Careers in Transportation Technology

This event is part of the Industry Leaders Lecture Series, sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences.

Matthew W. Daus, Esq., the former NYC Taxi & Limousine Commissioner/Chair, currently serving as Transportation Technology Chair at the City University of New York at City College, will deliver a lecture on the mobility industry, focusing on career opportunities for New York Tech students and graduates in technology, business, and policy in this rapidly growing field.

The presentation will include an overview of the history of transportation and how it has, and will continue to, evolve, starting with the introduction of smartphone apps for transportation ride-sourcing (i.e. Uber & Lyft). This seminal disruptive event has led to the “Uber-fication of everything,” from transportation software platforms and integration, intelligent ground transportation dispatching and routing, and apps for everything from e-scooters to bike shares to car sharing and rentals. Emerging technologies including electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, Mobility-as-a-Service (marrying public and private transport on one app/platform with uniform payments), autonomous and connected vehicle technology (driverless cars and robotaxis), and urban air mobility (yes, flying taxis), will also be discussed.

The transport tech revolution is in full-swing, so be a part of history and build a solid career – whether it be coding, mechanical engineering, policy, marketing, or other positions to support innovation. Drawing from personal experiences over the last 25 years, Mr. Daus will engage with students and graduates to provide interactive and pragmatic advice on how to explore and build exciting and lucrative careers in the expanding mobility tech industry.

• Host and Moderator: Babak D., Beheshti, Ph.D.
• Speaker: Matthew W. Daus, Esq.

About the Industry Leaders Lecture Series

Dean Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., New York Tech College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, hosts the Industry Leader Lecture Series, offering students and practitioners a chance to hear from and interact with distinguished professionals in the tech industry.

Working professionals and undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend and learn from these leaders’ insights. The series offers participants a unique opportunity to ask questions about career choices and hear advice and stories directly from experts in the field. All talks will be web-based.

Certifications will be awarded, by request, to New York Tech students who attend two of the three sessions during the fall semester.

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Speaker

Matthew W. Daus, Esq. currently serves as Transportation Technology Chair at the City University of New York's (CUNY) Transportation Research Center of The City College of New York, where he conducts research, and continues to be extensively published as an expert on ground transportation regulation and technology. As a CUNY Distinguished Lecturer for the past 9 years, he taught courses on transportation history, policy, sustainability, for-hire regulation and technology. Mr. Daus also continues to serve for the past 10 years as President of the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR), a non-profit educational and advocacy peer group of government transportation regulators from around the world promoting best regulatory and innovative practice.

Commissioner Daus is the longest serving Chairman of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), serving for 8.5 years. Prior to his tenure as Commissioner, Mr. Daus served in executive and other positions in NYC government for almost 20 years at several agencies including as General Counsel to the TLC and the NYC Community Development Agency, as Special Counsel to the TLC and NYC Trade Waste Commission, as a NYC Human Rights Prosecutor, and as Commissioner of the NYC Civil Service Commission. Mr. Daus is a partner and currently chairs the Transportation Practice Group at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP.

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The presentation will include an overview of the history of transportation and how it has, and will continue to, evolve, starting with the introduction of smartphone apps for transportation ride-sourcing (i.e. Uber & Lyft). This seminal disruptive event has led to the “Uber-fication of everything,” from transportation software platforms and integration, intelligent ground transportation dispatching and routing, and apps for everything from e-scooters to bike shares to car sharing and rentals. Emerging technologies including electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, Mobility-as-a-Service (marrying public and private transport on one app/platform with uniform payments), autonomous and connected vehicle technology (driverless cars and robotaxis), and urban air mobility (yes, flying taxis), will also be discussed.

The transport tech revolution is in full-swing, so be a part of history and build a solid career – whether it be coding, mechanical engineering, policy, marketing, or other positions to support innovation. Drawing from personal experiences over the last 25 years, Mr. Daus will engage with students and graduates to provide interactive and pragmatic advice on how to explore and build exciting and lucrative careers in the expanding mobility tech industry.

Host/Moderator

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, New York Tech College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Babak's experience in higher education spans over 35 years, where he has served as a full-time faculty member, president of the Academic Senate, associate dean, and dean. As dean, Babak led the engineering college to the introduction of its first two Ph.D. programs, in computer science and engineering, two new bachelor's degree programs, and one new master's degree program, in addition to leading the college through its fastest climb in national rankings: #33 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (National – no doctorate)—a climb of 13 places since 2020, and #191 Best Computer Science Undergraduate Programs (National – no doctorate), a new ranking in 2021—a climb of 40 places since 2020.

In line with the career-oriented mission of New York Tech, Babak has led the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences in building a strong partnership with industry and government organizations, including NASA, Zscaler, IBM Red Hat, Xilinx, Soter Technologies, and Zebra Technologies.

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