Faculty
CAROLINA OSORIO
PhD Students at MIT
Evan Fields
Previous degree: 2013 Computer Science and Mathematics (double major) BA, Pomona College
Research topic: Large-scale data-driven simulation-based optimization
Jing Lu
Previous degree: 2014 Mathematics and Economics (double major) BA, New York University
Research topic: Real-time simulation-based optimization
Timothy Tay
Previous degree: 2015 Physics BA, University of Cambridge
Research topic: High-dimensional real-time simulation-based optimization
Chao Zhang
Previous degree: 2013 Civil Engineering MSc., University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Research topic: Calibration of large-scale stochastic traffic simulators
Kevin Zhang
Previous degree: 2012 Mathematics and Statistics (double major) BSc, Yale University
Research topic: Data-driven simulation-based optimization
Tianli Zhou
Previous degree: 2013 Industrial Engineering BSc., Tsinghua University
Research topic: Vehicle-sharing network design
Former group members
Linsen Chong
PhD Transportation 2011-2017
Thesis: Computationally Efficient Simulation-based Optimization Algorithms for Large-scale Urban Transportation Problems
Last known affiliation: OR Scientist at Cruise Automation
Nate Bailey
MSc. Transportation, 2014-2016, co-advised with Prof. Antonio Antunes (Uni. of Coimbra)
Thesis: Simulation and Queueing Network Model Formulation of Mixed Automated and Non-automated Traffic in Urban Settings
Last known affiliation: PhD at MIT
Krishna Kumar Selvam
MSc. Transportation, 2012-2014
Thesis: Multi-Model Simulation-Based Optimization applied to Urban Transportation
Last known affiliation: Data Scientist at Lyft
Xiao Chen
PhD Transportation 2010-2014, Uni. of Coimbra, MIT Portugal Program (co-advised with Prof. Bruno Santos, TU Delft)
Thesis: Traffic Signal Control in Congested Urban Networks: Simulation-based Optimization Approach
Last known affiliation: Assistant Professor at the School of Highway, Chang'an University, China
Kanchana Nanduri
MSc. Transportation, 2011-2013
Thesis: Mitigating Emissions and Energy Consumption for Urban Transportation Networks: Simulation-Based Signal Control Strategies
Last known affiliation: Program Manager of Transportation Volume Planning at Amazon
Carter Wang
MSc. Transportation, 2011-2013
Thesis: Urban Transportation Networks: Analytical Modeling of Spatial Dependencies and Calibration Techniques for Stochastic Traffic Simulators
Last known affiliation: Data Scientist at Citi Bike
Jana Yamani
MSc. Computation for Design and Optimization, 2011-2013
Thesis: Approximation of the Transient Joint Queue-Length Distribution in Tandem Markovian Networks
Last known affiliation: Associate at McKinsey & Company
Hoda Bidkhori
Post-Doc, Dec. 2011-Aug. 2013
Last known affiliation: Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh