Eric J. Miller

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Occupation Professor
Transport and Land Use Planner
Transport and Land Use Modeller
Nationality Canadian

Eric J. Miller (born June 9, 1951 in Fort Erie, Ontario) is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto's Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering and Director of the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI). [1] His main research areas include microsimulation of Urban Transportation - Land-Use Systems, Sustainability of Urban Transportation Systems, and Improvements in Conventional Travel Demand Models. [2]

Early life and education

Miller received a bachelor's degree in engineering science from the University of Toronto in 1973, a master's degree in aerospace studies from the same university in 1975, and a PhD in civil engineering (Transportation Systems) in 1978 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a brief position at McMaster University, he joined the University of Toronto faculty in 1979.

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References

  1. "University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute". University of Toronto. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "Eric Miller". Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Retrieved 23 March 2020.