Toward an Information-Rich Vehicular System

by

Dr. Ken Laberteaux

Toyota Technical Center

(Ann Arbor, MI)

Abstract -.The convergence of control, communications, and computation is profoundly impacting the future of automobiles. Wireless spectrum has recently been allocated for vehicle-to-vehicle safety applications, spawning considerable research and standardization activity. Cooperative, distributed safety applications are under development involving car makers and governments in Japan, US, and the EU. On-board computational power makes complex risk-assessment and advice possible in real-time. This talk explores the what, why, and how of information-rich vehicular systems, with an emphasis on distributed vehicle safety systems leveraging wireless communications.

Biography: Ken Laberteaux is a Principal Research Engineer for the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. Ken’s research focus is information-rich vehicular safety systems, focusing on architecture and protocol design for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside wireless communication. He is the founder and two-year (2004, 2005) Chair of the Vehicular Adhoc Networks (VANET) workshop, a highly-selective, international research workshop. Ken also serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Transportation Research: Emerging Technologies, as well as several other technical review responsibilities. In addition, Ken serves as Toyota’s technical lead for various Intelligent Transportation Systems standards efforts and multi-company demonstration projects. Before joining Toyota, Ken spent ten years as a researcher at the Tellabs Research Center, a leading North American telecommunications lab. While working full-time at Tellabs, Ken earned his M.S. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, focusing on adaptive control for communications.

Friday, November 11, 2005

3:30 – 4:30p.m.

Rm. 1500 EECS