Prof. Dr. Chandra R. Bhat

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTraffic and Transport in General,Mathematical and Applied Statistics
Keywordschoice modelingtravel behaviour analysis, econometrics, microeconomics, energy

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAustin
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at Austin
InstituteDepartment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Kai NagelFakultät V, Institut für Land- und Seeverkehr, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2014

Programme(s)

2013Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Bhat is a leading international authority in economic choice analysis and modeling. He has made important contributions to modeling the linkages between human behavioural dynamics, activity-travel choices, transportation systems and built environments. Professor Bhat has also been a pioneer in the formulation and use of analytic methods, for example a new simulation approach to estimate choice models, or an elegant model for buying multiple products simultaneously. In Germany, he continues his research on the further development of choice models, such as estimating them from aggregate measurements, dealing with a large number of alternatives or including social interactions.