Ali Zockaie
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Biography
Dr. Ali Zockaie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research focuses on network modeling and urban transportation planning. He has developed a framework for the reliability-based user equilibrium problem considering temporal and spatial links travel time correlation as part of his PhD dissertation. He has worked on preparing networks for simulation-based dynamic traffic assignments tools for different research projects with a good understanding of the application of these tools, analyzing simulation results, and extracting performance measures. Beside the network modeling experiences, he has conducted research on traffic flow theory, where he has integrated traffic flow theory concepts into the dynamic networks. Operation research and optimization is another field of his interest, which has led to several publications related to airline industry, facility location for alternative fuel vehicles, specifically electric vehicles. He has also engaged in some research on urban transportation planning and estimation of dynamic origin-destination travel demand through the integration of activity-based models and multi-modal dynamic microsimulation.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering (Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning), Northwestern University 2015
- M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering and Planning), Sharif University of Technology 2009
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology 2007
Research Interests
- Network Modeling
- Operations Research and Optimization
Selected Publications
- Rostami, A., Kamjoo, E., Fakhrmoosavi, F., Zockaie, A., “Estimating Path Travel Costs in Large-Scale Networks using Machine Learning Techniques”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board (https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231172961), 2023.
- Rostami, A., Kamjoo, E., Bamney, A., Gupta, N., Savolainen, P., Zockaie A., “Investigating Changes in Travel Behavior Over Time in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behavior, Vol. 96, pp. 133-154, (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.06.001), 2023.
- Kavianipour, M., Verbas, O., Rostami, A., Soltanpour, A., Gurumurthy, K. M., Ghamami, M., Zockaie, A., “Deploying Fast Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles in Urban Networks: An Activity-Based Approach”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board, (doi:03611981231189742), 2023.
- Singh, H., Kavianipour, M., Ghamami, M., Zockaie, A., “Adoption of autonomous and electric vehicles in private and shared mobility systems”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 115, 103561, 2023.
- Kavianipour, M., Mozafari, H., Kamjoo, E., Zockaie, A., Ghamami, M., Jackson, R., “Effects of electric vehicle adoption for state-wide intercity trips on emission saving and energy consumption”, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 17, No. 8, pp. 883-896, (doi: 10.1080/15568318.2022.2119624), 2023.
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Awards
- High Value Research Project Recognition by AASHTO - RAC Supplemental Categories Region 3 (I was the main PI of this research project funded by MDOT “Effectiveness of Green Strobes on Winter Maintenance Vehicles and Equipment”), (2021)
- Recipient of the 2020-2021 Withrow Teaching Excellent Award in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2021)
- NUTC Dissertation Year Fellowship (2014)
- The Searle Teaching Certificate Program, 2014-2015, Northwestern University (2014)
- Graduate Student Participation Travel Grant for 8th National Aviation System Planning Symposium (2012)
- Scholarship for outstanding Master Thesis from National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (2009)
- Exceptional Talented Student Title” from the admissions office of Sharif University of Technology and exempted from M.Sc. program entrance exam (2007)
- “Brilliant Talented Student Title” from Iran Graduate and Admission Office (2003)
