Mizanur Rahman received his Ph.D. degree in 'Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles' at Clemson University in August 2018. He also received his M.Sc. degree in civil engineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, in 2013. His research focuses on enabling emerging connected vehicle applications through a cyber-physical system platform and data analytics for a sustainable transportation system.

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, August 2018

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Emphasis: Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Dissertation Title: Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Applications Development and Evaluation in Edge-centric Transportation Cyber Physical Systems (TCPS)

Advisors: Dr. Mashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury (Professor of Civil Engineering,  Professor of Automotive Engineering and Professor of Computer Science) and Dr. Jim Martin (Associate professor of Computer Science)

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Master of Science in Civil Engineering, August 2013

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Emphasis: Car-Following Theory

Thesis Title:   Application of Parameter Estimation and Calibration Method for Car-Following Models

 

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, January 2008

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh

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Appointments

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (May 2017 –August 2018)

       Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University

       Sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (August 2016 –May 2017)

       Department of Computer Science, Clemson University

       Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (May 2016 –August 2016)

       Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University

       Sponsored by May’s Endowment Fund

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (August 2015 –May 2016)

       Department Computer Science, Clemson University

       Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (August 2014 –August 2015)

       Department Computer Science, Clemson University

       Sponsored by BMW

 

• Graduate Research Assistant (August 2011 –August 2014)

       Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University

       Sponsored by South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)

 

• Lecturer (August 2008 – August 2011)

       Department of Civil Engineering

       Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

• Lecturer (July 2008 – December 2009)

       Department of Civil Engineering

       Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Student Advising Experiences

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• Graduate Student Advising in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Semester project related to “Connected and Autonomous Vehicles”

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• Undergraduate Student Advising in the Computer Science Department Creative Inquiry course on Connected Vehicle Applications Development

 

• High School Student Advising for South Carolina Governor’s School program, titled “Accelerate-Clemson Senior Camp 2017”

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Synergistic Activities

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• Member, TRB Subcommittee on Big Data Analytics for Connected and Automated Vehicles of the ITS Committee

• Friends of Committee, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications

• Friends of Committee, Traffic Flow Theory Committee, TRB

• Friends of Committee , ASCE T&DI Advanced Technologies Committee, TRB

• Reviewers:

  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

  • IEEE Sensors Journal

  • Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems

  • Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record

  • IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety

  • Journal of Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

 

Organizational Membership

 

• Student member , American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

• Student member , Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

• Student member , Intelligent Transportation Systems America(ITSA)

• Student member , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Student member , Intelligent Transportation Systems Society(ITSS) , IEEE

• Member , Institute of Engineers-Bangladesh (IEB)

• Student member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

 

Leadership

 

• Treasurer, Clemson IEEE ITS Student Chapter (2015 - Present)

• Vice President – Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA), Clemson (2013)

• Member – USDOT Connected Vehicle Challenge winning team (2011)

 

Certificate

 

• PTV VISSIM Signal Control & VAP Training, May 2013.

• Coursera Course Certificate on Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach

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