Steve Sill, P.E., PMP

Steve Sill, P.E., PMP Senior Scientist, HASS COE steve.sill@dot.gov

Steve Sill is a Senior Scientist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) leading system architectures and standardization activities. Previously, at the USDOT...

Eric Raamot

Eric Raamot Senior Strategist, HASS COE (Former)

Eric Raamot was a Senior Strategist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). Previously, he spent 22 years as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering at...

Ashley Nylen, PMP

Ashley Nylen, PMP ashley.nylen@dot.gov

Ashley Nylen is a Senior Strategist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in automated technology deployment, public policy, research and operationalizing emerging...

Wassim Najm, Ph.D.

Wassim Najm, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, HASS COE wassim.najm@dot.gov

Dr. Wassim Najm is a Senior Advisor at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in safety verification and validation of highly automated...

Daniel LeMaster, Ph.D.

Daniel LeMaster, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, HASS COE daniel.lemaster@dot.gov

Dr. Daniel A. LeMaster is a Senior Scientist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). He specializes in sensors and perception, focusing on cross-modal...

Mubassira Khan, Ph.D.

Mubassira Khan, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, HASS COE​​​​​​ mubassira.khan@dot.gov

​​​Dr. Mubassira Khan is a Senior Scientist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (...

Jason JonMichael

Jason JonMichael Senior Strategist, HASS COE jason.jonmichael@dot.gov

Jason JonMichael is a Senior Strategist at the Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). Previously, he served as an Assistant Director for the City of Austin, where he...

Prasad Gupte

Prasad Gupte Senior Strategist, HASS COE prasad.gupte@dot.gov

Prasad Gupte is a Senior Strategist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). Previously, while on detail to the Office of the Undersecretary for Science and...

Kristy Frizzell

Kristy Frizzell Executive Assistant, HASS COE kristy.frizzell@dot.gov

Kristy Frizzell is the Executive Assistant for the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE). She has more than 30 years of experience in program management,...

Joshua Every, Ph.D.

Joshua Every, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, HASS COE joshua.every@dot.gov

Dr. Joshua Every is a Senior Scientist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in testing and evaluation for highly automated systems. In this...