Dr. Zhuo Yao is an Air Pollution Specialist at California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the Transportation Analysis Section, Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division. He is also an adjunct professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State University Sacramento (CSUS). Dr. Yao holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, a Master of Science degree from Beijing University of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree from Polytechnic University of the Philippines. His research focuses on integrated land use, transportation and emission modeling, traffic activity data inputs for emission modeling and field monitoring of pollutants. He spent most of his career working with California EPA and other state agencies developing tools and data sets for decision support and performance measurement systems of evaluating policies, strategies, and modeling techniques for transportation and air quality. one of the key positions fighting for to reduce the GHG emissions from the transportation sector by implementing multiple legislation set by the state of California, such as Assembly Bill 32 (the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006), Senate Bill 375 (the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008), Senate Bill 1014 (the California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program: zero-emission vehicles) etc. In addition, he serves as the webmaster for Great Lakes ITE, and editor for ITS Society Midwest newsletter. He is a member of Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG), TRB Sustainability Research Subcommittee, ADD40(2) and ITE Sustainability Task Force.