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Research Interests

  • Driver and Pedestrian Behavioral Modeling



    Intelligent Transportation Systems

  • Traffic Safety and Accident Analysis



    Statistical Modelling and Classification Techniques

  • Traffic Operation and Simulation



    Naturalistic Driving Study and Human Factors

Research Projects


  • Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act-2019 Assessment Study Across Maharashtra. Funded by IIT Bombay. India, Cost: 7.5L, Status: Ongoing [Role:PI]
  • Crash Data Collection & Reconstruction in India. Funded by Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Japan. Cost: 27.5L, Status: Ongoing [Role:PI]
  • Proof of Concept Trial on Traffic Accident Record Software in India. Funded by Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan. Cost: 13L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]
  • Modeling Driver Behaviour Profiles using Naturalistic Driving Data for Road Safety Analysis. Funded by Science & Engineering Research Board, India. Cost: 26.6L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]
  • Multimodal Smart Transportation. Funded by JICA, Japan. Cost: 435L, Status: Completed [Role:Group lead-Traffic Management & Provision of information]
  • Substract Uneasy and Dangerous Scene Related Traffic Accident and Congestion in Asia. Funded by Toyota ITC, Japan. Cost: 13L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]
  • Evaluation of Road Traffic Accident data and Assessment of Potential for ITS V2X Safety Applications in India. Funded by Toyota ITC, Japan. Cost: 19L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]
  • Surrogate Safety Measures at Unsignalized Crossings and its Applications in V2X Technology for Asian Mix Traffic. Funded by Toyota ITC, Japan. Cost: 13L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]
  • Level of Service and Level of Safety Analysis for Uncontrolled Road Intersections and Mid-block Openings using Surrogate Safety Measure. Seed Grant-IITH. Cost: 03 L, Status: Completed [Role:PI]


  • Research Group (PhD Students)

    Name Jahnavi Yarlagadda
    PhD topic Modeling driver behavior profiles using naturalistic driving data for road safety analysis
    Year 2017-2023 (Graduated)
    M.Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur


    Name Pradhan Kumar Akinapalli
    Ph.D topic Safety Enhancement at intersections and midblock sections using surrogate safety measures
    Year 2017-2024 (Graduated)
    M.Tech Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay


    Name Vinayak Malaghan
    Ph.D topic Driver behavior assessment based on highway geometry for rural highways
    Year 2017-2021 (Graduated)
    M.Tech BITS, Pilani


    Name Chandrashekar C
    Ph.D topic Computation of vehicle emission and travel time prediction using ITS test bed
    Year 2018-2024 (Graduated)
    M.Tech Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur


    Name Sarika Pothukuchi
    Ph.D topic Driver behavior on ramp interchanges
    Year 2018-Ongoing
    M.Tech University of Texas, Arlington


    Name Yashasvi Rachakonda
    Ph.D topic Performance evaluation of intersection conflict warning system
    Year 2020-Ongoing
    M.Tech JNTU Hyderabad


    Name Ankit Singh
    Ph.D topic Safety impact assessment of driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles inclusion in the Indian context
    Year 2022-Ongoing
    M.Tech BMS college of Engineering, Bangalore


    Name Gayathri Aluwala
    Ph.D topic Car following models using NDS data
    Year 2022-Ongoing
    M.Tech National Institute of Technology Hamirpur


    Name Badweeti Kasi Nayana
    Ph.D topic ADAS for driver safety
    Year 2022-Ongoing
    M.Tech National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand


    Name Anandu V G
    Ph.D topic Integrating Crash Reconstruction and Forgiving Infrastructure Design in Transportation Systems
    Year 2024-Ongoing
    M.Tech National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal