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Nikhil Menon
| nikhilmenon@usf.edu | 4121 E Busch Blvd. Apt, 908
Tampa, FL 33617. Ph.: 813 337-9124 |
Research Interests
Effects of Emerging Transportation Technologies on Travel Behavior – Autonomous Vehicles and Shared Mobility; Transportation Planning; Freight and Logistics Systems; Data Collection in Transportation – Stated Preference Surveys
Professional Experience
| 2018-present | Adjunct Instructor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa FL |
| 2017-present | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida, Tampa FL |
| 2013-2017 | Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa FL |
| 2014-2017 | Writing Consultant, Writing Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa FL |
| 2013-2015 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa FL |
| 2013 | Transport Planner, Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transport & Urban Planning (CiSTUP), Bangalore India |
| 2011-2013 | Graduate Researcher, MIT Portugal Program, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon Portugal |
Professional Affiliations
| 2018-present | Research Associate, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University |
Education
| 2017 | The University of South Florida, Tampa (FL) Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation) |
| 2015 | The University of South Florida, Tampa (FL) M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation) |
| 2013 | Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon (Portugal) MSc. Transportation Systems |
| 2011 | National Institute of Technology, Calicut (India) B.Tech Civil Engineering |
Doctoral Dissertation
Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership. The University of South Florida, Tampa FL (2017).
Committee Members: Mingyang Li (Chair), Yu Zhang, Abdul Pinjari, Fred Mannering, Grisselle Centeno, Yingling Fan
Master Theses
Consumer Perception and Anticipated Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Results from Multi-Population Surveys. The University of South Florida, Tampa FL (2015).
Committee Members: Yu Zhang, Abdul Pinjari, Pei-Sung Lin
Exploring the prospect of operating low-cost carriers and legacy carriers from the same airport terminal – a service quality approach. Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon Portugal (2013).
Committee Members: Rosário Macário, Luís Picado Santos, Vasco Reis, Rui Oliveira
Articles in Refereed Journals
- Menon, N., Barbour, N., Zhang, Y., Pinjari, A., Mannering, F., 2018. Shared autonomous vehicles and their potential impacts on household vehicle ownership: An exploratory empirical assessment. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2018.1443178
Other Scholarly Publications
- Menon, N., Ozkul, S., Pinjari A.R., 2015. Freight Mobility: Success Factors for Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Growth. FLITE 56 (2)
- Pinjari, A.R., Augustin, B., Menon, N., 2013. Highway capacity impacts of autonomous vehicles: An Assessment. White Paper submitted to the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA). http://civil.iisc.ac.in/~abdul/uploads/9/6/7/8/9678119/abdul_pinjari_autonomous_vehicles_whitepaper_recent.pdf
Working Papers
- Menon, N., Zhang, Y., Pinjari, A., Mannering, F., A statistical analysis of consumers’ perceptions towards automated vehicles and their intended adoption. Submitted to Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics.
- Ozkul, S., Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Davis, D., Seggerman, K., Determination of Success and Deterrence Factors for Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Development. Submitted to Transport Policy.
- Barbour N., Menon, N., Zhang Y., Mannering, F., Shared automated vehicles: A statistical analysis of consumer use likelihoods and concerns. Submitted to Travel Behavior and Society.
- Menon, N., Ozkul, S., Pinjari, A.R., Davis, D., Seggerman, K., Ozguven, E.E., State DOT Investment Criteria Targeting Economic Development Enhancement through Freight and Logistics Related Projects. Submitted to Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
- Yuksel, E., Bertini, R.L., Ozkul, S., Menon, N., Unnikrishnan, A., and Garg, R., Leveraging a Permanent Freight Data Collection Infrastructure and Archive System: Visualizing Urban Truck Temporal and Spatial Dynamic. Submitted to Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Honors and Awards
| 2015 | Recipient, Georgia Brosch Memorial Scholarship
Center for Urban Transportation Research scholarship for attracting the best and brightest to careers in transportation |
| 2015 | Recipient, Conference Travel Grant – USF Student Government |
| 2015 | Runner up, Institute of Transportation Engineers Collegiate Traffic Bowl, Florida District |
| 2011-2012 | Recipient, MIT Portugal Corporate Scholarship, Lisbon, Portugal
Recognition for outstanding applicants into the MIT Portugal Program, awarded full scholarship |
Conference Presentations (* presenter)
| 2018 | Menon, N*., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Understanding the Influence of Consumers’ Perceptions towards Automated Vehicles on their Intended Adoption: A Cluster Analysis Approach. Presentation at the Automated Vehicle Symposium 2018, San Francisco, CA [Talk] |
| 2018 | Pessaro, B., Menon, N*., University of South Florida Campus Autonomous Transit Feasibility Study. Presentation at the Automated Vehicle Symposium 2018, San Francisco, CA [Poster] |
| 2017 | Menon, N*., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Intended Adoption from Consumers’ Perceptions. Presentation at the Florida Automated Vehicle Summit 2017, Tampa, FL [Poster] |
| 2017 | Menon, N*., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Intended Adoption from Consumers’ Perceptions. Presentation at the 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region 2017, Gainesville, FL [Talk] |
| 2016 | Menon, N*., Barbour, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs). Presentation at the Florida Automated Vehicle Summit 2016, Tampa, FL [Poster] |
| 2016 | Menon, N*., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Srinivasan, S., Jin, X., Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs): Findings from Multi-Population Surveys in Florida. Presentation at TRANSPO 2016, West Palm Beach, FL [Talk] |
| 2016 | Menon, N*., Pinjari A.R., Zhang Y., Zhou, L., Consumer Perception and Intended Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Findings from a University Population Survey. Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. [Poster] |
| 2016 | Ozkul, S*., Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Davis, D., Seggerman, K., Determination of Success and Deterrence Factors for Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Development. Presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. [Poster] |
| 2015 | Menon, N*., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Consumers’ Perception, and Intended Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Results from Multi-Population Surveys. Presentation at the 9th UTC Spotlight Conference 2015, Washington D.C. [Poster] |
Invited Talks
| 2018 | N. Menon. Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership Center for Urban Transportation Research Transportation Webcast. The University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| 2016 | N. Menon. Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs): Findings from Multi-Population Surveys in Florida. The University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
| 2014 | N. Menon. Emerging Automotive and Transportation Technologies – Autonomous Vehicles. The University of South Florida, Tampa, FL |
Research Project Experience
| 2017-present | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
· Development of Transportation System Simulation Manual (traffic simulation, data collection & management) · A Performance-based Approach for Managing and Operating our Transportation System (traffic simulation, data, performance measures, reliability analysis) · Campus Automated Shuttle Deployment Initiative (autonomous vehicles, shared mobility, stated preference surveys, data analysis) |
| 2013-2017 | Graduate Research Assistant, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
· Understanding Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Anticipated Travel Behavioral Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles (autonomous vehicles, shared mobility, vehicle ownership, stated preference surveys, data analysis, behavioral economics, econometric models, cluster analysis) · Florida Aviation Activity Forecast Methodologies and Tools Development (FDOT BDV25 977-36) (aviation economics, forecasting, time series) · Development of Success and Deterrence Factors for Logistics Activity Centers (FDOT BDV25 977-04) (logistics, freight, economic development, data analysis, stated preference surveys, qualitative analysis) |
| 2013 | Transport Planner, Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transport & Urban Planning (CiSTUP), Bangalore, India
· Performance Evaluation of the City and State Bus Network (transit system performance measures, analytical hierarchy process) |
| 2011-2012 | Graduate Researcher, MIT Portugal Program, Lisbon, Portugal
· Exploring the prospect of operating low-cost carriers and legacy carriers from the same airport terminal (airport systems design, low-cost terminal design, service quality, importance-performance analysis) |
Teaching Experience
| 2018 | Adjunct Instructor, Transport Planning and Economics (Graduate – TTE 5501)
· Developing a three-credit course on the principles of the transportation planning field with a systems design perspective, four-step modeling, and principles of transport economics |
| 2014-2015 | Teaching Assistant, Transportation Engineering II (Undergraduate – TTE 4005)
· Graded assignments, conducted office hours and provided feedback/evaluation |
| 2013-2015 | Instructor, Design Graphics (Undergraduate – EGN/EGS 1113)
· Developed a three-credit course on the principles of engineering drawing, and design using AutoCAD, designed exams, grading, provided feedback/evaluation |
Professional Service
Referee Work for Journals (numbers in parentheses)
Transportation Research Record (12)
Journal of Transport Geography (1)
Leadership & Involvement
2018-present Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee ADD20: Social and Economic Factors of Transportation
2016-present Member, Social Media Committee – Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 10
2016-present Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee ADB10: Traveler Behavior and Values
2016-present Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AHB30: Vehicle-Highway Automation
2016-present Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AV040: Aviation Economics and Forecasting
2016-present Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AV050: Airport Terminals and Ground Access
2014-present Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
2015-2016 President, Institute of Transportation Engineers, USF Student Chapter
2013-2014 Member, Visionary Concepts for Florida Future Corridors (FDOT BDV25 932-01)
2009-2011 Team Leader, Project PRISM – A Govt. of Kerala (India) Educational Initiative
Skills
Programming: working knowledge of R
Mapping: GeoMedia, working knowledge of ArcGIS and QGIS
Modeling: CUBE, VISUM
Design: AutoCAD
Data Analysis: SPSS, Stata, Biogeme, NLOGIT, WEKA
Optimization: FICO-XPRESS, GAMS
Decision-Making: Expert Choice, MACBETH
Eligibility
Citizenship India, on F1, OPT
References
- Dr. Fred Mannering
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa
Email: flm@usf.edu
- Dr. Robert L. Bertini
Director, Center of Urban Transportation Research
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa
Email: rbertini@usf.edu
- Dr. Yu Zhang
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa
Email: yuzhang@usf.edu
