ITS Graduate Students

Abdel-Salam, Gaby


	Hometown:	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Marlon G. Boarnet
	Interests:	Transportation planning
	Hobbies:	Reading, cooking and crafts

Allahviranloo, Mahdieh


	Hometown:	Khoy, Iran
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Network analysis, operation research, traffic modeling
	Hobbies:	Movies, swimming, badminton

Aly, Sarah


	Hometown:	Cairo, Egypt
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Project management, system optimization
	Hobbies:	Watching TV, art, traveling

Arkhipov, Dmitri


	Hometown:	Moscow, Russian Federation
	Objective:	PhD Computer Science
	Adviser:	Amelia C. Regan
	Interests:	Systems modeling, simulation, and optimization
	Hobbies:	Swimming, hiking, running, gym exercises, web surfing, audio books, programming for fun

Auza, Pierre


	Hometown:	Pittsburg, CA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Critical infrastructure protection, Disaster relief and humanitarian aid
	Hobbies:	Foreign languages, World religions, Vocal performance

Bhagat, Ankoor


	Hometown:	Nagpur, India
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores and R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Intelligent transportation systems, traffic simulation, ATMS and safety
	Hobbies:	Traveling, music, movies, cooking

Cahill, David


	Hometown:	Irvine, CA. USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Public transit and policy
	Hobbies:	Total sports and movie junkie. Also developed a recent interest in making salsa

Camargo, Pedro


	Hometown:	Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Transportation economics, demand modeling
	Hobbies:	Photography, soccer, dance, hiking

Choi, Jinheoun


	Hometown:	Seoul, Korea
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Public transportation, travel demand management, emission, traffic flow
	Hobbies:	Photography

Chuong, Daniel


	Hometown:	Rowland Heights, CA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Transportation planning, travel behavior
	Hobbies:	Basketball, cooking, running, trying new foods

Contreras, Seth D.


	Hometown:	Bellflower, CA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Transportation Planning and Environmental Analysis
	Hobbies:	Dancing, yoga, reading

Dillon, Harya (Koko)


	Hometown:	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Objective:	PhD. Planning, Policy and Design
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Travel behavior, transportation policy
	Hobbies:	Outdoors.

Easterling, Andrew


	Hometown:	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Transportation project management, traffic engineering analysis and design, ITS planning and design, HOT/express lanes design
	Hobbies:	Cycling, running, volleyball, scuba, traveling

Esfandiari, Reza


	Hometown:	San Jose, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Traffic forecasting
	Hobbies:	Watching comedy shows, especially improvs

Ferguson, Gavin


	Hometown:	Davenport, IA , USA
	Objective:	PhD Planning, Policy, and Design
	Adviser:	Jan Brueckner
	Interests:	Land use and transportation modeling, transportation policy and planning
	Hobbies:	Movies, Japanese language, literature

Gallardo, Marc


	Hometown:	Lakewood, CA, USA
	Objective:	MSCE/MURP
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Travel forecasting, network analysis, travel behavior, impacts of smart growth
	Hobbies:	Playing basketball, exercising, watching sports and movies

Gan, Qijian


	Hometown:	Foshan, China
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Wenlong Jin
	Interests:	Transportation network, traffic control
	Hobbies:	Cooking, movies, basketball

Hernandez, Sarah


	Hometown:	Tampa, FL, USA
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Transportation planning, travel behavior, public transportation
	Hobbies:	Biking, hiking, camping, reading

Hsu, Hsin-Ping


	Hometown:	Taipei, Taiwan
	Objective:	PhD Planning, Policy and Design
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Social equity, transportation policy
	Hobbies:	Western philosophy, Chinese literature

Hyun, Kyung (Kate)


	Hometown:	Seoul, Korea
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Intelligent transportation systems, transportation operation, traffic flow
	Hobbies:	Traveling, biking

Jeong, Kyungsoo


	Hometown:	Seoul, Korea
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Transportation operation, intelligent transportation systems, public transportation
	Hobbies:	Biking, movies, reading, snowboarding

Kang, Jee Eun


	Hometown:	Seoul, Korea
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Transportation research
	Hobbies:	Backpacking, skiing

Kim, Chad Eun


	Hometown:	Garden Grove, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Transit planning and operations, multimodalism, transportation data analysis, highway planning
	Hobbies:	Listening to classical music, scenic driving, coin collection

Kim, Jae Hun


	Hometown:	Ilsan, South Korea
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Travel behavior, travel demand forecasting
	Hobbies:	Video games, traveling, movies, music

Lakew, Paulos Ashebir


	Hometown:	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jan Brueckner
	Interests:	Transportation Economics, airlines, air transportation management systems
	Hobbies:	Sports, travel

Lavanya, Riju


	Hometown:	Bareilly, India
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Traffic flow theory, operations research, traffic simulation, control
	Hobbies:	Sports in general (Tennis in particular), cooking, reading

Liu, Hang


	Hometown:	Hebei, China
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Intelligent transportation systems, congestion pricing, alternative fuel vehicles
	Hobbies:	Table tennis, badminton, soccer, driving, movies

Lloret-Batlle, Roger


	Hometown:	Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Transportation economics
	Hobbies:	Outdoor sports, debating, history, table tennis, cross-cultural management

Lo, Wan- Tzu (Ashley)


	Hometown:	Taipei, Taiwan
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Transportation planning
	Hobbies:	Swimming, reading, traveling, cooking

Luong, Thuy Thi Bich (Vanessa)


	Hometown:	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Travel behavior
	Hobbies:	Gardening, traveling

Mak, Stephanie


	Hometown:	Arcadia, CA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Urban development, social equality
	Hobbies:	Dancing, snowboarding, traveling

Mak, Sudaryanto (Ryan)


	Hometown:	Borneo Indonesia
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Transit system, spatial analysis, non-motorized transportation
	Hobbies:	Playing guitar, creating GIS maps, badminton, cooking and fishing

Masoud, Neda


	Hometown:	Iran, Tehran
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Mathematical programming, optimization, simulation, data analysis
	Hobbies:	Bike riding, mountain climbing, swimming, chess

Matsubara, Todd


	Hometown:	Torrance, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Environmentally friendly logistics and transportation
	Hobbies:	Travel, bicycling, cars, dining out

Mesuro, Samantha


	Hometown:	Long Beach, CA, USA
	Objective:	MSCE/MURP
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Transportation modeling and planning
	Hobbies:	Board games, watching TV

Mi, Cunxiang Nicole


	Hometown:	Guang Xi, China
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Transportation planning, operations, intersection and signal design
	Hobbies:	Painting, hiking, swimming, trying to learn guitar

Mitra, Suman Kumar


	Hometown:	Boalmari, Bangladesh
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Transportation policy and planning, land use and transportation interaction, public transportation, active transportation, sustainable transportation
	Hobbies:	Sports, listening to music (especially Rabindra Sangeet), movies

Nyenhuis, David


	Hometown:	Grand Rapids, MI, USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Travel behavior, bicycle transportation, sustainable mobility, public transportation, transportation planning
	Hobbies:	Biking, hiking, wakeboarding, water skiing, snowboarding, food

Ranaiefar, Fatemeh


	Hometown:	Tehran, Iran
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Michael G. McNally
	Interests:	Simulation models, fleet management, transportation planning, logistics models
	Hobbies:	Rock climbing, guitar playing

Regue Grino, Robert


	Hometown:	Barcelona, Spain
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Traffic engineering and transportation modeling
	Hobbies:	Soccer, traveling

Rodriguez-Roman, Daniel


	Hometown:	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Transportation economics
	Hobbies:	Starcraft

Spears, Steven


	Hometown:	Richmond, VA, USA
	Objective:	PhD Policy, Planning and Design
	Adviser:	Marlon G. Boarnet
	Interests:	Disaggregate travel behavior models, attitude-behavior relationships, behavioral economics
	Hobbies:	Cycling, hiking

Sridhar, Sravanthi


	Hometown:	Sacramento, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Stephen G. Ritchie
	Interests:	Transportation engineering and modeling
	Hobbies:	Dancing, singing, and music

Srivastava, Anupam


	Hometown:	New Delhi, India
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Wenlong Jin
	Interests:	Traffic flow theory, ITS, transportation planning
	Hobbies:	Table tennis, computer games, animation media

Sun, Zhe (Jared)


	Hometown:	Shandong, China
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Wenlong Jin
	Interests:	Transportation planning, traffic flow theory
	Hobbies:	Travel, badminton, computer games

Wang, Ke (Kevin)


	Hometown:	Hebei, China
	Objective:	MS Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Travel behavior, transportation economics and environment
	Hobbies:	Reading, table tennis, movies, and video games

Wu, Di


	Hometown:	Hunan, China
	Objective:	PhD Computer Science
	Adviser:	Amelia C. Regan
	Interests:	Networks and distributed systems, wireless networking and mobile computing, cyber-physical transportation systems and Smart City
	Hobbies:	Traveling, photography, basketball, soccer, music, dancing, international studies

Yang, Hao


	Hometown:	Anhui, China
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Wenlong Jin
	Interests:	Transportation planning
	Hobbies:	Swimming, hiking, movies

Yang, Ming Hsun


	Hometown:	Kaohsinng City, Taiwan
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Traffic Engineering and Machine Learning
	Hobbies:	Coffee or tea brewing, traveling by train

Yeh, Chung Cheng


	Hometown:	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Travel demand, transportation economics
	Hobbies:	Baseball, tennis, movies

Yoon, Sungsu (Stephen)


	Hometown:	Seoul, Korea
	Objective:	PhD Transportation Science
	Adviser:	Jean-Daniel Saphores
	Interests:	Transportation planning, urban freight movement and economic/environmental impacts, advanced travel demand models
	Hobbies:	Movies, golf, tennis, basketball, and music

Yuan, Daji


	Hometown:	Dongguan, China
	Objective:	PhD Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	Will Recker
	Interests:	Transportation system analysis, modeling and planning
	Hobbies:	Basketball, soccer, movies

Zhang, Jason


	Hometown:	Diamond Bar, CA, USA
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Public transits, ITS
	Hobbies:	Watching movies, karaoke

Zhang, Jingjing


	Hometown:	Hunan, China
	Objective:	MS Civil Engineering
	Adviser:	R. Jayakrishnan
	Interests:	Transportation planning, travel behavior
	Hobbies:	Biking, swimming, traveling and cooking