Selected Press

New York City’s Battle Against Congestion Begins at the Curb. Bloomberg CityLab, September 5, 2023.

Populus to combat curbside parking chaos with millions in new funding. TechCrunch, August 30, 2022.

Curb Management Firm Populus Raises $11M Amid Expansion. Government Technology, August 30, 2022.

Can Technology Help Cities Manage Curbs Better? The New York Times, August 25, 2022.

The Race to Code the Curb. Bloomberg CityLab, April 2, 2019.

The Opportunity to Reshape Cities with Mobility Data. Forbes, October 10, 2018.

Selected Awards

  • Professional Excellence Award for Innovation, IPMI (2022)

  • San Francisco 40 Under 40 (2019)

  • Mass Transit 40 Under 40 (2018)

  • EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellow (2011)

  • USDOT Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellow (2010)

  • MIT Energy Fellow (2008)

  • KQED Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Bay Area Local Hero (2008)

  • National Engineers Week “New Face of Engineering” (2008)

Academic publications via Google Scholar