In recognition of her research on the development of socially-aware sidewalk robots, Elahe (Ella) Sherafat has been granted the 2023-2024 Transportation Safety and Security scholarship. This prestigious award is presented by the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) and is sponsored by Transport Canada. Moreover, she has been invited to deliver a presentation of her research at the 59th annual conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, scheduled for May 2024 in British Columbia.