Infrastructure Management on Mohammad Movahedi

Mobile Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions for Natural Disasters

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) introduces new paradigms for emergency management, particularly in hurricane-prone regions. During extreme weather events, the vulnerability of the power grid becomes a critical bottleneck. Structural failures within the transmission and distribution networks can disable permanently installed EV charging stations precisely when they are most necessary for mass population evacuations.

The Research Problem

How can emergency managers systematically allocate limited mobile power resources to ensure EV operability when traditional grid-connected infrastructure fails?

Human Behavior Modeling

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This scratchpad collects a planned series on human behavior modeling for transportation, urban planning, safety, sustainability, and policy research.

The series is designed as a study flow: start with simple descriptive models, move into psychological and social mechanisms, then connect those mechanisms to choice models, intervention design, and system-level simulation.

Simulating Community Behaviors with LLMs

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

🚧 The Challenge of Debris Management

Following catastrophic events like Hurricane Ian, post-disaster debris management becomes a critical, time-sensitive logistical challenge. Traditional planning relies heavily on volume estimation and routing, treating communities as passive entities. However, emergent human behaviors—such as illegal debris dumping—introduce highly stochastic burdens that derail recovery efficiency, amplify health risks, and drastically increase municipal costs.

Network Robustness of EV Charging Infrastructure During Extreme Weather

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🌩️ The Vulnerability of Electric Evacuations

As Electric Vehicles (EVs) increasingly dominate the transportation landscape, ensuring their reliability during natural disasters is paramount. During events like Hurricane Ian, mass evacuations put immense stress on the EV charging infrastructure. If transmission lines fail and charging stations go dark, it can profoundly hinder evacuation efficiency and public safety, leading to widespread vehicle immobilization.

Sustainable Management of the Built Environment

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

♻️ Breaking the Linear Fate

In the built environment, every structure has a life cycle—from natural resource extraction to final disposition. Unfortunately, the vast majority of waste generated at the end of a building's life meets a "linear fate," terminating in landfills. To achieve a truly circular economy, we must continuously extend the life of materials through Reduction, Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Recovery (the 5Rs).