Education

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), projected April 2013

CGPA: 3.86 (4.00 scale)

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (with Honours), October 2009

Major: Transportation Engineering

CGPA: 3.93 (4.00 scale)

Position: Ranked 2nd in a class of 185 students.

Notre Dame College, Dhaka

Higher Secondary Certificate (H. S. C.), 2004

CGPA: 5.00 (5.00 scale)

Khulna Zilla School, Khulna

Secondary School Certificate (S. S. C.), 2002

CGPA: 5.00 (5.00 scale)

Honors And Awards

Dr. F. R. Khan Award - for outstanding academic performance.

2005-2009 - Deans Award, BUET, in each academic year of study.

2005-2009 - BUET Academic Merit Scholarship in each semester.

2005-2009 - Dhaka Education Board Scholarship for result in the H.S.C. Examination.

Research Interests

Travel Behavior Analysis and Demand Modeling, Discrete Choice Analysis, Dynamic Transportation Network Modeling, Activity Based Modeling, Urban Transportation Systems, Mobile Sensing, Network Optimization, Statistics and Operations Research applied to Transportation.

Teaching Experience

January 2010 - Present

Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering,

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

November 2009 - January 2010

Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering,

Presidency University, Gulshan,

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Experience

April 2011 - Present; working with Professor Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque on

Development of Dynamic Origin Destination Matrix based Travel Demand Modeling Framework using Cell Phone Data

M.Sc. Thesis. Utilized anonymized cell phone data, filtered noise, assimilated data, conducted complimentary traffic and questionnaire surveys, formulating framework for TDM using developed dynamic OD matrices.

January 2011 - Present; working with Dr. Charisma F. Choudhury on

Development of a Microscopic Traffic Simulator with Mixed Traffic Simulation Capability for Evaluation of Alternative Transport Options for Dhaka City

A World Bank financed research project. Working as a researcher.

July 2008 - October 2009;worked with Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman on

Development of Interrupted Flow Traffic Noise Prediction Model (IFTNPM) for Dhaka City

Undergraduate Thesis. Applied statistical modeling, mapped GIS based pollution information, managed large-scale primary data collection.

Publications/ Presentations

Tanvir S. and Hoque M.S. Application of Mobile Phone Data in Transportation Research in Dhaka. International Workshop on Environmental Information, March 2012, CSIS, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Tanvir S. and Rahman M.M. Development of Interrupted Flow Traffic noise Prediction Model for Dhaka City, 4^th Annual Paper Meet and 1^st Civil Engineering Congress, December 2011, IEB, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Haque K., Fatmi M.R. and Tanvir S. Effects and Feasibility of Relocation of Kamlapur Railway Station: An Econometric Approach. 1^st International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December 2012, Chittagong, Bangladesh. 

Professional Work

Transportation Modeler, Pre-feasibility Study of Proposed Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway PPP Project.

Developed travel demand model, devised toll collection plan, planned stated preference questionnaire survey, coordinated data collection, presented outcomes to policy makers.

Junior Consultant, Review of Feasibility Study for Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP Project.

Formulated review model, validated primary data, checked model parameters with supplementary survey, and wrote peer-review reports.

Member, Consultancy Services for Renovation of Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong.

Trainings/ Workshops

Participant in 22^nd International Course on Transportation Planning and Safety, organized by TRIPP, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (December 2012)

Speaker, International Workshop on Environmental Information, organized by Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS), The University of Tokyo, Japan (March 2012)

Member Secretary, Organizing Committee, Training Course on Transportation Engineering and Traffic Management, organized by Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (April 2010 & April 2011).

Participant in the Teachers Appreciation Workshop, organized by Directorate of Continuing Education, BUET (May 2010).

Member, Organizing Committee, 3^rd International Earthquake Symposium Bangladesh, organized by Bangladesh Earthquake Society (March 2010) and Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2010, organized by ISSMGE (November 2010).

Rapporteur, Workshop on Up gradation of Bangladesh National Building Code (February 2010).

Computer Skills

Programming languages-

C/C++, PYTHON.

Statistical and Modeling Software-

SPSS, BIOGEME, R, MATLAB, MATHEMATICA.

Transportation Planning Software-

CUBE Voyager, TRANSCAD, MATSIM, ArcGIS.

Web Developing/ Graphics Software-

AUTOCAD, Microsoft Publisher, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator.

References

Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

E-mail: shamhoque84@gmail.com; shoque@ce.buet.ac.bd

Dr. Charisma F. Choudhury

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

E-mail: cfc@ce.buet.ac.bd; cfc@mit.edu

Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

E-mail: mizanur@ce.buet.ac.bd