MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051861 A) filed by Dr. Shivani Yadao; Dr. Sumayya Afreen; Dr. Potu Narayana; Kolukuluri Srilatha; B. Sree Saranya; P. Abhishek Goud; Kalyani Priyanka; and Akshay Tula, Hyderabad, Telangana, on April 23, for 'exploratory data analysis of student ridership patterns: assessing the impact of hyderabad metro on institutional commuting.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Shivani Yadao; Dr. Sumayya Afreen; Dr. Potu Narayana; Kolukuluri Srilatha; B. Sree Saranya; P. Abhishek Goud; Kalyani Priyanka; and Akshay Tula.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This study examines students' commute patterns and choices regarding their trips on the Hyderabad Metro Rail Red Line. Using a sizable primary dataset of 3868 responses from Feb-March 2026, it investigates the "Awareness vs. Adoption Paradox," where there is a difference between having high satisfaction with a service and using that service on a regular basis. While students report a very high level of satisfaction (86.2%) with the speed of the metro train service and the relative safety of using it, only 31% of those who responded have used the metro train on a daily basis. The analysis also reveals that a major "spatial barrier" exists as 36.9% of those students that travel more than 10 km to their college are unable to reach their college by metro because the connecting transit system is inadequate for travel from the metro station to the school. Additionally, although many students reported being aware of student transit discount programs, very few use those programs: approximately 15% of students used the program on a single occasion during the survey period. We have used AI/ML-driven exploratory data analysis techniques to segment student behaviours in order to provide a framework for transit planners to improve urban student mobility by closing the last-mile gap and simplifying the purchase of digital passes for students."
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