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Tanvir Ahamed

Data Science | Operations Research

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago UIC logo
Ph.D., Civil - Transportation Engineering
Chicago, IL
May 2022
University of Illinois at Chicago UIC logo
M.Sc., Civil - Transportation Engineering
Chicago, IL
Dec 2017
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology BUET logo
B.Sc., Civil - Transportation Engineering
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sep 2015

Work Experience

Operations Research Engineer, Wheels Up Wheels Up logo

Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  • As the Data Science team's next generation R&D effort, developed efficient heuristic for fractional jet ownership services' planning and scheduling.
  • Tested and demonstrated the value of flex-related implementation style and associated parameters, which allows flexibility for a random set of customers' departure time.
  • Proposed alternative crew rest scenarios and reported the total operational impact, leading to changes in crew duty hours for the month of July 2022.
  • Modernized and improved the Legacy Optimization Engine by replacing the existing commercial solver (CPLEX to Gurobi) to run applications on Virtual Machines.
  • Developed Crew Scheduling Optimizer product requirements by consulting with different operators' Crew Scheduling teams.

Graduate Research Assistant, National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant UIC logo

Jan 2019 - Jul 2021 See Details on NSF Webpage

  • Investigated two fundamental issues: efficient crowdsourcee-request assignment and relocating idle crowdsourced individuals (crowdsourcees) to further improve assignment efficiency.
  • As a team-leader of this project, developed a novel learning-based approach to tackle the crowdsourcee-request assignment.
  • Developed a queueing network-based framework to characterize crowdshipping system performance at the macroscale.

Graduate Research Assistant, DSC Logistics Funded Project UIC logo

Aug 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Studied DSC Logistics (a 3PL) Pricing Behavior in Spot Markets.
  • Conducted statistical tests, econometric modeling, and scenario analysis employing DSC and DAT proprietary data.
  • Analyzed DSC's pricing practice and compared with DAT rates, detailed by lane and time.
  • Provided recommendations to DSC on future pricing strategies.

Graduate Research Assistant, Urban Transportation Center at UIC UTC logo

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Assisted in preparing the Illinois Long Range Transportation Plan.
  • Conducted rail traffic analysis using the 2014 U.S. Surface Transportation Board Carload Waybill Sample.
  • Presented freight flows by key commodities, directional flows and geographic markets.