Automotive Safety
Research and Education

Team Members

Ms. Jeya Padmanaban, JP Research's President and Founder

Over the years, she has interacted with NHTSA and state personnel who were primarily responsible for collecting, coding, and analyzing automobile accident data. Her in-depth knowledge of accident data and the information contained in these databases is the foundation for the performance of careful, competent auto safety research at every level.

Often recognized for excellence in her field, Ms. Padmanaban was honored with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2001 WEC/BREED Award for Women's Leadership. She has served on the Crashworthiness Subcommittee of NHTSA's Event Data Recorder working group (1998); the Scientific Program Committee for the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (1995-1998); and the Safety Advisory Panel for SAE/TOPTEC.

JP Research’s Engineers

Mohammad Rehan, MS Automotive Engineering

Mr. Mohammad Rehan is a Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualification in Automotive Engineering from Chalmers University, Sweden. He has performed research projects for companies including SAAB, in Sweden, and JP Research, Inc., in the United States. In addition to his extensive knowledge of vehicle design and safety dynamics, Mr. Rehan is experienced in using AutoCAD and design simulation packages including ADAMS/SolidWorks (3D mechanical design) and MADYMO (occupant safety/crash testing). His research experience includes vehicle component system design (brakes/car seats) and optimization of chassis design parameters.

Ravishankar Rajaraman, MS Automotive Engineering

Mr. Ravishankar Rajaraman is an Automotive Engineer with a Master's Degree from Lawrence Technological University, MI, USA. He has completed his Master's thesis on the topic "Role of Accident Investigation in USA and its applicability to India" and has also performed projects in the Society of Automotive Engineers - Automotive Headquarters (Troy, MI) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Vehicle Research Center (Ruckersville, VA) as part of his academic training in USA. His work experience also includes 2 years in the insurance industry as a motor vehicle loss assessor and automotive trainer for a private insurance company. He has been an active SAE-India student member and has been awarded the SAE International Outstanding Student Officer Award for the year 2001-2002. His research experience includes Accident Data Collection and Analysis, Automotive Crash-Safety Testing and Matlab/Simulink programming.