On November 29, 2021, Prof. Bilal Farooq, the Directory of LiTrans delivered a keynote at the 2021 Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED) Conference held virtually in Austalia. Prof. Farooq was featured as one of the three young, emerging and rising stars in the community. PED, a biennial conference, is considered to be the premier venue for pedestrian research. His presentation focused on the use of virtual reality to train automated vehicles. The recording of the presentation is available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6f03UHFubI&t=1201s