ITS Students

Amin Akbari

Amin Akbari

Hometown
Sari, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Matthew Dean
Interests
Electric Vehicles, Transportation-energy Modeling, Shared Autonomous Vehicles
Hobbies
Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming
Arash Ghaffar

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

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
Carlos Jose De La Sancha

Carlos Jose De La Sancha

Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic Flow Theory
Hobbies
Jogging, hiking, films, TV shows, comics
Chenyu Yuan

Chenyu Yuan

Hometown
Anhui, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation data analysis
Hobbies
Swimming, traveling
Dewei, Xiao

Dewei Xiao

Hometown
Shaoyang, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Urban transportation systems, optimization and data analysis
Hobbies
Watching movies, reading
Elaine Gilbert

Elaine Gilbert

Hometown
Oregon
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic safety, alternative transportation types
Hobbies
Ice hockey, mountain biking
Ghangshin Lee

Ghangshin Lee

Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Driver's mental workload
Hobbies
Watching science channel
Guoliang Feng

Guoliang Feng

Hometown
Shanxi, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation system, traffic data analysis
Hobbies
Running, playing basketball
Hoon Yoo

Hoon Yoo

Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning, new tech mobility
Hobbies
Traveling around the world
Jiarui (Jerry) Tao

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
Jooneui Hong

Jooneui Hong

Hometown
Anyang, Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Network design, operational strategies of transportation systems
Hobbies
Soccer, tennis, traveling
Kotaro Yamada

Kotaro Yamada

Hometown
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Activity-based approach, public transit, railway, MaaS, demand-responsive transit
Hobbies
Jogging, playing the piano, classical music
Koti Reddy Allu

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
Liyuan Zhao

Liyuan Zhao

Hometown
Dalian, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen Ritchie
Interests
Lidar, Machine Learning, Raspberry Pi
Hobbies
Soccer, Board game
Llorenç Miquel i Solé

Llorenç Miquel i Solé

Hometown
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning, land development, ITS, multimodal transit, public transit, travel demand analysis, sustainable transportation
Hobbies
Sports, traveling, reading, music
Lodi Toon

Lodi Toon

Hometown
Baghdad, Iraq
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation Engineering and Networking
Hobbies
Traveling
Marjan Mosslemi

Marjan Mosslemi

Hometown
Tehran, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan, Will Recker
Interests
Transportation Planning, Activity-based analysis, Smart Cities
Hobbies
Volleyball, Dancing, Hiking, Chess, Poetry
Mingqi Yao

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
Montana Reinoehl

Montana Reinoehl

Hometown
Corona, California
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests
Public Transit, ITS, Land Development, Traffic Pattern Analysis
Hobbies
Eating out, basketball, hiking, aquariums, anime
Negin Shariat

Negin Shariat

Hometown
Qazvin, Iran
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Resilience
Hobbies
Volleyball, movies, other sports, reading
Pengyuan Sun

Pengyuan Sun

Hometown
Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning and modeling
Hobbies
Cycling, table tennis, badminton
Ritun Saha

Ritun Saha

Hometown
Bagdah, India
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
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Hobbies
Reading, outdoor photography, hiking
Rony Gracious

Rony Gracious

Hometown
Kerala, India
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic networks, shared mobility, stochastic methods
Hobbies
Watching TV, music, running
Shakib Kafashan

Shakib Kafashan

Hometown
Shooshtar, Iran
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Intelligent and sustainable transportation systems, connected and autonomous vehicles
Hobbies
Soccer, watching movies, cooking, hiking
Siwei Hu

Siwei Hu

Hometown
Qingyuan, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Inference of transportation big data, optimization and control, connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles
Hobbies
Chinese traditional dancing, hiking, calligraphy
Younghun Bahk

Younghun Bahk

Hometown
Jinju, South Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Michael Hyland
Interests
Public transportation, travel behavior, planning issues
Hobbies
Rock band, Reviewing transportation policies