Carlos Lima Azevedo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research focuses on mathematical modeling and simulation of human mobility, smart mobility services, and the development and evaluation of emerging transportation technologies.
He is also a Research Affiliate at the ITS Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to joining DTU, he was a Research Scientist at MIT and served as Executive Director of the Transportation Education Committee. His early career includes roles as a research scholar at LNEC (Portugal) and Senior Postdoctoral Associate at SMART (Singapore).

Ennio Cascetta is a professor of Transportation Systems Planning at the University of Naples Federico II and a longtime lecturer at MIT. An expert in transport modeling and policy, he has authored influential books and over 150 publications. He has held major leadership roles in Italy’s transport sector, including regional minister, national planner, and president of key transport organizations. He currently leads both Rete Autostrade Mediterranee and Metropolitana di Napoli.

Noelle E. Selin is Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS) and the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). She served as director of MIT’s Technology and Policy Program from 2018-2023, and as Interim Director of IDSS from 2023-2024. Her research uses modeling and analysis to inform sustainability decision-making, focusing on issues involving air pollution, climate change, and hazardous substances such as mercury.

Hanspeter Pfister is An Wang Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Before joining Harvard, he worked for over a decade at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories where he was Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist. 

Dr. Jacqueline M. Wolfrum is the Codirector of Biomanufacturing@MIT-CBI at the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation. She also directs BioMAN, an industry-academic consortium focused on innovations and best practices in biomanufacturing, and she manages research activities focused on data analytics in biomanufacturing, continuous manufacturing, and cell therapy manufacturing.