Bio
Dr. Latif Patwary is a transportation researcher and a postdoctoral research associate in the Transportation Analytics and Decision Sciences (TADS) group at the 91°µÍø (ORNL). He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a concentration on Transportation Engineering from the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) in December 2023. He also holds two master’s degrees: one in Natural Resource Economics and another in Statistics & Data Science from UTK.
Dr. Patwary's main areas of research interests include transportation data and planning, travel behavior analysis, emerging mobility technologies, sustainability, and transportation economics. He is primarily motivated by a desire about how technology influences human behavior, the environment, and infrastructure. Leveraging state-of-the-art data science tools, he endeavors to analyze these dynamics comprehensively. His overarching goal is to contribute to improving equity, sustainability, and the efficiency of transportation systems through his research.
To date, Dr. Patwary has authored 12 journal articles and 5 technical reports and presented 16 conference papers. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer for the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record, Transportation Planning and Technology, and Intelligent Transportation Systems, having completed over 50 reviews.
Awards
- Tennessee Section Institute of Transportation Engineers (TSITE) Bill Kervin scholarship, 2023
- The safety scholar award from the Lifesavers Conference, 2023
- McClure Grant for Research to Promote Global Development and Dissemination of Knowledge, 2022
- Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence, 2022
- Outstanding Graduate Student, UTK, 2020
- Graduate Senate Competitive Travel Grant, 2021 and 2023
- Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund Scholarship, 2019
- Received government scholarships during the BS program, 2010-2015
- Received government scholarships for HSC and SSC in 2007 and 2009
Education
- PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2023
- MS in Statistics and Data Science, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2023
- MS in Natural Resource Economics, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2020
- BS in Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2015
Publications
Predicting Damages to Remainder Parcels in Right-of-Way Acquisitions for Expanding Transportation…
Other Publications
- Patwary, A.L. and Khattak, A.J., 2024. Explainable artificial intelligence for decarbonization: Alternative fuel vehicle adoption in disadvantaged communities. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, pp.1-15. doi:
- Patwary, A.L. and Khattak, A.J., 2022. Interaction between information and communication technologies and travel behavior: Using behavioral data to explore correlates of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation Research Record, p.03611981221116626. doi:
- Patwary, A.L., Yu, T.E., English, B.C., Hughes, D.W. and Cho, S.H., 2021. Estimating the rebound effect of the US road freight transport. Transportation Research Record, 2675(6), pp.165-174. doi: