OUR TEAM

Meet the People Behind AVT

Our team brings together faculty advisors, industry mentors, graduate researchers, and student leaders to advance vehicle engineering and innovation.

Meet Our Student Leaders
LEADERSHIP & MENTORSHIP

AVT Lead Faculty Advisors and GM Mentor

Faculty leadership and industry mentorship support the team’s engineering development, research, and competition activities.

FACULTY & RESEARCH

Faculty & Research Advisors

Our advisors contribute expertise across autonomous systems, robotics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, transportation, and vehicle controls.

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Team Leads

Mutasim Quraishi
TEAM LEAD

Mutasim Quraishi

mxq5072@psu.edu
James Christian Williams
TECHNICAL LEAD

James Christian Williams

jcw6004@psu.edu
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Student Leaders

Our student leaders coordinate technical development, safety, research, and project management across AVT’s subteams.

Cole Kvasnak
PROJECT MANAGEMENT DH

Cole Kvasnak

cjk6379@psu.edu
Lodovico De Ponti
SAFETY, INNOVATION & TESTING DH

Lodovico De Ponti

lpd5376@psu.edu
Michal Zdanowicz
HARDWARE DH

Michal Zdanowicz

mqz5384@psu.edu
Ahmad Darami
SOFTWARE DH

Ahmad Darami

ahd5186@psu.edu
GRAD CAV LEAD

Sakineh Khodadadi

smk7660@psu.edu
Arifur Khandoker
GRAD PROPULSION LEAD

Arifur Khandoker

mjk7623@psu.edu
Kasra Sinaei
PM GRAD STUDENT

Kasra Sinaei

kks6117@psu.edu
Ali Noureldeen
CSE GRAD STUDENT

Ali Noureldeen

awn5175@psu.edu

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