Fall 2025 Transportation Seminar

August 25, 2025

Fall Seminar posterWelcome to the Fall 2025 ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar Series.

The Transportation Seminar is organized by the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Transportation Students Organizing Committee (TRANSOC)

ITS Berkeley-sponsored seminars will be in 410 McLaughlin Hall at 3 pm. Join us for Cookie Hour at 2:30 in the Transportation Library, 412 McLaughlin Hall, unless otherwise noted.

You may take the Seminar as a one credit course: CEE 298-005, Class #17154 or CYPLAN 298-005, Class #15143

Friday, September 12, 2025

From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI

Simona Onori, an Associate Professor in Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

Friday, September 19, 2025

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure

Dr. Vincent Tang, Deputy Director at ARPA-I with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Friday, September 26, 2025

All Hype or All In? The Future of Transportation with Artificial Intelligence

Kristin White, Transportation Industry Executive and Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships at Google.

Friday, October 3, 2025

Control Across Scales in Traffic Management

Murat Arcak, Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Electric Vehicle Grid Integration: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for a Decarbonized Future

Alan Jenn, Associate Professor at the Electric Vehicle (EV) group of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Davis.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Strategies for Integrating Autonomous Vehicles into Public Transport Systems: Evaluating Global and Local Pilots

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP, University of San Francisco Professor and the director of the Autonomous Vehicles and the City Initiative

Friday, October 24, 2025

Regulating Automated Vehicle Markets

Nicole Adler, Professor at Hebrew University Business School.

Friday, November 7, 2025

Can EVs “Leapfrog” Over Gasoline Cars in the Global South

Patricia Monahan, Managing Director of Global Climate Strategies at Climate Lead.

Friday, November 14, 2025

Learning for Traffic Control

Ketan Savla, Associate Professor and John and Dorothy Shea Early Career Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Southern California.

Friday, November 21, 2025

Realizing Transportation Innovation: Learning from startups and government to scale mobility technology

Madeline Zhu, Head of EV Fleet Partnerships at Presto.