Ipek Nese Sener, Ph.D.

Associate Transportation Researcher

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2010.
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2005, High-Honors Degree.
• M.S., Architecture, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2004, High-Honors Degree.
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2002, Degree with Honors.

Experience

• Associate Transportation Researcher, Travel Forecasting, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, December 2010 - Present.
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, September 2005 - August 2010.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2002 - June 2005.

Honors & Awards

Dr. Robert Herman Most Outstanding Student Award, Southwest Region University Transportation Center, 2010.

Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS), 2009.

Graduate Fellowship, Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation, University of Texas at Austin, 2008.

Robert Herman Endowed Scholarship, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2008.

Executive Leadership Fellow, International Road Federation, 2008.

Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2007.

Selected Publications

S.G. Bricka, I.N. Sener, C.M. Dusza, N. Wood, J.G. Hudson. Factors Influencing Walking in Small Urban Region. Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2307, 2012, pp. 52-59.

J.G. Hudson, C.M. Dusza, I.N. Sener, K.W. Novak. Estimating Future Bicycle Use on Loop 1/Mopac Bicycle Bridge at Barton Creek & Lamar Boulevard/US 290 Interchange. 600111-1. April 2012.

E. Spissu, N. Eluru, I.N. Sener, C.R. Bhat, I. Meloni. A Cross-Clustered Model of Home-Based Work Participation Frequency During Traditionally Off-Work Hours. Transportation Research Record, No. 2157, 2010, pp. 138-146.

I.N. Sener, N. Eluru, C.R. Bhat. On Jointly Analyzing the Physical Activity Participation Levels of Individuals in a Family Unit Using a Multivariate Copula Framework. Journal of Choice Modelling, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2010, pp. 1-38.

I.N. Sener, N. Eluru, C.R. Bhat. Who, Why, and How Much are they Bicycling?. Transportation Research Record, No. 2134, 2009, pp. 63-72.

N. Eluru, I.N. Sener, C.R. Bhat, R.M. Pendyala, K. Axhausen. Understanding Residential Mobility: A Joint Model of the Reason for Residential Relocation and Stay Duration. Transportation Research Record, No. 2133, 2009, pp. 64-74.

I.N. Sener, N. Eluru, C.R. Bhat. An Analysis of Bicycle Route Choice Preferences in Texas, U.S.. Transportation Journal, Vol. 36, No. 5, 2009, pp. 511-539.

C.R. Bhat, I.N. Sener. A Copula-Based Closed-Form Binary Logit Choice Model for Accommodating Spatial Correlation across Observational Units. Journal of Geographical Systems, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2009, pp. 243-272.