MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025 |
| 5:00p.m.–7:00p.m. | Chattanooga Connect Welcome Reception and Check-In
Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View, Chattanooga TN 37403 |
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 |
| 7:30 a.m. | Chattanooga Connect Check-In and Breakfast
Chattanooga Convention Center
1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402 |
| 8:00 a.m. | - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP)
Dr. Lori Mann Bruce, Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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| 8:25 a.m. | - Connecting Communities, Transforming the Future
Kristin White, Head of Transportation Strategy and Partnerships, Google
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| 9:00 a.m. | - The Road Ahead: Policy, Partnerships, and Pilots in Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Moderator: Laura Chace, President & CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America Panel:
Matt Meservy, Director of Planning, TN Department of Transportation
Alex Poirot, Vice President, Policy & Regulatory, Beep
Charles Frazier, Chief Executive Officer, CARTA
Tim Kelly, Mayor, City of Chattanooga
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| 10:00 a.m. | - From V2X to AI Intersections: Powering Infrastructure for Connected and Autonomous Mobility
Moderator: Tim Drake, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Intelligent Transportation Society of America Panel:
Laszlo Virag, Executive President & Chief Technology Officer, Commsignia
Ben Levine, Director of Market Development, Bentley Systems
Toru Hirano, Vice President of North America R&D, DENSO
Alan Davis, Director of Operations, GA Department of Transportation
John Stuckey, Senior Director – Smart Cities and Public Sector Digital Transformation, LG CNS
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| 11:15 a.m. | - AI at Edge (Session A)
Moderator: Austin Harris, Deputy Director and CTO, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) Panel:
Neo Toprak, Senior Manager, LG
Yunfei Xu, Senior Research Engineer
Asad Lesanim, VP, Smart Infrastructure Product, Ouster - TNGO (Session B)
Moderator: Braden Stover, Chief Policy Officer, TN Department of Economic and Community Development Panel:
Sabyasachee Mishra, Professor, University of Memphis
Abhishek Dubey, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Adam Myers, Vice President of Economic and Talent Development, Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Scott Wilson, Chief of Staff, CARTA
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| 12:00 p.m. | - Smart Pathways: Connecting Talent to Transportation Innovation
Lunch will be provided during this session. Moderator: Charita Allen, Senior Advisor to Economic and Workforce Development, City of Chattanooga Panel:
Andres Angel, Master's Student, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), UTC
Anil Selcuk, PhD Student, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), UTC
Bentley Adkins, Undergraduate Researcher, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), UTC
Mehdi Khalegian, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), UTC
Parisa Hatami, PhD Candidate, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), UTC
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| 1:30 p.m. | - Tennessee in Motion: Building a Statewide Ecosystem for Transportation R&D
Moderator: Victoria Hirschberg, Assistant Vice President and Chief Economic Development Director, University of Tennessee System Panel:
Nathan Buttrey, Senior Advisor to the Commisioner – Office of Innovation, ECD Nathan
Randy Boyd, President, University of Tennessee System
Rich Davies, Director for the Sustainable Transportation Program for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peyton Winstead, Director of Digital Solutions, DENSO
Colton Hotary, Director of the Government and Corporate Affairs, LG
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| 2:25 p.m. | - Computing the Future of Mobility: From Quantum to Supercomputing in Transportation Systems
Moderator: Janet Rehberg, President of Strategic Initiatives, EPB Panel:
Tim Rogers, Staff Engineer of Quantum Solutions, IonQ
Ruimin Ke, Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Brett Malone, President & CEO, UT Research Park
Rick Mukherjee, Director, Quantum Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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| 3:25 p.m. | - SMART Chattanooga: Large-Scale V2X Deployment for Safer, Smarter, and More Responsive Streets
Moderator: Stan Caldwell, US Department of Transportation Panel:
Brad Sterz, Director, Audi-Volkswagen Group External Affairs
Jim Misener, Global V2X Ecosystem Lead, Qualcomm
Sujith Racha, Director – Emerging Transportation Technologies & Surface Transportation Solutions, Leidos
Jerele Neeld, City of Chattanooga
Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics & Progress (CUIP), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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| 4:15 p.m. | - Why Chattanooga? From Ideas to Action
Moderator: Tim Kelly, Mayor, City of Chattanooga Panel:
Mina Sartipi, Executive Director, UTC Research Institute
Janet Rehberg, President & CEO-elect, EPB
Tasia Malakasis, CEO, The Company Lab (Co.Lab)
Charlie Brock, CEO, Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative
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| 5:00 p.m. | Networking Happy Hour, Hosted by TennSMART and Co.Lab
Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, 2 Carter Street |
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 |
| 8:00 a.m. | Coffee, Bagels, & Networking
Edney Innovation Center, 1100 Market Street |
| 8:45a-12p | Interactive Workshops & Demos
All workshops and demos will take place simultaneously on a rotating basis, starting from the Edney Innovation Center. Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. - ML King Boulevard Demos
USDOT SMART Chattanooga: Connected Roads in Action
Experience Chattanooga’s USDOT SMART project in action, showcasing real-world applications of EVP, TSP, SDSM, and VRU safety. This live demo highlights how connected mobility solutions can improve efficiency, safety, and the overall travel experience for all road users. Smart Streets in Action: Corridor, Crosswalk & Control
Experience Chattanooga’s living testbed through the MLK Smart Corridor, LG Smart Crosswalk, and a visit to the Traffic Management Center. See how data and technology are transforming everyday mobility. CONNECTing the Dots: Protecting VRUs with 5G C-V2X
This demonstration leverages V2X and sensor data sharing to perform vulnerable road user detection through a combination of real-time video streaming and SDSM messages over 5G-V2X direct communication. The OBU and RSU used for this demonstration are capable of switching between 5G-V2X and LTE-V2X communication, powered by Ettifos' Software Defined Modem (SDM) solution. - Edney Innovation Center Demos
CDA-X10: 1/10 Scale Connected Autonomous Systems Demo
See cooperative driving automation in action at 1/10th scale. This demo highlights how connected, automated vehicles interact, coordinate, and make safer, smarter decisions in a controlled test environment—showcasing the building blocks of tomorrow’s mobility. Multi-Agent Trajectory Forecasting in Urban Traffic
This demo highlights federated learning AI methods for forecasting traffic trajectories in urban environments. Using personalized federated learning, the system enables improved accuracy, scalability, and privacy in predicting how vehicles and pedestrians move.
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| 9a-12p | Transportation Solutions for Industrial Hubs
Edney Innovation Center
A half-day workshop focused on innovative, practical transportation solutions that support workforce mobility in Tennessee's growing industrial hubs. |
