Mr. Barickman has been conducting advanced automotive safety research for the past 22 years. As the Electronics Team Lead with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, he has been responsible for leading research in driver assistance systems, vehicle dynamics, electronic control systems, and automated vehicles. Throughout his career, Mr. Barickman has needed to make vehicles and their electronics perform in ways they were not intended in support of his research. This has provided him with a great deal of insight and hands-on experience into the vulnerabilities that potentially may affect automotive safety. Mr. Barickman has a BS in Electronics from Gannon University in PA.