Dr. Alexei Tsyganov is a former Research Scientist at the University of Texas at Austin and a Strategic Highway Safety Engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation. He has been investigating human factors in traffic safety for over 40 years. He has conducted numerous research projects, serving as the principal investigator in 30 studies. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications in multiple countries. Major results of his studies have been included in highway design manuals of several European countries, Federal Highway Administration’s Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse and several other synthesis reports.