<p style="text-align: justify;">During my undergraduate final year, I successfully published a research paper titled "Economic Evaluation of Traffic Congestion &amp; Design of Traffic Signal with Simulation at Ottapalam" in the "International Journal for Research in Applied Science &amp; Engineering Technology (IJRASET). This study assessed the financial and operational tolls of heterogenious traffic delays including vehicle idle costs and lost travel time at key intersections within Ottapalam, Kerala. Transitioning analysis into actionable infrastructure planning, I applied specialised traffic micro-simulation software to model, design and validate an optimized traffic signal timing framework. The project effectively demonstrated a quantifiable reduction in traffic delays and economic congestion costs, bridging the gap between transportation economics and core traffic engineering solutions.</p>