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Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, USA

Education                 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering, September 2007
Thesis Title: Modeling Driving Decisions with Latent Plans

Master of Science in Transportation, January 2005
Thesis Title: Modeling Lane-changing Behavior in Presence of Exclusive Lanes

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
BSc in Civil Engineering, April 2002
Thesis Title: Analysis of Design Parameters of Helicoidal Stair Slabs 

Academic Awards

Faculty for the Future Award by Schlumberger Foundation (2011)

Gordon Newell Memorial Prize by Hong Kong Society for Transport Studies for the best doctoral research in transportation by a student of Asian origin (2010)

Honorable Mention, Eric Pas Dissertation Award by International Association of Travel Behavior Research (2007) (awarded to outstanding doctoral dissertations in the field of travel behavior research)
Martin Family Society for Sustainability Fellowship, MIT (2004)
Presidential Fellowship, MIT (2002)
Malik Hossain Gold Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Program (2002)
F. R. Khan Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2001)
Dean’s List, Faculty of Civil Engineering, BUET (1998-2002)
Award for Merit by the Prime Minister, People’s Republic of Bangladesh (1995)
(awarded for Excellence in Higher Secondary School Certificate  Examination )

Research Experience

Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory, MIT

Postdoctoral Associate (April 08- Present, working off-campus since October 08)

Research Affiliate (November 07- March 08)

Research Assistant (September 02- September 07)

Worked on transportation modeling and traffic simulation projects including Next Generation Simulation Projects (NGSIM) of the Federal Highway Agency and CityMotion of the MIT-Portugal Program. Responsibilities included research plan and model development, project management, preparation of research proposals and training junior students.

Developed driving behavior models using advanced discrete choice modeling techniques and validated them in microscopic traffic simulation program MITSIMLab. Driving behavior models developed for the NGSIM project are being used in leading commercial simulators including VISSIM, PARAMICS, AIMSUN and TransModeler.

Developed models for left-hand drive traffic in collaboration with Malaysian University of Science and Technology.

Assisted Seoul Development Initiative in application of MITSIMLab in Korean networks.

Participated in designing stated preference survey and simulation framework for testing the preference for smart transport modes and improved information services in Lisbon, Portugal as part of the MIT-Portugal Program.

Collaborated with Transport for London (TfL) as part of the MIT-TfL research initiative to investigate the causes of traffic congestion in London.

RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK

Analyst, Modeling Group (October 07- March 08)

Associate Analyst, Modeling Group (Summer 05)

Worked on consumer choice modeling and travel demand modeling projects including the Value of Time study for East London. Model development involved stated preference survey designs and statistical estimation of models using discrete choice techniques.

Cambridge Systematics, Cambridge, MA

Research Analyst  (May 03-July 03)

Worked on freight demand modeling, commercial vehicle modeling, emission modeling and travel demand modeling projects. Conducted software training sessions for the Travel Demand Forecasting Group.

IUCN, The World Conservation Union

Research Assistant (May-July 00)

Worked on Sustainable Environmental Management Projects of South Asian Region. Conducted literature reviews and compiled research reports.

Teaching Experience   

Department of Civil Engineering, BUET

Assistant Professor (November 08-Present)

Lecturer (April-August 02)

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT

Teaching Assistant, Transportation Demand and Economics (Fall 04)

Teaching Assistant, Demand Modeling (Spring 05)

Professional Institute, MIT

Teaching Assistant, Individual Choice Behavior: Theory and Application of Discrete Choice Analysis

(Summer 04, 06, 07, 08)

Teaching Assistant, Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks (Summer 03, 06, 07)

Educational Component, MIT-Portugal Program

Postdoctoral Research Associate (April 08-Oct 08)

Department for Transport, UK

Instructor (July 08)

Peer Reviewing

Journal of Advanced Transportation

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems

Transportation Research Board

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

World Conference on Transport Research

Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences

Journal of Institution of Engineers Bangladesh

Other Activities

Secretary, BUET Institutional Information System (BIIS)

Fellow, Martin Family Society for Sustainability, MIT
CEE Representative, Graduate Student Council, MIT
Chair, Travel Grant Fund Committee, Graduate Student Council, MIT
Member, Academic Research and Careers Committee, Graduate Student Council, MIT
Recycling Officer, Green Hall Graduate Dormitory, MIT
Co-Treasurer, Bangladeshi Students’ Association (BSA), MIT
Member, Organizing Committee, Civil Engineering Students Association, BUET
Member, Safety Movement, BUET
Award for Performance, BUET Debating Club