Mohan Manubhai Trivedi
Also known as Mohan M. Trivedi
Mohan Trivedi is an emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego, where his work spans vision systems, driver gaze and vehicle safety. He earned a bachelor's degree in electronics from the Pilani campus in 1974 and a PhD from Utah State University in 1979, then joined UC San Diego in 1995 after faculty posts at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Louisiana State University. In 2011 a driving study in Trivedi's lab called for volunteers to help researchers understand typical driving behaviors, with the goal of developing intelligent technologies. The International Association for Pattern Recognition made him a fellow in 2010, and the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society gave him its 2013 Outstanding Research Award. In 2018 he co-authored an arXiv preprint on behavior modeling of driver gaze for maneuver prediction.
Timeline
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1974–1979
Degrees from Pilani and Utah State
He earns a bachelor's degree in electronics from the Pilani campus in 1974 and a PhD from Utah State University in 1979.
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1995
Joining UC San Diego
He joins the UC San Diego faculty in 1995, after faculty posts at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Louisiana State University.
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2010
An IAPR fellowship
The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him a fellow in 2010 for contributions to vision systems for situational awareness, intelligent robotics and human-centered vehicle safety systems.
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September 2011
A driving-behavior study
In September 2011, a driving study in Trivedi's lab calls for volunteers to help researchers understand typical driving behaviors. The objective is to develop intelligent technologies.
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2013
An ITS Society research award
He receives the 2013 Outstanding Research Award from the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society.
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January 2018
A driver gaze preprint
In January 2018, he co-authors an arXiv preprint on behavior modeling of driver gaze for maneuver prediction.
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2024
A South Asia endowment fund
He and his family establish an endowment fund for a new South Asia forum at UC San Diego.
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As of October 2026
Emeritus at UC San Diego
He is an emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego.
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- UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Accepts Alumni Award for Alma Mater in India
- Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition
- News Release | Jacobs School of Engineering
- News Release | Jacobs School of Engineering
- [1802.00066] Dynamics of Driver's Gaze: Explorations in Behavior Modeling & Maneuver Prediction
- Focus on South Asia
- Mohan Trivedi | UCSD Profiles
- Mohan Trivedi | IEEETV