Prof. Dr. William G. Buttlar

Title of Presentation :

«Advances in AI Applications for Pavement Asset Inspection»

Dr. Buttlar holds the Glen Barton Endowed Faculty Chair in Flexible Pavement Systems at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he oversees the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab (MAPIL), funded by members of the Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association, or MAPA.

He is also the Founding Director of the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation, or MCTI, and serves as Chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Council of Trustees, supporting the ASCE Foundation. He is also the Managing Partner of Tiger Eye Engineering, an AI-focused startup launched from Mizzou in 2021.

Dr. Buttlar has authored over 350 technical publications and has delivered over 150 invited presentations and keynote lectures across the globe. His areas of expertise include asphalt pavements, pavement cracking, data science in pavements including deep machine learning, and sustainable and resilient infrastructure materials including rubber-modified asphalt.