Imran Badshah is a Ph.D. student in Transportation and Logistics at North Dakota State University, where he also works as a Graduate Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Pan Lu. He holds a master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure Engineering and a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar, Pakistan. His research focuses on traffic safety, sustainable mobility, traffic flow modeling, and data-driven analysis using tools such as ArcGIS, GeoDa, and PTV VISSIM. Imran has published multiple journal and conference papers on traffic behavior, congestion management, and intelligent transportation systems. Prior to his current role, he worked as a research assistant in Pakistan, contributing to several infrastructure and mobility projects.

Asad Ali is currently pursuing a Ph.D.  in Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University. His research focuses on optimizing emergency evacuations during natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes, with a particular emphasis on leveraging autonomous and connected vehicle technologies to improve safety and efficiency. As a Research Assistant at the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC), Asad contributes to projects assessing infrastructure needs for North Dakota’s roads and bridges, supports traffic data collection, and works on traffic signal timing optimization for the cities of Fargo-Moorhead and Grand Forks. He is passionate about collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to advance traffic engineering and urban mobility solutions and welcomes opportunities to connect with professionals in the field.

Dr. Pan Lu is an Associate Professor of Transportation and Supply Chain at North Dakota State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics from North Dakota State University and a B.S. in Technological Economics from North China Electric Power University. Her research focuses on smart and resilient transportation systems, connected and autonomous vehicles, infrastructure monitoring, big data analytics, and transportation safety. Dr. Lu has led and contributed to multiple U.S. DOT-funded projects involving intelligent transportation technologies, data-driven safety analysis, and multimodal freight systems. She has published extensively in high-impact journals such as Accident Analysis and Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, and Transportation Research Part D. Dr. Lu also serves on editorial boards and professional committees and is an active reviewer for several transportation and engineering journals.