Raj Rajkumar
Safety21 Director
raj@ece.cmu.edu
412-268-8707
Fax: 412-268-1124
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Raj Rajkumar is the Director of Metro21 Institute and Safety21, a USDOT National University Transportation Center for Safety. Rajkumar is the George Westinghouse professor at CMU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Raj also serves as Co-Director of the General Motors-Carnegie Mellon Information Technology Collaborative Research Laboratory. His work is primarily in cyber-physical systems, such as autonomous driving and vehicular networks, and wireless/sensor networks, including the creation of Nano-RK, the reservation-based real-time operating system (RTOS). Raj has won six best paper awards, and his paper on Priority Inheritance Protocols proposed a solution to ‘priority inversion problem,’ allowing for the success of the 1997 Mars Pathfinder Mission.
Karen Lightman
Safety21 Executive Director
karenlightman@cmu.edu
412-268-8973
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Karen Lightman is Executive Director of Safety21 and Metro21: Smart Cities Institute at CMU. Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies. Karen has expertise with commercializing academic research, building industry-based consortiums and strategically leading teams to explore market-based opportunities. Her diverse background spans the consumer, military, healthcare, manufacturing, and automotive sectors. Karen was once ranked by EETimes as one of the top 25 “Women in Tech” and is in the MSIG/SEMI Hall of Fame. She is a passionate advocate and spokesperson for technology solutions to real-world problems and has held several board positions both locally and nationally. Karen has a BA from the University of Vermont (UVM) and a MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. The proud mom to two adult children, Karen lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and dog.
Selena Distler
Safety21 Program Manager
sdistler@cmu.edu
412-268-5771
Selena Distler is the Program Manager of Safety21 at CMU. A Certified Project Management Professional, she ensures that team processes and initiatives are designed and executed thoughtfully. As a skilled relationship-builder, she also strives to meaningfully connect people and work, helping improve collaboration. Selena has a BA from the University of Michigan.
Tia Seabron
Safety21 Senior Administrative Coordinator
tiap@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-4652
Safety21 University Partner Contacts
Safety21 CCAC Director
Justin Starr
Community College of Allegheny County
jstarr@ccac.edu
+ 1 412 639-5771
Assistant Professor of Mechatronics
West Hills Center, N2203
1000 McKee Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
Safety21 Morgan State University Director
Zhuping Sheng
Morgan State University
jiang.li@morgan.edu
+1 443 885-2243
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Morgan State University
CBEIS, Room 313
Baltimore, MD 21251
Safety21 The Ohio State University Director
Keith Redmill
The Ohio State University
redmill.1@osu.edu
+1 614 292-5216
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University
420 Dreese Laboratories
2015 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Safety21 University of Pennsylvania Director
Rahul Mangharam
University of Pennsylvania
rahulm@seas.upenn.edu
+1 215 573-3636
200 South 33rd Street
Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Safety21 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Director
Hossein Noruzoliaee
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
h.noruzoliaee@utrgv.edu
+1 956 665-3728
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive, EIEAB 3.238
Edinburg, TX 78539