Praveen Edara, Ph.D., P.E.

Praveen Edara, Ph.D., P.E., is department chair and professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Missouri. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of traffic operations, work zones, intelligent transportation systems, geometric design and traffic safety. His research has been supported by various U.S. agencies, including, NSF, US DOT, NAS, state DOTs and local governments. His current research focuses on data science applications in transportation. He and his co-authors received 2015, 2016, and 2019 best paper awards from two standing committees of TRB of the National Academies.

Prior to joining MU, he worked as a research scientist for the Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) conducting research in ITS and Traffic Engineering.

He is a registered professional engineer in Missouri.

 

Session

1B Session: "CMV Safety in Work Zones"