Biography

An experienced environmental data scientist with 15 years of experience in data-driven solutions for climate change and air quality problems. Used broad knowledge in transportation, emissions, and air quality areas to lead the development of tools for quantifying transportation environmental impacts. Envisioned road maps for designing effective strategies to achieve transportation decarbonization goals and developed dashboards to track the progress of transport GHG emission reduction pathways. He has research interests in Electric Vehicle Activity, Transport GHG Emissions, Sustainability, Climate Change and Application of Blockchain Technology for Emission Monitoring, Reporting and Verification.

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Interests
  • Machine Learning
  • Blockchain Technology
  • Carbon Data/ESG
Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering, 2013

    University of Cincinnati, USA

  • MS in Civil Engineering, 2007

    University of Cincinnati, USA

  • Post Gradute Diploma in Construction Management, 2002

    Engineering Staff College of India, India

  • BS in Civil Engineering, 2001

    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Univeristy, India

Skills

R

60%

Statistics

80%

Pencil Sketching

10%

Python

90%

Amazon Web Services

40%

Machine Learning

40%

Blockchain Technology

30%

Web Frameworks

50%

Data Engineering

60%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
CalTrans, Marysville
Program Lead (Transport Engineer)
CalTrans, Marysville
Feb 2022 – Present California
  • Estimating Transport GHG emissions for different projects.
  • Proposing alternative startegies to reduce transport GHG emissions and Vehicle Miles Traveled.
  • Developing Data Analytics + Dashboards
 
 
 
 
 
California State University, Sacramento
Adjunct Professor
California State University, Sacramento
Jan 2022 – May 2022 California
  • Taught Transportation Planning & Data Science for graduate students.
 
 
 
 
 
World Bank
Climate Change Data (Transport) Consultant
World Bank
May 2021 – Oct 2022 Washington D.C.
  • Modeling of Transport GHG Emission Inventory
  • Dashboards for Transport-related Climate Change Mitigation
  • Design of Transportation Decarbonization Scenarios
  • Analysis of Environmental Natural Resources Management Projects in Fragile-Conflict Countries
  • Developed Data Analytics + Dashboards + WebApps
 
 
 
 
 
California State University, Sacramento
Adjunct Professor
California State University, Sacramento
Jan 2020 – May 2020 California
Taught Transportation Planning for graduate students.
 
 
 
 
 
California Air Resources Board
Program Lead (Air Resources Engineer)
California Air Resources Board
May 2012 – May 2021 California
  • Modeling of Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption
  • Developed Long Term Research Roadmap for Low carbon Transportation
  • Design of Methods for Spatio-Temporal Allocation of Transport Emissions and Life Cycle Emissions of Transport Projects
  • Developing Data Analytical Tools for Emission Regulations
  • Analysis of Emission and Air Quality Data
  • Developed Data Analytics + Dashboards + WebApps + Datwarehouses
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments
Transportation Data Engineer
Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments
Jun 2007 – May 2012 Ohio
  • Truck Travel Modeling
  • Integrated Framework for Vehicle Contribution to Regional Air Quality
  • Travel Demand Model Updates
  • Regional Transport Emission Modeling
  • Developed Datwarehouses + WebApps

Accomplishments

Coursera
Blockchain Technology
Coursera Jan 2022
Coursera
Javascript Basics
Coursera Jan 2022
Blockchain Fundamentals
SkillSoft Dec 2021
US Permanent Residency in extremely competitive Alien of Extraordinary Ability (EB1A) Category
USCIS Nov 2019
Outstanding Reviewer, Atmospheric Research
elsevier Nov 2019
Editorial Board Member, Urban Transportation & Construction
Universe Scietific Publishing May 2018
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Cleaner Production
elsevier Oct 2017
Technical Committee Member, World Transportation Convention
elsevier May 2017
Recognized Reviewer, Environmental Pollution
elsevier Apr 2017
Recognized Reviewer, Atmospheric Environment
elsevier Apr 2017
Top Article Award, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
elsevier Jan 2017
Technical Session Co-chair, Transportation and Air Quality Conference, Lyon, France
elsevier May 2016
Outstanding Reviewer, Urban Climate
elsevier May 2016
Professional Traffic Engineer, State of California
BPLESG Dec 2014
Best Student Paper Award
Institute of Transport Engineers May 2012
International Best Student Paper Award
Citi Labs Nov 2011
International Travel Fellowship
Beihang University, China Oct 2011
Summer Research Fellowship
University of Cincinnati’s Research Council May 2011
Graduate Travel Scholarship
University of Cincinnati May 2011
University Graduate Scholarship for PhD
University of Cincinnati Sep 2009 – Dec 2012
Best Paper Award
International Council of Chinese Transportation Professionals May 2009
Professional Transportation Planner
Transportation Professional Certification Board Nov 2008
University Graduate Scholarship for MS
University of Cincinnati Sep 2004 – Dec 2006

Recent Posts

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What is the next big thing in the transportation sector?
Predictions in technology applications in transportation sector.
Harikishan Perugu
Last updated on Jan 7, 2022 1 min read Technology
What is the next big thing in the transportation sector?

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Harikishan Perugu, Sidhartha Paturu. Real-time estimation of electric car's energy consumption using machine learning methods . 2022.
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Zuber Farooqui, Harikishan Perugu. Estimating air quality concentrations at unmonitored locations using inverse distance weight . 2022.
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Harikishan Perugu, Sonya Colliers, Seungju Yoon, Yi Tan, Jorn Herner. Development and application of Integrated Transportation Energy Modeling Tools (ITEM-Tools) for transit bus energy audit for a mid-size transit fleet turnover. 2021.
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Fuad Abdullah, Kanok Boriboomsomsin, George Scora, Guyan Wu, Harikishan Perugu, Seungju Yoon, Sonya Colliers. A Review on Off-Road Construction and Agricultural Equipment Electrification: Current State of Technology Development and Future Research Directions. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2021.
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Harikishan Perugu. Application of VIIRS-based satellite remote sensing data for estimating on-road PM2.5 pollution. Environmental Pollution, 2021.
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