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Alumni

Lalita Thakali

Degree: Ph.D.

Current Position: Transportation System Engineer at City of St. John’s

Matthew I. Muresan

Degree: Ph.D.

Current Position: Data Scientist at Miovision

Siyuan Qiu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2022
Theis title: A Risk-Based Decision Support Framework for Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Closures

Sajad Shiravi

Degree: Ph.D.

Graduated: 2016
Current Position: Product Manager in Miovision

Javad Lessan

Degree: Ph.D.

Graduated: 2020
Current Position: Optimization Specialist

Yizhou Cai

Degree:MASc

Graduated: 2019
Current Position:data science consultant in Beam data

Michelle Thompson

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2020
University of Waterloo

Anjie Liu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2019
Transportation Modeller at HDR

Dr. Chaozhe Jiang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Associate Professor
Colle of Traffic and Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Jaspreet Kaur

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2018
Thesis Title: Field Evaluation and Performance Analysis of Different Pre-wetting Ratios for Sustainable Salting

Dr. Chao Wen

Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor
School of Transportation & Logistics Southwest Jiaotong University

Dr. Xi Jiang

Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety
Beijing Jiaotong University

Wenwen Tu

Visiting Student

Beijing Jiaotong University

University of Waterloo

Shahram Heydari

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2017
Thesis Title: Bayesian Nonparametric Dirichlet Process Mixture Modeling in Transportation Safety Studies

Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Southampton, UK

Siyuan (Grace) Li

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2017
Thesis Title: Cycling in Toronto: Route Choice Behavior and Implications to Infrastructure Planning

Dr. Tae J. Kwon

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2016
Thesis Title: Development and Evaluation of Models and Algorithms for Locating RWIS Stations
Current Position: Professor, University of Alberta

Zhengyang (John) Lu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2016
Thesis Title: Modelling, Simulation and Control of Signalized Intersections under Adverse Weather Conditions
Current Position: Project Manager & Research Engineer, Botao Information and Technology Consulting Limited

Dr. S M Kamal Hossain

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2015
Thesis Title: Optimum Deicing and Anti-icing for Snow and Ice Control of Parking Lots and Sidewalks
Current Position: Professor, Memorial University Newfoundland

Faranak Hosseini

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2015
Thesis Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Liquid Organic Anti-icing Chemicals for Winter Road Maintenance
Current Position: Project Manager at City of Kitchener

Michael Linton

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2015
Thesis Title: A Smartphone-based Connected Vehicle Solution for Winter Road Surface Condition Monitoring
Current Position: Professional Engineer, Associate and key transportation specialist

Jing Min

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2015
Thesis Title: Quantifying the Effects of Winter Weather and Road Maintenance on Emissions and Fuel Consumptions
Current Position:Traffic Analyst at TRANS-PLAN

Dr. Mei Zhang

Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor
School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, P. R. China

Dr. Bingfeng Si

Visiting Scholar

Associate Professor, School of Traffic and Transportation
Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, P.R. China

Luchao (Johnny) Cao

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2014
Thesis Title: Feasibility of Using Traffic Data for Winter Road Maintenance Performance Measurement
Current Position: Soft Engineering at SoapBox Innovations Inc.

Garrett Donaher

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2014
Thesis Title: Quantifying the Mobility Effects of Winter Snow Storms and the Benefits of Winter Road Maintenance
Current Position: Senior PM

Feng Feng

Degree: PhD

Graduated: 2013
Thesis Title: Stochastic Models for Estimation and Forecasting of Winter Road Surface Condition
Current Position: Traffic Safety Analyst at City of Edmonton

Raqib Omer

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2014
Current Position: CEO at Viaesys

Taimur Usman

Degree: Ph.D.

Current Position: Transportation Design Engineer at Stratum Logics

Morteza Bagheri

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2009
Thesis Title: Risk-Based Model for Effective Marshalling of Dangerous Goods Railway Cars
Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Pedram Izadpanah

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2010
Thesis Title: Freeway Travel Time Prediction Using Data from Mobile Phones
Current Position: Project Manager, CIMA+

Bezhad Hashemloo

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2008
Thesis Title: Evaluation of alternative technologies for monitoring road surface conditions
Current Position: Engineer, IBI

Luis Miranda-Moreno

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2006
Thesis Title: Statistical Models and Methods for Safety Analysis
Current Position: Associate Prof. McGill University

Hiroyuki Takada

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2006
Thesis Title: Traffic Network Condition Monitoring via Mobile Phone Location Referencing
Current Position: Japan

Rudy Sooklall

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2006
Thesis Title: Effects of alternative chemicals for snow and ice control
Current Position: President and Director of Transportation at TraffMobility Engineering Inc.

Jangtao Yang

Degree: MASc

Thesis Title: Benchmarking paratransit productivity
Current Position: Consultant, Praxair Inc.

Mathieu Trudel

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2005
Thesis Title: Optimal Snow and Ice Control
Current Position:

Mathieu Trudel

Degree: Ph. D.

Graduated: 2004
Thesis Title: Locating Emergency Response Units for Dangerous Goods Transport
Current Position: Engineer, MTO

J. Henderson

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2004
Thesis Title: A Planning Model for Locating Changeable Message Signs in Integrated Freeway and Arterial Networks
Current Position:

M. Alamillo de lbarrola

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2004
Thesis Title: Prediction of Duration of Freeway Crashes
Current Position: Engineer, Carl & Mayor Associates

Yaping Xin

Degree: MASc

Thesis Title: Quantitative Analysis of Transit Quality of Service
Current Position: Engineer, Stantec Consulting Ltd

Q. Liu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2003
Thesis Title: Development of Transit Scheduling Models Under Real-time Information
Current Position: Engineer, 407 ETR Concession Company Limited

Forest Yang

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2002
Thesis Title: Bus Operations and Scheduling under Real-time Information
Current Position: Manager, ENTRA Consultants, Toronto

Matt Tingdugan

Degree: MASc

Thesis Title: Evaluating Effects of OD Travel Time Estimation Error on Paratransit Schedules
Current Position: Engineer, MTO

R. K. Roy

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2001
Thesis Title: GIS-based Road Accident Model for Prediction and Analysis
Current Position: Engineer, IBI Group, Toronto

Y. Xu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2001
Thesis Title: Development of Regional Scheduling Models
Current Position: Engineer, IBI Group, Vancouver

M. A. Khan

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 2000
Thesis Title: Quantifying the Environmental Impacts of Traffic Signals
Current Position: Engineer, Earth Tech. Canada Inc., Toronto

William Zhu

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 1999
Thesis Title: A Real-time Adaptive Queuing Model for Congested Arterials
Current Position: Engineer, H. W. Lochner, Seattle

Z. Wang

Degree: MASc

Graduated: 1999
Thesis Title: Shortest Path Algorithms for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Current Position: Software Engineer, USA