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My research focus is on modeling the impacts of emerging technologies on public transit systems, and optimization of the system for more efficient and reliable service. I use network modeling and optimization techniques to integrate public transit systems with autonomous mobility-on-demand services and electric fleet with renewable energy.

Education

• Ph.D., 2013, Civil Engineering, University of Arizona
• M.S., 2008, Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
• B.S., 2006, Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Professional Background

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Network Modeling Center, University of Texas Austin, 2013-2015

Selected Publications

Zhang, Y., and Khani, A. 2020. Identifying Critical Links in Transportation Network Design Problems for Maximizing Network Accessibility. Transportation Research Record, 2674(2), 237-251.

Cui, Y., Makhija, R. S. M. S., Chen, R. B., He, Q., and Khani, A. 2020. Understanding and Modeling the Social Preferences for Riders in Rideshare Matching. Transportation, 1-27.

Webb, A., and Khani, A. 2020. Park-and-Ride Choice Behavior in a Multimodal Network with Overlapping Routes. Transportation Research Record, 2674(3), 150-160.

Hajdu, L., Bóta, A., Krész, M., Khani, A., and Gardner, L. M. (2020). Discovering the Hidden Community Structure of Public Transportation Networks. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20(1), 209-231. doi: 10.1007/s11067-019-09476-3

Webb, A., Kumar, P., and Khani, A. (Accepted/In press). Estimation of passenger waiting time using automatically collected transit data. Public Transport. doi: 10.1007/s12469-020-00229-x

Tomhave, B., Zhang, Y., Khani, A., Hourdos, J., and Dirks, P. (2020). Impact of Arterial BRT-Lite Green Dwell Time on General Traffic and Intersection Capacity. Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A: Systems, 146(4), [04020012]. doi: 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000328

Khani, A., 2019. An online shortest path algorithm for reliable routing in schedule-based transit networks considering transfer failure probability. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 126, 549-564.

Zhang, Y. and Khani, A., 2019. An algorithm for reliable shortest path problem with travel time correlations. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 121, 92-113.

Kumar, P., Khani, A. and Davis, G.A., 2019. Transit route origin–destination matrix estimation using compressed sensing. Transportation Research Record, 2673(10), 164-174.

Levin, M.W. and Khani, A., 2018. Dynamic transit lanes for connected and autonomous vehicles. Public Transport, 10(3), 399-426.

Kumar, P., Khani, A. and He, Q., 2018. A robust method for estimating transit passenger trajectories using automated data. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 95, 731-747.

Bóta, A., Gardner, L.M. and Khani, A., 2017. Identifying critical components of a public transit system for outbreak control. Networks and Spatial Economics, 17(4), 1137-1159.