RESEARCH TEAM
Dr. Sabya Mishra
(Workshop Host & Lead Researcher)
CEAT Site Director,Professor, University of Memphis
Research Interests
Travel Demand Modeling
Network Investment Decision Making
Transportation Planning and Economics
Impact of Disruptive Technological Innovations on Transportation
Economics of Transportation Systems
📧 smishra3@memphis.edu
☎️ 901-678-5043
Dr. Aron Laszka
(Co-PI & Technology Expert)
Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making and Optimization
Cyber-Physical Systems
Machine Learning Applications in Smart and Connected Communities
Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
Optimization in Public Transportation
📧 aql5923@psu.edu
Dr. Talusan
(Co-PI & Transit Analyst)
Research Scientist, Vanderbilt University
Research Interests
Decision Optimization in Public Transportation
Markov Decision Processes and Monte Carlo Tree Search
Machine Learning for Occupancy Prediction in Transit
Cyber-Physical Systems and Innovation
Optimization of EV Charger Behavior
📧 jptalusan@gmail.com
Dr. Andy Guthrie
(Social Scientist & Transportation Planner)
Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
Research Interests
Transportation Planning
Transit Equity
Housing Policy
Geographic Information Systems
📧 guthrie1@memphis.edu
☎️ 901.678.2161