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Professional Background
 
Professor 2002  -... Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor 1993  - 02 Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor 1987 - 93 Industrial Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan , Iran
Assistant Professor 1979 - 87 Industrial Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan , Iran
 

Educational Background
 
Ph.D 1976 - 79 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (degree in Operations Research)
MS 1974 - 76 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (degree in Operations Research)
BS 1969 - 73 Sharif University of Technology (IRAN). (degree in Mathematics)
   

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Research Interests
Mathematical Programming, Integer Programming,
Network Flow, Traffic Equilibrium,
Transit Assignment, Network Design
 

Projects & Activities
 
1992-94 "Comprehensive Urban Transportation Planning of the City of Shiraz (CUTPCS)," Funded by the Municipality of Shiraz. Research done in cooperation with H. Poorzahedy, at the Institute for Research in Planning and Development (IRPD), Tehran, Iran
1992-94 "Expansion of Wheat Storage Facilities (EWSF)," Funded by the Iranian Grain Organization. Research done in cooperation with H. Poorzahedy, at the Institute for Research in Planning and Development (IRPD), Tehran, Iran
1992-93 "Design of the Comprehensive Transportation Study of the City of Mashad (CTSCM)," Funded by the Mashad Traffic Organization. Research done in cooperation with H. Poorzahedy, at the Institute for Research in Planning and Development (IRPD), Tehran, Iran, 1992-93
1986-90 "Comprehensive Urban Transportation Planning of the City of Isfahan," Funded by Isfahan Transportation and Traffic Organization (ITTO). Research done in cooperation with H. Poorzahedy at Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran
1983-85 "Passenger Transportation in the Industrial Area of Zayndeh-Rood," Funded by Mobarekeh Steel Plant. Research done in Cooperation with H. Poorzahedy at Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran
 

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Refereed Journals

Aashtiani, H. Z. and H. Iravani, "Application of Dwell Time Functions in Transit Assignment Model, " Transportation Research Record , TRB (accepted).

Aashtiani, H. Z. and B. Hejazi, "Solving Bus Terminal Location Problem Using Simulated Annealing Method," Esteghlal, Vol.20 , no.2, 2002 (in persian).

Toobaie , S. and H. Z. Aashtiani, "Methods for Reducing the Number of Effective ODs in Order to Solve Traffic Equilibrium Problem in Real life Networks," Esteghlal, Vol.20, No.1, 2001 (in persian).

Aashtiani, H. Z. and M. Mahmud Abadi , "Correction of Origin-Destination Matrix From Traffic Counts (Case of City of Mashhad), " Amirkabir, Vol.12, No.46, 2001 (in persian).

Aashtiani, H. Z. and H. Iravani , "Use of the Intersection Delay Functions to Improve Reliability of Traffic Assignment ," Presented at the 78th Annual Metting of the TRB , 1999.

Aashtiani, H. Z. and H. Poorzahedy, "On the Possibility of Transferring the Parameters of Transportation Demand Models : A case Study ," Scientia Iranica , Vol.2, No.3, 1995. 

Aashtiani, H. A. and H. Poorzahedy, "Origin Destination Study of Isfahan and Its Surroundings," Plannig and Development, IRPD, Vol.2, No.9, 1995 (in persian).

Poorzahedy, H. and H.Z. Aashtiani, "A New Method for Conducting O/D Survey," Iranian J. of Science and Technology, Vol. 16, No, s 2/3, 1993.

Poorzahedy, H., A. Tavakol and H.Z. Aashtiani, "Passenger Travel Demand Models for Long-Run Planning," Barname Va Towsee, No. 8, 1987 (in persian).

Sharifnia, A and H.Z. Aashtiani , "Transmission Network Planning: A Method for Synthesis of Minimum Cost Secure Network," IEEE, Vol. PAS - 104, No. 8, 1985.

Aashtiani, H.Z., "A General Framework of Freight Transportation Model: A Macro Model," Barname Va Towsee , No. 3, 1985. (in persian)

Poorzahedy, H. and H.Z. Aashtiani , "Origin-Destination Trip Study: Case of the Industrial Area of Zayendeh-Rood," Barname Va Towsee, No. 2, 1985. (in persian)

Aashtiani, H. Z. and A. Abrishamchi, "Design and Optimal Operation of a Reservoir (part II), "Esteghlal, No. 3, 1985. (in persian)

Aashtiani, H. Z. and A. Sharifnia, "Optimal Expansion of Transmission Networks," Esteghlal, No. 2, 1982. (in persian)

Aashtiani, H.Z. and A. Abrishamchi, "Design and Optimal Operation of a Reservoir (Part I)," Esteghlal, No. 1, 1982. (in persian)

Aashtiani, H.Z. and T.L. Magnanti, "A Linearizatiojn and Decomposition Algorithm for Computing Urban Traffic Equilibria," Proceeding of the IEEE Large Scale Systems Symposium, 1982.

Aashtiani, H.Z. and T.L. Magnanti, "Equilibria on a congested Transportation Network," SIAM, Vol. II, 1981.

Aashtiani, H.Z. and T.L. Magnanti, "Modeling and Computing Extended Urban Traffic Equilibria," Final Report, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, draft, 1979.

Aashtiani, H.Z. "The Multi-Modal Traffic Assignment Problem," Ph.D. Diss., M.I.T., 1979.

Aashtiani, H.Z. "Solving Large Scale Network Optimization Problems by Out-of-Kilter Method," M.S. Thesis, M.I.T., 1976.