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Shahab Shirazi

@shahabshirazi

Transportation data engineer at ARA who developed reusable Python software for municipal pavement planning and budget scenarios.

United States
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At Applied Research Associates (ARA), I developed Python decision-support software for the Town of Greenwich, combining deterioration forecasts, treatment policies, unit costs, and funding rules to simulate five-year maintenance plans. The recommendations supported capital planning and avoided approximately $20K in additional Cartegraph licensing.

For MDOT SHA, I led technical sensitivity analyses and local calibration of Maryland Pavement ME models, using Oracle SQL to prepare historical pavement data and field observations to evaluate model performance. I also analyzed roadway-friction measurements to inform equipment-reliability decisions.

My work for FHWA/LTPP and FAA included Python Monte Carlo simulations for weigh-in-motion data and automated analysis of airport pavement sensor measurements. I’m pursuing an M.S. in Applied Data Science at UMBC, where my projects have included Spark ML workflows and airport operations data analysis.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

AA

Senior Engineer/Data Scientist

Applied Research Associates

Jan 2016 - Oct 2024 (8 years 9 months)

Integrated GPS-referenced roadway-friction data and applied statistical tests for equipment reliability. Led sensitivity analyses and calibration of pavement performance models, and developed Python decision-support software for municipal capital planning.

AA

Civil Engineer I-II/Data Scientist

Applied Research Associates

Jan 2016 - Jan 2021 (5 years)

Performed data integration, validation, and statistical analysis for transportation projects. Developed Python workflows for data processing and automated reporting.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Maryland, Baltimore County logoUC

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Master of Science, Applied Data Science

Grade: 3.94/4.00

Pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Data Science with a GPA of 3.94/4.00, including coursework in distributed data processing and machine learning.

University of Texas at El Paso logoUP

University of Texas at El Paso

Master of Science, Civil Engineering

2014 - 2016

Earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering in 2016, with research involving neural-network and regression models for pavement response.

TT

Tafresh University of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2014.

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