Dr. Asad J. Khattak is the Beaman Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee and a leader in intelligent transportation systems and safety research. With a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and subsequent work at the University of California, Berkeley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Old Dominion University, he has advanced engineering through innovative methods, modeling and simulation, and data analytics. His work focuses on uncertainties in traffic, traveler behavior, connected and automated vehicles, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, crash prediction, and machine learning applications for real-time risk assessment. Dr. Khattak has authored over 227 peer-reviewed journal articles, achieving an H-index of 69 and ranking among the top 2% of transportation scientists worldwide. His research has attracted $30 million in sponsored funding. Internationally, he has collaborated with leading institutions in the UK, France, South Korea, China, and Portugal, and delivered keynote addresses at major conferences across Asia and Europe. His scholarship has influenced practice, from developing safety performance functions for highway design to advancing automated vehicle safety testing. As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems and as an advisor to multiple journals, Dr. Khattak influences the global research agenda. He has mentored 23 Ph.D. students and 40+ master’s students. Through research, international collaborations, and a commitment to education, Dr. Khattak continues to drive innovations that make transportation mobility safer worldwide.