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Jorge A. Laval

Associate Professor

Affinity Group: Transportation Systems Engineering
Office: SEB 224
Phone: 404/894-2360
Email: jorge.laval@ce.gatech.edu
Web: http://trafficlab.ce.gatech.edu

Biography

Dr. Laval is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Laval obtained his B.S. in Civil and Industrial Engineering from Uiversidad Catolica de Chile (1995), his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (2001), and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Trafficflow theory
  • Numerical solution methods and simulation of traffic flow models
  • Queueing theory in transportation and dynamic congestion pricing

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, April 2004
  • Certificate in Logistics, University of California at Berkeley, December 2002
  • M.S., Transportation Engineering , University of California at Berkeley, May 2001
  • Universidad Católica de Chile - Santiago, Chile-Certificate in Urban Economics, December 1998
  • Universidad Católica de Chile - Santiago, Chile-Ingeniero Civil Industrial, Mención Transporte, July 1995