
Background
Before working as an Accident Reconstructionist, Mr. Edgar Farias was an Adjunct Professor in the field of Mathematics. Mr. Farias holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University – Whiting School of Engineering, a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the California State University Los Angeles, and a double Bachelor of Science in the fields of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, and is a certified remote drone pilot.
Mr. Farias has conducted research in the fields of thermal fluids and dynamics of rigid bodies and has published in SAE International in the field of Accident Reconstruction. Mr. Farias specializes in accident reconstruction, electronic data recorders for passenger and commercial vehicles, mechanical failure analysis, computer simulations and animations, and vehicle dynamics and loss of control.
Over his career, Mr. Farias has applied his extensive mechanical engineering and advanced mathematical techniques to the reconstruction of vehicular accidents that encompass pedestrian collisions, bicycle and motorcycle collisions, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, boating collisions, and multiple-vehicle and fatality collisions.
Education and Certifications
- Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. MechE: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) – Samueli School of Engineering (leave of absence 2024 and on)
- Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. MechE: Johns Hopkins University – Whiting School of Engineering (2022)
- Applied Mathematics, M.Sc. App. Math: California State University Los Angeles (2020)
- Mechanical Engineering, B.Sc. MechE: California State University Los Angeles (2019)
- Mathematics, B.Sc. Math: California State University Los Angeles (2019)
Associations and Memberships
- Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)
- American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Publications
- Morales, R., and Farias, E., “Accuracy and Validation of 360-Degree Camera Use in Photogrammetry,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0829, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-0829.