Sparsh Jain, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Virginia Tech
Dr. Sparsh Jain is a Research Scientist in the Applied Research Division at Transportation Research Center Inc. His work focuses on active safety systems, human factors, automated and connected vehicle technologies, impaired driving, and driver monitoring systems to advance vehicle safety research and deployment.
Previously, Dr. Jain supported the Applied Crash Avoidance Research Division (ACARD) at NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC), where he contributed to federal research and FMVSS rulemaking projects addressing driver visibility, camera monitoring systems, and human factors in automated and advanced driver assistance systems.
Dr. Jain earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech, conducting research at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). At VTTI, he played a key role in multiple ADS studies, large-scale naturalistic driving studies, and test track evaluations, including NHTSA, FHWA, and FMCSA-sponsored projects. He also holds an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where his research examined neural dynamics governing memory and learning using EEG analysis. He holds a B.Eng. in Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering from Jadavpur University, with a specialization in control systems, signal processing, and robotics.
Dr. Jain serves on the editorial boards of Elsevier’s Journal of Safety Research and Data in Brief, and is a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). He is an active peer reviewer for Traffic Injury Prevention, SAE World Congress, SAE Technical Papers, SAE Journal of Transportation Safety, SAE Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles, SAE STEEP Journal, SAE Journal of Commercial Vehicles, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, and the Transportation Research Record. He is also a member of the TRB Standing Committee on Behavioral Safety (ACD13). He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and book chapters, and holds provisional patents.
Previously, Dr. Jain supported the Applied Crash Avoidance Research Division (ACARD) at NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC), where he contributed to federal research and FMVSS rulemaking projects addressing driver visibility, camera monitoring systems, and human factors in automated and advanced driver assistance systems.
Dr. Jain earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech, conducting research at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). At VTTI, he played a key role in multiple ADS studies, large-scale naturalistic driving studies, and test track evaluations, including NHTSA, FHWA, and FMCSA-sponsored projects. He also holds an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where his research examined neural dynamics governing memory and learning using EEG analysis. He holds a B.Eng. in Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering from Jadavpur University, with a specialization in control systems, signal processing, and robotics.
Dr. Jain serves on the editorial boards of Elsevier’s Journal of Safety Research and Data in Brief, and is a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). He is an active peer reviewer for Traffic Injury Prevention, SAE World Congress, SAE Technical Papers, SAE Journal of Transportation Safety, SAE Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles, SAE STEEP Journal, SAE Journal of Commercial Vehicles, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, and the Transportation Research Record. He is also a member of the TRB Standing Committee on Behavioral Safety (ACD13). He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and book chapters, and holds provisional patents.