Dr. Alberto M. Figueroa Medina is a Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM). He is Co-Director of the Puerto Rico Transportation Technology Transfer Center (PR-LTAP). He leads two research centers at UPRM as Associate Director of the Coastal Research and Education Actions for Transportation Equity (CREATE) and the National Institute for Congestion Reduction (NICR), part of the University Transportation Centers (UTC) supported by the US Department of Transportation.

Dr. Figueroa-Medina is registered as a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. His academic preparation includes a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Transportation Engineering from UPRM, and a Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Transportation and Infrastructure Systems from Purdue University, in Indiana.

His research projects and publications cover topics related to highway geometric design and road safety modeling, the analysis of road user behavior and performance using driving simulation and virtual reality simulation tools, and the evaluation of the performance of transportation systems, including quality of service, safety, resilience, and sustainability. Dr. Figueroa-Medina has served in two national research committees of the Transportation Research Board (TRB): AKD10 Performance Effects of Geometric Design and ANB20 Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation and is a current member of the Oversight Panel for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 07-29 project: Development of the 8th Edition of AASHTO’s A Policy on the Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book).