Albab Noor

About Albab Noor

Senior Data Scientist at Replica creating the next generation urban planning tool. Built and own a nationwide model of traffic volumes (end-to-end). Also the Subject Matter Expert in Travel Demand Modeling at Replica. Expertise in geospatial analytics, econometric modeling and transportation policy. Current technical and management tools include Python, SQL, BigQuery, BigQuery ML, Google Cloud Platform, and QGIS.Consulting Project Portfolio (Steer, RSG)- California High Speed Rail Ridership & Revenue Forecasting Model (Python, Emme)- San Francisco Bay Area Fare Coordination & Integration Study (Cube)- Developed activity based travel demand models (end to end) for large metropolitan areas in the United States including Washington DC, Detroit and Portland (ActivitySim, CT-RAMP, DaySim, Emme, TransCAD, Cube)- Developed destination and mode choice models for Phoenix, Miami and San Diego’s metropolitan planning organizations (Alogit, Python, R)

Experience

1. Senior Data Scientist

   Replica

   Nov 2021 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Senior Data Scientist at Replica working on model development and backend engineering. Also engaged with the Sales and CS teams as subject matter expert on transport modeling.Current responsibilities include - Owner of the AADT modeling pipeline (excluding frontend), powering Replica’s most used application- Serve as an expert of Replica\'s product and data, with a deep understanding of methodology, architecture, and processes down to a technical level- Subject matter expert on transportation modeling at Replica- Lead technical deep dives and discovery calls to drive users to the data they need for analysis- Collaborate with Product to shape, support, and execute product goals, elevating the voice of the user as an input into decision-making- Representing the company at technical conferences and contributing to the state-of-the-art in transportation modeling.

Education

• University of Connecticut

  Master of Science (MS), Engineering

Skills

• Matlab
• Transportation Engineering
• C++
• Google Maps
• Transport Economics
• Transportation Operations
• Microsoft Excel
• Choice Modeling
• Autocad
• Scikit-Learn
• Arcgis
• Economics
• Sustainable Transport
• Econometric Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Optimization
• Hdf5
• Spatial Analysis
• Linear Regression
• Marketing
• Transportation Planning
• Statistics
• Urban Planning
• Classification
• Hcs
• Research
• Civil Engineering
• Transportation
• Econometrics
• Regression Models
• Behavioral Modeling
• Analytical Writing
• Gams
• Traffic Engineering
• Hcs 2000
• Python
• Cluster Analysis
• Public Transport
• Transport Modelling
• Behavior Analysis