Education
Ph.D in Civil (Transportation) Engineering , The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2018
M.E., in Civil (Transportation) Engineering , Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 2012
B.Tech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2005
The Ohio State University, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Sept 2018-present
The Ohio State University, Graduate Research Associate, Aug 2013-Aug 2018
- Developed regression models and leveraged statistical analytics involving over a million freeway vehicles. Created visualizations to demonstrate the median driver response to conditions on adjacent lanes
- Simulated a freeway ramp metering algorithm to study the impact of congestion and data outages on the outputs of the algorithm
- Provided thought leadership on data science to clients (e.g., Ohio Department of Transportation [ODOT]) in terms of monthly meetings, obtaining input data and site visits
- Communicate the results of analyses, modeling, and tests through quarterly and final project reports for the ramp metering project to ODOT
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India: Research Staff , Jun 2012-Jul 2013
- Designed and developed an algorithm to estimate travel times of road links using GPS data of city buses in real time
- Cleaned noisy and inhomogeneous data and stored in a relational database for subsequent data visualization
- Developed regression models for speed-flow relationship on urban arterial roads in the city of Chennai
L & T Ramboll Consulting Engineers, India: Engineering Consultant, Jan 2008-Jul 2010
- Lead engineer (team of five) working on two road design projects in Sweden simultaneously
- Prepared road design models for four European road routes in Sweden
- Compared the energy consumption in road construction between the different design models
- Studied the variation in energy consumption as a function of other aspects of road design
Secon Private Limited, Bangalore, India: Design Engineer, Jul 2005-Jun 2007
- Lead design engineer (team of five) for a 120 km road widening project in India
- Designed circa 150 km of highways, arterial streets and urban intersections in India
- Coordinated with field topographic survey team for data collection
- Performed rate analysis and prepared cost estimates for more than 300 kms in various road projects
Peer Review
I am an invited paper reviewer for the following conferences/journals:
- Transportation Letters – Since Feb 2019
- IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions – Since Dec 2017
- Transportmetrica A: Transport Science – Since Dec 2016
- Transportation Research Board – Committee on Traffic Flow Theory & Characteristics – Since Aug 2016
- Journal of Intelligent Transport Systems: Technology, Planning & Operations – Since May 2016
- Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, ASCE – Since Dec 2018
Judging
Invited to judge student projects for
- Advanced Energy Vehicle Competition, 2017 & 2018
- Buckeye Science & Engineering Fair, 2019
- State Science Fair, 2019
- Ohio State Undergraduate Research Forum, 2018