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Navid Khademi, PhD

Navid Khademi (ORCID: 0000-0003-2565-8194), Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Department of Highway and Transportation Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Tehran. He is now the Director of the Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) since Nov. 2016; moreover, the Lab Director of Computer Graphics in Civil Engineering (CGC) Laboratory since Nov. 2018, both at the University of Tehran.

Post-Doc. (2015 – 2016), Le laboratoire Théorie économique, modélisation et applications (THEMA); UMR, CNRS, CY Cergy Paris Université, France

Ph.D. (2006-2012); (4years) Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran;
(1 year) Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne (CES), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France

Master of Science (Honours) (2003-2006), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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Hosein Taghaddos, PhD

Hosein Taghaddos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Construction Engineering and Management of the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Tehran. He is the director of Tecnosa research center since 2016; moreover, the main faculty of the Computer Graphics in Civil Engineering (CGC) Laboratory since Nov. 2018, both at the University of Tehran.

PhD, Construction Engineering and Management,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005 –2010
University of Alberta, Canada

MSc, Structure, Civil Engineering, , 2002 – 2004
University of Tehran, Iran

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Sayna Firoozi Yeganeh

PhD Candidate

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Sayna was a Ph.D. student in highway and transportation engineering at the CGC lab. Her research focuses on women’s travel behavior, particularly their choices regarding shared mobility. She uses mixed methods to explore the key factors that influence women’s mode choices and how these factors shape their decisions. Sayna received her M.Sc. degree from Amirkabir University of Technology in 2016. From 2019, she worked as a research assistant at CGC lab, contributing to projects that combined qualitative and quantitative approaches.

PhD Thesis topic: Examining women’s behavior in ridesharing using hybrid choice modeling and in a virtual reality environment.

Mohammad Arbabpour Bidgoli

Researcher

m.arbabpour@ut.ac.ir

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Mohammad was a researcher at the CGC lab, where he focused on modeling users’ behaviors in active transport modes, especially cycling. He holds an M.Sc. in Road & Transportation Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. In his research at CGC, he used a cycling simulator equipped with VR technology and an EEG device to study cyclists’ behavioral and neurological responses under different infrastructure designs, traffic conditions, built environments, weather conditions, and times of day and night. His work involved developing models and presenting indexes to better understand cyclists’ perceptions and contribute to improving cycling safety and comfort. His research interests continue to center on active transportation and cycling behavior.

Amir Zare

PhD Candidate

Amir.zare.kazem@ut.ac.ir

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Amir was a Ph.D. student in Transportation Engineering at the CGC lab. He joined the group as a new member and contributed to its ongoing research activities. He received his M.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran in 2021. His academic interests continue to lie in transportation systems and mobility analysis.

Kimia Afand

MSc student

kimia.afand@ut.ac.ir

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Kimia was an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2020. She joined the CGC lab during her graduate studies. Kimia received her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Shiraz University in 2018.

Yasaman Rabiee

MSc student

yasaman.rabiee@ut.ac.ir

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Yasaman was an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2020. She joined the CGC lab during her graduate studies. Yasaman received her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in the same year.

Sajjad Mazloom

MSc student

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Sajjad is an M.Sc. student in Civil Engineering and a long-standing member of the CGC lab. He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran. His primary research interest is the investigation of pedestrian behavior in virtual reality environments. Since 2019, Sajjad has been involved in studies on the behavior of pedestrians and cyclists by designing and utilizing an urban virtual reality environment.

Thesis topic: Investigating the behavior of pedestrians and cyclists by designing an urban virtual reality environment.

Arghavan Moradi

MSc student

arghavan.moradi@ut.ac.ir

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Arghavan was an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2021. She joined the CGC lab as a new member during her graduate studies. Arghavan received her B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in the same year.

Thesis topic: Identifying the influencing factors on citizens’ desire/unwillingness to ride bicycles in Tehran: Content analysis study.

Arian Behmanesh

MSc student

arian.behmanesh@ut.ac.ir

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Arian is an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran and a current member of the CGC lab. He joined the lab during his graduate studies in 2021. He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology. His primary research interest is the investigation of passengers’ behavior in virtual reality.

Thesis topic: Investigating the impact of distraction factors while riding a bicycle in virtual reality: Prioritizing and introducing the necessary solutions.

Hanieh Farajolahi

MSc student

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Haniyeh was an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2021. She joined the CGC lab as a new member during her graduate studies. She received her B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Buein Zahra Technical University (BZTU).

Thesis topic: Investigating the impact of weather-related factors on the intention and performance of cyclists in the urban network in virtual reality.

Mehrdad Jahanbakhsh

MSc student

mehr.jahanbakhsh@ut.ac.ir

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Mehrdad was an M.Sc. student in Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2021. He joined the CGC lab as a new member during his graduate studies. Mehrdad received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (UMA) in the same year.

Thesis topic: Developing a suitable platform for spatiotemporal analysis of cycling network in Tehran.

Amirmohammad Zabihpour

MSc student

amir.zabihpour@ut.ac.ir

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Amir is an M.Sc. student in Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran and a current member of the CGC lab. He joined the lab during his graduate studies in 2022. Amir received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT) in the same year.

Thesis topic: Video and EEG analysis for identifying high-risk cycling spots.

Zahra Maktabi Fard

PhD Candidate

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Zahra is a Ph.D. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2024. Her research focuses on the impact of environmental psychology on transportation, particularly in urban planning and design. Zahra completed her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Urban Planning at Shiraz University, in 2020 and 2023, respectively.

M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Analysis of the Spatial Distribution and Sustainable Locating of Public Off-Street Parking Lots, Case Study: Traffic Control Zone of Shiraz, Iran.

Ali Bagheri

MSc student

Alibagheriab@ut.ac.ir

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Ali is a new member of CGC Lab. He is an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2024. He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT) in the same year. His research interests primarily focus on the investigation of passengers’ behavior in virtual reality (VR), as well as studying the behavior of pedestrians and cyclists by designing an urban virtual reality environment.

Atefeh Maleki

MSc student

maleki.atefeh@ut.ac.ir

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Atefeh is a new member of CGC Lab. She is an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2024. She received her B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Alzahra University in 2023. Her research interests primarily focus on the investigation of passengers’ behavior in virtual reality (VR), as well as studying the behavior of pedestrians by designing an urban virtual reality environment.

Alireza Mohammadzadeh

MSc student

mohammadzadeh.al@ut.ac.ir

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Alireza is a new member of CGC Lab. He is an M.Sc. student in Highway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Tehran as of 2024. He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT) in the same year. His research interests primarily focus on the investigation of passengers’ behavior in virtual reality (VR), as well as studying the behavior of pedestrians by designing an urban virtual reality environment.

Ramin Saedi, PhD

Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at Purdue University

Ramin is now a postdoctoral Associate at Purdue University in the USA. He is a Graduated Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

His M.Sc. thesis topic at the University of Tehran was: Investigating the learning mechanism in the travelers’ day-to-day dynamic behavior

Amirmasoud Almotahari, PhD

Current position: Transportation Engineer at Parametrix, Las Vegas Metropolitan Area

Amirmasoud has been recruited as a transportation engineer at Parametrix Incorporation located in Las Vegas of the USA. He is a graduated Ph.D. from Stony Brook University, in New York.

His M.Sc. thesis topic at the University of Tehran was: Vulnerability analysis of transportation network based on route choice and departure time choice modeling of travelers

Mostafa (Yaser) Kouchakzadeh, MSc

Current Position: Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto

Yaser is now an M.Sc. student and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto, Canada.

During his B.Sc. at the University of Tehran, he passed a very effective internship at CGCLab aiming at designing and implementing urban traffic virtual reality environments in the lab.

Collaboration in research with faculty members from Following universities:

Amirmasoud has been recruited as a transportation engineer at Parametrix Incorporation located in Las Vegas of the USA. He is a graduated Ph.D. from Stony Brook University, in New York.

His M.Sc. thesis topic at the University of Tehran was: Vulnerability analysis of transportation network based on route choice and departure time choice modeling of travelers