Dr. Almannaa received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Civil Engineering Department at King Saud University and a Consultant for the Traffic Engineering Department at Alriyadh Municipality. He has authored or co-authored over 40 conference or journal articles. He has worked on projects funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation related to eco-speed systems, connected vehicles, and machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. His research interests include, but are not limited to, eco-driving, traffic safety, intelligent transportation systems, and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in transportation systems.