Akshay Gupta

Assistant Professor

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PhD. : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

akshaygupta[at]iitj[dot]ac[dot]in

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Traffic Engineering, Human Factors, Driving Behaviour, Road Safety, ITS and Transit Accessibility

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0291-280-1672

About

Dr. Akshay Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. He joined the institute in July 2025.

Educational Background:
Dr. Gupta completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, specializing in Enhancing High-Speed Road Safety: Insights from Advanced LiDAR-Based Driver Behavior Analysis.

Research Interest
Dr. Gupta’s research interests lie in the field of transportation engineering, with a particular focus on road safety, driving behavior analysis, crash-risk prediction, and the application of emerging technologies such as LiDAR and camera-based sensing systems. His work contributes significantly to data-driven approaches in support of Vision Zero initiatives, aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and ensuring safer, more sustainable mobility systems.
Dr. Gupta is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research and continues to collaborate with academic and industry partners to develop innovative solutions for urban transportation challenges.

Academic Contribution
Over the course of his academic career, Dr. Gupta has authored over 22 peer-reviewed publications and conference papers, with his research being cited more than 1000 times. He currently holds an h-index of 13, reflecting the impact and quality of his scholarly contributions.

Patents
Gupta A., Shreyansh, Priyanshu Pansari, Choudhary P, Parida M
Dynamic severity-level real-time lane departure warning system with sparse 3D-Lidar sensor. (Patent published)

Awards and Scholarships

BEST PAPER AWARD

World Conference of Transport Research (WCTR)-15 26th to 30th May, 2019
(Best Paper Award by Cairo University For Transport in Developing Countries)
Gupta, A., Bivina, G.R. and Parida, M. “Measuring Impact of Objective and Subjective Built Environment Factors on Access Mode Choice to Metro Stations.” International Conference World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR)- 15 held at IIT Bombay.
Best Paper Award 2023 by the journal ‘Multimodal Transportation’
Chauhan V., Gupta, A. and Parida, M. Do users' characteristics really influence the perceived service quality of Multimodal Transportation Hub (MMTH)? An association rules mining approach" Multimodal Transportation Journal Award 2023
Outstanding Poster Award at Institute Research Day 2024 (IIT Roorkee)
Gupta, A., Choudhary P., Parida, M., Enhancing High-Speed Road Safety: Insights from Advanced LiDAR-Based Driver Behaviour Analysis.

Professional Memberships

World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRs)
Eastern Asia Society of Transportation Studies (EASTs)
International Conference on Travel Behavior Research (IATBR)