ITS Australia announces first Woman of the Year

Civil engineer Dr Miranda Blogg of Queensland DoT wins inaugural trophy
By Adam Hill November 27, 2024 Read time: 2 mins
Miranda Blogg: 'formidable leader'

Dr Miranda Blogg, director, safer roads infrastructure at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is the inaugural recipient of the ITS Australia Woman of the Year Award. 

ITS Australia says the new initiative "aims to celebrate and elevate the increasing impact of women in Australia’s ITS sector, ensuring their remarkable achievements receive the visibility they rightfully deserve".

A civil engineer, Blogg has more than 20 years in the private and public sectors in Australia and internationally, and led the Queensland Government’s Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (Cavi). 

She called the award a "tremendous honour".

ITS Australia CEO Susan Harris said Blogg was a "formidable leader in Australia’s transport technology industry" and praised her "strategic vision and ability to unite multidisciplinary teams".

“As the leader of the groundbreaking Cavi programme, she has positioned Australia at the forefront of connected and automated vehicle technology, paving the way for safer and more efficient transport systems," Harris added. 

Blogg began her career as a traffic engineer and transport planner with the private sector transport consultancy Kittleson & Associates – initially in its US office from 1999 to 2007, where she was involved in the growth management of Florida Department of Transportation. 

She also worked on the US National Cooperative Highways Research Program and the Transit Cooperative Research Program, and was a contributing author to publications covering highway engineering, transit capacity and multimodal transport. 

In 2008, Blogg returned to Australia to establish the first international office of Kittleson & Associates, leading transport projects for the NSW and Queensland Governments. She joined TMR in 2013 and was appointed to oversee Cavi in 2015.

Her projects included the Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot – the largest cooperative ITS trial in Australia - and the Cooperative and Highly Automated Driving Pilot, and she sits on industry boards including iMove Australia, the national centre for transport and smart mobility research and development. 

Blogg will be presented with the Award at the 15th ITS Australia Awards at the Westin Perth on 13 February 2024. 

The Woman of the Year Award is sponsored by Q-Free Australia.

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