NILOOFAR DINI

Persistent to reach an outcome and energetic to deliver. Highly motivated to use research skills and international experience in work and be involved in transportation projects.

English

TOEFL score: 101

French
English
TOEFL score: 101
French

Education

JUL 2024- PRESENT

PhD student, University of Otago

OCT 2021- SEP 2023

MSc, Maritime Studies, Iran University of Science and Technology

Master's thesis: Periodic route selection of multimodal transport for logistics company: An optimization approach

OCT 2017- SEP 2021

BSc, RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING,Iran University of Science and Technology

Bachelor Thesis: Analyzing the effectiveness of Measures taken by subways in facing Covid-19 Pandemic

OCT 2016- MAY 2017

College degree, Narjes Novin School

Graduated with an average score of 19.21out of 20

Research Experience

● Published a book regarding noise and vibration in railways (2021)

Published a book regarding noise and vibration in railways (2021)

With permission of the International Union of Railways (UIC)

● Accepted paper in the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Railway Engineering

Accepted paper in the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Railway Engineering

Analyzing the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on rail and air transport in Iran (Passenger sector)

● Accepted paper in Iran's conference of Sustainable Urban Transport Innovations

Accepted paper in Iran's conference of Sustainable Urban Transport Innovations

Analyzing the role of rail transport in urban  development (case study: Tehran’s  subway,  2014-2018)

Experience

SEP 2021- OCT 2021

Traineeship in Portfolio management of center and south of Belgium, TUCRAIL, Belgium

International traineeship, worked on RER and Axle 3 project at TUCrail under Mr. Jean- Michel Fache’s supervision. Score internship with 20 out of 20.

DEC 2019- DEC 2020

Research Assistant, Rail Transport Companies Guild, Iran

Analyse and collect data in the Policymaking and Business team under Secretary-General Supervision. Research relate topics of railway industry (also translate). Indicate KPI’s relating to Iranian Railways (and comparing to other railways), Strategies Railways have proceeded during the Covid-19 pandemic, Review of rail transport in the Port of Hamburg.

JUL 2019- DEC 2019

Traineeship in International Affairs Department, Iranian Railways

Assisted with organizing team of UIC nextstation 2019 Conference for four months under Mr. Ali Abdollahi’s supervision. Score internship with 20 out of 20. Familiarity with International Organizations and unions (such as UIC, ECO, and UNESCAP), translate International documents and reports.

Awards and Honors

Selected as an excellent student at Iran’s National Elites Foundation (2022-2023)

Selected as an excellent student at IUST in two sections (2021-2022)

Chosen in both the international and research section in the annual ceremony honouring the top students

Extracurricul Activities

Mar 2021- Present

Representative of Iran-Tehran, Youth for Public Transport (Y4PT)

Volunteer collaboration with Y4PT and UITP to promote, create and educate on sustainable mobility and urban and rural lifestyle both in Iran and worldwide

Jan 2022 - Sep 2024

Member of student committee at Iranian Society of Engineering Education (ISEE)

Volunteer work to the promotion and improvement of engineering education at both national and global scales

Mar 2022 - Sep 2024

Holder of International Student Identity Card (ISIC)

May 2019 - Sep 2021

Deputy Secretary-General at

Student Scientific Association of Railway Engineering, IUST