Officers

2022-2023 Officers:

• Chair: Nikola Besinovic, Technische Universität Dresden
• Vice-Chair: Shuai Su, Beijing Jiaotong University
• Public Relations: Saeid Saidi, University of Calgary
• Treasurer: Jay Baillargeon, FRA, U.S. Dept. of Transportation
• Secretary: Faeze Ghofrani, Penn State University

2021-2022 Officers:

• Chair: Andrea Arias, BNSF Railway
• Vice-Chair: Nikola Besinovic, TU Delft
• PR Officer: Faeze Ghofrani, Penn State University
• Treasurer: Rajan Varadarajan, Norfolk Southern
• Secretary: Jay Baillargeon, FRA, U.S. Dept. of Transportation

2020-2021 Officers:

• Chair: Steve Tyber, Stealth Startup
• Vice-Chair: Andrea Arias, BNSF Railway
• PR Officer: Kiran Chahar, Norfolk Southern
• Treasurer: Hadi Karimi, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Jay Baillargeon, FRA, U.S. Dept. of Transportation

2019-2020 Officers:

• Chair: Nathaniel Richmond, Keurig Dr Pepper
• Vice-Chair: Steve Tyber, Wabtec
• PR Officer: Andrea Arias, BNSF Railway
• Treasurer: Hadi Karimi, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Jianqiu Huang, Wabtec

2018-2019 Officers:

• Chair: Shantih Spanton, CSX
• Vice-Chair: Nathaniel Richmond, BNSF Railway
• PR Officer: Qing He, University at Buffalo
• Treasurer: Yashar Khayati, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Steve Tyber, Wabtec

2017-2018 Officers:

• Chair: Kamalesh Somani, CSX
• Vice-Chair: Shantih Spanton, CSX
• PR Officer: Steven Harrod, Technical University of Denmark
• Treasurer: Roochi Mishra, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Nathaniel Richmond, BNSF Railway

2016-2017 Officers:

• Chair: April Kuo, BNSF Railway
• Vice-Chair: Kamlesh Somani, CSX
• PR Officer: Steven Harrod, Technical University of Denmark
• Treasurer: Mike Prince, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Shantih Spanton, CSX

2015-2016 Officers:

• Chair: Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University
• Vice-Chair: April Kuo, BNSF Railway
• PR Officer: Tyler Dick, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
• Treasurer: Gunnar Feldmann, Norfolk Southern
• Secretary: Shantih Spanton, CSX

2014-2015 Officers:

• Chair: Sandra D. Eksioglu, Clemson University
• Vice-Chair: Kevin Crook, BNSF Railway
• Vice-Chair: Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University
• PR Officer: Xiaopeng Li, Mississippi State University
• Treasurer: Alper Uygur, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Mingzhou Jin, University of Tennessee

2013-2014 Officers:

• Chair: Krishna Jha, Innovative Scheduling
• Vice-Chair: Sandra Eksioglu, Mississippi State University
• PR Officer: Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University
• Treasurer: Viraj Karnik, Norfolk Southern Corporation
• Secretary: Erick Wikum, Tata Consultancy Services

2012-2013 Officers:

• Chair: Jagadish Jampani, CSX Transportation
• Vice-Chair: Krishna C Jha, Innovative Scheduling 
• PR Officer: Xuesong Zhou, University of Utah 
• Treasurer: Fan Peng, CSX Transportation
• Secretary: Shrikant Jarugumilli, BNSF Railway

2011-2012 Officers:

• Chair: Homarjun Agrahari,  FedEx Corporation
• Vice Chair: Jagadish Jampani. CSX Transportation
• Treasurer: Santanu Chakraborty, United Airlines (Jan - July 2012)
• Treasurer: Yudi Pranoto,  Norfolk Southern (July - Dec 2012)
• Secretary: Shrikant Jarugumilli, BNSF Railway

2010-2011 Officers:

• Chair: Kamalesh Somani, CSX Transportation
• Vice Chair:  Homarjun Agrahari,  BNSF Railway
• Treasurer: Juan Morales, BNSF Railway
• Secretary: Yudi Pranoto,  Norfolk Southern