Team Member
Director
Xia Jin Ph.D., AICP
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Florida International University
Email: xjin1@fiu.edu
Phone: (305) 348-2825
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Ming Lee MD., Ph.D.
Research Associate (Fall 2018 - present)
Email: milee@fiu.edu
Interest: Transportation and Health
Hobbies:
Doctoral Students
Ghazaleh Azimi
Ph.D. Student (January 2018 - present)
Email: gazim001@fiu.edu
Interest: Travel Behavior Analysis, Safety, Transportation Planning
Hobbies: volleyball, biking, and music
Alireza Rahimi
Ph.D. Student (January 2018 - present)
Email: arahi013@fiu.edu
Interest: Transit Behavior Analysis, Safety, ITS
Hobbies: Biking, Soccer
Salwa Anam
Ph.D. Student (May 2019 - present)
Email: sanam001@fiu.edu
Interest: Travel demand forecasting and modeling, GIS, Transportation Planning, Travel Behaviour Analysis
Hobbies: Travelling, Reading
Md Rakibul Alam
Ph.D. Student (August 2019 - present)
Email: malam071@fiu.edu
Interest: Travel Behavior, Big data analytics, E-commerce, ITS and advanced technologies
Hobbies: Soccer, Hiking, Swimming
Fahmid Tousif
Ph.D. Student (August 2019 - present)
Email: ftous003@fiu.edu
Interest: Travel Demand Modeling, Transit Systems, Freight & E Commerce, AV, EV & Big Data Analysis
Hobbies: Hiking, Music
Alumni
Hamidreza Asgari Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2011 - Summer 2015)
Research Associate (Fall 2015 - Summer 2018)
Email: hasga001@fiu.edu
Interest: telecommuting and impact analysis, econometric modeling, emerging technologies.
Dissertation: On the Impacts of Telecommuting over Daily Activity and Travel Behavior
Hobbies: soccer
Eazaz Sadeghvaziri, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2013 - summer 2017)
Current Position: Research Associate at California State University, Fresno
Email: esadeghvaziri@corradino.com
Interest: mobile GPS data analysis, mobility pattern analysis, travel demand modeling, big data
Dissertation: Exploring Mobile Phone Data for Better Understanding of Travel Behavior and Mobility Patterns
Hobbies: Jogging, Working Out, Playing Volleyball and Ping Pong
Md Sakoat Hossan, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2011 - Spring 2016)
Current Position: Planner at CDM Smith
Email: hossanm@cdmsmith.com
Interest: Traffic & Revenue Analysis, Managed Lanes, Stated Preference (SP) Survey Design and Analysis, Travel Demand Modeling, Value of Time (VOT), and Value of Reliability (VOR)
Dissertation: Impacts of User Heterogeneity and Attitudinal Factors on Roadway Pricing Analysis – Investigation of Value of Time and Value of Reliability for Managed Lane Facilities in South Florida
Hobbies: Travelling, Reading, International Bridge
Kollol Shams, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2011 - Fall 2016)
Current Position: Planner at HDR Engineering, Inc
Email: Kollolshams@hdrinc.com
Interest: freight movement, travel behavior analysis, stated preference surveys
Dissertation: Understanding the Value of Travel Time Reliability for Freight Transportation to Support Freight Planning and Decision-Making
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking and camping, and playing tennis
Mohammad Ali Lavasani, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2013 - Fall 2016)
Current Position: Caltran
Email: mlavasani@caltrangroup.com
Interest: Autonomous vehicles planning implications, Travel demand modeling, Big data analysis
Dissertation: Implication of Automated Vehicle Technology on Travel Behavior and System Modeling
Hobbies: Travel, Reading novel, Soccer fan (Juventus, Esteghlal), Spending time with family
Amana Huq
Ph.D. Student (August 2015 - May 2020)
Email: ahuq002@fiu.edu
Interest: Safety Analysis
Hobbies:
Nishat Zaman
M.S. Student (Summer 2013 - Fall 2014)
Current Position: Staff Engineer, McMahon Associates, Inc.
Email: nzaman@mcmahonassociates.com
Interest: travel behavior analysis, transportation planning, roadway design
Thesis: Understanding Immigrants’ Travel Behavior in Florida: Neighborhood Effects and Behavioral Assimilation
Hobbies: painting, singing, reading, history
Zhaohan Zhang
M.S. Student (Fall 2013 - Fall 2014)
Current Position: HDR, Inc
Email: zzhan033@fiu.edu
Interest: traffic management and operations
Hobbies: soccer, swimming and traveling
Fengjiang Hu
M.S. Student (Fall 2013 - Fall 2015)
Current Position: Connetics Transportation Group
Email: fhu003@fiu.edu
Interest: travel behavior analysis, mobility pattern variation
Hobbies:
Mario B. Rojas IV, E.I., M.S.C.E
M.S. Student (Spring 2016 - Fall 2016)
Current Position: Project Engineer, A&P Consulting Transportation Engineering, Inc.
Email: MarioBenitoRojas@gmail.com
Interest: Roadway Design, Construction and Project Management
Thesis: The Impacts of Telecommuting on the Time-Space Distribution of Daily Activities
Hobbies: fishing, reading, swimming, traveling
We are always looking for new talent to join our lab. If you are interested in our research or would like to know more about our work please feel free to send an inquiry to Dr. Xia Jin at xjin1@fiu.edu.