https://shahriarzame.github.io/tag/EPFL/EPFLWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usShahriar Iqbal Zame© 2026Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://shahriarzame.github.io/media/icon_hua3b4f2436a22dbd549553205f43ad11d_1429436_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.pnghttps://shahriarzame.github.io/tag/EPFL/https://shahriarzame.github.io/regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://shahriarzame.github.io/regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/ <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img alt="A sunny cold noon at EPFL Switzerland with the DCA teachers (Prof. Moshe Ben-Akiva and Prof. Michele Bierlaire) and fellow students." srcset=" /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/Group_Photo_hu3ce3dc45b83d49fb340013f8eacd6395_341170_e82dd41e43be97496f65dae2fcda3321.webp 400w, /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/Group_Photo_hu3ce3dc45b83d49fb340013f8eacd6395_341170_bd1472ece2729e725253fa3381833ee2.webp 760w, /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/Group_Photo_hu3ce3dc45b83d49fb340013f8eacd6395_341170_1200x1200_fit_q100_h2_lanczos.webp 1200w" src="https://shahriarzame.github.io/regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/Group_Photo_hu3ce3dc45b83d49fb340013f8eacd6395_341170_e82dd41e43be97496f65dae2fcda3321.webp" width="760" height="325" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> <h2 id="course-overview">Course Overview</h2> <p>I recently had the opportunity to attend the short course <strong>&ldquo;Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Individual Behavior and Market Demand&rdquo;</strong> at <strong>École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland</strong> (January 25–29, 2026), organized by the Transport and Mobility Laboratory (TRANSP-OR).</p> <p>It was a rigorous and highly applied deep dive into:</p> <ul> <li>Random utility models</li> <li>Nested and mixed logit</li> <li>Hybrid choice models</li> <li>Bayesian estimation</li> <li>Microsimulation</li> <li>Forecasting techniques</li> </ul> <h2 id="key-highlights">Key Highlights</h2> <p>The integration of theory, case studies, and hands-on work with <strong>BIOGEME</strong> made the experience particularly valuable. The course provided a comprehensive foundation in behavioral modeling and demand forecasting that is directly applicable to transportation systems research.</p> <h2 id="acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</h2> <p>My sincere thanks to <strong>Prof. Moshe Ben-Akiva (MIT)</strong> and <strong>Prof. Michel Bierlaire (EPFL)</strong> for delivering a week of intellectually dense and methodologically precise training. I also thank my supervisor, <strong>Prof. Constantinos Antoniou</strong>, for making this opportunity possible.</p> <h2 id="looking-forward">Looking Forward</h2> <p>I&rsquo;m excited to apply these advanced discrete choice modeling tools to:</p> <ul> <li>Behavioral modeling in transportation</li> <li>Demand forecasting</li> <li>Transport systems research</li> <li>Policy evaluation and scenario analysis</li> </ul> <hr> <p><em>#DiscreteChoice #DemandModeling #TransportationResearch #EPFL #MIT #BehavioralModeling #TUM</em></p> <figure > <div class="d-flex justify-content-center"> <div class="w-100" ><img alt="Certificate: Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Individual Behavior and Market Demand, January 25 - 29, 2026, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland" srcset=" /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/CERTIFICATION_DCA_EPFL_page-0001_hu962727aa07252748c5fc64b48941f1a3_440988_812121cc86a3d8bdd2738d7fcb9ee6bb.webp 400w, /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/CERTIFICATION_DCA_EPFL_page-0001_hu962727aa07252748c5fc64b48941f1a3_440988_59eb1575c328b23eaa695f7c5b792fc4.webp 760w, /regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/CERTIFICATION_DCA_EPFL_page-0001_hu962727aa07252748c5fc64b48941f1a3_440988_1200x1200_fit_q100_h2_lanczos.webp 1200w" src="https://shahriarzame.github.io/regular_post/dca-epfl-2026/CERTIFICATION_DCA_EPFL_page-0001_hu962727aa07252748c5fc64b48941f1a3_440988_812121cc86a3d8bdd2738d7fcb9ee6bb.webp" width="760" height="527" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure>