About

Gaurav Pandey, PhD, is a highly skilled Transport Planner at Jacobs with almost 5 years of professional experience in transportation modelling. He possesses a strong academic background in the field of transportation systems modelling, having completed his PhD in Transportation and Highway Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Gaurav is proficient in modelling transportation systems at both macroscopic and microscopic levels using software such as SATURN, COBALT, TUBA, and VISSIM. He is passionate about developing transportation models, programming, and statistical analysis, and he is well-versed in tools such as MATLAB, Python, QGIS, Microsoft Excel/Access/Macros, and SQL. Gaurav has presented and published papers in the field of transportation systems modelling, demonstrating his expertise in the field. As a Transport Planner at Jacobs, Gaurav works as part of the Global Integrated Delivery team, collaborating closely with colleagues in the UK to develop and test transportation models using SATURN. His work involves geospatial analysis of transportation networks in QGIS and Python, development, calibration/validation of transportation models, forecasting, option testing, and report preparation for clients in the UK. Prior to joining Jacobs, Gaurav worked as a Senior Project Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and as a Project Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. During his tenure, he assessed the impact of the odd-even policy implemented by the Delhi government on air quality, collected and analyzed video-graphic data using TRAZER image processing software, and evaluated the accuracy of TRAZER, providing suggestions for improvements. Gaurav holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Gujarat University, a Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering from IIT Roorkee, and a PhD in Transportation and Highway Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has a relevant experience of 7.35 years and is skilled in SQL, Python, and is a Research Scientist.