Current Appointment: Assistant Professor, Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Previous Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. USA
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, USA. 2019-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow University of Toronto Toronto, Canada. 2019
PhD in Civil and Mineral Engineering University of Toronto Toronto, Canada. 2019
MASc in Civil Engineering University of Toronto Toronto, Canada. 2015
BSc in Civil Engineering with Honours Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2013
About Our Research
Modeling individuals’ travel behavior using advanced econometrics and machine learning models is the overarching theme of our research lab. Due to many theoretical inconsistencies in existing travel demand models, it is evident that many methodological contributions are required to formulate adequate modeling structures. We have been continuously experimenting with traditional econometrics models by incorporating dynamic programming, modern economic theories, discrete-continuous models, optimization principles, machine learning in the last eight years. The main goal is to represent better individual travel behavior and accurate forecasting, essential for transportation planning and policy implications. We also try to understand how individuals perceive emerging mobility services, such as autonomous vehicles, flying taxis, and hyperloop.
Biography of Dr. Hasnine
Dr. Md Sami Hasnine is an Assistant Professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Hasnine’s research is at the intersection of transportation engineering, econometrics, data science, and psychology – how human behavior is connected to transportation decision-making. He builds mathematical models to develop smart, sustainable cities to reduce emissions and energy consumption.
Dr. Hasnine published 35 peer-reviewed journal articles and 75 peer-reviewed conference papers.
Dr. Hasnine is a member of the Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (AEP60) (previously ABE50) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Dr. Hasnine was the president of the University of Toronto chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for two years and a former Canadian Traffic Bowl Champion (2014). Dr. Hasnine received many awards and fellowships, including the Amazon Research Award (2023), VIP Curricular Advancement Award (2023), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019), and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) (2017).
Dr. Hasnine was the NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the kind supervision of the Edmund K. Turner Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva. Prior to that Dr. Hasnine was also a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto under the supervision of the Percy Edward Hart Professor Khandker Nurul Habib. Dr. Hasnine also completed his MASc and Ph.D. programs from the University of Toronto under the same supervisor. Before this, Dr. Hasnine pursued a BSc in Civil Engineering with Honours from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) under the supervision of Professor Md Shamsul Haque.
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