Dr. Meghna Chakraborty is an Engineering Research Associate at the Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her primary research interests lie in the realm of traffic safety and operations, broadly including data-driven analysis and predictive modeling utilizing statistical and machine learning techniques pertaining to roadway design, road user behavior, intelligent transportation systems, connected and autonomous vehicles, and human factors. Dr. Chakraborty joined the HSRC team as a postdoctoral research associate before she transitioned to the current role.

Over the course of her graduate studies and the employment with HSRC, Dr. Chakraborty has been involved in several transportation safety- and operations-related research projects funded by National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Minnesota Department of Transportation, and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), among others, serving as a PI or Co-PI for several of them. Prior to joining HSRC, Dr. Chakraborty earned a Ph.D. and an M.S. in civil engineering (transportation) from Michigan State University, and an M.S. in community and regional planning from Iowa State University. Dr. Chakraborty’s research has led to the publication of more than 25 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, as well as technical reports. Her professional experiences also include teaching assistantship for graduate and undergraduate level courses at Iowa State University, referee service for journal and conference manuscripts, and affiliations with technical committees.