Mahdieh Allahviranloo

Mahdieh Allahviranloo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York (CUNY). She specializes in transportation systems with a focus on travel behavior analysis, mobility pattern recognition, and urban resilience. Her work integrates data mining, optimization, and statistical techniques to study urban mobility dynamics, particularly addressing disruptive technologies like shared mobility and autonomous vehicles.

Education: PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Irvine; MSc in Transportation Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology; BSc in Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.

Research Interests: Large-scale optimization algorithms, network modeling, travel demand modeling, and the impact of collaborative logistics on urban systems. She leads the Urban Knowledge Discovery Lab (UKDLAB), developing tools like the Shared Life Tracks mobile application to collect and analyze mobility data. Current projects include an online platform for autonomous vehicle sharing and quantifying the effects of rainfall on subway ridership.

Key Awards: Best Paper Award at the 2017 International Conference on Transport and Health for work on activity-based pricing schemes. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including projects with CUNY's Advanced Science Research Center and the UTRC.

Advising and Grants: Supervises PhD and undergraduate researchers in transportation modeling and logistics. Funds multiple projects through PSC-CUNY, UTRC, and FHWA, including an agent-based disaster response model for extreme climate events. Mentors the Women's Robotics Club at CCNY, fostering STEM participation among female engineering students.

Lab Activities: UKDLAB focuses on mobility pattern discovery, urban data platforms, and equity in transportation systems. Collaborates with institutions like ENTPE (France) and UPRM (Puerto Rico) on shared mobility solutions. Recent work includes developing a dynamic crowdshipping model for NYC and evaluating cordon pricing impacts on pollution exposure.