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Chandra R. Bhat, Joe J. King Chair Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, teaches courses in transportation systems analysis and transportation planning. He is the director of the USDOT-funded National Center Understanding Future Travel Behavior Demand and previously served as the director of the Data-Supported Transportation Operations Planning (D-STOP) Tier 1 USDOT University Transportation Center. Bhat has a distinguished career as a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the area of travel demand modeling and travel behavior analysis. His methodological works are widely referenced across various fields including economics, marketing, geography, and statistics, and have substantially contributed to the understanding of choice modeling and land use-travel demand. He has authored numerous book chapters and his research has been funded by prestigious organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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