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Nikhil Menon, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620
P: 001 813 337 9124; E: nikhilmenon@usf.edu; W: https://nikhilmenon.in
AREAS & METHODS – RESEARCH/TEACHING
- Emerging Transportation Technologies – Autonomous Vehicles, Shared Mobility
- Application of Emerging and Native Transportation Data Sources
- Data Collection Experiments in Transportation – Stated Preference Surveys
- Travel Behavior and Forecasting
- Transportation Planning and Economics
- Equity Issues in Transportation
- Statistical and Econometric Modeling Techniques
EDUCATION
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA – Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), August 2017
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA – M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation), December 2015
- Instituto Superior Técnico [MIT Portugal Program], Lisbon, Portugal – MSc., Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems, January 2013
- National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India – B.Tech, Civil Engineering, May 2011
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Center for Urban Transportation Research, Tampa, FL, USA
- Adjunct Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, since August 2018
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, since September 2017
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
- Graduate Research Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering, August 2013 – August 2017
- Writing Consultant, USF Writing Studio, August 2014 – December 2016
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering, August 2013 – December 2014
- Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transport & Urban Planning (CiSTUP), Bangalore India
- Transport Planner, April 2013 – August 2013
- Instituto Superior Técnico [MIT Portugal Program], Lisbon, Portugal
- Graduate Researcher, September 2011 – January 2013
PUBLICATIONS
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Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
- Barbour N., Menon, N., Zhang Y., Mannering, F. (2019). Shared automated vehicles: A statistical analysis of consumer use likelihoods and concerns. Transport Policy, 80, 86-93.
- 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, 13(2), 111-122.
Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports and Scholarly Publications
- Zhang, Y., Wu, Z., and Menon, N. (2018). Florida Aviation Activity Forecast Methodologies and Tools Development. FDOT Project BDV-25-977-36
- Ozkul, S., Pinjari, A.R., Davis, D., Seggerman, K., Menon, N., and Chen, Q.S. (2016). Evaluation of Logistics Led Economic Development. FDOT Project BDV25 977-04.
- 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., and Menon, N. (2013). Highway capacity impacts of autonomous vehicles: An Assessment. White Paper 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
Journal Papers under Review
- Menon, N., Zhang, Y., Pinjari, A., and Mannering, F. A statistical analysis of consumers’ perceptions towards automated vehicles and their intended adoption. Under Review at Transportation Planning and Technology.
- Menon, N., Lin, P-S., Rangaswamy, R., Kourtellis, A., Chen, C., and Bertini, R.L. A Statistical Analysis of Public Perceptions and Opinions from a Low-Speed Automated Shuttle Demonstration. Under Review at Transportation Research Record.
- Working Journal Papers
- Yuksel, E. $, Bertini, R.L., Ozkul, S., Menon, N., Staes, B, and Palaio, L. A Contemporary Approach to Visualize Urban Freight Movement by Leveraging Mobility Data Portals. Target Journal: Transportation Research Record.
- 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. Target Journal: Transportation Letters.
- Staes, B. $, Bertini, R.L., Menon, N., Yuksel, E. $, and Palaio, L$. A Framework for Identifying Candidate Autonomous Vehicle Shuttle Routes in a University Environment Leveraging Readily Available Campus Mobility Data. Target Journal: IET Intelligent Transport Systems.
- Palaio, L. $, Bertini, R.L., Menon, N., Niels, T., Yuksel, E. $, and Staes, B$. Lessons from Comparing Bike-Share Usage Across Explanatory Dimensions: System Size, Weather, Location, and Trip Purpose. Target Journal: Case Studies on Transport Policy.
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Presenting author italicized, if other; $, if supervising student.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Products
- Yuksel, E. $, Bertini, R.L., Ozkul, S., Menon, N., Unnikrishnan, A., and Garg, R. (2019). Leveraging a Permanent Freight Data Collection Infrastructure and Archive System: Visualizing Urban Truck Temporal and Spatial Dynamic. 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2019 [Talk]
- Menon, N., Zhang, Y., Pinjari, A., and Mannering, F. (2019). A statistical analysis of consumers’ perceptions towards automated vehicles and their intended adoption. 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2019 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Pinjari A.R., Zhang Y., and Zou, L. (2016). Consumer Perception and Intended Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Findings from a University Population Survey. 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2016 [Poster]
- Ozkul, S., Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Davis, D., and Seggerman, K. (2016). Determination of Success and Deterrence Factors for Logistics Activity Center (LAC) Development. 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2016 [Poster]
Abstract Peer-Reviewed Conference Products
- Staes, B. $, Yuksel, E. $, Menon, N., and Bertini, R.L. (2019). Visualizing Transit Network Performance by Leveraging Big Data. 9th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: Visualization in Action, Washington D.C., November 2019 [Talk]
- Yuksel, E. $, Staes, B. $, Menon, N., and Bertini, R.L. (2019). Visualizing Urban Freight Movement by Leveraging Mobility Data Portals. 9th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: Visualization in Action, Washington D.C., November 2019 [Talk]
- Menon, N., Lin, P-S., Kourtellis, A., Chen, C., Rangaswamy, R., and Bertini, R.L. (2019). An Empirical Analysis of Consumers’ Perceptions and Opinions from an Automated Vehicle Demonstration in Low-Speed Environments. AUVSI Automated Vehicle Symposium, Orlando, FL, July 2019 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Lin, P-S., Kourtellis, A., Chen, C., Rangaswamy, R., and Bertini, R.L. (2019). An Empirical Assessment of a Week-Long Automated Vehicle Demonstration in a Low-Speed Environment. Florida’s I-3 Transportation Showcase, Orlando, FL, June 2019 [Talk]
- Kocak, T.K., Gurram, S., Doyle, S., Menon, N., Bertini, R.L., and Stuart, A.L. (2019). Air Pollution and Equity Impacts of the Tampa Bay Next Transportation Program for Tampa. Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors Conference, Tempe AZ, May 2019 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F. (2018). Understanding the Influence of Consumers’ Perceptions towards Automated Vehicles on their Intended Adoption: A Cluster Analysis Approach. Automated Vehicle Symposium, San Francisco, CA, July 2018 [Talk]
- Pessaro, B., and Menon, N. (2018). University of South Florida Campus Autonomous Transit Feasibility Study. Automated Vehicle Symposium, San Francisco, CA, July 2018 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., and Mannering, F. (2017). Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Intended Adoption from Consumers’ Perceptions. Florida Automated Vehicle Summit, Tampa, FL, November 2017 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., and Mannering, F. (2017). Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Intended Adoption from Consumers’ Perceptions. 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region 2017, Gainesville, FL, August 2017 [Talk]
- Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., Mannering, F., Srinivasan, S., and Jin, X. (2016). Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs): Findings from Multi-Population Surveys in Florida. TRANSPO 2016, West Palm Beach, FL, November 2016 [Talk]
- Menon, N., Barbour, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y., and Mannering, F. (2016). Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs). Florida Automated Vehicle Summit, Tampa, FL, November 2016 [Poster]
- Menon, N., Pinjari, A.R., Zhang, Y. (2015). Consumers’ Perception, and Intended Adoption of Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Results from Multi-Population Surveys. 9th UTC Spotlight Conference, Washington D.C., November 2015 [Poster]
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
{Sponsor Agency} [Role]
Current Projects as Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Urban Transportation Research
- Toward a Florida Automated, Connected, Electric and Shared (ACES) Transportation System Roadmap {Florida DOT} [Automated Lead]
- Measuring the Impact of Florida Scenic Highway Designation {Florida DOT} [Task Lead]
- Measuring Transportation Network Performance During Emergency Evacuations: A Case Study of Hurricane Irma and Woolsey Fire {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} [PI]
- Air Pollution and Equity Impacts of Proposed Freeway Expansion from a Health in All Policies Perspective {Center for Transportation, Environment, Community & Health, UTC} [Task Lead]
Past Projects as Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Urban Transportation Research
- Campus Automated Shuttle Deployment Initiative {National Center for Transit Research, UTC} [Task Lead]
- National Capability Assessment in Traffic Analysis Fundamentals and Development of a Model Curriculum on Performance-Based Planning for TSMO {Leidos, Federal Highway Administration} [Task Lead]
- Transportation System Simulation Manual {Leidos, Federal Highway Administration} [Task Lead]
Projects as Graduate Research Assistant, University of South Florida
- Understanding Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Anticipated Travel Behavioral Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles [Task Lead]
- Florida Aviation Activity Forecast Methodologies and Tools Development {Florida DOT} [Task Lead]
- Development of Success and Deterrence Factors for Logistics Activity Centers {Florida DOT} [Task Lead]
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Courses
- TTE 5501: Transport Planning and Economics – Fall 2018: 28 (27/1); Fall 2019: 31 (29/2)
Undergraduate Courses
- EGN/EGS 1113: Intro to Design Graphics – Fall 2013: 28; Spring 2014: 28; Summer 2014: 16; Fall 2014: 68
- TTE 4005: Transportation Engineering II Spring 2014, as TA.
INVITED TALKS
- How Floridians Travel: Findings from the National Household Travel Survey 2017. Cambridge Systematics, Tallahassee, FL, March 2019.
- Autonomous Vehicles: An Empirical Assessment of Consumers’ Perceptions, Intended Adoption, and Impacts on Household Vehicle Ownership. Center for Urban Transportation Research Transportation Webcast. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, August 2018.
- Understanding Consumer Trends in Vehicle Ownership with the Introduction of Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAVs): Findings from Multi-Population Surveys in Florida. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, November 2016.
- Emerging Automotive and Transportation Technologies – Autonomous Vehicles. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, December 2014.
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
{Sponsor Agency} (Proposed Budget) [Proposed Role]
- Protecting the Most Vulnerable in the Face of Disaster: Investigating Evacuation Dynamics & Its Implications for Planning & Public Health. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($119,375.39) [PI]
- Improving Transportation Performance Measurement via Open “Big Data” Systems. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($128,721.52) [Co-PI]
- Equity Aware Planning for Future Mixed Connected & Automated Vehicle Traffic. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($199,999) [Task Lead]
- Demonstration of Campus Multimodal Automated Driving Systems. {USDOT} ($1,810,915.45) [Demonstration Operations Manager]
- Improving Transportation Performance Measurement via Open “Big Data” Systems – Phase 2 – Multimodal. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($85,552.52) [Task Lead]
- Measuring Transportation Network Performance During Emergency Evacuations: A Case Study of Hurricane Irma and Woolsey Fire. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC SEED Grant} ($30,000) [PI]
- Assessing Changing Preferences and Travel Behavior in Autonomous Long-Haul Trucking. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($30,000) [Co-PI]
- Market Penetration of Autonomous Vehicles in the United States: A System Dynamics Approach. {Mineta Transportation Institute} ($30,612) [PI]
- Assessing the Impacts of Shared, Autonomous Vehicles on Transportation Disadvantaged Communities – Phase 1. {Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars, UTC} ($23,000) [Co-PI]
GRANTS AND AWARDS
- Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) SEED Grant ($30,000) for Measuring Transportation Network Performance During Emergency Evacuations: A Case Study of Hurricane Irma and Woolsey Fire, February 2019
- Conference Travel Grant ($500) to attend the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2016, Washington D.C., January 2016
- Georgia Brosch Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) – Center for Urban Transportation Research scholarship for attracting the best and brightest to careers in transportation, November 2015
- Conference Travel Grant ($500) to attend the 9th UTC Spotlight Conference on Connected and Automated Vehicles, 2015, Washington D.C., November 2015
- MIT Portugal Corporate Scholarship, Lisbon, Portugal (€7,000) – Recognition for outstanding applicants into the MIT Portugal Program, awarded a full scholarship, September 2011
SERVICE
Journal & Conference Peer Review (numbers in parentheses)
- Journal of Transport Geography (5)
- Transportation Letters (2)
- Sustainability (1)
- Transportation Research Record/TRB (21)
- International Chinese Transportation Professionals Association (3)
Funding Agency Peer Review (numbers in parentheses)
- Council of University Transportation Centers (2)
- California State University Transportation Consortium (1)
Supervision and Mentoring Activities
- Mentored several graduate students as a senior Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida
- Mentored Masters, and Ph.D. students as Postdoc at the Center for Urban Transportation Research
- Eren Yuksel, Ph.D. Student, University of South Florida
- Brian Staes, M.S. Student, University of South Florida
- Lori Palaio, M.S. Student, University of South Florida
Involvement
- Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, since May 2019
- Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committees on
- Friend, Visualization in Transportation (ABJ95), since January 2019
- Friend, Transportation Demand Forecasting (ADB40), since January 2019
- Friend, Effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices (ADB20), since January 2019
- Friend, Women’s Issues in Transportation (ABE70), since December 2018
- Friend, Social and Economic Factors of Transportation (ADD20), since January 2018
- Friend, Traveler Behavior and Values (ADB10), since January 2016
- Friend, Vehicle-Highway Automation (AHB30), since January 2016
- Research Associate, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University, CA, since May 2018
- President, Institute of Transportation Engineers, USF Student Chapter, April 2015 – April 2016
- Volunteer, AIRDEV Conference 2012, Lisbon (Portugal), April 2012
- Team Leader, Project PRISM – A Govt. of Kerala (India) Educational Initiative, May 2009 – May 2011
TECHNICAL SKILLS
[* – basic; ^ – intermediate; $ – expert]
- Programming: R*
- Modeling: VISUM^, TransCAD^
- Data Analysis: SPSS$, Stata$, Biogeme$, NLOGIT$, WEKA$, Tableau^
- Optimization: FICO-XPRESS*, GAMS^
- Mapping: GeoMedia^, ArcGIS^ and QGIS*
- Design: AutoCAD^
- Decision-Making: Expert Choice$, MACBETH^