TOPS Lab Members
Director

Priyanka Alluri, Ph. D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Transportation Engineering
Florida International University, Miami, FL; 2015 - present
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Research Associate, Lehman Center for Transportation Research
Florida International University, Miami, FL; 2011 - 2014
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Post-doctoral, Glenn Dept. of Civil Engineering
Clemson University, Clemson, SC; 2011 - 2011
PhD. Students

Angela Kitali
Doctoral Candidate
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2017 – Present)
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (2015 – 2017)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2011 – 2015)

Sajidur Rahman Nafis
Doctoral Candidate
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2018 – Present)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh (2009 – 2013)

Henrick J. Haule
Doctoral Candidate
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2018 – Present)
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (2016 – 2018)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2011 – 2015)
Resume

Sultan Ali
Doctoral Candidate
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2018 – Present)
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida (2016 – 2017)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University,Bangalore, India (2011 – 2015)
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Cecilia Kadeha
Doctoral Student
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2019 – Present)
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (2017 – 2018)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2012 – 2016)

John Herman Kodi
Doctoral Student
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2020 – Present)
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation)
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (2019 – 2019)
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B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2014 – 2018)
Senior Research Associates

Dr. Wanyang Wu
Senior Research Associate, Transportation Engineering
Florida International University, Miami, FL; 2016 - present
Resume

Mr. Haifeng Wang
Senior Research Associate, Transportation Engineering
Florida International University, Miami, FL; 2016 - present