The Team

Current Members

 

Postdoctoral Fellow

MD Jahedul Alam, PhD, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (BUET)

Topic: Transportation Systems Simulation, Mass Evacuation Planning and Modelling, Emerging Mobility and Emission Modelling

Period: Spring 2021 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Associate

 

Ph.D. Students

Md Asif Hasan Anik, M.A.Sc. Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), B.Sc. Civil Engineering (IUT)

Topic: Integrated Urban Systems for Modelling Mobility Disruptive Events

Period: Fall 2021 - Present

Hasan Shahrier, M.A.Sc. Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), B.Sc. Civil Engineering (BUET)

Topic: Integrated Transportation, Land Use and Energy Modelling

Period: Fall 2020 - Present

 

Vajeeran Arunakirinathan, M.Sc. Transportation Engineering (University of Moratuwa), B.Sc. Civil Engineering (University of Moratuwa)

Research Interests: Integrayed Transportation and Land Use Modelling, Traffic Performance and Microsimulation

Period: Winter 2022 - Present

 

 

Master of Applied Sciences - Civil Engineering Students (M.A.Sc)

Abdul Wasay Memon, B.Sc. Civil Engineering (Kansas State University)

Topic: Mass Evacuation Planning and Modelling for Persons Needing Mobility Assistance (PMSa)

Period: Fall 2021 - Present

Niaz Mahmud, B.Sc. Civil Engineering (IUT)

Topic: Modelling of Freight Movement and GHG Emission

Period: Summer 2022 - Present

 

Md. Rifat Hossain Bhuiyan, B.Sc. Civil Engineering (IUT)

Research interests: Travel Behaviour Analysis, Microsimulation of Urban Systems, Transportation Planning, Applied Econometrics

Period: Winter 2023-Present

 

 

Kashfia Nokshi, B.Sc. Civil Engineering (IUT)

Research Interests: Transportation and Land Use Modelling, Emission Modelling

Period: 2023-Present

 

 

Ferdous Ashrafi, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Texas Tech University)

Topic: Modelling of Public Transit Network and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Period: Winter 2023-Present

 

 

Harshavardhan Aleti, B.Tech. (GMRIT)

Research Interests: Energy Systems, Emissions Modelling, Network Building

Period: 2023-Present

 

Master of Planning Students (MPLAN)

   
 

Bachelor of Community Design Students (BCD)

   
 

Master of Engineering Students (MEng)

   
 

Research Staff

 

Sophie Marchant, BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)

Period: Fall 2023 - Present

Project Coordinator - Operations

 

 

Taylor Oliver, BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)

Period: Fall 2023 - Present

Project Coordinator - Communications & Grants

 

 

Tim Jacobs, BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)

Period: Spring 2023 - Present

Project Coordinator - Advancement

 

 

Payton Nicol, BCD Graduate (Dalhousie University)

Project Assistant

 

 

Maria Lutes, BCD Student (Dalhousie University)

Project Assistant

 

 

Venkata Vijaya Rama Raju Mandapati, Master of Applied Computer Science Student

Period: Summer 2023-Present

Co-op Student

 

 

Past Members

 

Past Members

Fariba Hossain Transportation Database Analyst
M.A.Sc Civili Engineering (Dalhousie University), B.Sc. Civil Engineering (BUET)
Kelci Warren Project Coordinator, 2023
BCD Graduate: Honours in Environmental Planning (Dalhousie University)
Kristin Poole Project Coordinator, 2022-2023
BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)
Christopher Stoecker Topic: Analyzing Public Discourse on Teleworking to Enhance Transportation Demand Management Strategies
Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), 2022-2023
Fuki Asai Topic: Lessons Learned from the Share the Road Campaigns in the Digital Era
Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), 2022-2023
Layla Fadhil Topic: Investigating the Travel Behaviours of Rural HRM Residents
Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), 2022-2023
Digen Mavani Topic: Transportation Systems Adaptation during Reopening Stages of COVID-19: Successes and Failures
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2021-2023
Shaoqiu Gong Topic: Biking to the Campuses: The Bikeability of Southern Halifax Peninsula
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2021-2023
Isabella Raghiante Topic: Travel Behaviour and Well-Being: The Aftermaths of COVID-19's Teleworking on Dalhousie University's Community
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2021-2023
Michael Bohdanowicz Topic: Telework, Place, and Planning - A Study of the Dalhousie Community
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2021-2023
Emily Atwell Topic: Analyzing the Effect of Teleworking on Activity Travel in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2021-2023
Martial Arigbo Topic: Characterization of Traffic Collisions at Intersections: The Case of Halifax
Master of Engineering (MEng), 2020-2022
Tahmineh Feyzabi Topic: A Review of Media Discourse and Municipal Planning for COVID-19 Transportation adaptation in Canada, Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2020 - 2021
Madelaine Gutelius Topic: Short and Long-term Effects of COVID-19 on Retail Activity and the Built Environment
Masters of Planning (MPLAN), 2020 - 2021
Fariba Hossain Topic: Integrated Transportation, Land Use, and Energy Modelling
Masters of Applied Science (MASc) Civil Engineering, 2019 - 2021
Kelci Warren Project Coordinator, 2021- 2022
BCD Graduate: Honours in Environmental Planning (Dalhousie University)
Devin Husk Graduate Research Assitant, 2021
Masters of Planning (MPLAN), 2020-2022
Ivan Ho Graduate Research Assitant, 2021
Masters of Planning (MPLAN), 2020-2022
Nazmul Arefin Khan Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2020-2021
Topic: Validating and Implementing the Activity-based Shorter-term Decision Simulator (SDS) of the iTLE Urban Modelling System
PhD in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University)
MASc in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University)
BSc In Civil Engineering (BUET)
Katie Walker Project Coordinator, 2018-2021
BCD Graduate: Honours in Environmental Planning and Sustainability (Dalhousie University)
Krishna Avala Topic: Virtual Reality Modelling for Vehicle Pedestrian Interactions
Master of Applied Sciences (MASc), Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), 2019-2021
Harrison Ellis Topic: Investigating the Attitudes of Transit-Users in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2019-2021
James Coons Topic: Developing a Web-Based GIS Application Using an Agent-Based Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Microsimulation Model in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2019-2021
Sarah Elliott Graduate Research Assistant, 2020
Topic: Harmony or Disconnect in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Plans in Canada 
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2019-2021
Devin Holmes Graduate Research Assistant, 2019-2020
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2019-2021
Dinesh Guru Topic: Traffic Simulation Modelling for Autonomous Vehicles
Master of Engineering (MEng), 2018-2020
Lorin Komers Topic: Online Retail in a Changing Physical Landscape
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2018-2020
John Jardine Topic: Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric (CASE) Vehicles Through a Demographic Lens
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2018-2020
Alex W.D. Glista Topic: Scenario Planning for Connected Autonomous Vehicles in the Context of Energy Use 
Graduate Research Assistant, 2019
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2018-2020
Linden Maultsaid- Blair Topic: Exploring the Relationship Between Tour Complexity and Health in Halifax Transit and Auto Riders
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2018-2020
Vigneshwari Ravichandran ISWEP Research Assistant, 2020
Masters of Applied Computer Science (MACS) Candidate (Dalhousie University)
Jaime Swinton BCD Internship, Research Assistant, 2020
BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)
Kelci Warren BCD Internship, Research Assistant, 2020
BCD Graduate: Honours in Environmental Planning (Dalhousie University)
Utkarsh Ashokkumar Patel Topic: Development of a transport network model for the province of Nova Scotia
Master of Engineering (MEng), 2018-2019
Pauline Laila Bela Research Associate, 2019
Topic: A Framework of Multiclass Travel Demand Forecasting and Emission Modelling, Incorporating Commercial Vehicle Movement for the Port City of Halifax, Canada
Master of Applied Sciences (M.A.Sc.) Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), 2016-2018
Stephen McCarthy Research Associate, 2018-2019
MSc Mathematics and Computer Science (University of British Columbia)
BEd (McGill University)
MPLAN (Dalhousie University)
Rachel Lynn Project Analyst, 2018
BCD Graduate: Honours in Environmental Planning (Dalhousie University)
Mitch Gold Project Analyst, 2018
BCD Graduate: Honours in Urban Design and Sustainability (Dalhousie University)
Areej Ashraf Topic: Ridesharing Regulation and Public Discourse Analysis
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2017-2018
Alexandre Pinchemel Topic: Reordering Boaring Layout as a Promise for Agility Gains in the Air Transport
Master of Applied Sciences (MASc) Civil Engineering, 2018
Haomiao Cheng Topic: Spatial Evolution of Neighbourhood in Shanghai, China: Assessment of Urban Form and Street Network
PhD, 2013-2015
Mahmudur Fatmi Postdoctoral Researcher, 2017-2018
Topic: Investigating Feedback Mechanism between Land Use and Transport Microsimulation Models, as well as Developing a Vehicle Scheduler
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Civil Engineering, 2014-2017
Master of Applied Sciences (MASc) Civil Engineering, 2012-2013
Shamsad Irin Topic: Microsimulation-based Emission Modelling for the Halifax Downtown
Master of Applied Sciences (MASc) Civil Engineering, 2013-2015
Mahbubur Rahman Topic: Transport Network Model of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)
Master of Applied Sciences (MASc) Civil Engineering, 2013-2016
Shaila Jamal Topic: Impact of Information and Communications Technology on Travel
Master of Planning Studies (MPS), 2014-2016
Siobhan Witherbee Topic: Microsimulation of Pedestrian Flow and Surrogate Safety Modelling
Master of Planning Studies (MPS), 2014-2016
Spencer Matheson Topic: Estimating Fuel Consumption and Emissions for Nova Scotia
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2014-2016
Dylan Smith Topic: Pedestrian Network Analysis
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2014-2016
Sara Jellicoe Topic: Transport Infrastructure Indicators
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2014-2016
Naznin Daisy Topic: Activity-based Travel Behaviour Analysis
PhD, 2013-2015
Mohammad Hesam Hafezi
Topic: Population Synthesis and Activity Generation/Scheduling
PhD, 2013-2015
Stephanie Salloum Topic: Characterizing Travel Behaviour and Accessibility in the HRM
Master of Planning Studies (MPS), 2013-2015
Justin Forbes Topic: An Investigation of Collisions and Injury Severity Levels in Nova Scotia
Master of Planning Studies (MPS), 2013-2015
Caroline Roberstson Topic: Travel Behaviour and Transportation Challenges of Households with Pre School-aged Children: A Child-care Centre Based Study
Master of Planning Studies (MPS), 2012-2016
Levi Megenbir Topic: Estimating Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Emissions using Travel Survey
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2013-2015
Hannah Fortune Topic: Evacuation of Transportation Plans for Mass Evacuation
Master of Science (MSc), 2013-2015
Nathan Hall Topic: Exploring Interdepartmental Coordination in Land Use Planning
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2013-2015
Stephen Stone Topic: Measuring Sustainability Indicators Using Time-use Data
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2012-2014
Niki Siabanis Topic: Use of Social Media for the Share the Road Awareness Program
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2012-2014
Emily MacDonald Topic: Identifying Opportunity Structures for Older Adults Social Activity
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2012-2014
Mateja Peterlin Topic: Impact of Attitudes and Life-style Choice on Travel Behaviour
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2011-2013
Nicholas Shaw Topic: Modelling Residential Location and Mobility of Seniors in Toronto
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2011-2013
Kelsey Baglo Topic: Best Practice Review of Road Safety Campaigns
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2011-2013
Shaun Heffernan Topic: Households’ Long-term Mobility Decisions and Travel Behaviour
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2011-2013
Scott Ash Topic: Estimation of Emissions on the Halifax Peninsula Truck Route
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2011-2013
Katrina Leckovic Topic: Transit Network Planning for Mass Emergency Evacuation
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2010-2012
Daniel Richardson Topic: Evaluation of Transit Alternatives for the Bedford-Halifax Corridor
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2010-2012
Bruce Mans Topic: Modelling Job Mobility and Location Choices
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2009-2011
Jing Yan Topic: Application of Graph Theory in Analyzing Transit Network
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2009-2011
Susanne McDonald Topic: Elderly Travel Behaviour of Greater Toronto Area
Master of Planning (MPLAN), 2009-2011