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
Boyuan Jiang
Hometown
Tianjin, China
Objective
MS Transportation Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Self-driving car
Hobbies
Photography, rock climbing
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
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
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
Guoliang Feng
Hometown
Shanxi, China
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation system, traffic data analysis
Hobbies
Running, playing basketball
Hao Zheng
Hometown
Hang Zhou, Zhe Jiang, China
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Civil engineering/Transportation
Hobbies
E-sports
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
Janelle Halog
Hometown
Livermore, CA
Objective
MS Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation engineering and highway design
Hobbies
Videogames, art, coffee & tea, exploring cafes
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
Joseph Lo
Hometown
Hong Kong
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Traffic flow theory, operation and control systems, ITS
Hobbies
Basketball, Tennis, Music, Coffee Shops, Outdoors
Kevin Chou
Hometown
Stanton, California
Objective
Master Transportation Science
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
The Future of Transportation Systems
Hobbies
Videogames, Anime
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
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
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
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
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
Pratiik Malik
Hometown
Rohtak, Bharat
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
Wenlong Jin
Interests
Intelligent Transport Systems, Simulation
Hobbies
Cooking, Shooting, Swimming
Priscilla Chu
Hometown
Goleta, CA
Objective
Master Transportation Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Traffic planning
Hobbies
Music, reading, baking
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
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
Stephen Zimmerman
Hometown
Los Angeles, US
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Public transit, smart transportation systems, traffic analysis
Hobbies
Photography, hiking, video games
Sunghi (Sunny) An
Hometown
Seoul, Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation planning
Hobbies
Watching movies
SungWoo Jo
Hometown
Seoul, South Korea
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Microsimulation and network modeling
Hobbies
Any outdoor activities/video games
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
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
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
Younghun Bahk
Hometown
Jinju, South Korea
Objective
PhD Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Public transportation, travel behavior, planning issues
Hobbies
Rock band, Reviewing transportation policies
Yunwen Feng
Hometown
Shanghai, China
Objective
PhD Transportation Science
Advisor
Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests
System optimization
Hobbies
Travel
Zifan Wang
Hometown
Hefei, China
Objective
Master Civil Engineering
Advisor
R. Jayakrishnan
Interests
Transportation, Location Modeling, GIS
Hobbies
Watching TV, Reading novels