PhD Graduates

Adrian Moore

PhD Economics (2000)

Ali Abdallah

PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2023) • Research Scientist, Google

Alicia Lloro

PhD Economics (2013) • Principal Economist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Amari Lewis

PhD Computer Science (2021) • Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Department

Amine Mahmassani

PhD Economics (2018) • Senior Manager – Game Economist, Activision

Ana Pesic

PhD Economics (2011) • Principal – Global Structuring (Transfer Pricing), Price Waterhouse Coopers

Analy Munoz

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019) • Zero Emissions Technical Lead, Stantec

Andre (Yeow Chern) Tok

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2008) • Testbeds Manager, ITS-Irvine • Associate Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Andrea Hoff

PhD Urban Planning and Public Policy (2019)

Angela Vossmeyer

PhD Economics (2015) • Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College • Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research

Ankoor Bhagat

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Research Scientist II, Amazon, Inc.

Anthony Chen

PhD Civil Engineering (1997) • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Anthony Lopez

PhD Computer Engineering (2020) • Senior Engineer, Qualcomm

Anup Kulkarni

PhD Transportation Science (2002) • Section Manager, Orange County Transit Authority

Anupam Srivastava

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016) • Assistant Researcher, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Arindam Ghosh

PhD Economics (2001) • Economist, Federal Trade Commission

Baher Abdulhai

PhD Transportation Engineering (1996) • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • Director, Toronto Intelligent Transportation Systems Centre

Bemmy Maharramov

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2019)

Beverly Sandeen

PhD Social Ecology (1997)

Binyam Reja

PhD Economics (1999) • Global Practice Manager, World Bank

Blake Lane

PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2019) • Senior Scientist, Advanced Power and Engergy Program

Bumsub Park

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023) • Mobility Data Scientist, Ford Motor Company

C. Smith

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2010) • Adjunct Faculty, Waubonsee Community College • Faculty, Western Michigan University

Camilla Kazimi

PhD Economics (1995)

Carlos Sun

PhD Transportation Engineering (1998) • Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Chen Ng

PhD Economics (2008) • Professor of Economics, California State University of Long Beach

Chenying Qin

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2024) • Technical Staff, Transportation

Cheol Oh

PhD Civil Engineering (2003) • Professor, Hanyang University

Chienho Chen

PhD Civil Engineering (1996)

Chih-Lin (Albert) Chung

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010)

Chittur Subbaraman

PhD Computer Engineering (1997) • Partner Software Architect (after various roles), Microsoft

Choong Heon Yang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2008)

Chun Kon (Cecilia) Kim

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2008) • Planning Manager, Opticos Design, Inc.

Chung Yeh

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014)

Cody Nehiba

PhD Economics (2019) • Economist, National Center for Environmental Economics

Craig Rindt

PhD Transportation Systems Engineering (2003) • Assistant Director for Research Coordination, ITS-Irvine • Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Cristian Cortes

PhD Civil Engineering (2003)

Daisik (Danny) Nam

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019) • Assistant Professor, Inha University

Daji Yuan

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Owner, New DJ Corporation • Co-Founder, Stealth Mobility Startup

Daniel Rodriguez-Roman

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015) • Associate Professor, College of Engineering

De’Von Jennings

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Transportation Engineer, California Department of Transportation

Debrapriya Chakraborty

PhD Economics (2017) • Cap and Trade Program Market Economist (APS), California Air Resources Board

Di Wu

PhD Computer Science (2013) • Professor, Hunan University • Chief Scientist, Wondershare Technology

Dingtong Yang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2021) • Postdoctoral Associate, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology Centre

Dmitri Arkhipov

PhD Computer Science (2016) • Software Engineer, Toptal

Dongwoo Yang

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2015) • Research Professor, Chonnam National University • Senior Researcher, International Climate and Environment Center

Doug Feremenga

PhD Urban and Regional Planning (2003) • Manager, Environmental Planning, Transportation Corridor Agencies

Drusilla van Hengel

PhD Social Ecology (1995) • Principal, NelsonHygaard Consulting Associates • Adjunct Professor, Portland State University

Eduardo Marino Fernandez

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022)

Emily Parkany

PhD Transportation Science (1999) • Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability University Transportation Center, University of Virginia

Farzana Khatun

PhD Transportation Science (2022) • Assistant Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Fatemeh Ranaiefar

PhD Transportation Science (2013) • Senior Associate, Fehr and Peers

Felipe De Souza

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018) • Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory

Filippo Logi

PhD Transportation Engineering (1998) • Business Development – Mobility Management, Siemens

Gaby Abdel-Salam

PhD Transportation Science (2014) • Evaluation Consultant, Self Employed • Office Manager, Rahma Center

Ghazal Razeghi

PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2013) • Research Engineer, Advanced Power and Engergy Program

Gunwoo Lee

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2011) • Associate Professor, Department of Transportation and Logistics Engineering

Hang Liu

PhD Transportation Science (2013) • Staff Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board

Hao (Audry) Fang

PhD Economics (2008) • Senior Director, Head of Global Advertising Sales, eBay

Hao Yang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013) • Assistant Professor, McMaster University

Hari Asuri

PhD Information and Computer Science (1993)

Harya Dillon

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2017) • Deputy/Co-Team Leader, Egis

He (Helen) Wei

PhD Economics (2003)

Hee-Hyung Kim

PhD Civil Engineering (2008)

Hilary Nixon

PhD Planning, Policy and Design (2006) • Research Associate, Mineta Transportation institute • Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation institute • Faculty Member, Master of Science in Transportation Management, San Jose State University

Hongyan Sheng

PhD Economics (1999) • Finance and Risk Manager, Orange County Power Authority

Hsin Hsu

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2013) • Assistant Professor, Tamkang University

Huixin (Echo) Zheng

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2021) • Regional Planner, Southern California Association of Governments

Hyunmyung Kim

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2008) • Professor, Myongji University • CEO, Studio Galilei

Inchul Yang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2011) • Research Staff, Korea Institute of Construction Technology

Ioannis (Yannis) Pavlis

PhD Civil Engineering (2003)

Irene Martinez

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Jae Hun Kim

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015)

Jae Young Jung

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013) • Principal Data Scientist, Nike

Jaewoo Cho

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2018) • Assistant Professor, Hansung University

James Benvenuto

PhD Computer Science (2010) • AI Research, AI

James Marca

PhD Civil Engineering (2002) • Founding Member, Activimetrics, Inc.

James Nolan

PhD Economics (1996)

James Smith

PhD Social Sciences (1994)

Jee Eun (Jamie) Kang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2013) • Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Jeff Adler

PhD Engineering (1993) • Vice President Solution Consulting, Kapsch TrafficCom North America

Ji Young Park

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2009) • GSR, Korea Transport Institute

Jia Yan

PhD Economics (2002) • Professor, Washington State University

Jiana-Fu (Jeff) Wang

PhD Transportation Science (2008) • Professor and Chair, National Chung Hsing University

Jiangbo (Gabe) Yu

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018) • Assistant Professor, McGill University

Jie Hu

PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (2008) • Software Engineer, Google

Jin Choi

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Research Fellow, Seongnam Research Institute

Jinwon Kim

PhD Economics (2012) • Assistant Professor, California State University of Long Beach

Jiongjiong (John) Song

PhD Civil Engineering (2003) • Vice President, AECOM

John Ensch

PhD Political Science (2009) • Senior Project Manager, Project Management Consultants

John Leonard

PhD Civil Engineering (Transportation) (1991) • Professor, Virginia Commonweath University

Jon Hutchins

PhD Computer Science (2011) • Software Engineer, Google

Joseph Chow

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010) • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Urban Engineering

Joseph Greco

PhD Economics (1993) • Professor, California State University, Fullerton • Owner, Global Financial Strategies, Inc.

Joshua Hassol

PhD Urban and Regional Planning (1993) • Chief, Technology Policy and Innovation Division, USDOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Julius Aguma

PhD Computer Science (2022) • Software Engineer, QuantWare BV

Jun Park

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019) • Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board

Jun-Seok Oh

PhD Civil Engineering (2001) • Professor and Director of Transportation Research Center, Western Michigan University

Junping Duan

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2006) • Technical Director, T.Y. Lin International

Kaoru Matsubara

PhD Transportation Science (2022)

Karina Hermawan

PhD Transportation Science (2018) • Senior Data Scientist, Hyundai Motor Group

Ke Wang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2017)

Kelvin Cheu

PhD Transportation Systems Engineering (1994) • Professor, UT El Paso

Kenneth Chomitz

PhD Economics (1984) • Chief Economist, Global Innovation Fund

Kenneth Joh

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2009) • Principal Statistical Survey Analyst, Department of Transportation Planning, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments • Adjunct Lecturer, Urban and Regional Planning, Georgetown University

Kent Hymel

PhD Economics (2009)

Khalid Abdulghani

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023)

Klayut Jintanakul

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2009)

Koti Allu

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2024)

Kyung (Kate) Hyun

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016) • Assistant Professor, UT Arlington

Kyungsoo Jeong

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2017) • Researcher, Transportation Systems Engineering, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Laia Pages

PhD Transportation Engineering (2006) • Executive and Research Manager, CARNET

Li Zhang

PhD Mechanical Engineering (2014) • Engineering Manager, Tesla

Lima Kopitch

PhD Transportation Science (2011) • Adjunct Professor of Transportation Engineering, San Diego State University • Innovation Manager, Caltrans District 8 – San Bernardino

Liping (Lily) Gan

PhD Civil Engineering (2007)

Lu Xu

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Research Associate, UT Austin

Luiz Fernando Huet De Bacellar

PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (1996)

Mahdieh Allahviranloo

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Visiting Academic Amazon Last Mile Science, Amazon, Inc. • Associate Professor, City College of New York

Mana Sangkapichai

PhD Transportation Science (2009) • Senior Modeler, Southern California Association of Governments

Mandar Khanal

PhD Civil Engineering (1994) • Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University

Mariana Sebastiani

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2020) • Strategy Adoption Expert, BairesDev

Mariela Alfonzo

PhD Urban Planning and Public Policy (2007)

Marjan Mosslemi

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2024) • Assistant Engineer, Wood Rodgers, Inc

Mark Kutzbach

PhD Economics (2009) • Senior Economist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Md Rabiul Islam

PhD Transportation Science (2023)

Mei-Ting (May) Tsai

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2008) • Assistant Professor, National Dong Hwa University

Michael (Six) Silberman

PhD Information and Computer Science (2015) • Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law

Michael McNally

PhD Engineering (1986) • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Michael Zhang

PhD Civil Engineering (1995) • Faculty Associate, ITS-Davis • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Michelle Zuniga

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2021) • Assistant Professor of Urban and Community Planning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Mike Greenwald

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2001) • Planning Director/MPO Technical Coordinator, Macon-Bibb County Office of Planning and Zoning, Georgia

Ming-Sheng Lee

PhD Civil Engineering (2001)

Minyoung Park

PhD Transportation Systems Engineering (2005) • Professor, Inha University

Miyuan Zhao

PhD Transportation Science (2013) • Lead, Advanced Analytics, AirBnB

Mohamed Kaseko

PhD Civil Engineering (1992) • Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mohanad Odema

PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (2024) • Senior Data Scientist, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Monica Ramirez-Ibarra

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Senior Intelligent Transportation (ITS) Planner, San Diego Association of Governments

N Osutei

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2021) • Senior Researcher, Center for Economic Development

Nagwa Khordagui

PhD Economics (2019) • , U.S. Department of Transportation – Office of Inspector General

Naila Sharmeen

PhD Transportation Science (2021) • Transportation Engineer/Planner, Fehr and Peers

Narae Lee

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2021) • , Penn State University

Navjyoth Sarma

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023) • Postdoctoral Appointee – Computational Transportation Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory

Neda Masoud

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016) • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Nesamani Kalandiyur

PhD Transportation Science (2007) • Manager, California Air Resources Board

Neslihan Aydogan

PhD Economics (2000)

Nicholas Branic

PhD Criminology (2017) • Investigative Analyst, DC Metropolitan Police Department

Nick Compin

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (1999) • Visiting Professor, Mineta Transportation institute • Supervising Transportation Planner, California Department of Transportation

Nilopa Shah

PhD Economics (2012) • Lecturer, UC Berkeley

Patrick McGowen

PhD Transportation Systems Engineering (2006)

Paul Stroik

PhD Economics (2015)

Paulos Lakew

PhD Transportation Science (2014)

Payel Chowdhury

PhD Economics (2012) • Founder and CEO, Voyami

Pedro Camargo

PhD Transportation Science (2014) • Director, Outer Loop Consulting • Senior Researcher (contract), Argonne National Laboratory

Pengyuan Sun

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2024) • Research Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee

Phillip Li

PhD Economics (2012) • Senior Financial Economist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Pia Koskenoja

PhD Economics (1996)

Pierre Auza

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018)

Pruttipong Apivatanagul

PhD Transportation Science (2008) • Vice President of Data Science and Engineering, T.N Digital Solutions Co., Ltd.

Qi-Jian Gan

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Computational Data Science Research Specialist, California Path

Qinglong (Louis) Yan

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018) • Principal Data Scientist, TLM, Shipt

Ralph McLaughlin

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2009) • Senior Economist, Realtor.com

Raquel Girvin

PhD Transportation Science (2006) • Regional Administrator, FAA

Rex Chen

PhD Networked Systems (2010) • Division Director, Wireless Product Engineering, MediaTech

Reza Asadi

PhD Computer Science (2020) • Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Uber

Rezwana Rafiq

PhD Transportation Science (2019) • Assistant Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Richard Crepeau

PhD Social Ecology (1995) • Associate Professor, Appalachian State University

Richard Funderburg

PhD Planning, Policy and Design (2005) • Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Springfield

Riju Lavanya

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2021)

Robert Regue Grino

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015) • Research Scientist, Replica

Roberto Ayala

PhD Transportation Science (2011) • Lecturer in Economics, Johns Hopkins University • Senior Economist, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Roger Lloret-Batlle

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2017) • Research Scientist, Aimsun

Ruey-Min Wang

PhD Civil Engineering (1997)

Saksith (Tan) Chalermpong

PhD Transportation Science (2002) • Deputy Director, Transportation Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University • Professor of Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Sarah Aly

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016)

Sarah Hernandez

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2014) • Associate Professor, University of Arkansas

Seiji Steimetz

PhD Economics (2004) • Professor and Chair of Economics, California State University of Long Beach • Executive Director CSULB Office of Economic Research, California State University of Long Beach • Dean, College of Liberal Arts, California State University of Long Beach

Seri Park

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2004) • Associate Professor, University of Nevada at Reno

Seth Contreras

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2015) • Innovation Advisor – Policy, New York Department of Transportation

Seyoung Kim

PhD Economics (1993)

Shane Stephens-Romero

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010) • Manager, Program Development and External Relations, FirstElement Fuel Inc.

Sharon Sarmiento

PhD Economics (1995) • Principal and Senior Vice President, UCG Associates, Inc.

Sheng-Hsiang Peng

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019)

Sherry Ryan

PhD Transportation Science (1997) • Principal/Owner, CR Associates • Dean of the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College

Shin-Ting (Cindy) Jeng

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2007) • Principal Project Analyst, CLR Analytics

Shunfeng Song

PhD Economics (1992) • Professor of Economics, University of Nevada at Reno

Si-Yuan Kong

PhD Economics (2018)

Soheila Crane

PhD Economics (1996)

Soyoung (Iris) You

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2012) • Senior Researcher, Korea Railroad Research Institute

Srinivas Nandiraju

PhD Transportation Systems Engineering (2006) • Senior Manager, Machine Learning, Apple

Steve Mattingly

PhD Civil Engineering (1999) • Associate Professor, UT Arlington

Steven Spears

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2013) • Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa

Suman Mitra

PhD Transportation Science (2016) • Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas

Sunghi (Sunny) An

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Regional Planner, Southern California Association of Governments

Takami Sato

PhD Computer Science (2024) • Machine Learning Engineer, Uber

Tanjeeb Ahmed

PhD Transportation Science (2023) • Assistant Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Terence Lam

PhD Economics (2000) • Senior Economist, United States Government Accountability Office

Thi Bich Thuy (Vanessa) Luong

PhD Transportation Science (2015)

Tianbing Xu

PhD Computer Science (2013) • Research Scientist/Software Engineer, Facebook

Timothy Tardiff

PhD Social Science (1980)

Timothy Wong

PhD Economics (2015) • Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore

Tracey McMillan

PhD Social Ecology (2003) • Principal, NelsonHygaard Consulting Associates • Western US Cities & Streets Sector Lead, Principal, NelsonHygaard Consulting Associates

Van Wifvat

PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2019) • , Momentum (BuildMomentum.io)

Vivek Pai

PhD Economics (2008) • Technology and Operations, YAYATI

Wan-Tzu (Ashley) Lo

PhD Transportation Science (2017)

Wann-Ming Wey

PhD Civil Engineering (1997)

Wei Li

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2011) • Associate Professor, Texas A&M University • Founder, ENDEAVR Institute

Weiping Ren

PhD Economics (1994)

William Walls

PhD Economics (1992) • Professor, University of Calgary

Xiangwen Lu

PhD Civil Engineering (2001) • Business Analyst, Cisco

Xiangyu Li

PhD Urban Planning & Public Policy (2022)

Xiao-Hua (Helen) Yu

PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (1998)

Xiaoxia Shi

PhD Transportation Science (2017) • Applied Scientist II, Amazon, Inc.

Ximeng Fan

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023) • Transportation Analyst, Stantec

Xing Zheng

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2010)

Xiubin Wang

PhD Civil Engineering (Transportation) (2000) • Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University

Xu Yang

PhD Civil Engineering (2003)

Xuehao Chu

PhD Economics (1993) • Qualified Statistician for NTD Certification, Independent Consultant

Xuting Wang

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2019) • Assistant Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University

Yan Zhao

PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2020) • Senior Engineer and Project Manager, GTI Energy

Yiqiao Li

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) • Assistant Professor, City College of New York

Youngeun Bae

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2021) • Assistant Project Scientist, ITS-Irvine

Younghun Bahk

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2024) • Postdoctoral Researcher, ITS-Irvine

Younshik Chung

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2007) • Professor Urban Planning and Engineering, Yeungnam University

Yu Wang

PhD Materials Science and Engineering (2015) • Product Owner – Connected Vehicle & Enterprise Analytics, Ford Motor Company

Yu Zhang

PhD Civil Engineering (2006)

Yue (Ethan) Sun

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018) • Senior Transportation Engineer/Planner, Fehr and Peers

Yue Yu

PhD Computer Science (2019) • Staff Data Scientist, Intuit

Yunwen Feng

PhD Transportation Science (2021)

Zhe (Jared) Sun

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016) • Systems Manager, ITS-Irvine