MARZIEH AFSARI

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
email: marzieh.afsari@uniroma1.it
building: DICEA - via Eudossiana, 18 - 00184 Roma Edificio A - Piano 3° - Area Trasporti
room: RM031

supervisor: Prof. Guido Gentile

Research: Ride sharing, Choice Modeling, Equity in Mobility, Micro-mobility Systems

Marzieh Afsari is a PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome, specializing in Infrastructure and Transport. Her research focuses on transportation choice modeling, equity in mobility, and micro-mobility systems. She holds an M.Sc. in Transport System Engineering from Sapienza University, where she graduated with the highest distinction, and an M.Sc. in Structural Engineering from Kharazmi University, Tehran.
She has published and presented her research at leading international conferences, including the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the European Working Group on Transportation (EWGT), and the Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART). With professional experience in both academia and industry, including roles at PTV Group, Haoborn Software, and the Municipality of Karaj, she has expertise in Python programming, PTV Vissim, PTV Visum, data analysis tools, and project management.

Research products

11573/1749054 - 2025 - Evaluating Security Concerns and Proposed Solutions in Ride-Sharing

Afsari, Marzieh; Salehi, Salar; Bresciani Miristice, Lory Michelle; Gentile, Guido - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: Transport Research Symposium 2025 (Netherlands)

book: Transport Research Symposium 2025 - ()

11573/1749055 - 2025 - Comparing Choice Model and Machine Learning for Commuter Behavior Prediction: Evaluating Model Transferability Across Urban and Cultural Contexts

Afsari, Marzieh; Varghese, Ken Koshy; Bresciani Miristice, Lory Michelle; Gentile, Guido - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 9th IEEE Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (Luxemburge)

book: 9th IEEE Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems - ()

11573/1749056 - 2025 - Understanding Commuter Mode Choice in Rome: A Comparative Analysis of Neural Networks and Multinomial Logit for Sustainable Mobility

Afsari, Marzieh; Varghese, Ken Koshy; Bresciani Miristice, Lory Michelle; Gentile, Guido - 04c Atto di convegno in rivista

paper: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROCEDIA (Amsterdam: Elsevier) pp. - - issn: 2352-1457 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

conference: Euro Working Group on Transportation (EWGT 2025) (Scotland)

11573/1749048 - 2024 - Utilizing P-median and Machine Learning for Bike-Sharing Demand Prediction

Afsari, M.; Dastmard, M.; Bresciani Miristice, L. M.; Gentile, G. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 24th EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 8th I and CPS Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC/I and CPS Europe 2024 (Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Engineering, Via Eudossiana, 18, ita)

book: Proceedings - 24th EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 8th I and CPS Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC/I and CPS Europe 2024 - ()

11573/1749073 - 2024 - Using Machine Learning to Assess the Relevance of Weather Conditions for Short-Term Demand Predictions in Bike-Sharing Systems

Afsari, Marzieh; Dastmard, Mousaalreza; Gentile, Guido - 04f Poster

conference: 12th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (Finland)

book: 12th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation - ()

11573/1700562 - 2024 - Optimizing ride-sharing potential in New York City: a dynamic algorithm analysis of peak and off-peak demand scenarios

Afsari, Marzieh; Ippolito, Nicola; Bresciani Miristice, Lory Michelle; Gentile, Guido - 02a Capitolo o Articolo

book: Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (RelStat 2023) - (9783031266553)

11573/1700570 - 2024 - Environmental benefits of taxi ride-sharing in New York City

Afsari, Marzieh; Ippolito, Nicola; Bresciani Miristice, Lory Michelle; Gentile, Guido - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROCEDIA ([Amsterdam] : Elsevier B.V.) pp. 345-352 - issn: 2352-1465 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85187572326 (3)

11573/1690432 - 2024 - Predictive analytics for road traffic accidents: exploring severity through conformal prediction

Eldafrawi, Mohamed; Varghese, Ken Koshy; Afsari, Marzieh; Babapourdijojin, Mahnaz; Gentile, Guido - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 2024 TRB Annual Meeting (Washington DC, USA)

book: Proceedings of the 103rd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting - ()