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IEEE-GWU x WMATA: The Future of Autonomous Trains

Wed, Oct 21 · 3:00 PM Science & Engineering Hall · Foggy Bottom

B1220. Please join IEEE-GWU in welcoming Ludovica Coppola, WMATA's Director of Signaling Systems. She holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and has previously served as a vehicles and signaling design engineer for Hitachi Rail in Italy and the United States. Leading the rail modernization program, Ludovica is working to establish the complete adoption of autonomous trains and platform screen doors on the Metro. === Agenda: 3:00pm: Presentation3:30pm: Q&A3:45pm: Food, socializing, and networking

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