Sharifullah Asady
Doctoral Candidate
Email: sharifullah.asady@volkswagen.de
Vitae
Sharifullah Asady is pursuing his PhD at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), supported by the Volkswagen Group. He earned a Master's in Transportation Systems Engineering from TUM and a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Kabul University in Afghanistan. His Master's thesis explored the simulation of ride-hailing services in a digital twin. Before his Master's, he served as a traffic engineer and subsequently as a Project Manager for transportation projects at the Kabul Municipality in Afghanistan.
Work Experience
| Feb. 2024 - Present | PhD Candidate |
| Volkswagen Group | |
| Wolfsburg, Germany | |
| Oct. 2022 - Dec. 2023 | Trainee - Transport Planning |
| gevas humberg & partner GmbH | |
| Munich, Germany | |
| Mar. 2023 - Oct. 2023 | Master Thesis Trainee |
| Audi AG | |
| Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2023 | Research Assistant |
| TUM - Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control | |
| Munich, Germany | |
| Jul. 2018 - Nov. 2020 | Project Manager |
| Kabul Municipality | |
| Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Jun. 2016 - Jul. 2018 | Traffic Engineer |
| Kabul Municipality | |
| Kabul, Afghanistan |
Education
| Feb. 2024 - Present | PhD Candidate |
| Technical University of Munich | |
| Subject: A methodological approach to evaluate and optimize MaaS market potentials | |
| Nov. 2020 - Sep. 2023 | M.Sc. in Transportation Systems Engineering |
| Technical University of Munich | |
| Specialization: Intelligent Transport Systems | |
| Thesis: Simulation of a ride-hailing service in a digital twin | |
| Mar. 2012 - Dec. 2015 | B.Sc. in Civil Engineering |
| Kabul University | |
| Kabul, Afghanistan |
Awards and Scholarship
| Oct. 2020 - Sep. 2022 | Study Scholarships - Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines |
| Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdient (DAAD) | |
| Germany |