Dr. Rahul Raoniar
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Dr. Rahul Raoniar
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Rahul Raoniar, Ph.D. ๐ณ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐
Greetings! I'm Rahul Raoniar, currently working as a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Western Kentucky University. My focus involves researching, writing, teaching, and public speaking on diverse road safety and transport psychology matters.ย
I'm a dedicated advocate of the Strong Towns approach, underpinned by my conviction in fostering resilient communities and urban development that centers around people.
My current interests revolve around the following:
Designing walkable and cyclable streets.
Enhancing safety measures for pedestrians and cyclists.
Advocating for child road safety.
Safe mobility for blind pedestrians and individuals with walking disabilities.
The high cost of free parking in Indian cities.
Disciplines ๐จ
Walkable and Cyclable Safe Streets, Road Safety, Injury Prevention, Transport Psychology, Transportation Accessibility, and Quantitative Social Research.
Current Position ๐จโ๐ฌ
Post Doctoral Research Associate at Western Kentucky University.
Academic Degrees ๐
Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam, 2022
M.Tech in Transportation Engineering, AcSIR, CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi, 2015
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 2012
Diploma in Civil Engineering, Raiganj Polytechnique, Raiganj, West Bengal, 2009
Experience ๐จโ๐ซ
Blogger: Data Science & Machine Learning Blog Writer and YouTube Content Creator (July 2018 โ Present)
Post Doctoral Fellow: IIT Bombay, Maharastra (March 2023 - July 2024)
Project Research Scientist: IIT Bombay, Maharastra (December 2022 - March 2023)
Ph.D. Research Scholar: IIT Guwahati, Assam (July 2016 - November 2022)
Trainee Scientist: CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi (August 2013 โ August 2015)
Additional Assistant Engineer: Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Mission, Malda, West Bengal (July 2012 - July 2013)ย