Elnaz (Elli) Irannezhad is as a Senior Lecturer of transport engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Elli's research contributes to the advancement of science in cross-disciplinary fields of logistics and transport engineering, modelling, automation, integration, and decarbonisation. Elli received her PhD in Transport Engineering from the University of Queensland (UQ) in November 2018. She served 3 years as Postdoctoral researcher at UQ and 1.7 years as Principal Engineer and Portfolio Leader of Future Mobility at the National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO).

In March 2022, she joined the University of New South Wales on a full-time convertible tenure track combined research-teaching employment.

Elli’s professional journey encompasses significant roles within the transportation sector, including over seven years as a transport engineer and senior transport modeller in Iran before pursuing her PhD. These roles provided her with invaluable experience in client engagement and applying engineering expertise to real-world challenges. Her research trajectory highlights a steadfast commitment to research translation and industry collaboration.