Dr. Pushpa Choudhary

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Assitant Professor,
Transportation Engineering,
Civil Engineering Department,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Rookee-247667, India
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Phone: (+91) 01332-28-4925(O), (+91) 01332-28-6925 (R)

Research Interests

  • Human Factors in road safety
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Risk assesment and statistical modelling

Experience

Organisation Designation Period
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Assistant Professor Oct 2019 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Associate May 2019 - Sep 2019

Education

Degree Institute Year
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering
(Transportation Systems Engineering)		 IIT Bombay 2019
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering MNIT Jaipur 2014

Teaching

Subject Class
Intersection Design and Control UG+PG
Transportation System Analysis UG+PG
Transportation Studies and Analysis Lab PG Lab
Engineering Graphics UG
Introduction to Civil Engineering UG

Research Projects

Research Project Sponser Amount Role Year
Development of intelligent assistance systems for a safer crossing of at-risk pedestrians CSIR 30 Lakhs PI Jul 2024-Jul 2027
Pedestrian safety in mixed traffic conditions: Probing executable solutions to enhance vulnerable road users’ safety using a pedestrian simulator SERB 31.9 Lakhs PI Dec 2020-Jun 2023
Comprehensive approach for crash risk assessment of highspeed corridors in India SRIC, IITR 20 Lakhs PI Mar 2020-Mar 2023
Understanding Human Factors in Transportation using a connected simulator set-up SRIC, IITR 180 lakhs PI Mar 2022-Mar 2023
Advanced Transport Modelling and Simulation for National Highways in India IAHE 419 Lakhs Co-PI Jan 2022-Jun 2025

Publications

  1. Akshay Gupta, Shreyansh Jain, Pushpa Choudhary, and Manoranjan Parida. (2024). Dynamic object detection using sparse LiDAR data for autonomous machine driving and road safety applications. Expert Systems with Applications, 225, 124636. DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2024.124636

  2. Rupesh Kumar Yadav, Akshay Gupta, Pushpa Choudhary, and Manoranjan Parida. (2024). Enhancing urban mobility: comparative analysis of improvement priorities for conventional and electric buses in Kathmandu city. Sustainable Transport and Livability, 1(1), 2347389. DOI: 10.1080/29941849.2024.2347389

  3. Akshay Gupta, Pushpa Choudhary, and Manoranjan Parida. (2024). Examining risky driving behaviours: A comparative analysis of SUVs and other car types. Transport Policy, 152, 9–20. DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.04.012

  4. Apurwa Dhoke and Pushpa Choudhary (2024), Temporal and Spatial Compliance Behaviour of Pedestrians Under the Influence of Time Pressure at Signalized Intersections: A Pedestrian Simulator Study, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition), 11(1), 55–68. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2023.04.010

  5. Adarsh Yadav, Manoranjan Parida, Pushpa Choudhary, Brind Kumar, and Daljeet Singh. (2024). Traffic noise modelling at intersections in mid-sized cities: an artificial neural network approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(4), 396. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12547-9

  6. Adarsh Yadav, Manoranjan Parida, Pushpa Choudhary, Brind Kumar, and Daljeet Singh (2024). Investigating important and necessary conditions to analyse traffic noise levels at intersections in mid-sized cities. Journal of Environmental Management, 355, 120515. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120515

  7. Kudurupaka Vamshi Krishna, Rudra Kapruwan, and Pushpa Choudhary (2024). Understanding distracted pedestrians’ risky behaviour: The role of walking and visual characteristics through a field study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 101, 111-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2024.01.003

  8. Nektarios Karanikas, Pushpa Choudhary, Sergio A.Useche, and Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios (2023). Safety science special issue “safety in low-and middle-income countries”. Safety Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106250

  9. Apurwa Dhoke and Pushpa Choudhary (2023) Is there a relationship between time pressure and pedestrian non-compliance? A systematic review. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 93, 68–89. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2023.01.001

  10. Nektarios Karanikas and Pushpa Choudhary and Sergio A. Useche and Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios (2023) Safety science special issue “safety in low- and middle-income countries”. Safety Science, No volume, 106250. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106250

  11. Pushpa Choudhary and Kirti Mahajan and Nagendra R. Velaga and Ravi Shankar (2022) Modeling phone use prevalence and risk assessment among long-haul truck drivers in India. IATSS Research, 46, 112–121. DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2021.10.005

  12. Pushpa Choudhary and Akshay Gupta and Nagendra R. Velaga (2022) Perceived risk vs actual driving performance during distracted driving: A comparative analysis of phone use and other secondary distractions. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 86, 296–315. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2022.03.001

  13. Digvijay S. Pawar and Ankit Kumar Yadav and Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2021) Modelling work- and non-work-based trip patterns during transition to lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic in India. Travel Behaviour and Society, 24, 46–56. DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.02.002

  14. Akshay Gupta and Pushpa Choudhary and Manoranjan Parida (2021) Understanding and modelling risky driving behaviour on high-speed corridors. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 82, 359–377. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2021.09.009

  15. Aditi Meshram and Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R Velaga (2020) Assessing and Modelling Perceived Safety and Comfort of Women during Ridesharing. Transportation Research Procedia, 48, 2852–2869. DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.233

  16. Nishant Mukund Pawar and Rashmeet Kaur Khanuja and Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2020) Modelling braking behaviour and accident probability of drivers under increasing time pressure conditions. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 136, 105401. DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.105401

  17. R.B. Sharmila and Nagendra R. Velaga and Pushpa Choudhary (2020) Bus arrival time prediction and measure of uncertainties using survival models. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 14, 900–907. DOI: 10.1049/iet-its.2019.0584

  18. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2020) Impact of distraction on decision making at the onset of yellow signal. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 118, 102741. DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102741

  19. Pushpa Choudhary and Nishant M. Pawar and Nagendra R. Velaga and Digvijay S. Pawar (2020) Overall performance impairment and crash risk due to distracted driving: A comprehensive analysis using structural equation modelling. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 74, 120–138. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2020.08.018

  20. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2019) Performance Degradation During Sudden Hazardous Events: A Comparative Analysis of Use of a Phone and a Music Player During Driving. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 20, 4055–4065. DOI: 10.1109/tits.2018.2879968

  21. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2019) Effects of phone use on driving performance: A comparative analysis of young and professional drivers. Safety Science, 111, 179–187. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.07.009

  22. Kirti Mahajan and Nagendra R. Velaga and Akhilesh Kumar and Alok Choudhary and Pushpa Choudhary (2019) Effects of driver work-rest patterns, lifestyle and payment incentives on long-haul truck driver sleepiness. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 60, 366–382. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.10.028

  23. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2019) Driver behaviour at the onset of yellow signal: A comparative study of distraction caused by use of a phone and a music player. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 62, 135–148. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.12.022

  24. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2019) A comparative analysis of risk associated with eating, drinking and texting during driving at unsignalised intersections. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 63, 295–308. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2019.04.023

  25. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2019) Gap acceptance behavior at unsignalized intersections: Effects of using a phone and a music player while driving. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20, 372–377. DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1591619

  26. Kirti Mahajan and Nagendra R Velaga and Akhilesh Kumar and Pushpa Choudhary (2019) Effects of driver sleepiness and fatigue on violations among truck drivers in India. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 26, 412–422. DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2019.1660375

  27. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2018) Effects of texting on accident risk during a sudden hazardous event: Analysis of predetection and postdetection phases. Traffic Injury Prevention, 19, 806–811. DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1517237

  28. Pushpa Choudhary and Marianna Imprialou and Nagendra R. Velaga and Alok Choudhary (2018) Impacts of speed variations on freeway crashes by severity and vehicle type. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 121, 213–222. DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.09.015

  29. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2017) Analysis of vehicle-based lateral performance measures during distracted driving due to phone use. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 44, 120–133. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2016.11.002

  30. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R. Velaga (2017) Modelling driver distraction effects due to mobile phone use on reaction time. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 77, 351–365. DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2017.02.007

  31. Pushpa Choudhary and Nagendra R Velaga (2017) Mobile phone use during driving: Effects on speed and effectiveness of driver compensatory behaviour. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 106, 370–378. DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.06.021