Stella Nikolaou is a Human Factors expert and Research Associate at the Hellenic Institute of Transport since 2003. She has been involved in more than 20 national and European research projects since 1996, mainly leading/ supporting the technical implementation. Her main research focus includes road safety research with emphasis on automation and connectivity, human factors impact studies and interaction concepts, driver/rider state monitoring, as well as business and policy roadmaps development on “smart mobility”. She is the Scientific Manager of the EU-funded project Diversify-CCAM focusing on integrating diversification aspects in CCAM design and development to foster mobility equality.