Current Advisees
Ph.D. Students
1. Nurul Hasan, PhD candidate in Civil Engineering (2021 - Present)
2. Ganesh Ramesh Bharate, PhD candidate in Cyber Physical Systems (2026- Present)
Masters Students
1. Ganesh Ramesh Bharate (2023 - 2025)
2. Patel Princekumar Ketanbhai (2024 - 2026)
3. Hana Aboobacker (2024 - 2026)
1. Nurul Hasan, PhD candidate in Civil Engineering (2021 - Present)
2. Ganesh Ramesh Bharate, PhD candidate in Cyber Physical Systems (2026- Present)
Masters Students
1. Ganesh Ramesh Bharate (2023 - 2025)
2. Patel Princekumar Ketanbhai (2024 - 2026)
3. Hana Aboobacker (2024 - 2026)
Former Students
Ph.D. Students
1. Sujan Sikder Fall 2010 - Summer 2013, University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: Spatial Transferability of Activity-based Travel Forecasting Models
Current Position: Travel Demand Modeler at WSP, California, USA.
2. Vijay Sivaraman Spring 2011 - Fall 2015, University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: A Methodological Framework for Analyzing Long Distance Leisure Travel Demand
Current Position: Research Data Scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute, USA.
3. Nikhil Menon Fall 2013 - Summer 2017 (co-advised by Dr. Yu Zhang), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers' Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Penn State Harrisburg, USA
4. Sashikanth Gurram Fall 2010 - Fall 2017 (co-advised by Dr. Amy Stuart), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: Understanding the Linkages between Urban Transportation Design and Population Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Application of an Integrated Transportation and Air Pollution Modeling Framework to Tampa, FL.
Current Position: Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft, Bellevue, USA.
5. Surya Balusu Fall 2016 - Fall 2021 (co-advised by Dr. Fred Mannering), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: An Assessment and Exploration of Recent Methodological Advances in Safety Data Analysis.
Current Position: Actuarial Analyst, Frontline Insurance, Lake Mary, Florida.
6. Shobhit Saxena Aug 2016 - July 2022, Indian Institute of Science (received both M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees)
Dissertation Topic: Multiple Discrete Continuous Choice Models with Flexible Specification of Constraints,
Utility Forms, and Stochastic Distributions: Applications in Travel Behaviour Research
Current Position: Lecturer, University of Leeds Business School, UK.
7. Sangram Krishna Nirmale
Aug 2016 - December 2022, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Multi-Vehicle Anticipation-based Models for Describing Driver Behaviour in
Heterogeneous and Disorderly Traffic Conditions
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
8. Deepa L
Aug 2018 - February 2024, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Aggregate and Disaggregate-level Models of Public Transit Ridership in
Bengaluru, India.
Current Position: Associate Professor, TKM College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala.
9. Vishal Kushwaha
Aug 2018 - December 2024 (co-advised by Dr. Rajesh Sundaresan), Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Collaboration Models for Ride-hailing and Transit Service Providers to Facilitate First-
and Last-mile Connectivity.
Current Position: Center of Data for Public Good (CDPG), Foundation for Science Innovation and
Development (FSID).
10. Mehek Biswas
Aug 2018 - March 2025, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Identifying and Disentangling Different Sources of Variability in Travel Choice
Models.
M.S./M.Tech Students
1. Tejsingh Rana MSCE 2010 Project Engineer at HBC Engineering, Miami, FL
2. Sujan Sikder MSCE 2010 Travel Demand Modeler at PB Americas, Portland
3. Caleb Van Nostrand MSCE 2011 Transportation Engineer/Planner at Gannett Flaming Inc., Tampa, FL
4. Aayush Thakur MCE 2012 Travel Demand Modeler at Cambridge Systematics, Bethesda, MD
5. Kyle Taniguchi MSCE 2012 (co-advised by Dr. Steve Polzin), Currently at VHB Consulting, Orlando
6. JJ Samus MSCE 2013 Transportation Engineer at RS&Hill, Tampa
7. Anissa Nur Irmania MCE 2013 Civil Engineer at PT Indokoei International, Indonesia
8. Bertho Augustin MSCE 2014 Atkins, Tampa, FL
9. Akbar Bakhshi MSCE 2014 Citilabs, Tallahassee, FL
10. Jodi Godfrey MSCE 2015 (co-advised by Dr. Steve Polzin), Currently a Research Faculty at CUTR, USF
11. Mohammadreza Kamali MSCE 2015 Cambridge Systematics
12. Trang Luong MSCE 2017 Florida Department of Transportation
13. Divyakant Tahlyan MSCE 2018 (co-advised by Dr. Fred Mannering), Currently a Postdoc at Northwestern University14. Mehek Biswas M.Tech Research (2018) PhD Student at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
15. Rakesh Meena M.Tech (2021)
16. Tarun Khandelwal M.Tech Research (2021) (Co-advised by Prof. Ashish Verma)
17. Ashish Yadav M.Tech (2022) Data Analyst, Accenture, Bengaluru
18. Sanchay Revar M.Tech (2023)
19. Naman Maheshwari M.Tech (2023)
20. Akshay V. M.Tech (2023)
21. Gavaskar Muppavaram M.Tech (2024)
22. Arshika Tomaer M.Tech (2024)
23. Najeebul Feroz Mallik M.Tech Research (2024)
24. Manjeet Dubey M.Tech (2025)
25. Kartik Puri M.Tech (2025
B.S. Students
1. Tonjanika Robinson BSCE 2010
2. David Pecoraro BSCE 2010
3. Jonathan Koons BSCE 2013
4. Trang Luong BSCE 2015
5. Adhithya Padmanabhan, BS Mathematics, 2019
Visiting Students
1. Andrea Pellegrini, University of Lugano, Switzerland (2018 and 2019)
2. K. Shankari, University of California, Berkeley (2018)
Dissertation Topic: Spatial Transferability of Activity-based Travel Forecasting Models
Current Position: Travel Demand Modeler at WSP, California, USA.
2. Vijay Sivaraman Spring 2011 - Fall 2015, University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: A Methodological Framework for Analyzing Long Distance Leisure Travel Demand
Current Position: Research Data Scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute, USA.
3. Nikhil Menon Fall 2013 - Summer 2017 (co-advised by Dr. Yu Zhang), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers' Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Penn State Harrisburg, USA
4. Sashikanth Gurram Fall 2010 - Fall 2017 (co-advised by Dr. Amy Stuart), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: Understanding the Linkages between Urban Transportation Design and Population Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Application of an Integrated Transportation and Air Pollution Modeling Framework to Tampa, FL.
Current Position: Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft, Bellevue, USA.
5. Surya Balusu Fall 2016 - Fall 2021 (co-advised by Dr. Fred Mannering), University of South Florida
Dissertation Topic: An Assessment and Exploration of Recent Methodological Advances in Safety Data Analysis.
Current Position: Actuarial Analyst, Frontline Insurance, Lake Mary, Florida.
6. Shobhit Saxena Aug 2016 - July 2022, Indian Institute of Science (received both M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees)
Dissertation Topic: Multiple Discrete Continuous Choice Models with Flexible Specification of Constraints,
Utility Forms, and Stochastic Distributions: Applications in Travel Behaviour Research
Current Position: Lecturer, University of Leeds Business School, UK.
7. Sangram Krishna Nirmale
Aug 2016 - December 2022, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Multi-Vehicle Anticipation-based Models for Describing Driver Behaviour in
Heterogeneous and Disorderly Traffic Conditions
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
8. Deepa L
Aug 2018 - February 2024, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Aggregate and Disaggregate-level Models of Public Transit Ridership in
Bengaluru, India.
Current Position: Associate Professor, TKM College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala.
9. Vishal Kushwaha
Aug 2018 - December 2024 (co-advised by Dr. Rajesh Sundaresan), Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Collaboration Models for Ride-hailing and Transit Service Providers to Facilitate First-
and Last-mile Connectivity.
Current Position: Center of Data for Public Good (CDPG), Foundation for Science Innovation and
Development (FSID).
10. Mehek Biswas
Aug 2018 - March 2025, Indian Institute of Science
Dissertation Topic: Identifying and Disentangling Different Sources of Variability in Travel Choice
Models.
M.S./M.Tech Students
1. Tejsingh Rana MSCE 2010 Project Engineer at HBC Engineering, Miami, FL
2. Sujan Sikder MSCE 2010 Travel Demand Modeler at PB Americas, Portland
3. Caleb Van Nostrand MSCE 2011 Transportation Engineer/Planner at Gannett Flaming Inc., Tampa, FL
4. Aayush Thakur MCE 2012 Travel Demand Modeler at Cambridge Systematics, Bethesda, MD
5. Kyle Taniguchi MSCE 2012 (co-advised by Dr. Steve Polzin), Currently at VHB Consulting, Orlando
6. JJ Samus MSCE 2013 Transportation Engineer at RS&Hill, Tampa
7. Anissa Nur Irmania MCE 2013 Civil Engineer at PT Indokoei International, Indonesia
8. Bertho Augustin MSCE 2014 Atkins, Tampa, FL
9. Akbar Bakhshi MSCE 2014 Citilabs, Tallahassee, FL
10. Jodi Godfrey MSCE 2015 (co-advised by Dr. Steve Polzin), Currently a Research Faculty at CUTR, USF
11. Mohammadreza Kamali MSCE 2015 Cambridge Systematics
12. Trang Luong MSCE 2017 Florida Department of Transportation
13. Divyakant Tahlyan MSCE 2018 (co-advised by Dr. Fred Mannering), Currently a Postdoc at Northwestern University14. Mehek Biswas M.Tech Research (2018) PhD Student at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
15. Rakesh Meena M.Tech (2021)
16. Tarun Khandelwal M.Tech Research (2021) (Co-advised by Prof. Ashish Verma)
17. Ashish Yadav M.Tech (2022) Data Analyst, Accenture, Bengaluru
18. Sanchay Revar M.Tech (2023)
19. Naman Maheshwari M.Tech (2023)
20. Akshay V. M.Tech (2023)
21. Gavaskar Muppavaram M.Tech (2024)
22. Arshika Tomaer M.Tech (2024)
23. Najeebul Feroz Mallik M.Tech Research (2024)
24. Manjeet Dubey M.Tech (2025)
25. Kartik Puri M.Tech (2025
B.S. Students
1. Tonjanika Robinson BSCE 2010
2. David Pecoraro BSCE 2010
3. Jonathan Koons BSCE 2013
4. Trang Luong BSCE 2015
5. Adhithya Padmanabhan, BS Mathematics, 2019
Visiting Students
1. Andrea Pellegrini, University of Lugano, Switzerland (2018 and 2019)
2. K. Shankari, University of California, Berkeley (2018)
