Mr. Rafat Raie, a highly regarded professional Traffic Engineer who has been a distinguished instructor with the TechTransfer program at the Institute of Transportation Studies since 2001, offering a broad range of courses covering design, operations, planning, and maintenance. Over the course of his career, Mr. Raie has served as City Traffic Engineer for several municipalities across northern and southern California, where he successfully implemented various Smart City applications, including the first deployed cloud-based emergency vehicle pre-emption system in the United States. Widely recognized as a Transportation Technology expert, he is leading the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority in developing its inaugural Digital Motions Master Plan. In his current role as Principal at the Advanced Mobility Group, he supports multiple public agencies by managing their communication systems, parking technologies, signal design and coordination, multi-modal data management, and transit analysis. Mr. Raie's extensive expertise and practical insights make him an exceptional resource for professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge and advance their skills in Traffic Engineering.

Mr. Gillana brings nearly 40 years of public sector expertise in the area of traffic signal operations, construction, design and inspection. He has led the operations and maintenance of a smart city operations center and patented many key advancements in the industry. In the private sector, he led the implementation of the most sophisticated regional signal system in Coachella Valley. He co-founded a unique training establishment, LNR Transportation, inc. which developed several specialized courses shared with over 1000 signal professionals across the country. He has been an instructor with UC Berkeley Tech Transfer Program for the past ten years.