Prof. Sara Moridpour is a professor and an expert in traffic engineering and transportation modelling at the School of Engineering, RMIT University. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Master's in Transportation Planning and Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. She also obtained her Ph.D. degree in traffic and transport engineering from Monash University. She received numerous accolades for her leadership and contributions to STEM. Awards include the Veski Inspiring Women in STEM Sidebyside Leadership Award (2023), the RMIT University School of Engineering Leadership Award (2021), and the prestigious Institute of Transportation Engineers Rising Star Award (2016). Additionally, she is an editorial board member of four traffic/transportation engineering journals, an executive board member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Australia and New Zealand Section, and a fellow member of Engineers Australia. She has served as a technical and organizing committee member for different traffic/transportation conferences. She works in the areas of driving behaviour modelling and analysis, road freight management, transport infrastructure maintenance planning and management, transport network modelling and simulation, and road safety.