Nikou Khoshnevis Asl is a PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, specializing in Transportation Engineering. She is also a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley SafeTREC, where she assists with projects identifying speeding-related crash locations and pedestrian safety. Nikou completed her MS in Transportation Engineering at UC Berkeley and her BSc. in Civil Engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran.
Jon Atkins is a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley SafeTREC, looking at the relationship between vehicle fleet composition and pedestrian safety. He is currently pursuing a dual masters in Civil Engineering and Urban Planning with a focus on human interaction with urban transport networks. Prior to graduate school, Jon was a Political Data Scientist working largely for the national Democratic Party in DC. Outside of the classroom and office, you can find him riding in the East Bay hills or volunteering at his neighborhood bike co-op.
Jacob Champlin is a current 2nd year MS/MCP student in both Transportation Engineering and City Planning at UC Berkeley. His research interests are in transportation equity, land use, and traffic safety for vulnerable road users. When not doing schoolwork, Jacob loves to explore the outdoors with his bike, and finish an adventure with a scrumptious vegetarian meal at his local Taco Bell.
Tristan Erz is a master's student in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley, specializing in data science and machine learning. He is also a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley SafeTREC, where he is working on a project to detect edge case scenarios for autonomous driving from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data. Tristan received his BSc. in Computer Science in Germany and worked for three years as a data scientist in the AV / ADAS department at Mercedes-Benz.
Celia Johnson is a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley SafeTREC, looking at the impacts of weight-related road safety policies. She is currently pursuing a dual masters in Public Health and Public Policy with a focus on how policy shapes population health outcomes and equity in access to and quality of healthcare services. Before SafeTREC, Celia conducted research at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she primarily evaluated nurse-led models of care in Medicaid, interventions to address social determinants of health, and behavioral health inequities. Celia earned...
Qianhua Luo is a graduate student researcher at UC Berkeley SafeTREC and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Connor McCaffrey is a master's student in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley, with research interests in statistical computing and its applications to environmental science and public health. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Applied Statistics from the University of Virginia. Currently, he is working on a project for Caltrans to estimate wet-pavement exposure using statewide precipitation data. This project updates prior research from 2008 to assess how climate change has impacted rainfall across California.
Masuma Mollika Miti is a PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, specializing in Transportation Engineering. She is also a Graduate Student Researcher at SafeTREC, where she assists with projects identifying speeding-related crash locations. Masuma completed her MS in Transportation Engineering at UC Berkeley and her BSc. in Civil Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh. Her research focuses on safety, equity, and sustainability in the transportation sector, with an emphasis on integrating modern technology.
Joel Tam is a Graduate Student Researcher at the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC). With a specialization in Transportation Engineering, he is pursuing an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, where he also earned a BS in this field. He brings previous research and work experience in transportation systems to his current role.
Melody Tsao is a Graduate Student Research at SafeTREC, assisting with the development of a Safe System approach to establishing speed limits. She is a city planning and transportation engineering graduate student at UC Berkeley and received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to graduate school, she worked as an ITS/Traffic Designer in Pennsylvania.
