Ali Zockaie
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), College of Engineering
1460 Middlevale Rd Ste 172C
Biography
Dr. Zockaie's research foci are network modeling, and urban transportation planning. He has developed a framework for the reliability-based user equilibrium problem considering temporal and spatial links travel time correlation as part of his PhD dissertation. He has worked on preparing networks for simulation-based dynamic traffic assignments tools for different research projects with a good understanding
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of the application of these tools, analyzing simulation results, and extracting performance measures. Beside the network modeling experiences, he has conducted research on traffic flow theory, where he has integrated traffic flow theory concepts into the dynamic networks. Operation research and optimization is another field of his interest, which has led to several publications related to airline industry, facility location for alternative fuel vehicles, specifically electric vehicles. He has also engaged in some research on urban transportation planning and estimation of dynamic origin-destination travel demand through the integration of activity-based models and multi-modal dynamic microsimulation.
RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2021-2021
Ford/Alliance Faculty Summer Sabbatical Program
Project funded by Ford Motor Company
PI
2021-2023
Effective Bridge Deck Warning Weather Technologies (Road Weather Information System)
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
CO-PI
2021-2022
Determining State and Federal Transportation Responsibilities to Residents on Islands
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
PI
2020-2022
Assessing System Performance of the Michigan Trunkline: Measures and Analytical Procedures for Planning and Operations ($180,204)
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
PI
2021-2022
MSU Campus Fleet Optimization Considering Miscellaneous Vehicle classes - Internal Funding
Project funded by Michigan State University
Co-PI
2020-2020
State-Wide Effects of EV Adoption on Light Duty
Project funded by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Co-PI
2020-2021
Seat Belt and Hand-Held Device Use Direct Observation Survey
Project funded by Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
Co-PI
2019-2020
Electric Vehicle Charger Placement Project-Phase 3
Project funded by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Co-PI
2019-2020
Effectiveness of Green Strobes on Winter Maintenance Vehicles and Equipment
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
PI
2019-2019
Ford/Alliance Faculty Summer Sabbatical Program
Project funded by Ford Motor Company
PI
2018-2019
Electric Vehicle Charger Placement Project-Phase 2
Project funded by the MI Energy
Co-PI
2018-2019
Middle East Technical University (METU) Smart Campus Project
Project funded by the USTDA via a Sub-contract from Willdan Energy Solutions
PI
2018-2018
Electric Vehicle Charger Placement Project
Project funded by the MI Energy
Co-PI
2018-2019
Research on the Operational Costs and Benefits of Speed Feedback Signs
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Co-PI
2018-2021
Work Zone Safety Training Grant
Project funded by the Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation
Co-PI
2017-2018
Research on Evaluation/Report for Collision Avoidance & Mitigation System (CAMS) on Winter Maintenance Trucks (WMT)
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
PI
2016-2018
Updated Analysis of Michigan Traffic Inputs for Pavement ME Design
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Co-PI
2016-2018
Assessment of Countermeasure Gaps, Predictive Crash Analysis and Engineering Safety Programs in Michigan
Project funded by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Co-PI
Courses Taught
CE 444: Transportation Engineering
CE 841: Traffic Flow Theory
CE 847: Traffic Analysis and Control
Education
Northwestern University: Ph.D., Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning
Awards
NUTC Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2014
The Searle Teaching Certificate Program, 2014-2015, Northwestern University
Graduate Student Participation Travel Grant for 8th National Aviation System Planning Symposium, 2012
Scholarship for outstanding Master Thesis from National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, 2009
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Kavianipour, M., Fakhrmoosavi, Singh, H., Ghamami, M., Zockaie, A., Ouyang, Y., Jackson, R., "EV Fast-Charging Infrastructure Planning in Urban Networks Considering Travel and Charging Behavior".
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (In press).
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 112, pp. 46-61, 2020.
Verma, R., Saedi, R., Zockaie, A., Gates, T., "Behavioral Analysis of Drivers Following Winter Maintenance Trucks Enabled with Collision Avoidance System".
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