Dr. Mostafa K. Ardakani was instrumental in bringing $6.7 million with 100% matching
funds through NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grants, recognized by the Governor of New York
in January 2016. He assumed the directorship of the Infrastructure, Transportation
and Security Center (ITSC) at the State University of New York. Prior to that, Ardakani
served as a research associate at Intelligent Transportation & Sustainable Infrastructure
Center at the Catholic University of America. Ardakani is a registered professional
engineer (PE) in Washington D.C., and obtained his Project Management Professional
(PMP) credential in 2014. He designed and coordinated a certificate program for the
District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT). The program has been successfully
implemented since fall 2012 with annual revenue of $500,000. In addition, he has experience
in the development of critical infrastructure protection, civil engineering technology,
and engineering technology management degrees. Ardakani has trained industry and government
personnel and possesses a decade of experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate
students in the U.S. and abroad. He has also lectured government delegations in New
Jersey and Virginia, and consulted oil and airline companies.
University Faculty Excellence Award, recognized by the Association of Technology,
Management, and Applied Engineering (2017)
International Young Scientist, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2010)
Hennessy Distinguished Scholar Award, The Catholic University of America (2008)
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), The Catholic University of America, 2014
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2009
M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2003
B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Azad University, 2001