I am a life long student, an inquisitive researcher, a serial innovator, an aspiring entrepreneur and a dedicated teacher. As CEO of ETALYC (www.etalyc.com), I aspire to build intelligence in next generation roadways by marrying innovative technological and business solutions.I am an associate professor in the Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering Department, at Iowa State University. And, I also am the Co-Director of REACTOR lab. The lab is able to ingest multiple streams of real-time data to assist in driving transportation policy decisions. The efforts are focused on ingestion, real-time analytics, batch processing, visualization/front end development, and archiving of numerous data streams. I am currently a principal investigator in a major study aimed at developing smart system for traffic incident management using large data innovations. My research has been recognized by numerous funding agencies, and I have been awarded more than $10 million to fund research projects. Moreover, I have served as a principal investigator/ co-principal investigator for over 50 research projects spanning 10 years. I have published 40+ journal articles and many conference proceedings highlighting my contributions to the field of transportation. My research uses big data driven discoveries to help make better short term (automated control) and long term (policy) decisions for improving traffic safety and operations. Here is a link to my recent publications: https://works.bepress.com/anuj_sharma1/