Srinivasa Sunkari, PE

TTI Senior Research Engineer
Program Manager

Education

• M.S.C.E., Transportation (Civil Engineering), Texas A&M University, 1992
• B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1988

Short Biography

Mr. Sunkari is a Senior Research Engineer and a Program Manager at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and has over 30 years of experience as a professional engineer and researcher. He has extensive experience with traffic signal operations, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, and Connected Vehicle Initiatives.

Mr. Sunkari leads and/or oversees a wide-ranging research portfolio, spearheading numerous research projects at the local, state, and national levels. Mr. Sunkari was a key researcher in the development of the prototype system for the generation and broadcast of Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) and related messages to vehicles in a Connected Vehicle Environment. He also led the development of a hardware-in-the-loop platform to evaluate Connected Vehicle Applications and Connected Vehicle Technologies. An example of a recent project includes Automated and Connected Vehicle Test Bed to Improve Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Safety, which developed and tested the proof-of-concept for a Smart Intersection and Automated Shuttles and Buses for All Users, which introduced individuals with disabilities to automated shuttles.

Mr. Sunkari was one of the contributing authors of the first and second versions of the FHWA’s Traffic Signal Manual. Mr. Sunkari was also a key researcher who developed the Signal Timing Handbook for the Texas Department of Transportation. Mr. Sunkari is active in the Institute of Transportation Engineers and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the CAV Standing Committee. He is also active in the Signal Systems Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB).