Qadeer Ahmed is director of Mobility Systems Lab (MSL) at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University and a fellow of OSU’s Center for Automotive Research. For the last 15 years, his research focus is connected, automated, safe, and energy-efficient vehicular/mobility systems. He is leading several projects, – including SAE AutoDrive Challenge, focused on the design, development, testing and verification of connected and automated driving systems for both on-road and off-road vehicles. For vehicle safety, he is looking into cooperative control approach to integrate a safety filter to ensure that all vehicles can avoid conflicts in challenging environments such as highway Ramps and intersections. For energy efficiency, he is looking into cooperative predictive adaptive cruise control (CP-ACC) and more. His research is funded by world’ s top automotive OEMs and suppliers. He has authored more than 127 international peer-reviewed publications. He is a recipient of SAE’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 2023, SAE’s L. Ray Buckendale Award in 2019, and OSU’s Lumley Research Award in 2018.