Teaching

Courses

Purdue University

  • CE 597: Network Models for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Fall 2019
  • CE 597: Data Science for Smart Cities (Online and On campus), Fall 2018, 2017
  • CE 597: The Science and Business of Logistics Systems (Online and On campus), Fall 2015, 2017
  • CE 661, Algorithms in Transportation, Spring 2010, 2012, 2014, Fall 2017
  • CE 497, Australia Study Abroad: Sustainability and its Impact in Civil Engineering, Summer 2013
  • CE 597, Dynamic Transportation Models, Spring 2011, 2013
  • CE 398, Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems Design, Spring 2010-present
  • CE 597, Freight Transportation and Commodity Flows, Fall 2010

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • CIVL 2330, Introduction to Civil Engineering, Spring 2009
  • CIVL 6963, Transportation Algorithms, Spring 2009
  • CIVL 6991, Critical Issues in Transportation, Spring 2008
  • CIVL 2030, Introduction to Transportation Engineering, Fall 2006-2008
  • CIVL 6270, Traffic Control Systems and Operations, Spring 2007
  • CIVL 6991, Dynamic Transportation Modeling, Spring 2006

Talks

  1. Networks, Smart Mobility and Autonomous Transportation: Recent Advances. C2SMART Distinguished Seminar Series, New York University, New York, February 23, 2018.
  2. Emerging Trends in Transportation Research. Invited lecture to undergraduate students, Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, India, February 2, 2018.
  3. Crowdshipping Models as a sustainable last mile delivery alternative. Invited Seminar, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India, January 22, 2018.
  4. Convergence of Networks, Mobility on Demand Services and Smarter Transportation Technologies. Keynote at the 2018 ITS workshop at 9th International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS), Bengaluru, India, Jan 4, 2018.
  5. Big Data Analytics for Smarter Transportation Systems Planning. Invited Seminar, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China, Nov 20, 2017.
  6. Mobility on Demand Services for Megacities. Keynote at the 3rd International Forum on Transport Big Data Sharing and Collaboration Conference, Shenzhen, China, Nov 17, 2017.
  7. Implications of Big Data Analytics for Transportation Planning. Invited Seminar, Universidad Nacional, Medellin, September 12, 2017.
  8. Social Media Data Analytics for Disasters. Invited Seminar, Workshop on Social Media Analytics and Decision Support Systems, San Diego State University, August 15, 2017.
  9. Network Modeling and Big Data for Smart Transportation Analytics. Distinguished Seminar, School of Automative Engineering, ChangAn University, July 5, 2017.
  10. Resilience of Cities as Coupled Systems. Invited Seminar, School of Management, Beihang University, June 29, 2017.
  11. Convergence of Networks and Smart Mobility technologies: Recent Advances, Invited Seminar, State University of New York Buffalo, May 2, 2017.
  12. Recent Advances in Smart and Connected Mobility Systems, Invited Seminar, ChangAn University, Shanghai, April 10, 2017.
  13. Smart Mobility Solutions in a Connected and Autonomous Environment, Transportation Seminar, Tongji University, Shanghai, March 31, 2017.
  14. High Performance Computing Models for Integrative Behaviorally Enriched Simulation Models in Disaster Management, International Symposium on Disaster Management, Kobe, Japan, December 6-10, 2016.
  15. Convergence of Smarter mobility technologies, network models and big data, Smart Transportation Technologies Symposium, NYU-AD, Abu Dhabi, November 20-21, 2016.
  16. Smart Mobility Solutions for Urban Transportation: Convergence of Big Data, Connected Technologies and Shared Mobility, Big Data Institute Symposium,Tsinghua University, October 28, 2016.
  17. Data Science as a panacea to Urban Mobility Challenges: Is it here to stay?, BD-Smart International workshop, Shanghai, July 17, 2016.
  18. Smart Mobility Solutions for Urban Transportation: Convergence of Big Data, Ride Sharing and Autonomous Vehicles, Tsinghua University, July 11, 2016.
  19. Big Data Research in Transportation Planning and Operations, Shanghai Maritime Transportation University, Shanghai, China, May 4, 2016.
  20. Big Data in Transportation Modeling: Emerging Ideas and a summary of recent research, Zhejiang University, China, April 25, 2016.
  21. Connected Travelers: A model for dynamic speed limit accounting for mobility and sustainability goals, Zhejiang University, China, April 24, 2016.
  22. Interplay of structure and function in the failure of complex road networks, ITS Seminar, UC Berkeley, April 1, 2016.
  23. Overview of Transportation Research at Purdue University, University of Transportation and Communication, Hanoi, November 27, 2015.
  24. Overview of Transportation Research at Purdue University, Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi, November 26, 2015.
  25. A vision for Smart Mobility in Developing Countries, Invited by the Ministry of Transportation, Government of Vietnam, Hanoi, November 26, 2015.
  26. Data Science for Smart Transportation Solutions, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, October 23, 2015.
  27. Inequalities in Coupled Complex Networks: Some examples using real world data, Environmental and Ecological Science (EES) Colloquium, September 21, 2015.
  28. Data Science for Taxi Markets, Lyft, July 18, 2015.
  29. Big Data Transportation Analytics: An Opportunity or a Passing Trend?, University of Seoul, July 3, 2015.
  30. Tutorial on “Introduction to Complex Networks”, Korea University, Seoul, July 1, 2015.
  31. Modeling Flow, Dynamics and Strategic Interaction in Coupled Transportation Networks, International Symposium on Water, Feedbacks and Complexity, Seoul, June 29, 2015.
  32. Big Data Transportation Analytics: Recent Explorations and Future Opportunities, Southeast University, April 14, 2015.
  33. Big Data Transportation Analytics: Recent Explorations and Future Opportunities, Tongji University, April 11, 2015.
  34. Big Data Transportation Analytics: Summary of Research Questions, ITE Seminar, Purdue University, March 28, 2015.
  35. Keynote Talk: Convergence of Big Data and Networks for Sustainable Cities. Second International Conference on Urban Sustainability. Hong Kong. Jan 4, 2015. Declined.
  36. Issues to consider in the use of large scale geo-location data for smart infrastructure solutions. VACCINE Annual Meeting, Purdue University, October 16, 2014.
  37. A coupled hierarchical model integrating household level behavior with large scale city wide model for urban evacuations. Fullbright Catedra 2014 at Uninorte, Colombia, October 1, 2014.
  38. Dynamic Network Equilibrium in Transportation Problems: Recent Advances and Open Questions. Semi-Plenary Talk at the International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization (OPTI 2014), Kos Island, Greece, June 7, 2014.
  39. Integrative, Interdisciplinary Research Issues in Evacuation Modeling. Keynote Talk at the Minisymposium on Evacuation Modeling, Kos Island, Greece, June 6, 2014.
  40. Data Analytics for Urban Innovations: State of the Art. Invited talk at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, May 29, 2014.
  41. Big Data for Transportation Systems Analysis: Applications to Urban Systems Modeling. DIMACS Workshop on Sustainable Human Environments, Rutgers, April 24, 2014.
  42. Geo Location Data for Transportation Planning and Operations: Opportunities and Re- cent Results. ITS Happening! Seminar series at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, July 30, 2013.
  43. The Use of Very Large Scale Geo Location Data for Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications. Bruce Podwal Distinguished Lecture at City College of New York, New York City, March 12, 2013.
  44. Emerging Issues in Interdisciplinary Evacuation Modeling Research. Masterclass at Technical University, Delft, Netherlands, February 19, 2013.
  45. Hurricane Evacuation Modeling from an Integrative Perspective. Department of Civil En- gineering Distinguished Seminar Series at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, November 30, 2012.
  46. OR in Transportation and Transportation in OR: Interdisciplinary Problems in Transportation Research. INFORMS Purdue Chapter Guest Lecture at Purdue University, November 7, 2012.
  47. Warning Information Diffusion in a Social Network for Emergency Evacuation. Invited talk at the Emergency Preparedness Conference, MIDAS Center for Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, October 22, 2012.
  48. The Large Scale Analysis of NYC Taxi Cab Data for Link Travel Time Estimation. Invited talk at Australias Information and Communications Technology Research Center for Excellence (NICTA), Sydney, Australia, October 9, 2012.
  49. The Use of Very Large Scale Geo Location Data for Activity Travel Analysis. Invited talk at the Department of Computer Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, October 4, 2012.
  50. Integrative Sustainability Tools for Transportation Modeling. Invited talk at University of New South Wales Civil Engineering Department, Sydney, Australia, September 20, 2012.
  51. The use of GPS data for transportation applications: Emerging Ideas from two recent projects. Invited talk at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, May 28, 2012.
  52. The use of Very Large Scale Social Media Data for ITS Applications. Plenary Talk at the Beijing Jiatong ITS Workshop. Beijing, China, May 25, 2012.
  53. Hurricane Evacuation Modeling from an Integrative Perspective: Current Approaches and Challenges. Invited seminar at University of South Florida, Tampa, May 3, 2012.
  54. Modeling Hurricane Evacuation Integrated with Enriched Household Level Behavior: Evidence from Hurricane Ivan and Katrina. Invited Seminar at King Monkut University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 13, 2011.
  55. Integrating Household level behavior in an Agent based modeling framework. Invited presentation at the Behavior in Networks (BiNs) workshop. University of Hong Kong, December 16, 2011.
  56. Emerging Trends in Modeling Sustainability Issues in Transportation Systems. Plenary Talk at the Hong Kong Transportation Science Conference. Hong Kong, December 19, 2011.
  57. Network Resilience in Disasters: An Interdisciplinary, International Perspective. Invited Seminar at Global Policy Research Institute, Purdue University, September 20, 2011.
  58. Behavioral models for hurricane evacuation: A need for data collection in emerging countries. Invited Seminar at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India, August 8, 2011.
  59. Hurricane Evacuation Modeling from an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Invited Seminar at Technical University of Delft, Netherlands, July 13, 2011.
  60. On the Price of Anarchy in Dynamic Equilibrium Problems. Invited Seminar at University of Illinois, Chicago Computational Transportation Systems IGERT Program, April 15, 2011.
  61. Simulation of the Urban Off-Peak Delivery Strategies: Results from a recent pilot test in New York City. Invited Presentation at TPMDC conference at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, December 6, 2010.
  62. Emergency Logistics Issues in Hurricane Evacuation. Invited Workshop talk at The Disasters Roundtable at Tata Institute of Social Science, Bombay, India, December 14, 2010.
  63. Complementarity Formulations for the Dynamic Traffic Equilibrium Problem. Invited talk at NSF workshop on Route Guidance and Coordinated Traffic Control, Rutgers University, June 8, 2010.
  64. Transportation Networks, Communication and Computation: An Integrative Perspective. Invited talk at the Midwest University-Industry Summit, Purdue University, March 31, 2010.
  65. Understanding the Logistics Issues in Humanitarian Supply Chains. Invited Seminar at Business School at Purdue University, Calumet, October 11, 2009.
  66. Issues related to transportation modeling in Hurricane Evacuation: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Invited Seminar at Purdue University, May 8, 2009.
  67. Modeling Uncertainty in Network Evacuation Problems. Invited Seminar at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, January 3, 2009.
  68. Contending with Emergency Logistics Issues in Hurricane Katrina: An integrated Engineering-Social Science Perspective. Invited Public Seminar at Public Seminar at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, India, August 22, 2008.
  69. Issues related to transportation modeling in Emergency Logistics. A 3 hour workshop speaker for the M.S. students at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, India as part of the Logistics Management in Disaster Situations course, August 21, 2008.
  70. An emerging three-tier architecture for prescriptive traveler systems. Invited Seminar at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, August 13, 2008.
  71. Connectivity Issues in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: Analytical Characterization. Invited Seminar at Laboratory of Transportation Economics, Lyon, France, June 16, 2008.
  72. Convergence of Real Time Information, Systems Management and Traffic Operations. Invited Seminar at CIRCA 08 NanoTech Center, SUNY Albany, May 20, 2008.
  73. Modeling Vulnerability in Critical Infrastructure Protection. Invited Talk in Tutorial Session on Critical Infrastructure Protection, Transportation Research Board Conference, National Research Council, Washington D.C., January 15, 2008.
  74. Supply Chain Issues in the Hurricane Katrina Debacle: Insights and Lessons Learned. Invited talk at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, India, December 22, 2007.
  75. Connectivity of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: Analytical Characteriazation. Invited Talk at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, December 17, 2007.
  76. Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Overview, Functionalities, Model and Algorithms for Transportation Planning. A 3 hour talk at NY Best Practice Model (BPM) Users Meeting, New York City, August 27, 2007.
  77. Modeling the Critical Goods Supply Chain in Hurricane Katrina: An integrated Engineering-Social Science Perspective. Invited talk at Workshop in National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural and Man-made Hazards Conference in Kampala, Uganda, July 21, 2007.
  78. Intelligent Transportation Systems for Transportation Demand Management. Invited seminar at New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), New York City, April 3, 2007.
  79. Stochastic and Dynamic Transportation Networks: Overview and Current Research Challenges. Invited seminar at Transportation Seminar Series, University of Vermont National Transportation Center, Burlington, VT, February 23, 2007.
  80. Non-equilibrium in dynamic traffic networks: New Results from an experimental network game. Invited seminar at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, January 15, 2007.
  81. Opportunities in Transportation Engineering Research. Invited seminar at University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in both the Civil engineering and the Industrial Engineering departments, May 5, 6, 2006.
  82. Online Transportation Network Management: Algorithms and Solution Techniques, Invited Decision Science and Engineering Systems seminar at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, October 18, 2005.
  83. Accounting for Uncertainty, Robustness and Online Information in Transportation Networks. Invited seminar at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, April 6, 2005.
  84. Accounting for Uncertainty, Robustness and Online Information in Transportation Networks. Invited seminar at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, March 30, 2005.
  85. Robust Transportation Network Analysis: Formulations, solution methodologies and implementations. Invited seminar at 84th Transportation Research Board Conference Doctoral Seminar, January, 2005.
  86. Stochastic Dynamic Transportation Network Modeling: Key Challenges and Research Opportunities, Invited seminar at Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, March 4, 2004.