Kshitiz Khanal
Research Scholar at Institute for Transportation Research and Education
North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolKshitiz Khanal is a research-focused transportation and energy planner with nine years of experience applying AI/ML and geospatial data science to real-world policy and infrastructure problems. Currently a Research Scholar at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education in North Carolina, he maintains the regional Triangle travel demand model and leads applied research that bridges transportation, land use, and energy planning. He holds a PhD in City/Urban Planning and advanced degrees in energy planning and mechanical engineering, combining rigorous academic training with hands-on systems design. His work includes machine-learning–driven hazard vulnerability assessments for manufactured homes and building data dashboards for COVID response, demonstrating a knack for translating complex spatial data into actionable indicators. Equally comfortable teaching urban data analytics and co-designing data pipelines, he blends pedagogy with reproducible research practice. An often-overlooked strength is his background in appropriate rural technologies and participatory design, which informs a pragmatic, equity-minded approach to technical solutions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Planning and Operation of Energy Systems, Master's Degree Planning and Operation of Energy Systems at Kathmandu University (KU)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD City/Urban Community and Regional Planning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD City/Urban Community and Regional Planning at The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBachelor of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Mechanical Engineering at Kathmandu University
Nepali, English
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Github Skills (73)
markdown10
javascript9
openstreetmap9
dsa-algorithm9
aircraft9
object-detection8
ruby8
security8
appwrite8
simulator8
jekyll-theme8
automotive8
hacking8
hardware8
jekyll8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
kshitizkhanal7/cv
Jun 2017 - Aug 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
kshitizkhanal7/Aerogami
Nov 2016 - Apr 2018
An Open Education experiment teaching Aerodynamics using Paper Planes
Contributions:52 commits, 1 PR, 51 pushes in 1 year 5 months
aircraftopen-educationaerodynamicsteachingsimulation
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