Subject: Cyber-Resilient Intelligent Transport System

Speaker: Prof. Emeritus Ljubo Vlacic (Griffith University, Australia)

Time: 9:00am, 17th Apr, 2019

Place: Room 207, Laboratory Building 15

Abstract:

Although intelligent vehicles research has achieved its prominence, there have been a number of issues that are yet to be addressed, in order for intelligent vehicles to bring a quality change to people’s mobility and intelligent vehicle riding comfort. The talk is aimed at sharing with the audience the speaker’s personal views on a number of yet unresolved issues, as well as on some controversies in contemporary solution developments. Interaction with the audience and questions from the floor, on the go, in real-time, is encouraged.

About the speaker:

Professor Emeritus Ljubo Vlacic is with Griffith University’s Institute for Integrated & Intelligent Systems. He is a control systems scientist and practitioner, renowned for his contributions to co-operative driverless vehicles and intelligent control systems research and development. His research achievements made news headlines and were broadcast through media outlets throughout the world.

He has held a number of leading roles in both industry and academia. In recognitions of his achievements, he received 19 awards including the IEE Achievement Medal (World-wide), Sir Lionel Hooke Award, Queensland Professional Engineer of the Year Award and the Gold Coast Business Events Ambassador Award. He hosted 10 national and international scientific conferences.

Currently, he is: (i) Editor-in-Chief, IEEE – Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine; (ii) Chair, IET Network Queensland; and (iii) General Chair, the 2019 IEEE - Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference ITSC2019.

He also graduated from the Conservatorium of Music (Violin) and has played with professional philharmonic and symphony orchestras.