ITS Students
Arash Ghaffar
Hometown
Tehran, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Operation research, dynamic traffic assignment
Hobbies
Soccer, volleyball, music, movie
Brian Casebolt
Hometown
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Mike McNally
Interests
Intelligent transportation systems,operations research, and intervehicle communication
Hobbies
Bicycling
Bumsub Park
Hometown
Busan, South Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
ITS, Mobility on demand, GIS, and Python programming
Hobbies
Reading, and cooking
Chenying Qin
Hometown
Beijing, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Michael G. McNally
Interests
Transportation systems and land use
Hobbies
Classical guitar, lute, and handmade felting
Daisik (Danny) Nam
Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation database management, simulation, activity-based model
Hobbies
Web searching, tennis, biking, traveling
De'Von Jennings
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Michael G. McNally
Interests
Transit systems, Transportation Policies, Freight Train systems, Urban mobility, Aviation Transportation, Marine Transportation, Environmental Analysis
Hobbies
Travelling the world, Hiking, Basketball, and Running
Deep Suryakant Shah
Hometown
Bhavnagar, India
Objective
MS Transportation Science
Advisor
Pete Fielding
Interests
Public transport, transport policy
Hobbies
Listening to music, reading, basketball
Dingtong Yang
Hometown
Xi’an, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation economics and policy, maritime and aviation transportation, and logistics.
Hobbies
Reading, sports, and hiking
Eduardo Marino
Hometown
Santander, Spain
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation system & technology
Hobbies
Soccer, playing the piano, traveling, and playing tennis
Esmaeil (Sina) Dabbagh
Hometown
Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Logistics, freight transportation
Hobbies
Running, Music, Traveling
Farzana Khatun
Hometown
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Public Transit, Autonomous Vehicle, GIS application in transportation planning and Travel Behavior
Hobbies
Cooking, Travelling, Photography, Watching Movies and Reading
Gaoran Li
Hometown
CHINA
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning
Hobbies
Traveling
Irene Martinez Josemaria
Hometown
Barcelona, Spain
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Traffic Engineering, Control, Autonomous Vehicles
Hobbies
Dance (Ballet, Jazz, Swing...), cooking
Jens Frische
Hometown
Arnsberg, Germany
Objective
MS Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Airline operation, rail system technology
Hobbies
Gliding, aviation, volleyball, soccer
Jeong-hoon (Jason) Woo
Hometown
Republic of Korea
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation policy, land planning policy
Hobbies
Traveling
Jiarui (Jerry) Tao
Hometown
Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jan Brueckner
Interests
Travel behavior, land use, and public health
Hobbies
Swimming, music composition, painting, and calligraphy
Junhyeong Park
Hometown
Kyeong-Ju, Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests
Advanced Traffic Management and operation, strategy, reliability of travel time, intelligent transportation system, traffic safety
Hobbies
Basketball and soccer
Kevin Jacob Bleich
Hometown
Claremont, CA
Objective
MS Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Public transportation, transportation planning
Hobbies
Photography, traveling, transit
Khalid Abdulghani
Hometown
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Multimodal transit systems analysis, ATIS, ITS
Hobbies
Outdoor activities
Kotaro Yamada
Hometown
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Objective
MS Transportation Science
Advisor
Will Recker
Interests
Activity-based approach, Public transit, Railway
Hobbies
Jogging, Playing the piano, Classical music
Koti Reddy Allu
Hometown
Vijayawada, India
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests
ATIS, travel behavior and transport data science
Hobbies
Travelling, biking, badminton, following tennis and cricket, social interactions, and cooking
Lu Xu
Hometown
Beitun, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Urban logistics, transportation economics, optimization
Hobbies
Weightlifting, running, traveling, reading
Mariana Sebastiani
Hometown
Curitiba, Brazil
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen Ritchie
Interests
Public transportation, transportation planning, optimization
Hobbies
Traveling, sports, music and movies
Marjan Mosslemi
Hometown
Tehran, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Network analysis, multi-modal transportation planning, smart cities, big data, and car sharing
Hobbies
Volleyball, dancing, camping, and hiking
Md Rabiul Islam
Hometown
Gazipur, Bangladesh
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Development of public transit system especially BRTS considering the travel behavior of people
Hobbies
Playing Badminton, Table tennis and watching movies
Mingqi Yao
Hometown
Hunan, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Shared mobility services, travel demand forecasting, and statistical modeling
Hobbies
Travel, reading, and sports
Monica Ramirez-lbarra
Hometown
Mexicali, Mexico
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Land use planning, and transit networks
Hobbies
Reading, cooking, and hiking
Naila Sharmeen
Hometown
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Douglas Houston
Interests
Activity space and travel pattern analysis, travel demand management, and transportation-land use interaction
Hobbies
Travel
Nareenat (Kae) Pinitpol
Hometown
Thailand
Objective
MS Transportation Science
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation
Hobbies
Hiking
Navjyoth Sarma JS
Hometown
Kollam, Kerala, India
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Mike Hyland
Interests
Transit planning and operations, multimodal transit, and travel demand analysis
Hobbies
Railfanning, busfanning, and travelling
Negin Shariat
Hometown
Qazvin, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Resilience
Hobbies
Volleyball, movies, other sports, reading
Pengyuan Sun
Hometown
Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning and modeling
Hobbies
Cycling, table tennis, badminton
Pierre Auza
Hometown
Pittsburg, CA, USA
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Critical infrastructure protection, Disaster relief and humanitarian aid
Hobbies
Foreign languages, World religions, Vocal performance
Pratiik Malik
Hometown
Rohtak, Bharat
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Intelligent Transport Systems, Simulation
Hobbies
Cooking, Shooting, Swimming
Rezwana Rafiq
Hometown
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Michael G. McNally
Interests
Time-use and activity-travel patterns, tour-based models, complex travel behavior, sustainable transportation system
Hobbies
Travel, music, and movies
Riju Lavanya
Hometown
Bareilly, India
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic flow theory, operations research, traffic simulation, control
Hobbies
Sports in general (Tennis in particular), cooking, reading
Rui Jin
Hometown
Wanzhou, Chongqing, China
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Urban transportation planning
Hobbies
Badminton, swimming, and watching TV series
Sheng-Hsiang Peng
Hometown
Taipei, Taiwan
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Transportation operations, economics, logistics
Hobbies
Bike riding, travel, and music
Sunghi (Sunny) An
Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning
Hobbies
Watching movies
Tammie Kuo
Hometown
Anaheim, CA, USA
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
Public transportation, transportation planning, sustainability
Hobbies
Music, reading, movies and traveling
Tanjeeb Ahmed
Hometown
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Mike Hyland
Interests
Travel behavior and GIS
Hobbies
Watching movies and reading
Timothy Wong
Hometown
Pleasanton, CA
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation Systems Engineering
Hobbies
Dragon boating, bowling, smash bros
Todd Matsubara
Hometown
Torrance, CA, USA
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores, Michael G. McNally
Interests
Urban transportation noise impacts and environmentally friendly logistics
Hobbies
Travel, bicycling, cars, dining out
Xiangqi Kong
Hometown
China
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic demand
Hobbies
Cooking
Ximeng Fan
Hometown
Jiangxi, China
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Vehicular communication, traffic flow theory
Hobbies
Travelling, cooking
Xuting Wang
Hometown
Chengdu, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Traffic flow theory, traffic control
Hobbies
Basketball, tennis and traveling
Yiqiao Li
Hometown
Beijing, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests
Advanced traffic monitoring, traffic data analysis
Hobbies
Biking, swimming, and watching movies
Youngeun Bae
Hometown
Seoul, South Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests
Sustainable freight systems, alternative fueled vehicles, and advanced transit systems
Hobbies
Listening to music, walking, reading, and traveling
Yunwen Feng
Hometown
Shanghai, China
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
System optimization
Hobbies
Travel