Hani Mahmassani

Hani Mahmassani
BornJanuary 06, 1956
OccupationWilliam A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation
Academic background
EducationPurdue University, MS (1978) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD (1982)
Doctoral advisorYossi Sheffi
Academic work
Main interestsTraffic flow theory

Hani S. Mahmassani (born January 6, 1956) is a Lebanese-American engineer and currently the William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation at Northwestern University and the Directory at the Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC).[1] He holds joint appointments in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management.[1][2][3] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern transportation engineering[4] and has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2021 for his contributions to modeling of intelligent transportation networks and to interdisciplinary collaboration in transportation engineering.[5]

He received his MS from Purdue University in 1978 (advisor: Kumares C. Sinha) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 (advisor: Yossi Sheffi).[2]

  1. ^ a b "Mahmassani, Hani Curriculum Vitae" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Mahmassani, Hani | Faculty | Northwestern Engineering". www.mccormick.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. ^ "Transportation Research Board News" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Hani S. Mahmassani". College of Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. ^ "Dr. Hani S. Mahmassani". NAE Website. Retrieved 2023-10-23.