Dr. Chauhan Ritvik Dhanraj
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor (Grade II) at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli
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Apr 2024 - Present
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.
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Dec 2022 - Mar 2024
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Project Research Scientist at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
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Sept 2022 - Nov 2022
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Junior Research Fellow at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat
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Sept 2017 - July 2018
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QUALIFICATIONS
Year
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Degree
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Institute (University/Board)
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2018-2022
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Ph.D.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat
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2015-2017
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M.E.
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Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani, Pilani Campus
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2010-2014
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B. Tech
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G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, (Affiliated to RTMNU, Nagpur)
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AREA OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Intelligent Transportation Systems:
Application, deployment and advantages of Vehicle to X (Vehicle, Infrastructure or Pedestrian) communications, use of LiDAR, and Connected Automated Vehicles.
Picoscopic / Sub-Microscopic Level Traffic Modelling
Studying and Quantifying vehicle drivers psychological and physiological aspects.
Safety Implications of Drivers Distraction
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Models in Transportation
Driving Cycle study, Safety Performance Functions, and Human Decision-Making.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL PAPERS
Ritvik Chauhan, Satish Chandra. Data Driven Approach for Prediction of Drivers Decision in Type-II Dilemma at Signalized Intersection. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems. 151(1), 2024. https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.TEENG-8455
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, Shriniwas Arkatkar, Md Mazharul Haque. A Conflict-based Safety Assessment Technique for Comparing Rear-end Crash Risk at Signalized Intersections between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions. Safety Science, 161(May), 106075, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106075
Ninad Gore, Ritvik Chauhan, Said M Easa, Shriniwas S Arkatkar. Traffic Conflict Assessment Using Macroscopic Traffic Flow Variables: A Novel Framework for Real-Time Applications. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 185 (June), 107020, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2023.107020
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, & Shriniwas Arkatkar. Analysing Driver’s Decision in Dilemma Zone at Signalized Intersections under Disordered Traffic Conditions. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 89 (August), 222-235, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2022.06.016
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, & Shriniwas Arkatkar. Challenges in Proactive Safety Assessment of Rear-end Conflicts using Surrogate Safety Measures for Mixed Traffic Conditions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2677 (2), 624-634, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221108156
Hareshkumar Golakiya, Ritvik Chauhan, Chintaman S. Bari & Ashish Dhamaniya. Pedestrian Safety Analysis at Urban Midblock Section under Mixed Traffic Conditions Using Time to Collision as Surrogate Safety Measure. Current Science, 123 (09), 1117-1128, 2022. DOI: 10.18520/cs/v123/i9/1117-1128
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, & Shriniwas Arkatkar. Spatiotemporal Variation of Rear-End Conflicts at Signalized Intersections under Disordered Traffic Conditions. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 147 (11), 05021007(1-14), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1061/jtepbs.0000589
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, & Shriniwas Arkatkar. Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersections Operating under Disordered Traffic Conditions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2675(12), 1356-1378, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211033863
Ritvik Chauhan, Pallav Kumar, Shriniwas Arkatkar, Ashish Dhamaniya, & Prasanta K. Sahu. Examining Deterministic and Probabilistic Capacity Estimation methods under Mixed Traffic using Empirical Data. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9 (4), 1888-1899, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2021.10.010
Hareshkumar D. Golakiya, Ritvik Chauhan, & Ashish Dhamaniya. Evaluating safe distance for pedestrians on urban midblock sections using trajectory plots. European Transport - Trasporti Europei, 75, 1–17, 2020. http://www.istiee.unict.it/sites/default/files/files/Paper%202%20n%2075.pdf
Ritvik Chauhan, Ashish Dhamaniya, Shriniwas Arkatkar, Sahu, P. K., & Vikram, D. Effect of Side Friction Parameter on Urban Road Traffic: Under Mixed Traffic Scenario. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 13, 314–330, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11175/easts.13.314
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Project Title
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Assessing Microscopic Traffic Behaviour During the Dilemma in Decision making at Signalized Intersections and its Implications on Safety Aspects
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Sponsoring Organization
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Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), under Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
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Principal Investigator
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Dr. Ritvik Chauhan, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
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Mentor
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Dr. Satish Chandra, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. And Ex-Director of CSIR: Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi.
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Sanctioned Amount
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Rs. 20,25,600.00/-
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Project Duration:
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December 2022 – March 2024
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Received National Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) - Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to carry out proposed research at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Received The Globalink Research Award by Mitacs Canada for the project titled “Reducing rear-end conflicts during Dilemma zone at signalized intersection for ordered and disordered traffic conditions.”
Received Best Paper Award for the study titled “. "Safety Assessment for Rear-End Conflicts in Weak Lane Disciplined Traffic due to Dilemma Zone at Signalized Intersections” in the 4th National Conference of Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering, Organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, India, in October 2022
Received Best Poster award for the presentation of the study titled “Study of Rear-end Conflicts in Dilemma Zone at Signalized Intersection operating under mixed-Traffic condition” in the 6th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG2021), Organized by National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, in December 2021.
Received Best Paper Award for the study titled “Effect of Heterogeneity on Safety aspects at signalized intersection using surrogate safety measures” in the 7th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management jointly organised by KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research Centre & College of Engineering Trivandrum during Dec 29-30, 2020.
Awarded Foreign Travel Grant by Director General, CSIR-HRDG to attend and present research paper in the 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, in Washington D.C., USA during 12 Jan 2020 to 16 Jan 2020.
REVIEWER
Journals
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Accident Analysis and Prevention
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Transportation Letters (The International Journal of Transportation Research)
- Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
- Journal of IET Intelligent Transport Systems
- Transportation in Developing Economies
Conferences
- Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM), USA.
- Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG)
- International Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow
- Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM)
- International Conference on Transportation Planning and. Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC) by IIT-Bombay
- Recent Advances in Transportation Engineering (RATE) by SVNIT-Surat
- Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Conception to Execution (TIPCEE) by IIT-Roorkee
WEB PROFILES
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gB-4OY8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-1053-8536
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritvikchauhan/
WoS: AAJ-8969-2021
Scopus ID: 57217526050
CONTACT DETAILS
Address: 305, Annex Building, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India 620015
Email: chauhan@nitt.edu; ritvikdchauhan@gmail.com