Anuj K. Pradhan is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at UMass Amherst, where he co-directs the Human Performance Laboratory. Prof. Pradhan conducts Human Factors research examining the impact of vehicle automation on driver behavior and the role of education and training to improve the perception, adoption, and use of vehicle technologies. His current research is focused on examining how drivers form and evolve mental models of complex vehicle technologies, and how that is relevant to educating drivers about vehicle automation. Prof. Pradhan has published extensively in the field of driver safety and serves on various scientific committees related to driver safety research.