Michael Dewenter University of New Orleans - B.S. Electrical Engineering Michael works as the team's electrical engineer, designing and building the custom circuit boards that make up the electronic systems in Team Gray's vehicles. His prior experience includes working with a broad range of devices from security systems to electronic music synthesizers as well as petrochemical instrumentation and controls. He is currently working to design and implement intelligent power systems and control circuitry for Team Gray's vehicles.

		Matthew Dooner Tulane University - B.S. Computer Science Matt's broad experience with system architecture has allowed him to fine-tune Team Gray's intelligence and low-level systems. Besides taking on the roles of systems analyst and computer programmer, Matt is also a successful racecar driver with numerous autocross wins to his name over the past five years.

		Sergey Drakunov, Ph.D. Institute of Control Sciences of Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia) - Ph.D. Control Theory and System Analysis Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics - M.S. Applied Mathematics Dr. Drakunov brings to Team Gray over 25 years of research experience in the theory and applications of nonlinear control. His expertise in automotive area includes designing nonlinear control for complex vehicle dynamics (automated steering, ABS braking, tracking, path planning and navigation). He previously worked on several industrial automotive projects including projects with groups at Ford Motor Co. Research Labs and Visteon Corporation. Since 1995 Dr. Drakunov is with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans as a full-time, tenured faculty. He is also a Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola, FL.

		Powell Kinney Tulane University - B.S. Biomedical Engineering Powell works with Team Gray's artificial intelligence and geospatial processes. In addition to many years of programming experience, Powell contributes a physical engineering background rooted in Tulane University's Biomedical Engineering department. He has designed and implemented much of the mapping and control software in use by Team Gray. Powell is currently pursuing his Doctoral Degree.

		Aaron Lee Tulane University - B.S. Computer Science Aaron began working with Team Gray during the Site Visit leading up to the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. He has since rejoined the team to work towards the 2007 Urban Challenge. Aaron handles much of the systems integration for the team's vehicles. Prior to his joining Team Gray, Aaron worked as a web application and database developer.

		Jorge Nagel Tulane University - M.S. Mechanical Engineering Tulane University - B.S. Biomedical Engineering Jorge heads up the physical design side of Team Gray's vehicles. Besides being an accomplished Biomedical and Mechanical engineer, Jorge is also on of the team's leading expert on control systems and robotics. He is currently working to perfect Team Gray's vehicle control algorithms and sensor integration.

		Neil Traft Tulane University - B.S. Computer Science and English Neil is currently Team Gray's user interface designer. His expertise in graphical user interfaces for both Linux and Windows platforms has helped the team grow a full-featured control and visualization suite. In addition, Neil brings to the team ample know-how in the field of AI robotics and human-robot interaction (HRI). While earning his undergraduate degree he worked on numerous robotics applications, including projects which have been exhibited at the AAAI 2006 conference in Boston and the Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans.

		Paul Trepagnier, Ph.D. Tulane University - Ph.D. Computer Science University of New Orleans - M.S. Computer Science Clemson University - B.S. Computer Science Paul has been programming for thirteen years, eight of which have been spent working with enterprise-level Java for the Gray Insurance Company. Besides managing the development team and working as one of the primary programmers, Paul has been instrumental in Team Gray's success through his contribution of optimization and multithreaded design methods that have helped Team Gray rise to the top.