Maryam Bostanara

Dr. Maryam Bostanara is a Researcher at the City Futures Research Centre (CFRC), part of the School of Built Environment at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney). She completed her PhD in 2024 at the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, with a thesis titled "Urban Dynamics and Household Decisions: Advanced Statistical Methods in Relocation, Land Use, and Transport Planning." She holds a BSc and MSc in Industrial Engineering (Systems Optimization) from Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2016 and 2018).

Maryam’s research focuses on the intersection of transport and land-use, emphasizing behavioral models and data-driven approaches to urban sustainability. Her work integrates data visualization, machine learning, and econometric methods to analyze residential relocation, transport planning, and urban dynamics. A notable trend in her publications is the application of advanced statistical frameworks (e.g., DDCM, survival analysis) to study relocation behaviors, cycling infrastructure, and time-use patterns during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also contributed to interdisciplinary topics, including AI-driven healthcare analytics.

• Recipient of UNSW Women in Engineering Research Top-Up Scholarship
• Awarded Best research demonstration at TRANSW 2021

Maryam is supported by the Digital Grid Futures Institute Seed Funding (DGFI) 2024 and is affiliated with the CFRC, a leader in urban futures research. Her expertise spans transport modeling, behavioral economics, and data science, with a growing focus on health-related applications.