Dr. Venky Shankar
Professor
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Penn State University (814) 865-9434 (phone) |
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| Research | Courses | Vitae |
Primary Research Interests
Transportation systems analysis. Modeling of travel demand, safety,
infrastructure, and interactions with the environment.
Courses Taught at Penn State
University
C E 422, Transportation Planning
C E 523, Analysis of Transportation Demand
Professional Service
Transportation Research Board Committee ADB40: Transportation Demand
Forecasting
Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research A
Education
1997 Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
1990 M.S.C.E, University of Washington, Seattle
1988 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Experience
Associate Professor, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Pennyslvania State University, University Park, PA (2004 - present)
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of Washington, Seattle ( 1999 - 2004)
Faculty, Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Planning, University
of Washington, Seattle (2002 – 2004)
Safety Program Researcher, Washington State Department of Transportation
(1996 - 1999)
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle (1993
- 1996; 1988 - 1989)
Transportation Engineer, Traffic Engineering Consultant, Washington
(1989 - 1993)
Professional Registrations
Registered Civil Engineer, Washington
Professional Memberships
Transportation Research Board, Econometric Society, Member
Honors and Awards
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Recent Publications
Yamamoto T. and Shankar V.N. “Bivariate Ordered-Response Probit
Model of Driver’s and Passenger’s Injury Severities in
Collision with Fixed Objects,” In Press, Accident Analysis
and Prevention, 2004.
Ulfarsson G.F., Shankar V.N. and Vu P.J. “The Effect of Variable Message Signs on the Relationship between Mean Speeds and Speed Deviations.” International Journal of Vehicle Control Systems, 2004.
Shankar V.N., Ulfarsson G.F., Pendyala R.M. and Nebergall M.B. “On the Modeling of Crashes Involving Pedestrians and Motorized Traffic.” Safety Science, 2003.
Ouyang Y.F., Shankar V.N. and Yamamoto T. “Modeling the Simultaneity in Injury Causation in Multi-Vehicle Collisions,” Transportation Research Record -- Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2002.
V.N. Shankar and R.M. Pendyala. In “Travel Behavior Research: The Leading Edge.” Freight Travel Demand Modeling: Econometric Issues in Multi-Level Approaches, Chapter 38, pages 629-645. Edited by Hensher D. and King J (eds), Pergamon Press, Oxford, 2001.