Raul Avelar

Raul Avelar, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, currently serves as a Senior Research Engineer at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute since February 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Research Scientist and Associate Research Engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, focusing on state and federal transportation research projects, particularly in road safety and traffic control. Avelar's earlier career includes positions as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Oregon State University, where research efforts centered on pedestrian operations and traffic control. Avelar also held academic positions in El Salvador and worked in traffic analysis and production plant improvement before earning a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University, complemented by master's and bachelor's degrees in related fields.