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From May 2021, I am working as a Research Assistant Professor at the Civil Engineering Department at Clemson University. I am also appointed as the Assistant Director of Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2), a United States Department of Transportation Tier 1 University Transportation Center. As an assistant director of C2M2, my key roles include: 1) conducting foundational research projects at C2M2, 2) coordinating C2M2 Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab, 3) mentoring both graduate and undergraduate students with a multidisciplinary background, 4) coordinating and leading the grant proposal writing activities, 5) leading activities related to knowledge and technology transfer, industry collaboration, and diversity and inclusion, and 6) overviewing center's budget.

 

I am actively involved with technology transfer activities for next-generation transportation cyber-physical-social systems (TCPSS) with C2M2 partners. For example, we are developing TCPSS testbeds at Benedict College and South Carolina State University, with industry leads like AT&T, and following the TCPSS prototype developed at Clemson University.

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So far, in 2021 alone, I have submitted several successful proposals as a co-PI (National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility or C2M2) and as a collaborator (U.S. Department of Education).

 

Before joining C2M2, I was a post-doctoral research scholar working at California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the University of California, Berkeley from October, 2019. I worked on two PATH projects, which are: (1) Hybrid Data, and (2) Connected Corridors.

 

I have extensive research experience based on the South Carolina Connected Vehicle Testbed and Clemson Smart City CPS Testbed deployed at Clemson University. Throughout my graduate studies, I have collaborated with students from different departments (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Automotive Engineering) on various projects and transportation-related national competitions. I have been actively involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

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With our son Taasbeeh

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2019)

Clemson University, SC, USA

Dissertation: Connected and Automated Vehicles in Urban Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems

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M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (2015)

Spring 2015, Clemson University, SC, USA

Thesis: Real-Time Traffic Condition Assessment with Connected Vehicles

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B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (2013)

Fall 2013, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thesis: Analysis of Accelerated Vehicle Deterioration in the Context of Bangladesh

Employment

May 2021 - Present

           Assistant Research Professor
          School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
 

January 2021 - Present
          Program Manager of Clemson Smart City Systems
        

          Accomplishments:

          • Expanding the Clemson Smart City Systems with additional connected intersections, wireless communication infrastructure and cloud computing services

          • Leading research on various applications related to smart city
         • Collaborating with IBM in the expansion
         • Coordinating C2M2 Quantum-Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

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October 2020 - Present

Assistant Director

Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility

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Research Fellow 

NSF Engineering Research Center for Trustworthy Transport Planning Grant

 

Accomplishments:

  • Leading the C2M2 foundational projects

  • Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students from Civil Engineering, School of Computing and Department of City Planning and Real Estate Development at Clemson University

  • Coordinating C2M2 Quantum Lab spanned across five SC universities (Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Benedict College, South Carolina State University, and the Citadel)

 

October 2019 - September 2020

Post-doctoral Research Scholar

University of California, Berkeley, USA

 

Accomplishments:

  • Participated in the California PATH research project titled “Hybrid data” to design, develop, and evaluate a strategy for incorporating third-party data into the existing data pipeline of the California Department of Transportation.

  • Participated in the California PATH research project titled “Connected Corridors” to develop, test and validate the I-210 Integrated Corridor Management strategy.

 

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September 2019 – October 2019

Research Specialist

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

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Accomplishments:

Participated in the design and development of connected vehicle applications for field demonstration.

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January 2014 – August 2019

Graduate Research Assistant

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

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Accomplishments:

  • Participated in the Clemson University Open Architecture for Connected Automated Vehicles (OpenCAV) project to assess digital infrastructure enabled Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) that uses a full-scale and fully operational autonomous vehicle in a real-world Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems environment on Perimeter Road, South Carolina.

  • Evaluated situational awareness of CAVs for safe and efficient CAV operation in mixed traffic condition

  • Evaluated traffic signal-connected vehicle interactions to improve traffic flow at intersections.

  • Developed a Big Data Analytics framework for utilizing Social Media data for real-time traffic management.

  • Developed real-time traffic state estimation strategy that uses Artificial Intelligence and connected vehicle technology.

  • Conducted safety and operational impact analysis for corridors with adaptive signal systems in South Carolina.

  • Conducted a nation-wide survey, collected field data, developed simulation network and evaluated the operational impacts of access management for a South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Project.

  • Developed statewide cost-effective AADT estimation method for South Carolina using Artificial Intelligence.

  • Developed guidelines for on-demand training of SCDOT Contract Managers.

 

August 2011 – February 2013

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Accomplishments:

Investigated vehicle condition deterioration in national highways and local roads of Bangladesh

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