Dr. Elnaz Irannazhad

Senior Lecturer

University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney

Elnaz (Elli) Irannezhad is as a Senior Lecturer of transport in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Elli's research contributes to the advancement of science in cross-disciplinary fields, including logistics and transport engineering, machine learning, automated vehicle technologies, Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology.

 

Elnaz received her PhD in Transport Engineering from the University of Queensland (UQ) in November 2018. She served 3 years as Postdoctoral researcher at UQ and 1.7 years as Principal Engineer and Portfolio Leader of Future Mobility at the Australian Road Research Board (non-research employment). In March 2022, she joined the University of New South Wales on a full-time convertible tenure track combined research-teaching employment.

 

Her research trajectory underscores a dedicated commitment to research translation and industry engagement. Her professional journey spans significant roles within the transportation sector, contributing over seven years as a transport engineer and senior transport modeller in Iran before undertaking PhD, fostering invaluable experiences in client interaction and applying engineering expertise in real-world settings.