Government or Professional Organizations

Committees

  • Founding Member, Traffic Theory and Modeling SIG, World Conference on Transportation Research (2014 – present).
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (2010 – present).
  • Chair, TRB Committee on Transportation Network Modeling (ADB30) (2007 – 2013).
  • Member, TRB Travel Analysis Methods Section Executive Board (2007 – 2013).
  • Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee, International Symposium on Dynamic Traffic Assignment (2006 – present).
  • Member, TRB Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values (ADB10) (2002 – 2008).
  • Member, IFAC Technical Committee on Control in Transportation Systems (2000 – present).
  • Chair, TRB Route Choice and Spatio-Temporal Behavior Sub-committee (ADB10(2)) (2000 – 2007).
  • Member, TRB Committee on Transportation Network Modeling (ADB30) (1994 – 2007).
  • American Transportation Expert (2016); selected by the U.S. Department of State to support smart city solutions in India. Dr. Peeta met with state and city government officials, stakeholders, and Indian urban development experts to learn and share work on the sustainability of transportation systems in India’s cities. Discussions focused on sustainability, traffic management, livability, and systems perspectives, including reducing transportation congestion, enhancing access and connectivity, and planning transportation in harmony with cultural heritage.
  • Chair, Transportation Network Modeling Committee (2007-2013); administered the annual paper review process for the past 6 years, and workshops and other outreach activities of the committee.
  • Member, TRB Travel Analysis Methods Section Executive Board (2007- 2013); member of the leadership team of this section that discusses Section activities and sets policies consistent with TRB guidelines.
  • Member, Traveler Behavior Values Committee (2002-2008); reviewed papers for the committee every year, participated in other committee activities.
  • Member, IFAC Technical Committee on Control in Transportation Systems (2000-present); member of the leadership team that sets policies, and reviewer for the associated conferences.
  • Chair, TRB Route Choice and Spatio-Temporal Behavior Sub-committee (2000-2007); led sub-committee research and outreach activities.
  • Member, Transportation Network Modeling Committee (1994-2007); reviewed an average of 15 papers for the committee every year, participated in other committee activities.
  • Member or chair of over 25 international conference program or advisory committees organized by organizations such as TRB, ASCE, IFAC, IEEE, and ACM.

Panels and Reviews

  • Panel Reviewer, Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence (KDI)/ Knowledge Networking (KN) Proposals, NSF, 1998
  • Judge, INFORMS Transportation Science Dissertation Award Committee, 1998-1999.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; 2001.
  • External Reviewer, University Grants Committee, National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, 2001; review of research proposals.
  • Reviewer, NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Proposals, 2001.
  • Reviewer, NSF Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) Proposals, 2002.
  • Panel Reviewer, Transportation and Infrastructure Review Panel, NSF, 2002.
  • Judge, INFORMS Transportation Science Dissertation Award Committee, 2002-2003.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, 2004.
  • External Reviewer, Research Commission, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, 2005; review of research proposals.
  • Panel Reviewer, CAREER Review Panel, Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, NSF, 2005.
  • External Committee Member, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 2005.
  • Member, Board of Examiners, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 2005-2006.
  • External Reviewer, Project Report, University of Rhode Island Transportation Center, 2005.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; 2006.
  • External Reviewer, Proposals, University of Maryland Transportation Center, 2008-2010.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 2010.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, 2010.
  • External Reviewer, Canada NSERC Discovery Grants Program, 2011.
  • External Reviewer, Qatar National Research Fund; National Priorities Research Program, 2011.
  • Panel Reviewer, Unsolicited Transportation Proposals, NSF, 2011.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 2013-14.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, 2013-14.
  • External Reviewer, Qatar National Research Fund; National Priorities Research Program, 2014.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, 2014.
  • External Examiner, Ph.D. Dissertation, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2014.
  • Invited panelist on “governance and infrastructure” moderated by Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, special Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project to develop a long-term vision for the future of Indiana, by The Indiana Bicentennial Commission (chaired by former Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and former Congressman Lee Hamilton) to identify goals to which the state should aspire over the next 50 years, 2015.
  • Panel Member, Future of Mobility: Connected and Autonomous Transportation, Purdue University, 2017.
  • Panel Reviewer, CMMI Unsolicited Transportation Proposals, NSF, 2017.
  • 2017 Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award Committee, ADB30 Committee, TRB, 2017.
  • 2019 Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award Committee, ADB30 Committee, TRB, 2019.
  • 2019 Martin Beckmann Transformative Research in Transportation Systems Award Committee, ADB30 Committee, TRB, 2019.
  • Dr. Peeta has reviewed several hundred papers for several archival journals and conferences from 1990 to date.

Presentations and Short Courses

  • Presented a tutorial on engineering optimization at Purdue University’s Annual Road School in March 1997. The Road School is conducted annually at Purdue University.
  • Presented a summary of Congestion Management Systems for Indiana at a continuing education workshop on Congestion Management Systems in Indianapolis organized by the Indiana Department of Transportation, October 1998.
  • Made a presentation to Lockheed Martin on systems capabilities and courses at Purdue University, February 2005.
  • Made a presentation to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board in Washington, DC on Purdue capabilities in system of systems, May 2005.
  • Made a presentation to Delphi Corporation on Purdue capabilities in integrated safety systems, May 2005.
  • Made a presentation to Worldwide Shipping Group on Purdue capabilities in transportation and logistics, September 2005.
  • Made a presentation to Navteq, Inc. on Purdue capabilities in traffic route guidance, November 2005.
  • Conducted a two-day workshop on “Travel Demand Management” to INDOT and MPO personnel as well as private sector personnel. It also provided continuing education credits for the attendees, Summer 2009.
  • Conducted a three-day workshop on “Travel Demand Modeling Theory” to INDOT and MPO personnel as well as private sector personnel. It also provided continuing education credits for the attendees, Summer 2013.
  • Attended a Mentoring New Faculty Members Workshop conducted at Purdue University; nominated by Civil Engineering Head, February 2015.
  • Made a seminar presentation at the Purdue Institute of Transportation Engineers Seminar Series on “Transportation Supply Side Modeling in the Context of Autonomous Vehicles,” February 2015.
  • Attended a Leadership Skills for Engineering and Science Faculty Workshop conducted at Purdue University; nominated by Civil Engineering Head, March 2015.

News and Media

  • Press Article: “American Expert in Urban Transportation to Tour India,” Institute for Sustainable Communities; October 2016.
  • Interview for an article on plug-in hybrid vehicles in Inside Science, a science news organization; published December 2014.
  • Interview on sustainability of high-speed rail in China in ScienceNet.cn, a science website supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering and the National Natural Science Foundation of China; published February 2013.
  • Comments in Fox News 59 (Indianapolis) news video on signal coordination for efficient traffic movement on arterials; May 2011.
  • Comments on radio (NPR) outlets related to transportation issues.