Team

Current Members

Amir H. Behzadan, Ph.D.

Professor, CIBER Lab Director

Ph.D. (2008), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

M.S. (2005), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

B.S. (2003), Sharif University of Technology

Armita Dabiri

Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: Hazards; Risk perception; Disaster resilience

M.S. (2024), University of Tehran, Iran

B.S. (2020), Beheshti University, Iran

Subashree Dinesh

Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: Hazards; Risk perception; Data science

M.S. (2025), University of Colorado, Boulder

B.E. (2021), Anna University, India

Emily Boldor

Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: TBD

B.S. (2025), North Carolina State University

Minh-Anh Ly

Ph.D. Student, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: Qualitative methods; Workforce; Sociology

M.S. (2023), Brigham Young University

B.A. (2020), Staffordshire University, UK

Arunima Maitra

Research Staff, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: Hazards; Disaster alerts; LLMs

M.S. (2025), University of Colorado, Boulder

B.E. (2022), RV College of Engineering, India

Aleqzander Baker

Research Intern, University of Colorado Boulder

Research keywords: Virtual reality; Flood simulation

Discovery Learning Apprenticeship (DLA) Program

Past Members (CIBERites)

Renooh Sivakumar

Senior Business Analyst, Dell

M.S. (2025), University of Colorado, Boulder

B.E. (2023), Anna University, India

Sophia K. Harris

Doctoral Student, University of Colorado Boulder

M.A. (2021), Humboldt University, Germany

B.A. (2017), University of Washington

Ethan Wang

Undergraduate Student, University of Colorado Boulder

Bahareh Alizadeh, Ph.D.

Senior Data Scientist, Halliburton

Ph.D. (2023), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2018), Sharif University of Technology, Iran

B.S. (2015), Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Chih-Shen Cheng, Ph.D.

Postdoc, University of Texas Austin

Ph.D. (2023), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2015), National Taiwan University

B.S. (2013), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Md. Nazmus Sakib, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Ph.D. (2022), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2019), Texas A&M University

B.S. (2014), Bangladesh Univ. of Engineering & Technology

Nipun D. Nath, Ph.D.

Lead AI Researcher, Topaz Labs

Ph.D. (2021), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2020), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2017), Missouri State University

B.S. (2014), Bangladesh Univ. of Engineering & Technology

Nathan Young

Masters Students, Texas A&M University

B.S. (2021), Texas A&M University

Shruthi Sampathkumar

Software Development Engineer, Amazon

M.S. (2020), Texas A&M University

B.S. (2018), PSG College of Technology, India

Yalong Pi, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science

Ph.D. (2020), Texas A&M University

M.S. (2016), Wuhan Institute of Technology, China

B.S. (2013), Wuhan Textile University, China

Zahra Ghorbani

Doctoral Student, Pennsylvania State University

M.S. (2019), Texas A&M University

B.S. (2017), Shahid Beheshti University, Iran

Songjukta Datta

Transportation Engineer, CalTrans

M.S. (2018), Texas A&M University

B.S. (2014), Bangladesh Univ. of Engineering & Technology

Prabhat Shrestha

Associate Consultant, Bain & Company

M.S. (2018), Texas A&M University

B.S. (2016), Israel Institute of Technology (Technion)

Lorena C. Moreira, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Federal Univ. Of Bahia, Brazil

Ph.D. (2018), University of Campinas, Brazil

M.S. (2008), Federal Univ. of Santa Catarina, Brazil

B.S. (1999), Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

Khandakar M. Rashid

Research and Development Engineer, Leidos

M.S. (2017), Missouri State University

B.S. (2012), Bangladesh Univ. of Engineering & Technology

Reza Akhavian, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, San Diego State University

Ph.D. (2015), University of Central Florida

M.S. (2012), University of Central Florida

B.S. (2010), University of Tehran, Iran

Elshan Asadi

Arch. Accessibility Consultant, Jensen Hughes

M.Arch. (2019), University of Florida

B.S. (2010), Azad University, Iran

Lianne Brito

Doctoral Student, University of Colorado Boulder

L.E.A.R.N (Learning Environment and Academic Research Network) Program

Arezoo Shirazi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Univ. of Technology Sydney

Ph.D. (2019), Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S. (2014), University of Central Florida

B.S. (2012), University of Tehran, Iran

Brittany Cogger

Environmental Engineer, City of Cocoa

B.S. (2014), University of Central Florida

Hamid Maherinia

Civil Geotechnical Engineer, GRL Engineers Inc.

M.S. (2013), University of Central Florida

M.S. (2010), Azad University, Iran

B.S. (2006), Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Michael S. Toth

Senior Staff Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

M.S. (2012), University of Central Florida

B.S. (2010), Florida Gulf Coast University

Mark L. Bacal

Structural Engineer, HNTB

B.S. (2010), University of Central Florida

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