Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Dr. Ali Shamshiripour received his Ph.D. in Civil (Transportation) Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Upon graduation, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Research Scientist and advised multiple master's and Ph.D. students in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, where he established the Urban Ecosystems Lab (UE Lab) and joined the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS) as an Assistant Director.
Dr. Shamshiripour's research spans the intersections between transportation engineering, urban policy, and computer science. The results of his research have been disseminated via 20 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals including in Transportation Research Parts A, C, D, and F, 38 conference presentations, and various reports, webinars, seminars, and media coverages. His research encompasses three inter-dependent streams: (i) Analysis and modeling of human activity-travel behavioral dynamics in different contexts and time scales; (ii) Development of state-of-the-art agent- and activity-based simulation platforms for full-scale, comprehensive evaluations of urban policies and technology emergence; (iii) design and evaluation of novel transportation solutions, including smart public transportation.
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Evaluating the Impact of Pricing Plans on Bike-Sharing Usage in Mid-Sized City of the United States
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM MT