Dr. Patel has 40 years of transportation and ITS engineering experience in transportation sector, including 25 years as Chief of Systems Engineering at the New York City Transportation Department where he was responsible for traffic signals; Vice President at Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Technical Coordinator at I-95 Corridor Coalition of the NE States.
Courses taught by Dr. Patel:
- CE-UY 4033 Introduction to Urban Infrastructure Systems Management;
- CE-GY 6223 ITS Introduction;
- CE-GY 7283 ITS Deployments;
- CE-GY 7983 Special Topics in Infrastructure Systems and Construction I: Systems Engineering for Urban Infrastructures.
Education
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India 1966
Bachelor of Science, Engineering
City University of New York 1969
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
Polytechnic Institute of New York University 2003
Master of Science, Transportation Planning and Engineering
Polytechnic Institute of New York University 2005
Ph.D., Transportation Planning and Engineering