Anuj Sharma
Assistant ProfessorAnuj Sharma
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Education:
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Aug 2008
Ph.D.. in Civil Engineering (Infrastructural and Transportation Engineering) GPA 4.0/4.0
- Thesis topic: Integrated behavioral and economic framework for improving dilemma zone protection systems.
- Collected and analyzed large set of real-time data (over 80,000 data points/day) from signalized intersection at Noblesville, IN to evaluate the performance of existing signal control logic.
- Developed and demonstrated methodology for searching optimal green thresholds to maximize the driver satisfaction and driver safety at isolated high speed intersections.
- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Aug 2004
M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) GPA 3.9/4.0
- Thesis topic: Determination of traffic responsive plan selection factors and thresholds using artificial neural networks.
- Optimized the timing plan for each traffic demand state and used pattern recognition parameter to dynamically implement timing plans in the field.
- Improvised the existing traffic controller architecture using Artificial Neural Networks.
- Achieved a classification accuracy of 98% for Odem closed loop system.
- Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, India Aug 2001
B.E. in Civil Engineering 84% stood 2nd/30
- Programmed the Gaussian emission dispersion model to estimate the concentration of pollutants from a point source.
- Demonstrated the influence of Rourkela Steel Plant on the neighboring communities.
Awards, Honors and Fellowships:
- Pikarsky Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation in Science and Technology 2008
Council of University Transportation Centers- Best Ph.D. dissertation in transportation science and technology is annually awarded.
Any Ph.D. student in transportation at a CUTC member university can be nominated for this award. There is no limit on number of nominees that may submit.
Rewarded a sum of $1500 is awarded to the winner.
- Best Ph.D. dissertation in transportation science and technology is annually awarded.
- Edward J. Cox Memorial Transportation Scholarship Award 2007-2008
Institute of Transportation Engineers Indiana Section
- Top two graduate students are selected from the applicants. All full-time graduate students in a College or University in the State of Indiana with emphasis on Transportation Engineering and/or Planning are eligible to apply.
- Evaluated by a panel of senior transportation professionals based on academic performance, educational plans, extracurricular activities, work experience and a record of leadership.
- Rewarded a sum of $2500 for educational expenses.
- Exceptional Paper Award 2006-2007
Traffic Signal System Committee at TRB 86th Annual Meeting
- Selected as the best paper from among 60 papers submitted to the Traffic Signal Systems Committee (TSSC). TSSC is the third largest committee at Transportation Research Board that hosts approximately 10,000 transportation professionals every year.
- Evaluated by a panel of senior transportation professionals after being short listed in the top 5 papers by a peer review process.
- Judged based on a list of fourteen criteria ranging from originality of content and technically sound methodology to usefulness for practitioners and long-term value as a research reference.
- Joseph A. Orr Civil Engineering Graduate Endowed Fellowship Fall - 2002
Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Selected from 10 international candidates joining the department of civil engineering with main focus on transportation operations/planning and materials.
- Reviewed by a panel constituting senior transportation professors and the head of the department of civil engineering.
- Awarded a cash reward $1000 and out of state tuition waiver for one semester (worth $ 2000).
- Best All Rounder 2000-2001
National Institute Technology, Rourkela, India
- Endowed with the most prestigious award to be bestowed on graduating class of engineering.
- Selected from eligible applicants of engineering class of 2001.
- Reviewed by a panel of judges constituting heads of department of all engineering streams and the president, REC Rourkela.
- Students were evaluated based on academic performance, sports and extracurricular activities, community engagement and record of leadership.
Research Experience:
- Principal Investigator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , NE Aug 2008 - Present
- Working on MATC Project "Assessing the risk of crash for trucks on onset yellow."
- Trucks have significantly higher fatality rates than any other surface mode of transportation. This research aims at improving the safety of trucks at high speed isolated intersections.
- Working on MATC Project "Assessing the risk of crash for trucks on onset yellow."
- Research Assistant, Purdue University, IN Aug 2004 - Aug 2008
- Worked on NSF Project "Stochastic sensing control models for safe and efficient traffic signal strategies."
- Introduced the concept of traffic conflict analysis for the first time to quantify the safety benefits for real-time control.
- Designing a stochastic approach for enhancing safety and efficiency at signalized intersection.
- Partnered with Wavetronix LLC, a relatively young firm that recently launched wide area sensors for the first time in the field of transportation operations, to implement the proposed algorithm in the field.
- Worked on NCHRP 3-79 "Measuring and Predicting the Performance of Automobile Traffic on Urban Streets."
- Collaborated with research team spread across universities to develop techniques for real-time estimation of delay at urban arterials.
- Achieved 95% accuracy in estimation of control delay at signalized intersections.
- Worked on FHWA Project "Mobile Hands-On Traffic Signal Timing Project (MOST)."
- Designed and drafted signal coordination laboratory manual for training and demonstration of software-in-the-loop architecture in VISSIM
- Supervised a short course on Highway Capacity Software organized by Department of Transportation Engineering at Purdue University that was attended by personnel from Indiana State Department of Transportation.
- Conceptualized and designed Signalized Intersection Data Reduction and Analysis Software (SIDRAS) to facilitate transfer, storage, and analysis of the data collected in real time at an isolated intersection.
- Hired and led a team to code the software in Visual Basic using MS-Access as the database.
- Worked on NSF Project "Stochastic sensing control models for safe and efficient traffic signal strategies."
- Research Assistant, Texas Transportation Institute, TX Jan 2003 - Aug 2004
- Worked on TxDOT-4421 A Simplified Approach for Selecting Optimal Traffic Responsive Control Parameters" under the guidance of Dr. Montasir Abbas.
- Researched and deliberated to develop simplistic guidelines for implementing traffic responsive mode in traffic controllers. This mode, though efficient, was rarely used due to the lack of well-defined setup procedure.
- Evaluated the efficiency of traffic responsive mode setup with proposed set of guidelines.
- Achieved 10-20% reduction in travel time, 13.5% reduction in fuel consumption and 29.6% reduction in delay under simulated environment.
- Trained and mentored a new recruit on the project.
- Worked on TxDOT-4421 A Simplified Approach for Selecting Optimal Traffic Responsive Control Parameters" under the guidance of Dr. Montasir Abbas.
Work Experience:
- Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE Aug 2008 - Present
- Advising a Masters Student in studies and research.
- Preparing course: "Traffic Engineering" to be offered in Spring 2009
- Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, IN Jan 2007 - May2007
- Instructed graduate class CE 565, Traffic Operation and Control.
- Mentored students with coursework and assignments.
- Assisted in laboratory design and grading.
- Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, IN Jan 2005 - May2005
- Instructed senior class CE 361, Transportation Engineering.
- Mentored students with coursework and assignments.
- Helped in preparation of assignments.
- Developed and maintained of course website.
- Student Worker, ETID, Texas A&M, TX Aug 2002 - Dec 2002
- Programmed with a team of five to develop SALES-STRAT software tailored to serve small scale organizations to maintain sales records.
- Integrated Crystal Reports to create user friendly reports and graphics.
- Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India Sep 2001 - July 2002
- Collaborated with a team of thirty to asses the client (Amgen) requirements.
- Assisted to prepare use-case diagram using rational rose.
- Programmed the administrative module with a team of five using J2EE architecture.
Professional Services:
- Member, Control Architecture Subcommittee of Traffic Signal Systems Committee (TRB).
- Paper reviewing panel for Traffic Signals System Committee.
- Paper reviewing panel for Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee of IEEE.
- Paper reviewing panel for Journal of Transportation Engineering.
- President, Purdue University ITE student chapter, (2006-07).
- Leader, Strategic Planning Task Force of Association of Transportation Engineering of Indian Origin, (2006-07).
- Member, Chi Epsilon (School of Civil Engineering honor society).
- Candidate Class Leader, Tau Beta Pi (School of Engineering honor society), (2005-06).
Teaching Development:
- Graduate Teaching Technology Certification Jan 2005
Purdue University
- Learned technologies ranging from Macromedia Breeze, Dreamweaver to WebCT and Flash for improving the style of teaching with the help of technology.
- Completed the class project to design a web-based course and class management using WebCT.
- Preparing For Future Faculty - I Jan 2007
Purdue University
- Attended lecture series by academicians experts discussing their experiences and sharing their view on academic life and necessities.
- Completed the class project to design a portfolio including curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, strategic plan and cover letter.
Co-Curricular Skills Development:
- Applied Management Principles Certification May 2006
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
- Learned and discussed topics covering accounting, marketing management, financial management, strategic management, human resource management and entrepreneurship.
- Brainstormed and deliberated on real-world examples and detailed case studies (e.g. factors influencing the design of optimal sales force to operate a fast food restaurant).
- Engineering Future Sessions 2005
Tau Beta Pi, Lafayette, IN
- Analytical Problem-Solving Module Certification.
- Participated in group and individual activities to inculcate and enhance out-of-box thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
- Basic People Skills Module Certification.
- Studied several real world cases demonstrating importance of people skills and their application to improve workplace environment.
- Analytical Problem-Solving Module Certification.
Journal Publications:
- Anuj Sharma, Lelitha Vanajakshi, and Nageswara Rao. Effect of Phase Countdown timers on queue discharge characteristics under heterogeneous traffic conditions." Transportation Research Record (Accepted for Publication), 2009.
- Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta. Recasting Dilemma Zone Design as a Marginal Cost and Benefit Problem." Transportation Research Record, no. 2035, 2007, pp. 88-96. (Awarded Exceptional Paper) http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/15/
- Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock, and Jim Bonneson. Input-Output and Hybrid Techniques for the Real Time Prediction of Delay and Maximum Queue Length at a Signalized Intersection." Transportation Research Record, no. 2035, 2007, pp. 69-80. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/17/
- Edward J. Smaglik, Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock, Jim Sturdevant, and Gary Duncan. Event Based Data Collection for Generating Actuated Controller Performance Measures." Transportation Research Record, no. 2035, 2007, pp. 97-106.
- Edward J. Smaglik, Darcy Bullock, and Anuj Sharma. A Pilot Study on Real-Time Calculation of Arrival Type for Assessment of Arterial Performance" Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 133, No. 7, Aug 2007, pp. 415-422. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/14/
- Anuj Sharma., Darcy Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta. Limitations of Simultaneous Gap Out Logic." Transportation Research Record, no. 1978, 2006, pp. 42-48. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/19/
- Montasir Abbas, and Anuj Sharma. Multi-Objective Plan Selection Optimization for Traffic Responsive Control." Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 5, May 2006, pp. 376-384. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/13/
- Montasir Abbas, Nadeem Chaudhary, Geza Pesti, and Anuj Sharma. Configuration Methodology for Traffic-Responsive Plan Selection: A Global Perspective." Transporation Research Record, no. 1925, 2005, 195-204 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/16/
- Montasir Abbas, and Anuj Sharma. A Robust Bayesian Approach for Configuration of Traffic Responsive Plan Selection System Parameters and Thresholds." Transportation Research Record, no. 1867, 2004, pp. 233 - 242.
Conference Proceedings:
- Anuj Sharma, Matthew Harding, Brad Giles, Darcy Bullock, James Sturdevant, and Srinivas Peeta. Performance Requirement and Evaluation Procedures for Advance Wide Area Detector." 87th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 2008.
- Anuj Sharma and Darcy Bullock. Field Evaluation of Alternative Real-time Methods for Estimating Approach Delay at Signalized Intersections." 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.
- Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock and Matthew Harding. Improved ITS Sensors for Reducing Dilemma Zone Incursions at Isolated High Speed Intersections." The 12th International Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, Kowloon, Hong Kong, December 8-10, 2007.
- Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock, Srinivas Peeta, and James Krogmeier. Detection of Inclement Weather Conditions at a Signalized Intersection Using Video Image Processing Algorithm." IEEE, 12th Digital Signal Processing Workshop, Wyoming, USA, September 2006.
- Anuj Sharma, Darcy Bullock, and Srinivas Peeta. Stochastic Algorithm for Improved Operations at Isolated High Speed Intersections." 11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, Delft, The Netherlands, August 29-31, 2006.
- Anuj Sharma, Montasir Abbas, and Carroll Messer. Determination of Traffic Responsive Plan Selection Factors and Thresholds using Artificial Neural Networks." Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, Washington, DC, January 2005.
- Montasir Abbas, Nadeem Chaudhary, Geza Pesti, and Anuj Sharma. Showcase of TTI's Traffic Responsive Plan Selection Configuration Methodology using Hardware in the Loop Simulation." Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, Washington, DC, January 2005.
- Montasir Abbas, Anuj Sharma, and Youn-Su Jung. Optimization of Time of Day Plan Scheduling Using a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm." Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, Washington, DC, January 2005. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/civilengfacpub/20/
