Assistant Professor

Location

2124 GG Brown

2350 Hayward, 2124 GG Brown Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

Primary Website

Next Generation Mobility Systems

Education

• PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Irvine, 2016
• MS, Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2011
• BS, Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2008

Research Interests

My research interests are centered around applications of operations research in transportation, with focus on surface transportation. More specifically, my areas of interest include:

• Multi-Modal Transportation
• Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Ridesharing
• Matching
• Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology
• Cyber Security

Publications

Selected publications:

• Masoud, N., and R. Jayakrishnan. A Real-Time Algorithm to Solve the Peer-to-Peer Ride-Matching Problem in a Flexible Ridesharing System. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, V. 106, pp. 218-236, 2017
• Masoud, N., and R. Jayakrishnan. A Decomposition Algorithm to Solve the Multi-Hop Peer-to-Peer Ride-Matching Problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. V. 99, pp. 1-29, 2017
• Masoud, N., R. Lloret-Batlle, and R. Jayakrishnan. Using Bi-Lateral Trading to Increase Ridership and User Permanence in Ridesharing Systems. Transportation Research Part E, V. 102, pp. 60–77, 201
• Masoud, N., and R. Jayakrishnan. Autonomous or Driver-less Vehicles: Implementation Strategies and Operational Concerns. Transportation Research Part E, V. 108, pp. 179-194, 2017