Biography
Priyanka Alluri is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). She received her doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 2010. Her research focuses on transportation safety, traffic operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technologies, and Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O). Dr. Alluri has served as the Principal Investigator for over $7M in research grants. Dr. Alluri has co-authored over 250 journal papers, conference proceedings, and research reports. Dr. Alluri has recently co-authored an Elsevier book on Connected and Automated Vehicles. Dr. Alluri serves as the Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Transportation Safety Council.
Awards & Honors
- AASHTO High Value Research Award, for the project Guidelines for Installing Pedestrian Treatments at Midblock Locations, 2025
- South Florida Section ITE (SFITE) Member of the Year, SFITE, 2024
- Young Leader to Follow, ITE International, 2022
- Featured in the Member-to-Member Profile, ITE Journal, June 2022
- February Issue Editor’s Choice Paper - Haule, H., Alluri, P., Sando, T. (2022) “Mobility Impacts of Ramp Metering Operations on Freeways” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, Vol. 148(2)., 2022
- Outstanding Paper Award, TRB Committee on Pedestrians (ACH 10), for the Paper Influence of Built Environment on Pedestrian Crashes: A Case of Miami-Dade County. Coauthors: Fabio Soto, Angela Kitali, and Md Asif Raihan., 2022
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Advising and Mentorship, Florida Internation University, 2021
- ITE Coordinating Council Project of the Year Award, for the White Paper Drafting, Designing, and Deploying Wrong-Way Driving Initiative, 2020
- AASHTO Sweet Sixteen Award, for the project Developing Florida-specific Mobility Enhancement Factors (MEFs) and Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) for TSM&O Strategies, 2020
- ITE Rising Star, Florida-Puerto Rico ITE District, 2020
- Legacy Fund Scholarship, ITE International, 2020
- AASHTO Sweet Sixteen Award, for the project Development of Wrong-Way Driving (WWD) Countermeasure Implementation Plan, 2019
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities, FIU, 2018
- Top 20 PI in New Research Funding in FIU College of Engineering and Computing, 2018
- Florida Section Young Transportation Professional of the Year, FSITE Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2018
- Faculty Mentorship Award, FIU College of Engineering and Computing, 2018
- Research Project Comprehensive Study to Reduce Pedestrian Crashes in Florida was featured in the AASHTO High Value Research Safety Research Supplemental Brochure, 2015
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Clemson University, 2010
- MS, Civil Engineering, Clemson University, 2008
- BS, Civil Engineering,Clemson University, 2006