Shivaani Polley is a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at WSP with 24 years’ experience in transport. She consistently delivers high quality and innovative solutions to solve a range of complex transportation issues with a focus in the Strategic Technology Planning, Connected and Automated Vehicle and Roads and Highways sectors. Shivaani has practical experience in trialling and deploying connected vehicles; being a core team member in the discovery and establishment phases in TMR’s Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI). Shivaani has recently led the development of Western Australia’s landmark ITS Master Plan and is currently defining their future C-ITS strategy.
Shivaani’s expertise in systems engineering, agile project delivery and technical deployment, helps her assist clients to deliver hallmark ITS projects; from planning, strategy, preliminary evaluation and concept design phases to testing, commissioning, operations and maintenance.

Amit Trivedi leads TMR’s Connected and Highly Automated Driving (CHAD) pilot with an objective to assess safety benefits and impacts of introducing automated vehicles on Queensland roads. Amit has over 25 years’ experience in Systems Engineering, directing and managing risk, assurance and HSEQ management systems. His experience extends to the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and transport sectors; with dual qualifications in Engineering, he is well positioned to address organisational risks through engineering, regulation and compliance.

Sebastien Glaser is a Professor in Intelligent Transportation Systems at CARRS-Q (since 2018). He has previously contributed to and led research projects & teams in Europe in the Connected and Automated Vehicle area. Since 2004, he has worked at The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR) as a Researcher & later as Research Director (from 2014). In 2015 he led the Autonomous Vehicle team at VEDECOM institute (France). He has worked on several EU-Funded projects in the automated vehicle area, such as Highly Automated Vehicle – Intelligent Transport (HAVEit) (Co-pilot definition & manoeuvre planning) and several Cooperative Support Actions. He also led the Embedded Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicle task force at the "Nouvelle France Industrielle" Autonomous Vehicle Group. In Australia, he is managing or leading several iMOVE CRC projects, including the Cooperative and Highly Automated Driving study. In July 2023, he was awarded the ARC ITTC on Automated Vehicle in Rural and Remote Regions.

Harsh Trivedi is the Principal ITS Engineer of the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative at the Department of Transport and Main Roads, working to drive the success of the department’s Cooperative ITS projects. Harsh received the 2021 IREE Neville Thiele Eminence Award for outstanding achievement in Information, Telecommunications, and Electronic Engineering in Australia. Harsh has spent most of his career delivering Cooperative ITS projects across Queensland and Victoria and has extensive experience in wireless systems development and applications. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia. Harsh holds a Master’s degree in Microelectronic Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. He is determined to deliver safer, sustainable, and inclusive mobility solutions using his research background, passion for engineering and leadership skills.

Nigel Nielsen is the Digital Transport Systems Lead at WSP with over 15 years of technical delivery expertise. He has been embedded in the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative since 2017 as the Technical Lead of the Central Facility. He has played an essential role in defining the data management needs, developing technical requirements and high-level solutions, and fostering collaboration with industry leaders. Nigel's transparent communication, and proficiency in C-ITS Backend Systems and Cloud Computing have been pivotal in driving the success of this ground-breaking project. Nigel is also an active member of the Standards Australia committee on Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms.