Researchers

L. David Shen, Ph.D., P.E., T.E., LCTR Director and Professor
Airport design and planning, public transportation, intermodal facilities.
Phone: (305) 348-3814
E-mail: shenl@fiu.edu

Priyanka Alluri, Ph.D., Research Associate
Highway safety, highway design, driving simulation.
Phone: (305) 348-4103
E-mail: palluri@fiu.edu

Atorod Azizinamini, Ph.D., P.E, Professor and Chair
Steel bridges, structural reliability, earthquake engineering.
Phone: (305) 348-3821
E-mail: aazizina@fiu.edu

Fabian Cevallos, Ph.D., Transit Program Director
Advanced public transportation systems (APTS), transit planning and operations, business intelligence, traffic safety, information technology.
Phone: (954) 234-4183
E-mail: fabian.cevallos@fiu.edu

ShangLing Ding, B.A., Multimedia Specialist
Graphics, computer-based training, web design, art design.
Phone: (305) 527-4818
E-mail: dings@fiu.edu

Albert Gan, Ph.D., Professor
Public transit, traffic simulation and control, ITS, highway safety, access management, information technology.
Phone: (305) 348-3116
E-mail: gana@fiu.edu

Feng Gui, Ph.D., Computer Engineer
Software development, database systems, networking, wireless communications.
Phone: (786) 239-9850
Email: fgui001@fiu.edu

Mohammed Hadi, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor
ITS, connected vehicles, traffic control systems, freeway operations, simulation/dynamic traffic assignment, traffic safety.
Phone: (305) 348-0092
E-mail: hadim@fiu.edu

Kirolos Haleem, Ph.D., Research Associate
Traffic safety, statistical data analysis and data mining, ITS, traffic simulation.
Phone: (305) 348-2824
E-mail: khaleemm@fiu.edu

Xia Jin, Ph.D., AICP, Assistant Professor
Transportation planning, travel demand modeling, surveys, GIS and database management.
Phone: (305) 348-2825
E-mail: xjin1@fiu.edu

Sylvan Jolibois, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Transit maintenance, highway design, land use planning, land development, highway safety, ITS.
Phone: (305) 348-3485
E-mail: jolibois@fiu.edu

Golam Kibria, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Applied statistics in highway safety analysis, data analysis, Bayesian analysis.
Phone: (305) 348-1419
Email: kibriag@fiu.edu

Kaiyu Liu, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
GIS-T, web applications, database design and development.
Phone: (305) 348-4102
E-mail: liuk@fiu.edu

Meng Ma, M.S., Software Engineer
GIS-T, web applications, database design and development.
Phone: (305) 282-0978
Email: mma@fiu.edu

Amir Mirmiran, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Dean
Highway bridges, roadway barriers, hurricane-ressistant structures, value engineering.
Phone: (305) 348-2522
Email: mirmiran@fiu.edu

Dennis McCarthy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Driving safety and community mobility options for the elderly and disabled.
Phone: (305) 348-3105
Email: Dennis.McCarthy@fiu.edu

Thalia Pickering, B.S., LCTR Coordinator and Web Designer
Graphics, photography, publishing, web design, marketing and administration functions.
Phone: (305) 348-0257
E-mail: tpickeri@fiu.edu

Nakin Suksawang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Transportation infrastructure, bridge engineering, bridge rehabilitation, bridge health monitoring and diagnostics.
Phone: (305) 348-0110
Email: suksawan@fiu.edu

Walter Tang, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor
Environmental impact assessment of transportation alternatives.
Phone: (305) 348-3046
E-mail: tangz@fiu.edu

Haifeng Wang, M.S., Senior Software Engineer
Information systems, web applications, database design.
Phone: (786) 301-4842
E-mail: hwang002@fiu.edu

Tao Wang, Ph.D., Research Associate
ITS, demand modeling, software development.
Phone: (305) 348-4102
E-mail: twang001@fiu.edu

Wanyang Wu, Ph.D., Research Associate
Traffic simulation, traffic studies, GIS, public transit, highway safety.
Phone: (786) 473-2662
E-mail: wwu002@fiu.edu

Yan Xiao, Ph.D., Research Associate
ITS, traffic contol and simulation.
Phone: (305) 348-1393
E-mail: yxiao001@fiu.edu