About

I received my PhD in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2016 with concentration in Transportation Systems Engineering and minor in Computational Econometrics.  I have an MS in Civil Engineering from University of Connecticut where I worked on developing quantitative metrics for assessing project sustainability.

My doctoral research focused mainly on non-motorized transportation and travel behavior modelling using crowdsourced innovative data collection methods. Through my research, I gained extensive experience in non-standardized data handling and management, GIS and transportation data analytics, and discrete choice modelling. I have also worked on projects related to toll lane usage and equity aspects of smartphone based information sharing. My research interests include bicycle and pedestrian safety, citizen science, smart and connected cities, and data driven learning. I am also deeply motivated by fundamental research in travel behavior model development and methodological improvements.

I have been a fellow of the Data Science for Social Good, Atlanta (http://dssg-atl.io/) program sponsored by Georgia Tech Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Oracle Academy and other industry partners, and I received Airsage Pass Scholarship for her transportation data related research. I am also a Foley Scholar finalist and a recipient of Wang Fellowship at Georgia Tech. I served in multiple organizations including board of American Society of Engineering Education (Georgia Tech Chapter), Graduate Student Advisory Council for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech and is in the Development Committee of Georgia Tech Women Alumni Network. I have also been a nominated member of the Transportation Research Board’s Women’s Issues in Transportation Committee and is currently assistant secretary of TRB Highway Traffic and Operations Committee,  friend of the TRB Travel Demand Forecasting Committee and actively involved in leadership of Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Sub-committee.