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Raj Rajkumar

Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Professor
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • 412-268-8707 (Work)
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

BIO

Raj Rajkumar is the George Westinghouse professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and in Robotics Institute where he also serves as the Director of the USDOT-funded Safety21 National University Transportation Center for Promoting Safety and as the Director of the Metro21 Smart Cities Institute.

 

Perhaps you already think of your car as a "companion." Faculty like Rajkumar are thinking of ways to bring your vehicle to life with information technology — giving you a car that will know you and help you, inform and entertain you, and even take care of itself like a proper traveling companion.

Rajkumar and other scientists like him explore the many intricate engineering domains of vehicle operation in their quest for some answers to what's possible in the cars of tomorrow.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • George Westinghouse Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1992 - present
  • Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, Technologies for Sale & Efficient Transportation Univ. Transportation Center, Pittsburgh, United States1 Feb 2012 - present
  • Co-Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, General Motors-CMU Autonomous Driving Collaborative Research Lab, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jun 2008 - present
  • Co-Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, General Motor-CMU Vehicular Information Technology Collaborative Research Lab, Pittsburgh, United States1 Sep 2004 - present
  • Technical Staff Member
    Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, United States1 Sep 1992 - 1 Jun 1996

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Primary Founder/Chairman/Chief Scientist
    TimeSys Corporation, Pittsburgh, United States1996 - 2001
  • Research Staff Member
    IBM1 Sep 1989 - 1 Jul 1992

DEGREES

  • Ph.D.
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States1989

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 4 Quality Education

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