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General Information

Full Name Janody Pougala
Date of Birth 6th September, 1995
Languages French, Italian, English

Education

  • 2019-2024
    Ph.D.
    Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Thesis
      • OASIS : An integrated optimisation framework for activity scheduling
      • Advisors: Michel Bierlaire, Tim Hillel
  • 2016-2019
    Master of Science
    Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Civil Engineering
    • Thesis
      • Digital and physical methods to monitor urban mobility: Case study of Pully
      • Advisors: Nikolas Geroliminis, Pierre-Yves Gilliéron

Experience

  • 2024-now
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
    • Mobility and Behavior Laboratory, McCormick School of Engineering
    • Behavioral modeling research with applications in transport accessibility, public policy perception and acceptability, social components of travel behavior.
    • Conducted multi-stakeholder participatory research with major US industry partners and Chicago community representatives to co-design turnover strategies for fleet decarbonation.

Open Source Projects

  • 2019-now
    OASIS
    • Activity-based simulation framework.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • EPFL Outstanding PhD dissertation in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • 2023
    • European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART) - Best paper award
  • 2022
    • EPFL's Doctoral School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mobility Award
  • 2019
    • VSS Foundation award
    • Citec Mobility Solutions award