Curriculum Vitae

1. Name: - Shakil Mohammad Rifaat2. Date of Birth: - 22nd April, 1976.3. Present Address:- GA-159/1, School Road, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. 4. Contact Information:- e-mail: smrifaat @ iut-dhaka. edu , shakil_rifaat@yahoo.com5. Career Plan: -I want to endure my career for the advancement of quality of human life

by creating and disseminating knowledge in the field of transportation engineering through research and teaching.

6. Academic Background

Degree Name and Discipline

University and Country Start Date(yyyy/mm)

Awarded Date (yyyy/mm)

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering(CGPA- 3.90)

University of Calgary (U of C) , Canada

2007/05 2010/09

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering University of Calgary (U of C) , Canada

2006/01 Upgraded to Ph.D. program on 2007/05

M. Eng.(by research) in Civil Engineering(CGPA-3.40)

National University of Singapore(NUS), Singapore

2001/07 2004/02

B.Sc. in Civil EngineeringEngineering(with HONOURS)(CGPA- 3.76)

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET), Bangladesh

1995/01 2000/06

7. Work Experience

Position Organization Name Start Date (yyyy/mm):

End Date (yyyy/mm)

Associate Professor Islamic University of Technology(IUT), OIC

2014/03 To date

Assistant Professor Islamic University of Technology(IUT), OIC

2010/12 2014/03

Assistant Professor The University of Asia Pacific(UAP) , Bangladesh

2006/01 2010/12

Lecturer  The University of Asia Pacific(UAP) , Bangladesh

2003/09  2005/12 

Junior Engineer  Institute of Water Modeling(IWM), Bangladesh

2000/07  2001/06 

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8. Journal Publications (recognized and refereed journals):

ISI Indexed journals= 9, SCOPUS Indexed journals= 13

1. Pasha, M. M., Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., DeBarros, A.(2016). Effects of Street Pattern, Traffic, Road Infrastructure, Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics on Public Transit Ridership. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 20(3), pp. 1017- 1022. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor = 0.60)

2. Pasha, M., Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., De Barros, A. (2016). Pasha, M., Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., De Barros, A. (2016). Urban design and planning influences on the share of trips taken by cycling . Jurnal of Urban Design, Vol . 21, No . 4, pp. 471–480. ( SCOPUS Indexed)

3. Pasha, M. M. , Rifaat, S. M., Hasnat, A., Rahman, I. (2015). Pedestrian’s Behaviour on Road Crossing Facilities. Jurnal Teknologi, Vol. 73(4), pp. 77- 83. (SCOPUS Indexed)

4. Rifaat, S. M., Pasha, M. M., Shovon, M. H., Nafis, S. R., Limon, M. K. H. (2015). Comparative Speed Study: A Way to Improve Road Safety Condition. Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 12(1), pp. 41- 50. (Peer Reviewed)

5. Rifaat, S. M., Rahman, M. H., Mohammed, Pasha, M.(2014). Study on the Effect of Road Infrastructure, Socio-Economic and Demographic Features on Road Crashes in Bangladesh". World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 88, International Journal of Social, Management, Economics and Business Engineering , 8(4), 1159 - 1164. (Peer Reviewed)

6. Wahi, R. R., Rifaat, S. M., Ahsan, N. U., Leema, F. (2013). A Study on the Effect of Licensing System upon Driver’s Attitude in Bangladesh. Brunei Darussalam Journal of Technology and Commerce. Vol. 7(1), pp. 43- 57. (Peer Reviewed)

7. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R. and DeBarros, A. (2012). Urban Street Pattern and Pedestrian Traffic Safety, Journal of Urban Design, 17(3), pp. 337-352. ( SCOPUS Indexed)

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8. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R. and DeBarros, A. (2012). Severity of Motorcycle Crashes in Calgary. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 49, pp. 44- 49. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 2.702)

9. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., DeBarros, A. (2011). Logistic Model of Injury Risks in Single Vehicle Crashes in Urban Neighborhoods. Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 45(3), pp. 186-195. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 1.292)

10. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., DeBarros, A. (2011). Effect of Street Pattern on the Severity of Crashes Involving Vulnerable Road Users. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.43, pp. 276- 283. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 2.702)

11. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., DeBarros, A. (2010). Effect of Street Pattern on Road Safety: Are Policy Recommendations Sensitive to Different Aggregations of Crashes by Severity? In Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2147, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D. C. pp. 58- 65. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 0.544)

12. Rifaat, S.M., Tay, R (2009). Effect of Street Pattern on Injury Risks in Two-Vehicle Crashes. In Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2102, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D. C., pp. 61- 67. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 0.544)

13. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., Perez, A., De Barros, A. (2009). Effects of Neighborhood Street Patterns on Traffic Collision Frequency. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 241- 253. (SCOPUS Indexed)

14. Tay, R., Rifaat, S.M., Chin, H.C. (2008). A Logistic Model of the Effects of Roadway, Environmental, Vehicle, Crash and Driver Characteristics on Hit-and-Run Crashes. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 40, Issue 4, pp.1330-1336. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 2.702) 15. Tay,R., Rifaat, S.M. (2007). Factors Contributing to the Severity of Intersection Crashes. Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 41, No.3, pp.245-265. (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 1.292)  16. Rifaat, S.M., Chin, H.C. (2007). Accident Severity Analysis Using Ordered Probit Model. Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 41, No.1, pp. 91-114.  (ISI and SCOPUS Indexed, Impact Factor= 1.292)

Published papers in Conference Proceedings (peer reviewed)

17. Rifaat, S. M. , Labib, M., Mustakim, R., Monwar, M., Tay, R.(2015). Vehicle- Pedestrian Crashes at Intersections in Dhaka City. Proceedings of the Conference of ASEAN Road Safety 2015 (CARS2015), Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research. pp. 274- 280.

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18. Bhuiyan, M. A. A., Khan, I. R., Khan, M. R. M., Rifaat, S. M. (2014). Optimizing Signal Timing : An Efficient Way to Handle Traffic Congestion in Developing Countries. Paper Published in the Proceedings of 5th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology, Institut Teknologi Brunei, Brunei, November 1- 3, Paper ID_12.

19. Rahman, M. H., Mohammed, Rifaat, S. M., Pasha, M(2013)..A Study on the effect of road infrastructure, socio-economic and demographic features on road crashes in Bangladesh. Paper published in the Proceedings of 8th CUTSE International Conference on Sience, Sustainability and Solutions, 3-4 December, 2013, Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia , page 87- 96.

20. Pasha, M., Hasanat, A., Rahman, I., Rifaat, S. M.(2013) A Study on Pedestrians’ Behavior of Using Road Crossing Facilities in Dhaka City. Joint conference of The 9th International Conference on Geo-technical & Transportation Engineering (GEOTROPIKA) and The 1st International Conference on Construction and Building Engineering (ICONBUILD), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 28th – 30th October 2013, Paper ID_181.

21.Hasib, A.A, Zaman, M.S., Arin, M. I., Rifaat, S. M. and Al-Amin, M.(2012). A study on the students' perception of pedestrian risk. Published in the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Technology and Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development, March 10-12, Sylhet, Bangladesh.pp. 513- 516.

22. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R. and DeBarros, A. (2011). Effect of land use, road infrastructure, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics on public transit usage. Published in the Proceedings of the 16th International Conference organized by Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies(HKSTS) from 17 to 20 December, 2011 in Hong Kong , pp. 625- 630.

23. Rifaat, S.M. (2011). Effect of Street Pattern on the Severity of Younger Driver Involved Crashes: Are Policy Decisions Sensitive to Different Modeling Methodology? Published in the Proceedings of the First Forum on Traffic Safety: The Reality, Experiences and Hope, International Conference organized by University of Dammam, KSA in collaboration with Saudi Traffic Safety Society, Saudi Aramco and the Road Safety Committee in the Eastern Region on 12-13 December, Dammam, KSA. pp. 36- 50.

24. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., De Barros, A.(2010). Effect of Street Pattern on the Severity of Older Driver Involved Crashes: Are Policy Decisions Sensitive to Different Modeling Methodology? Paper accepted for Presentation and Publication in the 15th HKSTS International Conference, 11-14 December, 2010, Hong Kong. pp. 81-88.

25. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R., De Barros, A.(2010). Effect of Neighbourhood Street Pattern on Motorcycle Crash Severity at Calgary. Proceedings of the 45 th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Toronto, Ontario, May 30- June 2, pp. 623- 637.

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26. Rifaat, S. M., Tay, R. (2009). Effect of Street Pattern on Single Vehicle Crash Severity. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Victoria, British Columbia, May 24- 27, pp. 180- 193.

27.Rifaat, S.M., Tay, R. (2008). Grid or Limited Access Roads: Effects of Street Pattern on Road Crashes. Proceedings of 43nd Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Fredericton, NB, June 1-4, pp. 404-417. 

28. Rifaat, S.M., Tay, R. (2008). Effects of Road, Land use, Socio-economic and Demographic Characteristics on Community Road Crashes. Proceedings of Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers Conference, Victoria, BC, April 27-30.

 29. Rifaat, S.M., Tay, R., Chin, H.C. (2007). Severity of Two-Vehicle Crashes in Singapore. Proceedings of 42nd Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 3-6, pp. 277-290.  

30. Rifaat, S.M., Chin, H.C. (2005). Analysis of Severity of Single-Vehicle Crashes in Singapore. Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., USA, January 9-13. Paper No. 05-1580. 

31. Rifaat, S.M., Chin, H.C. (2004). Analysis of Severity of Pedestrian Crashes in Singapore. Proceedings of the International Conference on Transportation Systems, Planning and Operation, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, February 18-20 February, pp.789-798.

9. Published Book

Rifaat, S. M., 2012. Street Pattern and Traffic Safety. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

10. Details Work and Research Experiences

I have had substantial research and work experiences; worked as a research assistant in the Department of Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of Calgary (U of C) as well as a full-time Lecturer, an Assistant and an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) and Islamic University of Technology (IUT) in Bangladesh.

Junior Engineer, Institute of Water Modeling 2000-2001Before pursuing the Masters degree at the National university of Singapore, I worked as a junior engineer in the Institute of Water Modeling where I was involved in the mathematical modeling of loop cuts in minor rivers in Bangladesh. In particular, I was involved in the development of the one dimensional (1D) Hydrodynamic (HD) base sub models for the selected rivers and simulation of sub models for 1999-2000 condition.

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Research and Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore 2001-2003As a research assistant at NUS, worked under the supervision of Professor Chin Hoong Chor and participated in several projects in road safety and transportation engineering. In my M.Sc. thesis three innovative microscopic mathematical models for identifying the factors affecting the severity of accidents in Singapore was developed. A variety of statistical approaches (logistic regression model, multinomial logit model, multinomial probit model, nested logit model, and ordered probit and logit model) were applied to these traffic safety studies to capture the complex relationships between accident severity and environmental conditions, driver characteristics, roadway features, vehicle attributes and crash characteristics. These studies provided highway authorities with evidence based recommendations to reduce the severity of accidents in Singapore. These studies resulted in the publication of one journal paper and three conference papers. In addition to the research work, I also served as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate transportation course in the department.

Lecturer & Assistant Professor, University of Asia Pacific 2003-2010While working as a lecturer and an Assistant Professor at UAP, I supervised six undergraduate students for their final year research projects which include safety audits (traffic safety assessment of roads) in Dhaka City, optimizing traffic signal and analysis of severity of motorcycle crashes. I was the coordinator of the department research seminar which aimed to enhance the knowledge of the students & faculty members. As a lecturer I taught several undergraduate courses including Transportation Engineering I &, II, Geotechnical Engineering II, Structural Engineering II, Transportation Engineering Lab, and surveying. In parallel of classroom teaching, I was also involved in other departmental duties assigned to me such as developing transportation engineering laboratory, activities related to getting Accreditation Certificate by the Board of Accreditation of Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE).

Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Calgary 2006-2010During my four years of Ph.D. study at University of Calgary, I served as a Research Assistant on several road safety projects under the supervision of Professor Richard Tay, who was awarded the first research chair in road safety in Canada. These projects include the development of collision severity models, analysis of hit-and- run crashes, safety performance functions of intersections and roundabouts, and the safety effects of different neighbourhood designs and street patterns. These projects helped me to acquire important research skills including critical analysis of the literature and formulating research topics, developing theoretical models, compilation of data from various sources, conducting advanced statistical analysis, interpreting results and drawing conclusions, orally communicating research, and writing technical reports and journal articles. These projects also provided me with opportunities to network with transportation engineers from the city and the province. As a result of these research projects, several journal papers were published and most of them were in the premium journals such as Transportation Research Record, Accident Analysis and Prevention and the Journal of Advanced Transportation. Beyond the research work, I worked as the teaching assistant for two undergraduate courses in traffic safety and mechanics of solids. My duties were to help students to understand their subject matters with proficiently and solving tutorial problems.

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My Ph.D. thesis titled “Grid and Lollipop: Effects of Street Pattern on Traffic Safety”. The objective of the study is to examine the safety effects of different neighbourhood design and street patterns (urban forms) using different performance indicators as well as controlling for external influences such as traffic volume, land use, neighbourhood density and the economic, social and demographic composition. It will extend the previous study by examining the impact of different street patterns on the frequency and severity of crashes. Using data from the City of Calgary, traffic safety performance functions using the count data models, ordered and unordered response models will be estimated to provide policy makers with evidence based recommendations on the type of subdivision that is safer for Calgary and other rapidly expanding cities.

Assistant Professor 2010-2014, & Associate Professor 2014- till day, Islamic University of Technology

In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at IUT, besides regular classroom teaching, I have also initiated several research projects in the context of Bangladesh as well as Calgary. The titles and short description of these projects are following

1. Effectiveness of Driving License in Bangladesh from Road Safety Perspective.The procedure of obtaining driving license in Bangladesh is often questionable because of its authenticity. However, its effects on traffic safety have not been explored extensively in the past. A questionnaire survey was prepared for heavy vehicle drivers i.e., bus drivers and truck drivers. The drivers were classified as all test takers, partially test takers and no test takers. After analyzing ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), it was explored whether there were any differences among different test takers on risk perception. The study also explored whether there was any relationship between testing procedures and involvement in road crashes.

2. Study on the Effect of Road Infrastructure, Socio-economic and Demographic Features on Road Crashes in Bangladesh.The objective of the study was to explore the relationship between road infrastructure, socioeconomic and demographic features of a district and road accidents. Road infrastructure features such as length of different functional classes of road (i.e., length of National Highways, Regional Roads, Local roads in a district , length of paved and unpaved roads etc.), socioeconomic and demographic features (i.e., district wise total population, gender, education, income etc.) were used in this study to develop statistical model. Multiple linear model was used to correlate between these factors and road crashes. The outcome of the model identified the factors which increase or decrease district wise road crashes.

3. Factors Affecting Mode Choice: A Case Study in Dhaka.

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In the past, most of the studies on mode choice were based on the effect of travel time or travel cost. Recently some projects related to transportation infrastructure development such as flyover, metro rail etc. are going on and to be built in future. For this reason a study was imperative to establish a relationship among people's socioeconomic, demographic and travel pattern characteristics with mode choice. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of socioeconomic, demographic and travel pattern in choosing different modes such as car, bus, walking, CNG, motorcycle etc using multinomial logit model.

4. An Exploratory Study on Ready Made Garment Workers’ Road Safety Risk Perception.Bangladesh is heavily dependent on its Ready Made Garment (RMG) industry which is the biggest source of foreign currency, mass employment and socio-economic development. Since the majority of the garments workers choose walking as their main mode of transport, including commute to and from work, they generate a serious economic and social issue because pedestrian traffic injuries are a major health and safety problem around the world, especially in developing countries. Therefore, this study aims to explore RMG workers' traffic safety perception, particularly from a pedestrian's perspective. A questionnaire survey was administered to 1000 workers and the data collected was explored using a linear regression model. Our results showed that risk perception varied significantly with the worker’s age, income group, marital status, number of children, mode of transport, average weekly walking time, educational qualification, previous accident related experience, etc. This study will help policy makers and transportation engineers to identify the most at-risk RMG groups to target any pedestrian safety improvement programs.

5. Study on the Effect of Road Infrastructure, Socio-economic and Demographic Features on Road Crashes in BangladeshThe objectives of the study is to examine the effect of district wise road infrastructure, socioeconomic and demographic features on crash occurrence .The unit of analysis will be taken as individual district which has not been explored much in the past. Reported crash data obtained from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) from the year 2004 to 2010 are utilized to develop negative binomial model. The model result will reveal the effect of road length (both paved and unpaved), road infrastructure and several socio economic characteristics on district level crash frequency in Bangladesh.

6. Optimizing Signal Timing: An Efficient Way to Handle Traffic Congestion in Developing CountriesTo optimize the signal timing for reducing delay has been taken as the main objective of this study. An intersection in Dhaka city (the capital of Bangladesh) has been chosen to achieve the goal of this study. This study will suggest that the new timing of the signal reduces total delay for all movements than the existing one. Particularly it will reduce delay significantly for certain

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movements during peak hours. The result of the study will clearly justify the improvement of the junction performance by reducing delay in new signal timing.

7. Effective Implementation of Variable Message Sign(VMS) in Dhaka CityVariable Message Signs, a way of informing drivers about road conditions and a potential safety measures has already got popularity in different countries like U.S.A, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden and other developed countries of the world. Extensive research regarding VMS has been carried out all over the world. Few VMS have been also noticed across the road of Dhaka city with faulty way of installation, erroneous message, poor management and less capability to attract drivers. It is observed that no research activities regarding VMS have been carried out during or after installation of VMS in Dhaka city. The objective of the research project is to implement VMS effectively by finding out the difference in perception among different survey groups (drivers, pedestrians, highway professionals). The project also explored reasons for different perception and finally recommendations based on findings are suggested for effective implementation of VMS in Dhaka city.

8. A Study on the Relationship between Driver’s Characteristics and Information Displayed in Variable Message Sign(VMS) The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between driver’s characteristics and information displayed in variable message sign (VMS). The study was done in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. A questionnaire survey was conducted to find out relationship between drivers’ different characteristics and their choice of different message type. Using Multinomial Logit Model the survey data was analyzed. From the study it is observed that, different types of characteristics of the drivers like personal characteristics, driving and accident experience has significant effect on their choice of message. The study will help the policy makers to implement VMS effectively and to ensure the optimum use of VMS.

9. Comparative Speed Study in Dhaka City: A Case Study AnalysisSeveral studies justify that speed is one of the key factors for occurring road accidents. This paper investigates the speed scenario of a particular roadway section named Mirpur Road as a pilot project. The speed data for various types of vehicles that use the particular roadway were taken for this study. To get a complete speed scenario of this road section data were taken on both weekdays and weekends in four different time periods that include morning peak (8.00a.m-9.00a.m), off-peak (11.00a.m-12.00p.m), evening peak (6.00p.m-7.00p.m) and night time (9.00p.m-10.00p.m). Unpaired T- test analysis was performed considering 90% confidence interval for both equal and unequal variances. It is found that vehicle speed varies in the morning-peak in weekdays and in the evening-peak in the weekends comparing with this of other time periods. Car, bus and truck were found statistically significant in case of speed assessment while comparing those in different days and significant speed differential was also observed among them. Some measures suggested to improve safety scenarios are widening road width,

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deploying traffic police in particular time periods, build speed bump, provide adequate streetlight, installing speed limit sign etc.

10. Effects of Neighborhood Characteristics on Sustainable Transportation ModesTraffic demand is increasing with the booming economic growth all over the world and severe carbon emission from the transportation sector is highly contributing to the climate change. Climate change and greenhouse gas emission is one of the major issues now a day. Therefore, at this very moment it is mandatory to reduce the emission from the transportation sector as it produces 14% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. To reduce the emission and continue economic growth sustainable and efficient transport system is indispensable. Sustainable urban transport involves firming many features such as efficiency, safety, security, convenience, low carbon, comfort and environment-friendliness etc. The characteristics of sustainable transportation are seen in several modes of transportation, which are public transit, walking and bicycling. The objective of this study is to identify the effect of different neighborhood characteristics, for example socioeconomic, road infrastructure, demographic and street pattern on sustainable transportation modes in a community area using the 2011 census data and the road infrastructure data of Calgary city.

11. Case Study on Vulnerable Pedestrian: Garment Workers’ Road Safety Education SourceThe objective of this study is to observe the percentage of refined pedestrian and to pinpoint the sources that may affect the vulnerable road user’s behaviors to become safety concern. As the economy of Bangladesh is extensively hooked on the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry and the mode of transport of these substantial percentage of user is walking, that’s why for this research garment workers are nominated as vulnerable pedestrian. Numerous studies support that this domineering communal has toppled under intense extortion of road accident. To serve the purpose of this research near about 1000 samples have been collected from 8 different renowned garment industries which are previously identified as most prominent road accident zones. This study demonstrates through logistic regression model to analyze and detect the edification source of this convinced civic of the society through noteworthy exploration in perception depending on innumerable aspect, which is going to be promoted as the development of safety educational view among the vulnerable pedestrian. This study enhances the policy makers to corroborate this affected society and take the plunge to increase pedestrian safety awareness in an incredible percentage through schooling etc.

12. Reassessing Road Sign Test of Drivers in BangladeshDriver’s fault is one of the main reasons responsible for the road crashes. If the drivers are properly trained, if they follow the road signs and traffic laws accordingly and if they are responsible enough while driving, road crashes and injuries can be minimized significantly and this will help to improve road safety scenarios. This study helps to identify those groups of driver who are not physically fit enough to drive, who have not trained properly, who are not capable of

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recalling necessary road signs and traffic laws after some years of their driving. This study reveals those groups of driver through a road sign test. Drivers who score poorly in comparison with other drivers are the targeted groups of driver. A questionnaire survey was conducted among bus drivers, car drivers and truck drivers and a total of 300 samples were collected. Using the software ‘STATA’ a linear regression model analysis was applied to analyze the data. Result showed that drivers test score varied significantly with their age, education level, frequency of driving, experiences, effects of drug and alcohol etc. From the model result, the drivers who need further training can be identified easily. 13. Development of District wise Crash Prediction Model in BangladeshBangladesh is an accident prone country. Every year a considerable number of road crashes occur in this country and these are categorized as fatal injury crash, grievous injury crash, simple injury crash and collision or no injury or property damage crash. Different independent factors are directly and indirectly associated with these crash occurrences. Thus, a crash prediction model is necessary to explore the adverse effects of various structural and non-structural elements that are linked with transportation systems on individual crashes in context of Bangladesh. Considering all districts of Bangladesh the effects of socio economic and demographic factors and weather conditions (rainfall, fog and temperature) have been explored on different crash occurrences. In addition, effect of detailed road infrastructure on crashes is rigorously explored in this study.

14. Designing Urban Neighborhood to Encourage Walking

Traffic demand is growing worldwide and the increased carbon emission from transport and travel activities is contributing to greenhouse gas emission and climate change. As the oil and gas capital of Canada, the City of Calgary has a very high carbon footprint per population and the reduction of automobile use is an important policy goal for the city. The study identifies the effects of different neighborhood design and planning factors associated with the share of walking in work trips, while controlling for differences in social economic characteristics of the neighborhood. Using community level data from the 2011 census and the road infrastructure data of Calgary, our study finds that different street patterns and types of land use, length of train tracks, number of train stations and number of schools have significant effect on walking and thus should be considered in the development of new communities for promoting active and sustainable transportation.

Based on these researches six journal papers and eight conference papers have been published. I reviewed papers for the Journal of Advanced Transportation and the Journal of Transportation Safety and Security. Two students in the department of CEE successfully obtained M.Sc. in Civil Engineering degree under my supervision in IUT and it is worth mentioning that one of them is the 1st student who got any post graduate degree from the department. I was the Course Coordinator of the short course titled, “Transportation Modeling for Developing Cities from the Ground up with Citilabs Cube." This was the 1st short course organized by the Department of Civil

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and Environmental Engineering in IUT. I was an External Member in BUET to examine two M.Sc. Thesis in the field Transportation Engineering.

I was also involved in the development of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering Laboratories as lab in-charge where I prepared the specification of different instruments for purchasing. I was assigned as a Coordinator of Field Surveying course. I served different committees at IUT assigned by Vice- Chancellor and Head of the Department.

11. Involvement of Administrative and Development Activities at IUT

(1) Acted as a Chairman of a committee which was constituted for assessing and evaluating the requirements of Library resources of IUT. The committee published a report titled, "Assessment and Evaluation the Requirements of IUT Library resources." The committee explored the following issues such as status of journals presently subscribed by IUT library, requirement of journals of each academic department, proposal of new books required for students and faculty and study on the feasibility to get connected with the University Grants Commission's Digital Library. This report also points out the further resources the IUT Library should avail to promote quality education.

(2) Worked as a Member of a committee which was formed to suggest how to modernize, refurbish and upgrade the Library of the University with a view to raising it to a level compatible with the digital age which will meet the present as well as future requirements of its users for academic and research purposes. The committee submitted a report titled, “Development of Strategic Plan for the Modernization of IUT Library."

This report gives a guide line on how to covert and upgrade the IUT Library to a world class library comparable with well reputed universities. Several recommendations have been made for achieving this goal and the time span is divided into three periods: short, medium and long term.

(3) I was a Member of Cafeteria renovation committee which was formed to propose steps for revamping, modernizing, refurbishing and upgrading the existing systems of cafeteria including logistics required to cater to the needs of residential, non-residential and female students. I was actively involved of preparing budget required for cafeteria renovation and up gradation.

(4) Actively involved in the development of Transportation Engineering laboratory of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IUT and the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Asia Pacific.

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(5) Registrar- in- Charge of the IUT for a short period of time and performed day-to day activities besides my academic duty. I have acquired considerable experience on how to perform administrative duty in a university through this duty . Besides dealing with the students of their different issues and solving their problems, I have worked with Transport, Security and Medical divisions of the university and learnt their working process during that period of time.

(6) Coordinator, Post Graduate Program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of IUT and the Civil Engineering Department of the UAP.

(7) Member of Reception Sub-Committee for Convocation Ceremony.

(8) Member of Hospitality Committee for Convocation Ceremony.

(9) Member of Undergraduate Syllabus Committee.

(10) Member of Departmental Postgraduate Committee.

(11) Worked for Undergraduate Admission Test each year.

(12) Every year I do tabulation and Strong room duty for Mid-Term and Semester Final Examination of the Department.

(13) I acted as the Judge in Annual Athletic Competition of Track Events (100m Sprint, 200m Sprint, 400m Sprint, 1500 run, 4X100 m Relay, 5000 m)

(14) Acted as the Judge of Case Study presentation, Project presentation and Poster Presentation of CENNOVATION an event organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IUT each year. Through this event, the students of CEE make a common platform for all of the students of other universities in Bangladesh and abroad with the objective to share their knowledge in the field of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

12. Co- Curricular Activities

For the year 2008-2009, I was elected as President of the Bangladeshi Student Association (BSA) at the University of Calgary. The main purpose of the organization is to represent Bangladesh at the University of Calgary and promoting Bangladeshi (Bengali) culture and heritage at the UofC as well as in Calgary. BSA also helps Bangladeshi students to acquire financial aid, other assistances, and services provided by the UofC and other external organizations or sponsors. As a President of the association I had to represent the community to outside the organization, make personal contacts with the individuals and organize them to various social and cultural activities. During my tenure various programmes were successfully conducted such as orientation programs of new students, cultural programs, yearly get together, participating UofC Club week and international cultural program week etc.

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I was also active member of Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, U of C, Civil Engineering Graduate Society, Muslim Student Association UofC.

13. Academic Awards

Name of Scholarship/Award

Location of tenure Period Value

NSERC Research Achievement Award

University of Calgary  2010/04 A commemorative plaque and $500 cash

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship

University of Calgary  From 2009/05 to 2011/04

CDN$25000per year

Izaak Walton Killam Pre-Doctoral Research Scholarship

University of Calgary  From 2009/05 to 2011/04

CDN$3000per year

Transport Canada Scholarship in Safety and Security

University of Calgary  From 2009/05 to 2010/04

CDN$6000

TAC Foundation Scholarship by Delcan Corporation

University of Calgary  From 2009/05 to 2010/04

CDN$5000

Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships (Doctoral) 

University of Calgary  From 2008/05 to 2009/04 

CDN $15000 

Teaching Assistant Effectiveness Award, Schulich School of Engineering 

University of Calgary  2008/08  CDN $50 Gift card, University of Calgary bookstore 

Graduate Student Poster Competition- 20103rd Prize

The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary & Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

February, 18, 2010

CDN $100

Graduate Travel Award  for attending conference(Twice)

University of Calgary  2009/02 &2008/05

CDN $1444 & CDN $1200 respectively

Graduate Students' University of Calgary  2008/12  CDN $ 500 Page 14 of 16

Association Academic Conference Grant Canadian Transportation Research forum's Students Travel Grant Award(Twice)

University of Calgary  2008/03 &2007/02

CDN $ 800 &CDN$ 450respectively

GRS(Graduate Research) award 

University of Calgary  2008/09 to 2008/12 

CDN $754.25 (per month) 

GRS(Graduate Research) award

University of Calgary  2006/09 to 2006/12 

CDN $250 (per month) 

National University of Singapore(NUS) Research Scholarship 

National University of Singapore

From 2001/07 to 2003/07 

Singapore $ 36000(Singapore $ 1500 monthly) +tuition waived 

"HONOURS" award  Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

2000/06  Mentioned in academic transcript and B.Sc. in Civil Engineering certificate

"DEAN's" list  Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

1997,1999  BD Taka 2000/=

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Merit Scholarship 

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

1996/01 to 1999/12 

BD Taka- 3000/= per semester 

Dhaka Board Merit Scholarship for HSC result

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

1996/01 to 1999/12 

BD Taka 2650/= each year

14. Membership of Professional Bodies:

Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)

15. Computer Skills:

Word processor: Microsoft wordSpreadsheets: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft AccessProgramming: FORTRAN 77Statistical packages: STATA 12 and LIMDEP 7.0 Hydraulic Modelling software: MIKE 11 of Danish Hydraulic Institute, Denmark GIS software: ARCView GIS 3.2

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16. References

1. Prof. Dr. Md. Tarek UddinHead, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringIslamic University of TechnologyBoard Bazar, Gazipur-1704, BangladeshEmail: tarek@iut-dhaka.edu

2. Professor Richard Tay (Ph.D. Supervisor)Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research FellowSchool of Business IT and LogisticsRMIT UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000Email: rtay888@gmail.com

3. Dr. Alexandre de Barros(Ph. D. Co- Supervisor)Associate ProfessorDepartment of Civil EngineeringUniversity of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4E-mail: debarros@ucalgary.ca

17. Signature :

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