Research Group

Here you can find more information about the lab members who help me with my research, and about some of their own research activities.

[Current] [Alumni and Theses] [Photos]

Current Graduate Students

	William Alexander B.S., Computer Science, The University of Alabama, 2017 B.S., Mathematics, The University of Alabama, 2017 `wealexander` at `utexas` dot `edu` William focused on optimization, communications, and transportation engineering during his undergraduate studies, before joining Dr. Boyles' group in 2017. He is currently interested in applying distributed algorithms, optimization techniques, machine learning, and communication technologies to improve transportation networks. Outside the lab, he is an avid scuba diver and a poor golfer.
	Priyadarshan Patil M.S.E., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2016 B.Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2015 (minor: Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship) `priyadarshan` at `utexas` dot `edu` Website: www.pdpatil.in Priyadarshan joined Dr. Boyles' group in Fall 2017. After working on multiobjective network algorithms for minimizing emissions as an undergraduate student, he explored choice modeling during his MS studies. He also investigated convergence criteria for static traffic assignment, parking and equity issues using dynamic traffic assignment, and assisted the city of West Lake Hills with a traffic study. His current interests include network optimization, dynamic traffic assignment, and its application toward automated vehicles.
	Tengkuo Zhu M.S., Highway and Bridge Engineering, Southeast University B.S., Highway and Bridge Engineering, Southeast University `zhutengkuo` at `utexas` dot `edu` Tengkuo joined Dr. Boyles' group in Fall 2017. As an undergraduate and MS student, he conducted research into the mechanical properties and lifecycle analysis of highway construction materials, such as asphalt and engineered cementilious concrete. His current research interests include network modeling and optimization, autonomous vehicles, and intelligent transportation systems.

Past Postdocs and Present Coordinates

Alireza Khani (PhD, University of Arizona). Currently Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota.

Past Graduate Students and Present Coordinates

Student	Degree	Date	Current Employer	Thesis
Carlin Liao	PhD	Fall 2021	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Modular Autonomous Intersection Management Simulation for Stochastic and Priority Auction Paradigms
Cesar Yahia	PhD	Fall 2021	Aurora Innovation	Management and Operation of Emerging Mobility Services
Can Gokalp	PhD	Spring 2021	Expedia	Three Nonlinear Network Flow Problems
Patrick Mannon	PhD	Spring 2020	US Department of Defense	Partitioning Methods for NP-Hard Routing Problems
Venktesh Pandey	PhD	Spring 2020	North Carolina A&T State University (assistant professor)	Dynamic Pricing and Long-Term Planning Models for Managed Lanes with Multiple Entrances and Exits
Rachel James	PhD	Spring 2019	Federal Highway Administration	The Development of a Holistic Approach to Modeling Driver Behavior: Accounting for Driver Heterogeneity in Car-Following Models
Manoj Gedela	MS	Spring 2019	McKinsey	Deep Learning Framework for Crash Detection using Twitter Data (winner, Neville Parker Award)
Rahul Patel	MS	Spring 2019	General Motors	Planning for Autonomous Vehicles: Effects and Optimal Placement of Reservation-Based Intersections in Urban Networks
Dongxu (Henry) He	MS	Spring 2018	UT Austin (Community and Regional Planning)	Information Sharing for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Prashanth Venkatraman	MS	Spring 2018	Stash	Planning for Autonomous Vehicles: Ridesharing and Traffic Control
Ehsan Jafari	PhD	Summer 2017	Amazon	Network Modeling and Design: A Distributed Problem Solving Approach
Michael Levin	PhD	Spring 2017	University of Minnesota (assistant professor)	Modeling and Optimizing Network Infrastructure for Autonomous Vehicles
John Helsel	MS	Spring 2017	WSP USA	Getting to Work on Time: A Proposed Time-Equitable Tolling Scheme (winner, Charley Wootan Award)
Tarun Rambha	PhD	Summer 2016	Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (assistant professor)	Dynamic Congestion Pricing in Within-Day and Day-to-Day Network Equilibrium Models
Rachel James	MS	Summer 2016	Federal Highway Administration	Data-Driven Placement of Centroid Connectors in Dynamic Traffic Assignment
Venktesh Pandey	MS	Summer 2016	UT Austin (PhD)	Optimal Dynamic Pricing for Managed Lanes with Multiple Entrances and Exits (winner, Milton Pikarsky Award)
Sudesh Agrawal	MS	Summer 2015	UT Austin (PhD, operations research)	Network Models for Battery Electric Vehicles
Michael Levin	MS	Spring 2015	University of Minnesota (assistant professor)	Integrating Autonomous Vehicle Behavior into Planning Models (winner, Milton Pikarsky Award)
Shoupeng Tang	PhD	Fall 2014	Texas Transportation Institute	Network Routing and Equilibrium Models for Urban Parking Search
Tyler Beduhn	MS	Fall 2014	Kimley-Horn	Reliable Routing in Schedule Based Transit Networks
Rohan Shah	MS	Summer 2014	CDM Smith	Dynamic Traffic Assignment-Based Modeling Paradigms for Sustainable Transportation Planning and Urban Development
Mallory (Necessary) Scates	MS	Fall 2013	Kimley-Horn	Developing an Infrastructure Informed Walkshed and Bikeshed
Ruoyu Liu	MS	Summer 2013	HNTB	Modeling Disrupted Networks with Dynamic Traffic Assignment
Ravi Venkatraman	MS	Summer 2013	Wayfair	Adaptive Routing Behavior with Real Time Information under Multiple Travel Objectives
Christopher Melson	MS	Spring 2013	Louisiana State University (Tran-SET program manager)	Improvements and Extensions of Dynamic Traffic Assignment in Transportation Planning
C. Matthew Pool	MS	Fall 2012	Kimley-Horn	Enhancing the Practical Usability of Dynamic Traffic Assignment
Tarun Rambha	MS	Spring 2012	Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru (assistnat professor)	Adaptive Routing in Schedule Based Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks (winner, Milton Pikarsky Award)
Promothes Saha	MS	Summer 2011	Purdue University Fort Wayne (assistant professor)	A Strategy on Roadway Pricing for Rural Freeways