Name: Meead Saberi
Title: Lecturer, Monash Institute of Transport Studies
Affiliation: Monash University
Name: Meead Saberi
Title: Lecturer, Monash Institute of Transport Studies
Affiliation: Monash University
Dr. Meead Saberi received his PhD degree (2013) in Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning from Northwestern University, USA. He joined the Transport group at Monash University in 2014. He has an interest in Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics, Dynamic Network Modeling, Travel Demand and Behavior Modeling, Complex Networks in Transportation, Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems, Urban Data Analytics and Visualization.
BS Civil Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2007
MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University 2010
PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University 2013
2015- TRB Blue Ribbon Award, Community Building and Mentoring Category, Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee
2014- Nominated for the ITS Australia National Award, Research Academic Category (Finalist)
2014- ViceChancellor’s Social Inclusion Award, Monash University (Certificate of Appreciation)
2013- Outstanding Volunteer of City of Evanston, IL, USA
2011- The 19th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT) Student Fellowship Award
2010- Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Portland State University
2009- Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, U.S. Department of Transportation
2008- Best Presentation, First Place, Awarded by popular vote of fellow students,The 6th Annual Region X Student Conference, University of Washington, Seattle
Founding Director- City Science Research Group: http://monash.edu/research/city-‐science/
Deputy Director of Teaching- Transport group, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
Member- Faculty of Engineering, Early Career Researcher (ECR) committee, Monash University
Member- Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee (AHB45), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies. (membership by invitation), April 2013 – April 2016
Member- Crowd Flow Dynamics, Modeling, and Management Subcommittee (AHB45-2), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies.
Member- Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning (STEP), Portland State University ITE Chapter, 2008-2010. (position: photographer/historian)
Friend- Network Modeling Committee (ADB30), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies.
Friend- Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems (ABJ30), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies.
2015 | (Co-CI) IT-Engineering Seed Funding, Monash University, “Framework for an Integrated Decision Support Tool for Energy, Water, and Transport” | $18,000 AUD |
2015 | (Lead CI) IT-Engineering Seed Funding, Monash University, “Urban Informatics & Visualization: Towards Data-Driven Cities” | $18,000 AUD |
2015 | (Lead CI) Arts-Engineering Seed Funding, Monash University, “Housing & Transport Affordability Index” | $16,006 AUD |
2015 | (Lead CI) Monash-Warwick Alliance Seed Funding, Monash University, “Data-driven Smart Cities: Urban Revival through Big and Open Data, Visualization, and Spatial-Temporal Analytics” | $19,239 AUD |
2014 | (Lead CI) Faculty of Engineering Seed Funding, Monash University, “Human Mobility Characteristics in Urban Areas: Application of Complex Networks in Modelling Urban Transport Behavior” | $25,507 AUD |
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Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
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