Advising and Mentorship

Current Graduate Students – Texas A&M University

• 2026 – Present | Luke Bowie Kim, Ph.D. Student, Industrial & Systems Engineering (My role: Chair)
  Texas A&M University

Research Mentees and Co-Advised Students

• 2026 – Present | Ahmad Bassaleh, Research Collaborator (My role: Co-Mentor)
  Wichita State University
  Currently: Ph.D. Student
• 2026 | Yifan Wu, Research Aide (My role: Primary Mentor)
  Texas A&M University
  Currently: Ph.D. Student
• 2026 | Annabelle Jung, SULI Summer Intern (My role: Co-Mentor)
  University of Illinois Chicago
  Currently: B.S. Student
• 2026 | Hadi Bhidya, SULI Spring Intern (My role: Primary Mentor)
  University of Tennessee
  Currently: B.S. Student
• 2025 – Present | Zahra Hajibagher Najjar, Research Collaborator (My role: Primary Mentor)
  University of Illinois Chicago
  Currently: Ph.D. Student
• 2024 & 2026 | Waquar Kaleem
  Pennsylvania State University · Currently: Ph.D. Student
  • 2026: Research Aide (My role: Primary Mentor)
  • 2024: Givens Associate (My role: Co-Mentor)
• 2024 – 2025 | Draco Tong, Research Collaborator (My role: Co-Mentor)
  Northwestern University
  Currently: Ph.D. Student
• 2024 – 2025 | Sadjad Bazarnovi, Ph.D., Research Collaborator (My role: Dissertation Co-Advisor)
  University of Illinois Chicago
  Dissertation:"Planning and Optimization of Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicles: From Infrastructure to Behavioral Insights."
  Currently: Operations Research Scientist at NetJets
• 2024 | Selin Bayramoglu, Research Aide (My role: Primary Mentor)
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Currently: Ph.D. Student
• 2024 | Joseph Paul, Ph.D., Research Aide (My role: Co-Mentor)
  Clemson University
  Currently: Consultant at Plasman
• 2023 – 2025 | Max Ng, Ph.D., Research Collaborator (My role: Co-Mentor)
  Northwestern University
  Currently: Machine Learning Engineer at Uber
• 2023 | Akhil Vakayil, Ph.D., Givens Associate (My role: Co-Mentor)
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Currently: Quantitative Analytics Specialist at Wells Fargo
• 2022 – 2024 | Amir Davatgari, Ph.D., Research Collaborator (My role: Dissertation Co-Advisor)
  University of Illinois Chicago
  Dissertation: "Medium-duty Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Planning and Operations in Urban Transportation Networks."
  Currently: Data Scientist at Starbucks