Directory

Staff

Imad L. Al-Qadi

Imad L. Al-Qadi

ICT Director & Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering

Al-Qadi leads the Illinois Center for Transportation and the initiative of the Illinois Autonomous and Connected Track. He is an internationally renowned engineer and scholar in transportation engineering research, sustainability, airfield and highway pavement mechanics, electrified freight and platoons, and ground-penetrating radar.

Kristi Anderson

Kristi Anderson

Assistant Director for Finance and Administration

Anderson oversees ICT's financial and administrative operations, including budgeting, financial reporting, project management, outreach and personnel management.

Noelle Arbulu

Noelle Arbulu

Outreach Specialist

Arbulu supports ICT's outreach efforts by assisting with education and certification courses, coordinating events, developing outreach materials and promoting awareness of the center's research activities.

Alisha Funkhouser-Walker

Alisha Funkhouser-Walker

Research Projects Manager

Funkhouser-Walker manages the administration and management of ICT-IDOT research projects, including workplan development, budget management and program reporting.

Ramez Hajj

Ramez Hajj

Assistant Professor

Hajj conducts research focused on smart and sustainable transportation infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on innovative infrastructure materials and facilities that improve transportation safety, efficiency and sustainability. He also serves as ICT’s asphalt materials lead.

Paulina Kastania

Paulina Kastania

Outreach Coordinator

Kastania coordinates ICT's outreach activities, including events and conferences, to promote awareness of the center's research activities and engage with stakeholders.

Eleftheria Kontou

Eleftheria Kontou

Assistant Professor

Kontou conducts research related to sustainable transportation engineering and planning, with a focus on mobility systems modeling and data-driven analytics. She also serves as ICT’s electrification mobility lead.

Hong Lang

Hong Lang

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lang conducts research related to transportation engineering at ICT, with a focus on intelligent infrastructure, utilizing emerging sensing technologies, AI and big data analytics.

Brian Lorbiecki

Brian Lorbiecki

Senior Research Projects Coordinator

Lorbiecki coordinates ICT-IDOT research projects and is responsible for reviewing project workplans and budgets, monitoring project status to ensure compliance with research objectives and preparing technical research discussion summaries.

Yujia Lu

Yujia Lu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lu conducts research related to transportation engineering at ICT, with a focus on pavement materials, design and analysis.

McCall Macomber

McCall Macomber

Senior Technical Communications Coordinator

Macomber provides technical editing of ICT research reports, academic journal articles and conference papers. Additionally, she writes articles that highlight research results and implementable project outcomes. She also manages ICT's website and social media accounts.

Uthman Mohamed Ali

Uthman Mohamed Ali

Senior Research Engineer

Mohamed Ali conducts research related to transportation engineering at ICT, with a focus on pavement materials, design and rehabilitation.

Mohsen Motlagh

Mohsen Motlagh

Research Engineer

Motlagh conducts research related to transportation engineering at ICT, with a focus on pavement materials, design and rehabilitation.

Yanfeng Ouyang

Yanfeng Ouyang

ICT Associate Director for Mobility & George Krambles Endowed Professor

Ouyang conducts research in the general areas of transportation systems engineering, with a focus on mobility service planning, network optimization and operations control for efficiency, resilience and sustainability. He also serves as ICT’s mobility optimization lead.

Kent Reel

Kent Reel

Outreach Specialist

Reel supports ICT's outreach efforts by assisting with education and certification courses, coordinating events, developing outreach materials and promoting awareness of the center's research activities.

Greg Renshaw

Greg Renshaw

Principal Research Engineer

Renshaw leads the research engineer team and manages ICT’s research laboratories and testing facilities. He conducts research related to transportation engineering with a focus on pavement materials, design and rehabilitation.

Jeffery Roesler

Jeffery Roesler

Ernest Barenberg Professor in CEE

Roesler conducts research related to transportation engineering, with a focus on concrete pavement design, analysis and materials. He serves as ICT’s rigid pavements lead.

Alireza Talebpour

Alireza Talebpour

Assistant Professor

Talebpour conducts research related to transportation engineering, with a focus on connected and automated vehicles, traffic flow modeling and transportation safety. He also serves as ICT’s mobility autonomy lead.

Erol Tutumluer

Erol Tutumluer

Abel Bliss Professor in Engineering

Tutumluer conducts research related to transportation infrastructure, with a focus on geotechnical engineering and pavement design. He serves as ICT’s transportation geotechnics lead.

Nick York

Nick York

Program Coordinator

York coordinates ICT-IDOT research projects and is responsible for reviewing project workplans and budgets, monitoring project status to ensure compliance with research objectives and preparing technical research discussion summaries.

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