Summary
Rajat Verma is a transport-focused postdoctoral researcher with a decade of experience modeling large-scale human mobility, multimodal passenger systems, and equity-focused accessibility metrics. Currently working on the ERC-funded 3MARS project at TU Delft, he blends rigorous PhD-level methods from Purdue with applied tool-building—authoring repositories like Spatial Accessibility of America and mobility toolkits used for evacuation and accessibility analyses. His work spans academia and applied research, from developing Spark-based processing pipelines for smartphone GPS data to leading projects on EV infrastructure accessibility and cybersecurity workforce development in transportation. Trained in civil and transportation engineering (PhD, Purdue; MS, Michigan State; BTech, IIT Roorkee), he brings a rare combination of data-science fluency, systems thinking, and hands-on software/tool development for policy-relevant transport problems.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Transportation and Highway Engineering, 4.00, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Transportation and Highway Engineering, 4.00 at Purdue University
Master's degree, Civil Engineering, 4.00, Master's degree, Civil Engineering, 4.00 at Michigan State University
English, Hindi, Spanish