Assistant Professor at SUNY at Buffalo |
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Irina Benedyk, is an Assistant Professor at Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo. She holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics and Management with concentration in Maritime Transportation from the Novorossiysk State Maritime Academy (Russia), and M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the Purdue University. In addition, Irina has about 10 years of experience in the marine intermodal logistics and freight transportation sectors. She worked for third largest maritime container carrier CMA CGM S.A. and for one of the largest forwarding company in Russia at various positions starting from import/export specialist to head of consulting department servicing hundreds of clients all over the world. In her research, Irina is leveraging practical and research experience to develop integrated solutions for transportation factoring emerging technologies and changing needs of the society in two primary areas: freight intermodal transportation (both supply and demand side) and human factors in transportation. Current projects in freight intermodal transportation includes understanding the impacts of emerging technologies on different aspects of intermodal transportation and designing strategies for intermodal facilities development to enhance U.S. competitiveness in global trade using methods from engineering and economics, such as optimization, game theory, and risk management. The study results can help public sector to predict the intermodal facility development by better understanding the investors’ behaviors, and to design policies and incentives to promote intermodal transportation and its seamless integration in both local and global trade networks. |
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