Rate My Professor Sabya Mishra

Sabya Mishra is a Professor of Civil Engineering, Graduate Coordinator, and Director of the Center for Transportation Innovations in Education and Research (C-TIER) in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Memphis. He also serves as co-director of the Smart Cities Research Cluster at the FedEx Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the University of Memphis, he held the position of Research Assistant Professor at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland, College Park. Mishra's research focuses on travel demand modeling, transportation planning and policy, econometric modeling, transportation economics and finance, and the impact of disruptive technological innovations on transportation systems. He has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, with notable contributions including "Performance indicators for public transit connectivity in multi-modal transportation networks" (Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2012), "Predicting the adoption of connected autonomous vehicles: A new approach based on the theory of diffusion of innovations" (Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 2018), "A measure of equity for public transit connectivity" (Journal of Transport Geography, 2013), and "Evaluating public acceptance of autonomous delivery robots during COVID-19 pandemic" (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2020).

Mishra serves as principal investigator on multiple funded projects from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, and Memphis Area Transit Authority. Key initiatives include the Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking (CEAT), Rural Transit Solutions for Blue Oval City (REACH), school bus electrification using vehicle-to-grid technology, freight truck trajectory data initiatives, and strategies to reduce alcohol-impaired and distracted driving crashes. His leadership extends to vice-chair positions on the Transportation Economics Committee (ABE20) and Freight Transportation Economics and Regulation Committee (AT010) of the Transportation Research Board from 2018 to 2024, membership on the editorial board of Transport Policy journal since 2018, and roles in committees like the Tennessee Traffic Signal User Group. Honors include the Faudree Professorship in 2019 and the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Fellowship in 2015. Mishra is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers, and Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, and he actively seeks PhD students for research collaborations.