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
PhD student, University of Otago
MSc, Maritime Studies, Iran University of Science and Technology
Master's thesis: Periodic route selection of multimodal transport for logistics company: An optimization approach
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
College degree, Narjes Novin School
Graduated with an average score of 19.21out of 20
Research Experience
Authors: Niloofar Dini, Saeed Yaghoubi, Hamideh Bahrami
Journal of Transport Policy (lSI, Ql)
Journal of Research in Transportation Business & Management (lSI, Ql)
Arthurs: Melody Khadem Sameni, Amine Barzegar, Niloofar Dini
Journal of Transport Policy (lSI, Ql)● 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