Welcome to the Staff Updates section of the DRF Website!
Here, you'll find the latest news and developments about our dedicated team members. Stay informed about new hires, promotions, achievements, and other important milestones within our community. This section is your go-to source for learning more about the individuals who drive the success of the Digital Roads of the Future initiative and their contributions to advancing our mission. Stay connected with our vibrant team and celebrate their accomplishments alongside us.
New Appointments
May 2024 New Programme Manager appointed
January 2024 Start of the FR Cohort 3: Judith Fauth, Xiang Wang, Zizhen Xu, Jie Liu, Khashayar Kazemzadeh, Junxiang Zhu, Fengqiao Zhang, Zhaoije Sun, Shirin Malihi - welcome!
Alumni
June 2024 Our DRF Programme Manager Mahendrini Ariyachandra started her new role as Assistant Professor at UCL.
April 2024 FR Cohort 2 Fellow Munkhbaatar Buuveibaatar continued their career as Post-Doc Research Fellow, Kyungpook National University, South Korea.
January 2024 FR Cohort 1 Fellow Yiming Zhang started his new role as Young Chair Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
FR Cohort 2 Fellows Quentin Adam Felix started their careers as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Institute of Highway Engineering Aachen (ISAC), Germany.
October 2023 FR Cohort 1 Fellow Anand Sreeram started his new role as Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering at the University of Nottingham and the NTEC - Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre, UK.
April 2023 FR Cohort 1 Fellow Vahid Afroughsabet started his new role as Concrete and Materials Advisor at National Highways, UK
March 2023 FR Cohort 1 Fellow Daniel Grossegger started his new role at the Department of Engineering Sciences, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland.