Professor Hesham Rakha conducts leading-edge research at Virginia Tech aimed at reducing traffic congestion, reducing transportation system energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing the safety of the transportation system. His achievements include the establishment and leadership of the Centre for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the continuous development of the INTEGRATION agent-based multi-modal transportation software, and the invention of numerous energy and emission modeling tools. Rakha’s record includes service to IEEE, SAE, TRB, and ASCE. He is a fellow of IEEE and ASCE; received numerous awards; and serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals.