CURRICULUM VITAE

AHSAN HABIB
RANK AND STATUS

Director, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Associate Professor, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS (cross appointment)
Member, continuing, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Visiting Professor, Transportation Research Institute, University of Hasselt, Belgium
Senator, Dalhousie University Senate, Halifax, NS
Board Member (Faculty Representative), Board of Governors, Dalhousie University, Halifax
Director, Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax, NS

ADDRESS AND CONTACT

Office Room 609, O’Brien Hall, PO Box. 15000, 5217 Morris Street, Halifax, NS, B3H
4R2, Canada
Phone: 902-494-3209; Fax: 902-423-6672; Email: [email protected]
Lab B105, Engineering B Building, 1360 Barrington Street
Web Research Website: www.dal.ca/sites/daltrac
Project website: https://www.dal.ca/sites/connect-smart.html
Project website: http://www.dal.ca/sites/share-the-road.html
DalTRAC Blog: https://blogs.dal.ca/daltrac/

PERSONAL

Self-id Canadian Citizen; Male; Visible Minority

EDUCATION

2005 – 2009 PhD (Transportation Engineering and Planning)

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Prof. Eric J. Miller
Specialty: Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modelling, Applied
Econometrics, Panel Data Modeling, Microsimulation
2004 – 2005 Master of Applied Science (transferred to the PhD Program)
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Prof. Eric J. Miller
2002 – 2004 Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, Dhaka
Supervisor: Dr. K.M. Maniruzzaman
Specialty: Transportation, Spatial statistics, GIS and Hedonic Price Modelling
1996 – 2002 Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, Dhaka

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2019 – Pres. Director, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
2018 – 2023 Visiting Professor, Transportation Research Institute, University of Hasselt,
Belgium
2015 – Pres. Associate Professor (tenured), School of Planning and Department of Civil
and Resource Engineering (cross)
2010 – 2015 Assistant Professor, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
2011 – 2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering (cross),
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
2008 – 2009 Sessional Lecturer, part-time, University of Toronto, Scarborough, ON
2004 – 2009 Research Assistant, Integrated Land Use, Transportation and Environment
(ILUTE) Research Group, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
2004 – 2009 Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
2002 – 2004 Lecturer, full-time, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
(BUET), Dhaka

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
• Independent Consultant (Subcontractor), ZZap Consulting Inc., 2019
• Independent Consultant (Subcontractor), CBCL Engineering Limited, Halifax, 2017 – pres.
• Independent Consultant (Subcontractor), CIMA+, Toronto, ON, 2016-2017
• Independent Consultant (Subcontractor), CBCL Engineering Limited, Halifax, NS, 2017
• Independent Consultant, Cities and Environment Unit, Halifax, NS, 2011
• Planner III (Transportation Modeller), Systems Analysis and Forecasting Office,
Transportation Planning Branch, Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO)
• Consultant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, Dhaka, 2002-2004

SELECTED OTHER APPOINTMENTS

• Member, NSERC Civil, Industrial and Systems Engineering Evaluation Group (EG 1509),
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2020 – 2023
• Committee Member, Standing Committee on Effects of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices (ADB20/AEP35), Transportation Research Board
(TRB), 2013/4 – 2022
• Chair (elected), Integrated Climate Change Committee, Transportation Association of
Canada (TAC), 2019 – present
• Member, Connected and Automated Vehicle Taskforce, Transportation Association of
Canada (TAC), Ottawa, ON, 2017 – present
• Member, Expert Panel, TRB-NCHRP, Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modelling,
USA National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington DC, 2016
• Member, Urban Transportation Council, Transportation Association of Canada (TAC),
2017/4 – 2020/3

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• Committee Member, Transportation Planning and Research Standing Committee,
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), 2017/4 – 2020/3
• Co-chair, Transportation Group, Canadian Urban Environment Health Research
Consortium (CANUE), University of Toronto, ON, 2016 – 2021

AWARDS AND HONOURS

Founding Research Fellow, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, NS, 2018–2020
CTRF Best Paper Award (runner up), 49th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation
Research Forum, Windsor, ON, June 1–4, 2014
Dr. Michel Van Aerde National Doctoral Award, Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers
(CITE), 2008, $2000
Transport Canada Scholarship in Sustainable Transportation, Canadian Transportation
Research Forum (CTRF) National Graduate Award, 2008, $4000
TAC Foundation Scholarship, Transportation Association of Canada, 2008, $3000
University of Toronto (U of T) Open Fellowship, Toronto, ON, 2004–2009, $20,000
Commonwealth Scholarship at the University of Cambridge, UK (Declined to attend University
of Toronto), 2004
Dr. Rashid Gold Medal for the best performance among all the Master’s Degree recipients at
BUET in the year 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dean’s Award and Merit Scholarship at all academic sessions, BUET, Dhaka, 1996–2002

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Transport Data and Travel Surveys

• Travel Behaviour Analysis
• Travel Demand Forecasting and Emission Modelling
• Microsimulation of Urban Systems
• Integrated Transportation, Land Use and Energy Modelling
• Traffic Microsimulation, and Mass Evacuation Modelling
• Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Mobility Planning
• Transport, Health and Well-being
• Road Safety and Collison Analysis
• Transportation Planning and Policy
• Transportation in Developing Countries

RESEARCH GRANTS/CONTRACTS
2020 – 2021 NSERC Alliance Grant, “COVID-19 Transportation Systems $50,000
Planning: Partnerships for Innovations in Monitoring, Modelling Awarded
and Service Delivery” (PI: Dr. Habib; Co-PI: Dr. El Naggar
[Dalhousie] and Dr. Waygood [Polytechnique de Montreal])
2020 – 2023 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant, “Working Across $173,000
Disciplines to Understand and Improve Mass Evacuations: (32k, Habib)
Examining Different Types of Risk and Contextual Pressures” (PI: Awarded
Dr. Quigley [Dalhousie], Co-PI: Dr. Habib, Dr. Pelot [Dalhousie],
among others)

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2020 – 2022 Accessibility Standards Canada Grant, “Interdisciplinary Study $199,763

of Evacuating Persons with Disabilities from an Urban Center” (PI: (15k, Habib)
Dr. Quigley [Dalhousie], Co-PI: Drs. Habib, Wildeman, Manning, Awarded
& Wu [Dalhousie], among others)
2018 – 2024 NSERC Discovery Grant, “Development of an Agent-based $165,000
Microsimulation Model of Urban Systems that Integrates Location Awarded
Processes, Vehicle Ownership and Travel Activity Choices” (PI:
Dr. Habib)
2018 – 2019 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, "Technology-based $19,780
Evaluation of Active Transportation Infrastructure Projects: Completed
Training and Data Collection" (PI: Dr. Habib)
2017 – 2019 Halifax Regional Municipality, “Household Travel Activity Survey $300,000
for Halifax” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2018 – 2019 Connect 2 Program, Province of Nova Scotia, “Connect Smart $30,000
2.0: Scenario Planning for Technology-Based Mobility Completed
Opportunities in Nova Scotia” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2017 – 2018 NSERC Discovery Grant, “Developing Longitudinal Bottom-up $23,000
Models of Land Use, Transport and Energy Use”, Early Career Completed
Discovery Extension Grant (PI: Dr. Habib)
2017 – 2018 Connect 2 Program, Province of Nova Scotia, “ConnectSmart $30,000
Project: Rethinking Mobility for All” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2017 – 2018 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, “Sensing New Mobility: $38,496
Performance Evaluation of Transport Infrastructure in Nova Completed
Scotia Communities” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2017 – 2020 Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Grant, “Spatial $147,792
Accessibility to Four Services and their Influence on Health (tbd, Habib)
Inequality” (PI: Dr. Terashima, Co-PI: Dr. Habib, Sara Kirk, Completed
George Kephart, Emily Marshall and Daniel Rainham)
2016 – 2021 CIHR Open Operating Grant, “Canadian Urban Environment $4,160,000
Health Research Consortium”, (PI: Dr. Brook (UofT), Co- (45k, Habib)
applicant: Dr. Habib, among others) Completed
2016 – 2017 Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response $50,000
Network, “Evacuating the Halifax Peninsula: Multidisciplinary (18k, Habib)
Analysis and Training to Improve Evacuation from Coastal Completed
Floods” (PI: Dr. Quigley, Co-PI: Dr. Habib)
2015 – 2016 Dalhousie University Facilities Management, “Implementation of $25,000
University Avenue Bike Counter” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2015 – 2016 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, “Estimation of Transport $40,000
Energy Use, Emission and Travel Choices for the Province of Completed
Nova Scotia” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2015 – 2016 Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, “Evaluation of $48,000
Active Transportation Interventions in Nova Scotia Communities” Completed
(PI: Dr. Habib, Co-PI: Dr. Manuel)
2015 – 2016 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, “Nova Scotia Travel Activity $80,000
and Emission Study” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2015 – 2019 Office of Sustainability, Dalhousie University, “Dalhousie $50,000
University Commuter Study, 2015-2019” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2015 – 2016 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, “Thumbs Up! Nova Scotia $11,500
2015/16: Integrated Mobility for All” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2015 – 2018 SSHRC Insight Grants, “Adapting to Vulnerabilities in the $148,338
Transportation System's Critical Infrastructure: Drawing Lessons (36k, Habib)
for Risk Governance from the Redecking of the Macdonald Completed

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Suspension Bridge in Halifax” (PI: Dr. Quigley, Co-PI: Dr. Habib
& Dr. Pelot [Dalhousie] and Dr. Grutz [Ryerson])
2014 – 2015 The Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Energy, “Sustainable $200,000
Transportation Indicators: Transport Data Collection and Completed
Modelling”, (PI: Dr. Habib)
2014 – 2015 NS Moves Grant, 3rd Round, Nova Scotia Department of Energy, $45,000
“Nova Scotia Share the Road Awareness Campaign: Phase Two” Completed
(PI: Dr. Habib)
2014 - 2015 Imperial Oil Limited, “Road Safety in Nova Scotia” (PI: Dr. Habib) $5,000
Completed
2014 – 2019 CFI Infrastructure Operating Fund, “Dalhousie Transportation $14,560
Collaboratory” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2014 – 2015 Nova Scotia Department of Energy, “Provincial Land-use $22,115
Planning GIS Support Tool” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2014 – 2015 Bicycle Nova Scotia, “Nova Scotia Cycling and Active $9,000
Transportation Behaviour Study” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2013 – 2017 SSHRC Insight Grants, “Coordinating Land Use Planning in the $181,700
Context of Multiple Plans” (PI: Dr. Grant, [Dalhousie]; Co-PI: Drs. (29k, Habib)
Habib, Manuel & Rapaport [Dalhousie] and Dr. Filion [Waterloo]) Completed
2013 – 2014 NS Moves Grant, Nova Scotia Department of Energy, $55,000
“Community-based Share the Road Awareness Campaign Completed
(CSRAC) Program for Nova Scotians” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2013 – 2014 The Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Energy, $200,000
“Transportation Data Collection and Modelling Centre for Completed
Sustainable Transportation Planning” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2013 – 2014 NS Department of Health and Wellness, Physical Activity Grant $10,000
Program, “Nova Scotia Active Transportation Barriers and Best Completed
Practices Study” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2013 – 2014 Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), $10,000
Government of Canada, The Canada-CARICOM Leadership Completed
Exchange Scholarship (grant), “Transportation Planning for Mass
Emergency Evacuation” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2012 – 2017 NSERC Discovery Grant, “Developing Longitudinal Bottom-up $115,000
Models of Land Use, Transport and Energy Use” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2012 – 2013 Clean Nova Scotia Foundation, “Examining Attitudes, Long-term $6,000
Mobility Decisions and Travel Behaviour in the Halifax Regional Completed
Municipality (HRM)” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2012 – 2014 Legacy Home Builders Limited, “Emission Modeling under $20,000
different Land Development Scenarios” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2012 – 2013 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, $10,000
Graduate Student Exchange, Commonwealth Scholarship Completed
(grant), “Mode Choice Behaviour of School-going Children in
Dhaka City” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2012 – 2013 Nova Scotia Road Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), NS $20,000
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Completed
(NSTIR), “Share the Road for Nova Scotians: Setting the
Groundwork through Research and Consultation” (PI: Dr. Habib)
2012 – 2017 Office of Sustainability, Dalhousie University, “Dalhousie $40,000
University Commuter Study, 2011-2014” (PI: Dr. Habib) Completed
2012 – 2017 John R. Evans Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF), Canada $195,143
Foundation for Innovation (CFI), “Dalhousie Transportation Completed

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Collaboratory (DalTRAC) Infrastructure Project”, (funding
partners: NSRIT and HRM), (PI: Dr. Habib)
2011 – 2012 Atlantic Metropolis Centre, “Planning for Inclusive Transportation: $5,000
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the New Immigrants”, Completed
SSHRC pilot grant (PI: Dr. Habib)
2011 Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia Transit Research Incentive $18,000
Program (NS-TRIP), “Transit Feasibility Study for the Region of (4k, Habib)
Queens Municipality” (Applicant: Prof. Frank Palermo & CEU, Co- Completed
applicant: Dr. Habib).
2010 – 2011 Office of Sustainability, Dalhousie University, “Dalhousie $12,000
University Commuter Study: Survey Design and Analysis” (PI: Dr. Completed
Habib)
2010 Start-up and Research Development Fund, Dalhousie University $11,500
Completed

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles (under review)

Jardine, J.M., Habib, M.A., and Walker, K.E. (2021). “Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and
Electric (CASE) Mobility and People: Assessing the Perspectives of Practitioners on
Implications and Strategies”, Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation
Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation Research Record (under review).
Habib, M.A., and McCarthy, S. (2021). “Development of an Integrated Transportation and
Land Use Microsimulation Model on a Flexible Modeling Platform”, Submitted to the 100th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Habib, M.A., Alam, M.J., and Holmes, D. (2021). “Pedestrian Micro-Simulation for Evaluating
the Impacts of Social Distancing Regulations on a Dense Urban Street in Halifax, Canada”,
Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington,
D.C., and Transportation Research Record (under review).
Habib, M.A., and MacEachern, E. (2021). “Road to Rural Connectivity: A Rural Nova Scotia
Perspective on Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric Mobility”, Submitted to the
100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and
Transportation Research Record (under review).
Alam, M.J., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Development of an Evacuation Decision Support Tool:
A Combined Optimization and Traffic Microsimulation Modeling Approach”, Submitted to the
100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and
Transportation Research Record (under review).
Habib, M.A., and Anik, M.A.H. (2021). “Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport Modes and
Mobility Behaviour: Analysis of Public Discourse in Twitter”, Submitted to the 100th Annual
Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Habib, M.A., Anik, M.A.H., and Robertson, C. (2021). “Travel Behaviour of Households with
Pre-School Aged Children: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach”, Submitted to the 100th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Khan, N.A., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Understanding the Role of Built Environment and
Accessibility Measures on Smartphone-based Transport-support Application Usage in Daily
Trip Planning Purposes”, Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation
Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation Research Record (under review).

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Khan, N.A., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “How Built Environment Characteristics of Pedestrian-
Vehicles Collision Locations Affect Pedestrian Injury Severity Involving Distracted Driving?”,
Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington,
D.C., and Transportation Research Record (under review).
Hossain, F., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Estimating Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic
at the Municipal Level: A Latent Class Regression Modeling Approach”, Submitted to the
100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and
Transportation Research Record (under review).
Alam, M.J., Shahrier, H., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Autonomous Vehicle Adoption Modeling
and Shared Operations Simulation: A Combined Diffusion and Traffic Microsimulation
Modeling Approach”, Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research
Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation Research Record (under review).
Shahrier, H., Khan, N.A., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “COVID-19 Scenario Simulation using and
Activity-based Travel Demand Forecasting Model”, Submitted to the 100th Annual Meeting of
the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation Research Record
(under review).
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A., and Holmes, D. (2021). “Microsimulation Modeling of Pedestrian
Movements in Airport Accounting for Social Distancing Strategy”, Submitted to the 100th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Anik, M.A.H., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Examining the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19
Using an Integrated Transport and Land-Use Modelling System”, Submitted to the 100th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Khan, N.A., Shahrier, H., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Validation of an Activity-based Travel
Demand Microsimulation Model – Shorter-term Decisions Simulator (SDS)”, Submitted to the
100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and
Transportation Research Record (under review).
Anik, M.A.H., Hossain, M., and Habib, M.A. (2021). “Investigation of Pedestrian Jaywalking
Behaviour at Unmarked Crosswalks using Artificial Neural Networks”, Submitted to the 100th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., and Transportation
Research Record (under review).
Khan, N. A., and Habib, M.A. (2020). "Development of an Activity-based Shorter-term
Decisions Simulator (SDS): Microsimulation of Activity Generation, Activity Scheduling and
Shared Travel Choices", Transportation (under review).
Khan, N. A., and Habib, M.A. (2020). "Microsimulation of Mobility Assignment within an
Activity-based Travel Demand Forecasting Model", Transportmetrica A: Transportation
Science (under review).
Alam, M. J., Habib, M.A., and Pothier, E. (2020). “Shelter Locations in Evacuation: A Multiple
Criteria Evaluation combined with Flood Risk and Traffic Microsimulation Modeling”,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (under review).
Khan, N. A., Fatmi, M. R., and Habib, M.A. (2020). "Microsimulation of Long-term Vehicle
Market Demand within a Prototype Integrated Urban Model", Personal and Ubiquitous
Computing (under revewi).
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2020). “Mass Evacuation Microsimulation Modeling Considering
Traffic Disruptions”, Natural Hazards (under review).

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Refereed Journal Articles

Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2020). “A Mass Evacuation Modeling Framework to Account for
Vulnerabilities in Staged Evacuation”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and
Environment (revised manuscript submitted).
Khan, N. A., Enam, A., Habib, M.A., and Konduri, K. C. (2020). "Joint Modeling of Activity-
Tour Participation, Time Allocation and Mode Choice", Journal of Urban Planning and
Development (revised manuscript submitted).
Khan, N. A., and Habib, M.A. (2020). "Modeling Activity-based Tour Shared Travel Choices,
Tour-level Activity Participation and Time Allocation", Transportmetrica A: Transportation
Science (conditionally accepted).
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2020). “When Do Households Make Vehicle Transactions?
What Type of Vehicle Households Choose After Transaction Events?”, Travel Behaviour and
Society, Vol. 22, pp. 32-47.
Khan, N.A., Habib, M.A. and Jamal, S. (2020). “Effects of Smartphone Application Usage on
Mobility Choices”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 132, pp. 932-
947.
Jamal, S. and Habib, M. A. (2019). “Smartphone and Daily travel: How the Use of Smartphone
Applications Affect Travel Decisions”, Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 53, 1019393.
Jamal, S. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Investigation of the Use of Smartphone Applications for Trip
Planning and Travel Outcomes”, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 42, Issue 3, pp.
227-243.
McCarthy, S., Grant, J.L. and Habib, M.A. (2019). "Evaluating Strategies for Plan Coordination:
A Survey of Canadian Planners", International Planning Studies, Vol. 25, Issue 2, pp. 222-235.
Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Venkatadri, U. (2019). “Development of a Multimodal
Microsimulation-based Evacuation Model”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the
Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2673, Issue 10, pp. 477-488.
Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2019). “Vulnerability Assessment During Mass Evacuation: An
Integrated Microsimulation-based Evacuation Modeling Approach”, Transportation Research
Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2673, Issue 10, pp. 225-238.
Fatmi, M. R. and Habib, M. A. (2019). “Modeling Vehicle Collision Injury Severity Involving
Distracted Driving: Assessing the Effects of Land Use and Built Environment”, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2673, Issue 7, pp. 181-
191.
McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2018). "Investigation of Life Satisfaction, Travel, Built
Environment and Attitudes", Journal of Transport and Health, Vol. 11, pp. 15-24.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Microsimulation of Life-stage Transitions and Residential
Location Transitions within a Life-oriented Integrated Urban Modeling System”, Computers,
Environment, and Urban Systems, Vol. 69, pp. 87-103.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Evaluation of Preferences for Alternative Transportation
Services and Loyalty towards Active Transportation during a Major Transportation Infrastructure
Disruption”, Sustainability, Vol. 10, Issue 6, pp. 2050(1-14).
Fatmi, M.R., and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Microsimulation of Vehicle Transactions within a Life-
oriented Integrated Urban Modeling System”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and
Practice, Vol. 116, pp. 497-512.
Habib, M.A., Olajide, B., Terashima, M. and Campbell, S. (2018). “Relationship between
Neighborhood Characteristics and Emergency Health Services Vehicle Demand: A Poisson
Hurdle Regression Modeling Approach”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the
Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2672, Issue 3, pp. 80-91.

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Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A., Quigley, K. and Webster, T. (2018). “Evaluation of the Traffic Impacts
of Mass Evacuation of Halifax: A Flood Risk and Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Modeling”,
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2672,
Issue 1, pp. 148-160.
Fatmi, M.R., Chowdhury, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Life History-oriented Residential Location
Choice Model: A Stress-based Two-tier Panel Modeling Approach”, Transportation Research
Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 104, pp. 293-307.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Modelling Mode Switch Associated with the Change of
Residential Location”, Travel Behaviour and Society, Vol. 9, pp. 21-28.
Hall, N., Grant, J. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Planners’ Perceptions of Why Canadian
Communities Have Too Many Plans”, Planning Practice and Research, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 1-
16.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Life-oriented Approach of Modeling Commute Mode
Loyalty and Transition Behaviour”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation
Research Board. No. 2565, pp. 37-47.
Irin, S. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Microsimulation-Based Emission Modeling for a Major
Infrastructure Renewal Plan: Assessment of Network Attributes and Land Use Effects on
Vehicular Emissions”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research
Board. No. 2570, pp. 127-138.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Longitudinal Vehicle Transaction Model: Assessment of
Lead and Lagged Effects of Longer-term Changes and Life-cycle Events”, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board, No. 2566, pp. 11-21.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Modeling Travel Tool Ownership of the Elderly
Population: Latent Segmentation-based Logit Model”, Transportation Research Record:
Journal of Transportation Research Board. No. 2565, pp. 18-26.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Spatial Transferability of Microresidential Mobility Model
in the Integrated Land Use, Transportation and Environment Modeling System”, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2496, pp. 29-36.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Investigating the Role of Built Environment and Lifestyle
Choices in Active Travel for Weekly Home-Based Non-work Trips”, Transportation Research
Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2500, pp. 125–132.
Forbes, J.J. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Pedestrian Injury Severity Levels in the Halifax Regional
Municipality, Canada: A Hierarchical Ordered Probit Modeling Approach”, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2519, pp. 172–178.
Fatmi, M.R., Habib, M.A. and Salloum, S.A. (2014). “Modeling Mobility Tool Ownership of Youth
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, No. 2413, pp. 92-100.
Habib, M.A. and Daisy, N.S. (2013). “Modeling Frequency and Duration of Out-of-home
Participation in Physical Activity by School-Age Children”, Transportation Research Record:
Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2357, pp. 116-124.
Habib, M.A., Miller, E.J. and Mans, B.T. (2011). “Modeling of Job Mobility and Location Choice
Decisions”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board,
No. 2255, pp. 69-78.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2009). “Reference Dependent Residential Location Choice Model
within a Relocation Context”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, No. 2133, pp. 92-99.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2008). “Influence of Transportation Access and Market Dynamics
on Property Values: Multilevel Spatio-Temporal Models of Housing Price”, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2076, pp. 183-191.

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Peer-reviewed Papers in conference proceedings

Alam, M. J. and Habib, M. A. (2020). “Modeling Traffic Disruptions during Mass Evacuation”.
Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 170, 506-513.
Habib, M.A., and Walker, K.E. (2020). “Scenario Planning for the Future of Disruptive
Transportation Technologies: A Community-Partnered Approach”, Peer-reviewed proceedings
of 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC,
January 12-16, 2020.
Habib, M. A., Alam, M. J., and Pothier, E. (2020). “Evaluating Shelter Locations for Mass
Evacuation: A Multiple Criteria Evaluation Based on Flood Risk and Traffic Microsimulation
Modeling”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research
Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 12-16, 2020.
Bela, P.L., Habib, M.A. and Morgenthaler, A.L. (2020). “Emissions in Urban Environment: A
Comprehensive Urban Transport Network and Emission Modelling System for Halifax,
Canada”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research
Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 12-16, 2020.
Habib, M.A. and Glista, A.W.D. (2020). “Cannabis and Driving: A Systematic Review of Issues,
Impacts, And Alignment with The Canadian Legal Framework”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of
99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January
12-16, 2020.
Habib, M.A., Alam, M.J., Lacroix, J., and Morgenthaler A.L. (2020). “Mass Evacuation Planning:
Determination of Evacuation Routes through Traffic Microsimulations”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
DC, January 12-16, 2020.
Habib, M.A., and Ashraf, A. (2019). “A Review of Regulations and Media Discourse on
Technology-enabled Shared Mobility in Canada”, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 48,
pp. 2757-2770.
Khan, N. A., and Habib, M. A. (2019). “Understanding Variations in Activity-Based Vehicle
Allocation Decisions for Solo and Joint Tours: A Latent Segmentation-Based Random
Parameter Logit Modeling Approach”, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 48, pp. 1505-
1525.
Alam, M.J., and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Mass Evacuation of Halifax, Canada: A Dynamic Traffic
Microsimulation Modelling Approach”, Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 151, pp. 535-542.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Modeling and Simulation of Activity Participation, Time
Allocation and Shared Travel Choices”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting
of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 13-17.
Khan, N.A., Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Prototype Microsimulation Modeling of
Vehicle Type Choice within the iTLE Urban Systems Model”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the
98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January
13-17.
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Venkatadri, U. (2019). “Development of a Multimodal
Microsimulation-Based Evacuation Model”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 98th Annual
Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 13-17.
Bela, P.L. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Commercial Vehicle Movement Network Modeling for
Halifax, Canada: A Tour-Based Model for Local Truck Delivery”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of
the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January
13-17.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Vulnerability Assessment During Mass Evacuation: An
Integrated Microsimulation-Based Evacuation Modeling Approach”, Peer-reviewed proceedings

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of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC,
January 13-17.
McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Examining the Relationships of Subjective Well-Being
with Travel Behaviour, The Built Environment and Lifestyle Preferences”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington DC, January 13-17.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Modeling Vehicle Collision Injury Severity Involving
Distracted Driving: Assessing the Effects of Land Use and Built Environment”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington DC, January 13-17.
Pinchemel, A., Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Caetano, M. (2019). “Pedestrian Microsimulation
Model for Emergency Evacuation at Ottawa International Airport”, Peer-reviewed proceedings
of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC,
January 13-17.
Habib, M.A. and Lynn, R. (2019). “Preparing for New Mobility: Identification of Planning
Considerations and Research Need Through a Participatory Approach”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 98th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington DC, January 13-17.
Alam M.J., Habib, M.A., Quigley, K., and Webster, T. (2018). “Evaluation of the Traffic Impacts
of Mass Evacuation of Halifax: Flood Risk and Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Modelling”,
Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(TRB), Washington DC, January 7-11.
McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2018). "Investigation of Subjective Well-being, Travel, Built
Environment and Attitudes: A Random-parameters Ordered Choice Modelling Approach", Peer-
reviewed proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington DC, January 7-11.
Bela, P.L. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Urban Freight Network and Emission Modeling for Port City
Halifax, Canada: A Spatial and Temporal Evaluation of Commercial Vehicles Movement”, Peer-
reviewed proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington DC, January 7-11.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Microsimulation of Life-stages, Residential Mobility, and
Location Choice Processes”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 97th Annual Meeting of the
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 7-11.
Khan, N.A., Enam, A., Habib, M.A. and Konduri, K. (2018). “Investigation of Tour Participation,
Time Allocation and Mode Choice: An Application of Multiple Discrete Continuous Extreme
Value-mixed Multinomial Logit Modeling Approach”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 97th
Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 7-11.
Khan, N. A., Habib, M.A. and Jamal, S. (2018). “Investigation of Weekend Travel, Social
Networking and Transport-Support Application Usage: A Structural Equation Modeling
Approach”, Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 130, pp. 510-517.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Investigation of the Impacts of Shared Autonomous
Vehicle Operation in Halifax, Canada Using a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Model”, Procedia
Computer Science, Vol. 130, pp. 496-503.
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Quigley, K. (2017). “Risk Assessment and Traffic Impact
Microsimulation for a Suspension Bridge Re-Construction Project”, Peer-reviewed proceedings
of the 96th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January
08-12.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Cumulative Prospect Theory-based Departure Time
Choice Modeling for Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 96th
Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 08-12.

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Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Quigley, K. (2017). “Critical Infrastructure Renewal: A Framework
for Fuzzy Logic Based Risk Assessment and Microscopic Traffic Simulation Modeling”,
Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 25, pp. 1397-1415.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Baseline Synthesis and Microsimulation of Life-stage
Transitions within an Agent-based Integrated Urban Model”, Procedia Computer Science, Vol.
109, pp. 608-615.
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Quigley, K. (2017). “Vulnerability in Transport Network during
Critical Infrastructure Renewal: Lessons Learned from a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation
Model”, Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 109, pp. 616-623.
Cheng, H., Habib, M.A., Wang, B. and Grant, J. (2017). “Spatial Evolution of a Shanghai
Neighborhood: An Assessment of Urban Form and Street Network”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
D.C., January 08-12.
Jamal, S., Habib, M.A and Khan, N.A. (2017). “Impact of Smartphone Use on Vehicle
Kilometers Traveled: A Latent Class Logit Modeling Approach”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of
the 96th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January
08-12.
Jamal, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Smartphone and Mobility: How the Use of Smartphone
Applications affect Travel Decisions”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting
of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 08-12.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A (2017). “Development of a Proto-Type Integrated Urban Model:
Microsimulation of Life-Stage Transitions and Residential Location Transitions”, Peer-
reviewed proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Washington D.C., January 08-12.
Jamal, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Mobile ICT and Travel: Does the Dependency on
Smartphone Applications Stimulate Social Trips or Not?”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the
96th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 08-
12.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Who Do You Travel with and What Type of Vehicle You
Get: Modeling Choice of Vehicle Type for Travel”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 96th
Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 08-12.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A (2017). “Microsimulation of Vehicle Transaction Decisions within
an Integrated Urban Modeling Framework”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 96th Annual
Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 08-12.
Khan, N.A., Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Type Choice Behaviour of Alternative Fuel
Vehicles: A Latent Class Model Approach”, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 25, pp.
3303-3317.
Jamal, S., Habib, M.A. and Khan, N.A. (2017). “Does the Use of Smartphone Influence Travel
Outcome? An Investigation on the Determinants of the Impact of Smartphone Use on Vehicle
Kilometers Traveled”, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 25, pp. 2694-2708.
Jamal, S. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Investigation of the Use of Smartphone Application for Trip
Planning and Travel Outcome”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 10-14.
Salloum, S. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Characterization of Accessibility in Halifax, Canada:
Developing a Composite Network-Distance-Based Accessibility Measure”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
D.C., January 10-14.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Life Course-oriented Approach of Modelling Vehicle
Ownership State and Vehicle Type Choice Using Panel Data”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of

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the 95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January
10-14.
Daisy, N., Hafezi, H. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Population Synthesis based Pseudo Panel
Modeling of Out-of-Home Discretionary Activity Duration”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the
95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 10-
14.
Fatmi, M., Chowdhury, S. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Two-Stage Panel Model of Residential
Search and Location Choice Decisions”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting
of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 10-14.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “A Pseudo Panel Investigation of Out-of-Home
Discretionary Activity Participation”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 11-15.
Megenbir, L.E. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Estimating Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Emissions
from Multi-Year Travel Survey Data”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 11-15.
Khan, N.A., Habib, M.A. and Witherbee, S.C. (2015). “Modeling Modal Shift of Cyclists and
Pedestrians, and Preference of Alternative Services during Temporary Closure of the
Macdonald Bridge in Halifax, Canada”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting
of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 11-15.
Hafezi, M.H. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Synthesizing Population for Agent-Based
Microsimulation Modeling in Atlantic Canada”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 94th Annual
Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 11-15.
Irin, S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Estimation of Link–Based Emission for a Truck Route in the
Downtown Halifax, Canada”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 11-15.
Hafezi, M.H. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Synthesizing Population for Microsimulation-Based
Integrated Transport Models using Atlantic Canada Micro-Data”, Procedia Computer Science,
Vol. 37, pp. 410-415.
Rahman, M. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Transit Demand Forecasting Model for HRM”, Peer-
reviewed proceedings of the 10th Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International
Transportation Specialty Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-31.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Built Environment, Lifestyle Choices and Active
Transportation: Evidence from Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, Canada”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 10th Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International
Transportation Specialty Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-31.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Temporary Closure of the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax:
Modeling Mode Shift Behaviour of Cyclists and Pedestrians”. Peer-reviewed proceedings of the
10th Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International Transportation Specialty
Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-31.
Forbes, J.J. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “An Ordered Response Model for Examining Pedestrian
Injury Severity in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 10th
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International Transportation Specialty
Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-31.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Comparing Residential Mobility in Halifax and Toronto,
Canada: A Continuous Time Hazard based Duration Modeling Approach”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 10th Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International
Transportation Specialty Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-31.
Irin, S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Estimation of Accessibility Measures for Service Destinations
in Halifax, Canada”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 10th Canadian Society for Civil

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Engineering (CSCE) International Transportation Specialty Conference, Halifax, NS, May 28-
31.
Habib, M.A. and Forbes, J. (2014). “Modeling Bicyclists’ Injury Severity Levels in the Province
of Nova Scotia, Canada using a Generalized Ordered Probit Structure”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
D.C., January 12-16.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Investigation of Mode Choice Behaviour for School Trips
in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Random Parameter Logit Model Application”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
D.C., January 12-16.
Fatmi, M. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Travel Behaviour of Car Share Members in Halifax, Canada:
Modeling Trip Purpose in case of the Use of Car Share Services and Mode Choice in absence
of the Service”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation
Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 12-16.
Fatmi, M.R., Habib, M.A., and Salloum, S.A. (2014). “Modeling Short-term and Long-term
Responses to the Increase in Gas Price: A Latent Class Modeling Approach”, Peer-reviewed
proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington,
D.C., January 12-16.
Habib, M.A., Shaw, N. and Peterlin, M. (2013). “Examining the Anticipated Integration of
Bikeshare with Travel Modes”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 13-17.
Clarke, C. and Habib, M.A. (2010). “Evaluation of Multi-Modal Transportation Strategies during
Emergency Evacuations”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of
Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), Halifax, NS, September 26-29.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J (2008). “Microsimulating Residential Mobility and Spatial Search
Behaviour: Estimation of Continuous-time Hazard and Discrete-time Panel Logit Models for
Residential Mobility”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of Transportation
Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 13-17.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2007). “Micro behavioural Location Choice Process: Estimation of
a Random Parameter Model for Residential Mobility”, Peer-reviewed proceedings of the 11th
World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Berkeley, California, June 24-28.

Book Chapters
Hatzopoulou, M., Habib M.A. and Lee-Gosselin, M. (2014). “Game Changers in Travel
Behaviour”, In Travel Behaviour Research: Current Foundations, Future Prospects (eds. M.J.
Roorda and E.J. Miller), International Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR),
Toronto, LULU Press, Chapter 15, pp. 347-367.
Habib, M.A. (2013). “Impact of Transit on Quality of Life”, Encyclopedia of Quality of Life
Research, Springer

Conference papers
Habib, M.A., McCarthy, S. and Walker, K. (2021). “NovaTRAC: A Multi-Year Travel Survey
Data Collection Program”, Accepted for 12th International Conference on Transport Survey
Methods (ISCTSC), Porto Novo, Portugal, May 31-June 5.
Habib, M.A. and Walker, K. (2021). “How Kids Move: A Child-Care Travel Survey Design”,
Accepted for 12th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods (ISCTSC), Porto
Novo, Portugal, May 31-June 5.
Habib, M. A., Bela, P. L., and F. Hossain. (2020). “Modeling Vehicular Movements and
Emission for Policy Review in Halifax, Canada”, Accepted for Association of Collegiate Schools
of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, November 5-8.

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Anik, M. A. H., Hossain, M. Hossain, and Habib, M. A. (2020). “A Microscopic Model for
Jaywalking at Unmarked Crosswalks”, 55th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation
Research Forum (CTRF), June and September.
Shahrier, H. and Habib, M. A. (2020). “A Comprehensive Validation Analysis of an Activity-
based Travel Demand Microsimulation Model”, 55th Annual Conference of Canadian Transport
Research Forum (CTRF), June and September.
Fatmi, M. R., Khan, N. A., and Habib, M. A. (2020). “Forecasting Travel Activity Participation,
Mode Choice and Vehicle Allocation: An Agent-based Tour-level Microsimulation Approach
within an Integrated Urban Modeling System”, 55th Annual Conference of Canadian
Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), June 10, 2020
Habib, M.A. and Lynn, R. (2020). “Planning for Connected, Autonomous and Shared Mobility:
A Synopsis of Practitioners’ Perspectives”, 11th International Conference on Ambient Systems,
Networks and Technologies (ANT), Warsaw, Poland, April 6-9.
Habib, M.A. and Maultsaid-Blair, L. (2019). “Exploring the Relationship Between Tour
Complexity and Health in Halifax Transit and Auto Riders”, International Conference on
Transport and Health, Melbourne, Australia, November 4-8.
Habib, M.A., Alam, M.J., Walker, K., and Quigley, K. (2019). “Mass Evacuation Modelling: A
Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transportation Planning for Coastal Flooding”, 59th Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Greenville, SC, October 24-27.
Fatmi, M.R., McCarthy, S., Khan, N.A., and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Agent-based Microsimulation
of Travel Activity Participation, Mode Choice and Vehicle Allocation”, 15th World Conference
on Transport Research (WCTR), Mumbai, India, May 26-31.
Khan, N. A., and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Estimation of Activity-based Tour-level Vehicle Allocation
Models for the Agent-based Shorter-term Decisions Simulator (SDS)”, 15th World Conference
on Transport Research (WCTR), Mumbai, India, May 26-31.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Mass Evacuation of Halifax, Canada: A Dynamic Traffic
Microsimulation Modelling Approach”, 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems,
Networks, and Technologies (ANT), Leuven, Belgium, April 29-May 2.
Fatmi, M.R., and Habib, M.A. (2018). “A Life-oriented Agent-based Longer-term Household
Decision Simulator”, 15th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, International
Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), Santa Barbara, California, July 15-20.
Khan, N. A. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Tour-Level Vehicle Allocation Model Considering Travel
Accompanying Arrangements”, 15th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research,
International Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), Santa Barbara, July 15-20.
Khan, N. A. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Exploring Tour Participation, Time Allocation and Tour
Accompany: A Bi-level Multiple Discrete Continuous Extreme Value-Mixed Multinomial Logit
Modeling Approach”, 15th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research,
International Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), Santa Barbara, July 15-20.
Khan, N. A., Habib, M.A. and Jamal, S. (2018). “Estimating Relationship among Weekend
Travel, Social Networking Application Usage and Transport-Support Application Usage”, 9th
International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT), Porto,
Portugal, May 8-11.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Modelling Injury Severity of Pedestrians in Collisions
Involving Distracted Driving”. 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation
Research Forum (CTRF), Ottawa, ON, June 3-6.
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. (2018). “Investigation of the Impacts of Shared Autonomous Vehicle
Operation in Halifax, Canada Using a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Model”, 9th International
Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies, Porto, Portugal, May 8-11.

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Bela, P.L., and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Development of a Freight Traffic Model for Halifax,
Canada”. 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF),
Ottawa, ON, June 3-6.
Habib, M.A., Khan, N.A. and Campbell, S (2017). “Tracking Progress in Transportation
Sustainability: Nova Scotia Travel Activity (NovaTRAC) Survey”, Transportation Association of
Canada (TAC) Conference, St. John’s, NL, September 24-27.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Proto-type Implementation of a Life-oriented Agent-based
Integrated Transport Land Use and Energy Model”, Transportation Association of Canada
(TAC) Conference, St. John’s, NL, September 24-27.
Khan, N. A., Habib, M.A. and Jamal, S. (2017). “Investigation of the Impact of Social Networking
and Transport-Support Applications on Weekend Travel”, World Symposium on Transport and
Land Use Research (WSTLUR), Brisbane, Australia, July 3-6.
McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Investigation of Health-related Quality of Life Measures,
Daily Activities, Built Environments and Lifestyle Choices: A Random-parameters Ordered
Choice Modelling Approach”, 64th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, Vancouver, BC, Nov 8-11.
Habib, M.A., Olajide, B., Terashima, M., and Campbell, S. (2017). “The Relationships Between
Neighbourhood Characteristics and Emergency Health Services Vehicle Demand: A Poisson
Hurdle Regression Modelling Approach”, International Conference on Transport and Health
(ICTH), Barcelona, Spain, June 27-29.
McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Investigation of Health-related Quality of Life Measures,
Daily Activities, Built Environments and Lifestyle Choices: A Random-parameters Ordered
Choice Modelling Approach”, Regional Science Association International, Vancouver, BC,
November 8-11.
Habib, M.A., Olajide, B, and Terashima, M. “The Relationships Between Neighbourhood
Characteristics and Emergency Health Services Vehicle Demand: A Poisson Hurdle
Regression Modelling Approach", International Conference on Transport and Health,
Barcelona, Spain, June 27-29, 2017.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Baseline Synthesis and Microsimulation of Life-stage
Transitions within an Agent-based Integrated Urban Model”, 8th International Conference on
Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT), Madeira, Portugal, May 16-19
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Quigley, K. (2017). “Vulnerability in Transport Network during
Critical Infrastructure Renewal: Lessons Learned from a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation
Model”, 8th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT),
Madeira, Portugal, May 16-19.
Fatmi, M.R., Khan, N.A., and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Modelling the Choice of Alternative Fuel
Vehicle in Halifax, Canada”, 5th Symposium of the European Association of Research in
Transportation (hEART), Delft, Netherlands, September 13-16.
Alam, M.J., Habib, M.A. and Quigley, K. (2016). “Critical Infrastructure Renewal: A Framework
for Fuzzy Logic Based Risk Assessment and Microscopic Traffic Simulation Modeling”, 14th
World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Shanghai, China, July 10-15.
Jamal, S., Habib, M.A. and Khan, N.A. (2016). “Does the Use of Smartphone Influence Travel
Outcome? An Investigation on the Determinants of the Impact of Smartphone Use on Vehicle
Kilometers Traveled”, 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Shanghai,
China, July 10-15.
Khan, N.A., Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Type Choice Behaviour of Alternative Fuel
Vehicles: A Latent Class Model Approach”, 14th World Conference on Transport Research
(WCTR), Shanghai, China, July 10-15.

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Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “The Big Lift Project of Macdonald Bridge Re-decking,
Halifax, Canada: A Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model”, 51st Annual Conference of the
Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), Toronto, ON, May 1-4, pp. 250-257.
Matheson, S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Developing an Estimation Tool for Nova Scotia’s Fuel
Consumption and Vehicle Emissions from the Passenger Road Transportation Sector”, 62nd
Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Portland,
OR, November 11-14.
Irin, S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “A Microsimulation-based Traffic Emission Modeling for Halifax
Downtown Core”, Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference, Charlottetown, PEI,
September 27-30.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Micro-simulation Model of Traffic Impacts during Re-
decking of Macdonald Bridge”, Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference,
Charlottetown, PEI, September 27-30.
Shaw, N., Habib, M.A. and Siabanis, N. (2015). “Modeling residential location of the elderly
population in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Canada”, 14th International Conference
on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons, Lisbon, Portugal, July 28-31.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “A Latent Segmentation-based Logit Model to Investigate
the Travel Tool Ownership of the Elderly Population in GTA, Canada”, 14th International
Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons, Lisbon, Portugal, July
28-31.
Fatmi, M.R, Chowdhury, S. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Reason-based Residential Location
Choice Model using Panel Data: A Two-tier Approach”, 14th International Conference on Travel
Behaviour Research, Windsor, U.K., July 19-23.
Rahman, M. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Evaluating Alternate Transit Options in Halifax Regional
Municipality (HRM) using Travel Demand Forecasting Model Informed by a Stated Preference
Survey”, 50th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF),
Montreal, QC, May 24-27, pp. 453-467
Hafezi, M.H. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “Development and Evaluation of an Algorithm to Produce
the Population in regional level and dissemination area level”, 50th Annual Conference of
Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), Montreal, QC, May 24-27, pp.468-482
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2015). “A Longitudinal Investigation of Residential Location
Choice: Fuzzy Logic-Based Choice Set Generation and Panel Location Choice Models”,
International Choice Modelling Conference, Austin, Texas, May 10-13.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Modelling Household Vehicle Ownership State: A Hazard-
based Duration Model Approach”, 61st North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, Washington, D.C., November 12–15.
Witherbee, S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Modeling the Current and Future Intended Use of
Cycling and Walking in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada: An Ordered Probit Modeling
Approach”, 61st North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International,
Washington, D.C., November 12–15.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Investigation of Out-of-home Discretionary Activities for
Individuals in Nova Scotia, Canada: A Latent Class Accelerated Hazard Modelling Approach”,
61st North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Washington,
D.C., November 12–15.
Salloum, S. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “A Composite Network Distance-based Accessibility
Measure (CNAM)”, 61st North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Washington, D.C., November 12–15.
Hafezi, M.H. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Optimization Model of Bus Travel Time with Stop-
skipping Scheme”, 49th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum
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Forbes, J.J. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Investigation of Pedestrian Injury Severity Levels in the
Halifax Regional Municipality”, 49th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research
Forum (CTRF), Windsor, ON, June 1-4, pp. 608-622
Habib, M.A., Shaw, N. and Siabanis, N. (2013). “Modeling Residential Location of the Elderly
Population in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Canada”, 49th Annual Conference of
Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), Windsor, ON, June 1-4.
Fatmi, M.R., Habib, M.A., and Salloum, S.A. (2014). “Investigation of Households’ Short-term
and Long-term Responses to the Increase in Gas Price”, World Symposium on Transport and
Land Use Research, Delft, Netherlands, June 24-27.
Habib, M.A., Siabanis, N. and Stone, S. (2014). “Share the Road Nova Scotia, Developing a
Multi-platform Social Marketing Engagement Strategy”, 93rd Annual Meeting of Transportation
Research Board (TRB), Washington D.C., January 12-16.
Forbes, J.J. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Modelling Bicyclists’ Injury Severity Levels in the Province
of Nova Scotia”, 60th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Atlanta, GA, November 13-16.
Stone, S. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Estimation of Social Indicators of Sustainable
Transportation using Time Use data”, 60th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional
Science Association International, Atlanta, GA, November 13-16.
Salloum, S. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie University Commuters: A
Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of Commuter Patterns from 2009 to 2012”, 60th Annual
North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Atlanta, GA,
November 13-16.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Analyzing Mobility Tool Ownership of the Youth in
Toronto: A Latent Class Modelling Approach”, 60th Annual North American Meeting of the
Regional Science Association International, Atlanta, GA, November 13-16.
Daisy, N.S. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Modelling Factors affecting Mode Choice Behaviour for
School Trips and Non-school Trips in Dhaka City, Bangladesh”, 13th World Conference on
Transportation Research (WCTR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 15-18.
Fatmi, M.R., and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Modeling Mode Switching Behaviour Associated with the
Change of Residential Location using Longitudinal Data”, 13th World Conference on Transport
Research (WCTR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 15-18.
Shaw, N. and Habib, M.A. (2012). “Examining Factors Affecting Residential Location and
Mobility Tool Ownership of the Elderly”, 59th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional
Science Association International, Ottawa, ON, November 7-10.
Peterlin, M. and Habib, M.A. (2012). “Examining the Effects of Attitudes and Lifestyle Choices
on Travel Behaviour”, 59th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Ottawa, ON, November 7-10.
Leckovic, K. and Habib, M.A. (2011). “The Role of Public Transit in Mass Evacuations: A Case
Study of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada”, 58th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional
Science Association International, Florida, USA, November 9-12.
Richardson, D. and Habib, M.A. (2011). “Evaluation of Transit Alternatives for the Bedford-
Halifax Corridor: A Stated Preference Study”, 58th Annual North American Meeting of the
Regional Science Association International, Florida, USA, November 9-12.
Habib, M.A., Richardson, D., Leckovic, K. and Haj-Issa, L. (2011). “Planning for Inclusive
Transportation: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for New Immigrants”, 58th Annual North
American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Florida, November 9-12.
MacDonald, S. and Habib, M.A. (2010). “Elderly vs. Non-Elderly Travel Behaviour: How
Different Are They?”, 57th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Denver, USA, November 10-13.

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Habib, M.A., Miller, E.J. and Mans, B.T. (2010). “Modeling Persons’ Job Mobility and Location
Choice Decisions for an Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modeling System”, 12th World
Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR), Lisbon, Portugal, July 11-15.
Miller, E.J., Habib, M.A., Farooq, B. and Hatzopoulou, M. (2009). “Integrated Urban Modeling
for Integrated Urban Planning”, 1st Annual International Conference on Transportation and
Logistics (TRANSLOG), Hamilton, Ontario, June 17-18.
Miller, E.J., Farooq, B. and Habib, M.A. (2009). “A Microsimulation Housing Market Clearing
Model”, 12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India, December
13-18.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2009). “Microsimulating Housing Demand”, 12th International
Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Jaipur, India, December 13-18.
Habib, M.A., Farooq, B. and Miller, E.J. (2008). “A Microsimulation Model of Residential
Location Processes”, 55th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, New York, USA, November 19-22.
Farooq, B., Habib, M.A., Miller, E.J. and Haider, M. (2008). “Dynamic Microsimulation of
Housing Market for the Greater Toronto Area within the Integrated Land Use, Transport and the
Environment (ILUTE) framework”, 55th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, New York, USA, November 19-22.
Habib, M.A., Miller, E.J. and Farooq, B. (2008). “A Residential Location Choice Model for the
Greater Toronto Area”, 55th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, New York, USA, November 19-22.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2007). “Investigating Spatial Dwelling Search Duration applying
Frailty Models and Modeling Frequency of Vacancy Visit using Ordered Probit Models”, 54th
Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Savannah,
Georgia, November 8-11.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2007). “Modeling Time-on-the-Market of Residential Properties
and Influence of Duration on the Property Selling Price”, 54th Annual North American Meeting
of the Regional Science Association International, Savannah, Georgia, November 8-11.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2007). “Estimating Multilevel Housing Price Model to account for
Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity”, 54th Annual North American Meeting of the Regional
Science Association International, Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 8-11.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2007). “Residential Mobility and Spatial Search Behaviour:
Evidence from the Greater Toronto Area”, 6th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis
(TRISTAN VI), Phuket Island, Thailand, June 10-15.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2006). “Stressor-based Binary Choice Panel Data Model
Estimation of Residential Mobility Decisions for Integrated Land Use and Transportation
Modeling Systems”, 53rd Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Toronto, ON, November 16-18.
Habib, M.A. and DiFrancesco, R.J. (2005). “Application of Input-Output Techniques in Freight
Transportation Modeling”, 52nd Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9-12.
Habib, M.A. and Miller, E.J. (2005). “Dynamic Residential Mobility Decision Choice Model in
ILUTE Framework”, 52nd Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association
International, Nevada, USA, November 9-12.
Habib, M.A., Ferdous, F. and Maniruzzaman, K.M. (2005). “Examining Impacts of
Transportation on Residential Property Values using Geographical Information System: A
Hedonic Price Model Approach”, 40th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research
Forum (CTRF), Hamilton, ON, pp. 14-28.

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Habib, M.A. and Nabi, A.S.M.M.U. (2003). “Impacts of Land Use and Transportation System
on Urban Form and Structure of Dhaka City”, International Seminar on Architecture:
Overcoming Constraints, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 11-13, pp 167-176.

Technical Reports (selected)

Habib, M.A. (2019). “Halifax Regional Municipality Travel Activity Study”. Halifax Regional
Municipality, Halifax (62 pages).
Habib, M.A. and Walker, K. (2019). “Connectsmart 2.0 Project: Scenario Planning for
Technology-Based Mobility Opportunities in Nova Scotia”. Nova Scotia Department of Energy
and Mines, Halifax (57 pages).
Walker, K., and Habib, M.A. (2019). “Dalhousie University Commuter Study 2019-2020”.
Dalhousie University Office of Sustainability, Halifax (48 pages).
Habib, M.A. and Lynn, R. (2019). “Technology-based Evaluation of Active Transportation
Infrastructure Projects: Training and Data Collection”. Nova Scotia Department of Energy and
Mines, Halifax (41 pages).
Walker, K., McCarthy, S. and Habib, M.A. (2018). “Dalhousie University Commuter Study
2018-2019”. Dalhousie University Office of Sustainability, Halifax (46 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2018). “Sensing New Mobility: Performance Evaluation of Transport Infrastructure
in Nova Scotia Communities”. Nova Scotia Department of Energy, Halifax (28 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2018). “Connect Smart Project: Rethinking Mobility for All”. The Province of Nova
Scotia, Halifax (59 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2017). “Tracking Progress 2016: Estimation of Transport Energy Use, Emission
and Travel Choices in the Province of Nova Scotia”. Nova Scotia Department of Energy, Halifax
(52 pages).
Campbell, S.J., Habib, M.A. and McCarthy, S. (2017). “Dalhousie University Commuter Study
2017”. Dalhousie University Office of Sustainability, Halifax (62 pages).
Muir, A., Irin, S. and Habib, M.A. (2017). “Town of Bridgewater Public Transit Feasibility Study
Final Report”. Town of Bridgewater (80 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2016). “Nova Scotia Sustainable Transportation Indicators”. Government of Nova
Scotia, Halifax (51 pages).
Campbell, S.J. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Dalhousie University Commuter Study”. Dalhousie
University Office of Sustainability, Halifax (69 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2016). “Nova Scotia Travel Activity (NovaTRAC) survey: Travel Choices and
Behaviour”. Nova Scotia Department of Energy, Halifax (60 pages).
Matheson, S. and Habib, M.A. (2016). “Emission Study 2015: An Accounting Approach to
Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Consumption from Nova Scotia’s Road
Passenger Transportation”, Working Paper, Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory
(DalTRAC), Halifax (28 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2016). “Municipal Reporting Survey 2015: Active Transportation Infrastructure
and Plans”, Working Paper, Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (6
pages).
Habib, M.A. (2015). “Nova Scotia Sustainable Transportation Indicators”, Working Paper,
Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (51 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2015). “Sustainable Transportation: Nova Scotia Community Profile”, Working
Paper, Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (100 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2014). “Nova Scotia Baseline Indicators – Transportation Data and Modelling”,
Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) Progress report Vol. 1 (NS Department of
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Forbes, J. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “Nova Scotia Collision Study 2007-2011”, Dalhousie
Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (30 pages).
Megenbir, L., Habib, M.A. and Salloum, S. (2014). “Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie University
Commuters 2013, A Multi-year Comparative Study (2009-2013), Dalhousie Transportation
Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (78 pages).
Megenbir, L. and Habib, M.A. (2014). “The State of Active Transportation in Nova Scotia”,
Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (50 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2014). “Travel Behaviour Modeling and Analysis – Transportation Data and
Modelling”, DalTRAC Progress report Vol. 2 (NS Department of Energy), Halifax (196 pages).
Habib, M.A. (2014). “Community-based “Share the Road” Awareness Campaign Program for
Nova Scotians”, Final report (Nova Scotia MOVES), Halifax (183 pages).
Peterlin, M. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Examining the Effects of Attitudes and Lifestyle Choices
on Travel Behaviour in the Halifax Regional Municipality”, Clean Nova Scotia Foundation,
Halifax (85 pages).
Stephanie, S. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie University Commuters
-A Comparative Analysis of Dalhousie Sustainability Surveys 2009-2012”, Dalhousie University
Office of Sustainability, Halifax (82 pages).
Baglo, K., Habib, M.A. and Peterlin, M. (2013). “Share the Road: Improving Road Safety for all
Users in Nova Scotia”, Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC), Halifax (81 pages).
Heffernan, S. and Habib, M.A. (2013). “Investigating the Influence of Long-term Decisions on
Transportation Choices and Travel Behaviour in the Halifax Regional Municipality”, Clean Nova
Scotia Foundation, Halifax (108 pages).
Richardson, D., Habib, M.A., and Peterlin, M. (2012). “Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie University
Commuters: A Comparative Analysis using Dalhousie Sustainability Survey 2009, 2010 and
2011”, Dalhousie University Office of Sustainability, Halifax (61 pages).
Habib, M.A., Richardson, D., Leckovic, K., and Haj-Issa, L. (2012). “Planning for Inclusive
Transportation: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for New Immigrants”. Atlantic Metropolis
Centre, Halifax (116 pages).
Habib, M.A., Richardson, D., Leckovic, K. (2011). “Travel Behaviour Study of Commuters:
Results from the 2010 Dalhousie University Sustainability Survey”, Dalhousie University Office
of Sustainability, Halifax (58 pages).
CEU and Habib, M.A. (2011). “Exploring Public Transit for the Region of Queens Municipality:
Needs Assessment, Feasibility Study and Pilot Project Delivery”, Ecology Action Centre and
the Council of RQM, Halifax.
Miller, E.J., Farooq, B., Habib, M.A. (2008). “Microsimulating Spatial Markets: Conceptual
Design and Implementation of a Housing Market Model”, Volume V, Development of an
Operational Integrated Urban Model System, Urban Transportation Research and
Advancement Centre, University of Toronto.
Miller, E.J., Chingcuanco, F., Farooq, B., Habib, K.M.N. and Habib, M.A. (2008). “Demographic
and Labour Market Updating”, Volume IV, Development of an Operational Integrated Urban
Model System, Urban Transportation Research and Advancement Centre, University of
Toronto.

Dissertation
PhD Thesis (2009): “Microsimulating Residential Mobility and Location Processes for an
Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modeling System”, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Professor Eric J. Miller (Civil Engineering, University of Toronto)

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Committee members: Professor Amer Shalaby, Professor Mathew Roorda (Civil Engineering,
University of Toronto); Professor Richard DiFrancesco (Geography and Planning, University of
Toronto), and Professor Paul Waddell (External, University of California, Berkeley)

Keynote/invited presentations
Habib, M.A. “Planning for Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric Mobility”, Invited
speaker, Professional Development Program (for credit), Licensed Professional Planners
Associations of Nova Scotia (LPPANS) Lunch and Learn Webinar, June 25, 2020.
Habib, M.A. “ConnectSmart Partnership: A multi-disciplinary Approach to Plan for Connected,
Autonomous, Shared, and Electric Mobility”, Invited Speaker, 2019 CAA Atlantic Hackathon,
November 29, 2019.
Habib, M.A. “Smart Cities & Communities: A Traffic Perspective”, Invited speaker, Geomatics
Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) Professional Development Seminar, Halifax, November 26,
2019.
Habib, M.A. “Travel Demand, Energy Use and Our Future in Nova Scotia: A Framework for a
Comprehensive Monitoring and Modelling Approach”, Invited speaker, Nova Scotia Energy
R&D Conference, Halifax, May 21-22, 2014.
Habib, M.A. “Critical Challenges in Transportation: Past, Present and Future”, Keynote
speaker, TAC 100th anniversary celebration, Cross-country Transportation 2014 lecture tour,
Halifax, March 19, 2014.
Habib, M.A. “Transportation Data and Modelling Centre for Sustainable Transportation
Planning, Invited speaker, 4th Annual Road Safety Conference, Halifax, March 19, 2013.
Habib, M.A. “Game Changers in Travel Behaviour”, Plenary speaker, Closing Ceremony, 13th
International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Toronto, ON, July 15-20, 2012.
Habib, M.A. “Applications of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Future Proof
Technologies for Transportation Management and Planning”, Invited speaker, Professional
Development Program (for credit), Licensed Professional Planners Association of Nova Scotia
(LPPANS), July 2011.
Habib, M.A. “Introduction to ILUTE Modeling System”, Invited speaker, Meeting of Professional
Engineers Ontario (PEO), North Toronto Chapter, October 24, 2007.

Presentations (conference, professional conference and public)

Habib, M.A. “Relationships Between Travel Behaviour and Health: Results from the 2018
NovaTRAC Halifax Survey”, TAC-ITS Canada Joint Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, NS,
September 25, 2019.
Habib, M.A. and Walker, K.E. “Preparing for New Mobility: Identification of Planning
Considerations and Research Needs Through a Participatory Approach”, TAC-ITS Canada
Joint Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, NS, September 25, 2019.
Khan, N.A. and Habib, M.A. “Microsimulation of Mode Choice Decisions within an Activity-
based Shorter-term Decisions Simulator”, TAC-ITS Canada Joint Conference and Exhibition,
Halifax, NS, September 25, 2019.
Habib, M.A. and Bela, P.L. “Development of an Urban Transport Network and Emission Model
for the Port City of Halifax, Canada”, TAC-ITS Canada Joint Conference and Exhibition, Halifax,
NS, September 25, 2019.
Habib, M.A. “Sink or Swim: A Panel Discussion on Decision to Emergency Management”,
Invited speaker, TAC-ITS Canada Joint Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, NS, September 24,
2019.

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Habib, M.A. “NovaTRAC: Halifax Regional Municipality Travel Activity Study”, Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces Section Spring Meeting, Halifax, May 9,
2019.
Habib, M.A. “Evacuating in a Halifax Flood Scenario: Lessons Learned from a Dynamic Traffic
Microsimulation Model”, Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response
Networks (MEOPAR), Halifax, NS, March 1, 2018.
Alam, M.J. and Habib, M.A. “How Public Transportation Could Improve the Evacuation of
Halifax Peninsula”, 14th Annual Symposium of Canadian Risk and Hazards Network
(CRHNet), Halifax, NS, October 27, 2017.
Habib, M.A. “Mass Evacuation Traffic Simulation Model for Halifax Peninsula: Lessons
Learned”, Canadian Red Cross, Halifax, NS, October 17, 2017
Habib, M.A. “Evacuation of Halifax Peninsula: A Dynamic Microsimulation Modelling of Halifax
Peninsula”, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces Section Spring
Meeting, Halifax, NS, May 25, 2017.
Fatmi, M.R. and Habib, M.A. “Results of the Agent-based Integrated Urban Systems Model for
Halifax”, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces Section Spring Meeting,
Halifax, NS, May 25, 2017.
Habib, M.A. Evacuating Halifax Peninsula: “A Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Modelling
Approach” MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Halifax, Mach 28, 2017.
Habib, M.A. “Traffic Simulation Modelling for the Assessment of Re-decking the Macdonald
Suspension Bridge”, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Halifax, NS,
June 1, 2016.
Habib, M.A. “Traffic Simulation Modelling to Assess Vulnerabilities of Re-decking of the
Macdonald Suspension Bridge”, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces
Section Spring Meeting, Halifax, May 19, 2016.
Khan, N. A. and Habib, M.A. “Modelling of Households’ Vehicle Transaction and Type Choice
Decisions for the Halifax Integrated Transport, Land Use and Energy (iTLE) Model”, Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces Section Spring Meeting, Halifax, May 19,
2016.
Habib, M.A. “Sustainable Transportation Indicators: Progress Report of Nova Scotia
Transportation Data and Modeling Centre”, Presentation to Provincial Committee, NS
Department of Energy, Halifax, July 29, 2014.
Habib, M.A. “Transport and Mobility: How can we Track Progress in Sustainable Transportation
and Influence People’s Travel Behaviour?” Panel presenter, 2014 CIP/API Annual Conference
– People Matter! Fredericton, NB, July 9-12, 2014.
Siabanis, N., Stone, S. and Habib, M.A. “Thumbs Up! Share the Road Nova Scotia”, 2013
CIP/API Annual Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, October 2-4, 2013.
Habib, M.A. “Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory: Fostering a Multidisciplinary Transport
Research Agenda”, Plan Out Loud Lunch Lecture, Dalhousie School of Planning, Halifax, April
9, 2013.
Habib, M.A. “Share the Road for Nova Scotians: Updates on Research and Consultation”,
Nova Scotia Road Safety Advisory Committee meeting, Halifax, March 6, 2013.
Habib, M.A. “Share the Road for Nova Scotians: Developing a Road-safety Research Stream
within DalTRAC”, Invited presentation, Road Safety Advisory Committee Meeting, Department
of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Halifax, September 6, 2012.
Habib, M.A. “Overview of the DalTRAC Research Program”, Invited presenter, Inter-
departmental Committee Meeting, Department of Health and Wellness, Province of Nova
Scotia, Halifax, August 8, 2012.

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Habib, M.A. “Developing a Transportation Research Program through the DalTRAC Project”,
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Atlantic Provinces Section Spring Meeting, Halifax,
May 10, 2012.
Habib, M.A. “Halifax Transit Network Design”, Keynote speaker (day 2), Its More Than Buses
event, Planning and Design Centre and Fusion Halifax, 2011.
Habib, M.A. “Pulling it all Together - Public Transport Synergy for Atlantic Canada”, Panel
speaker, Annual General Meeting (AGM), Transport Action Atlantic, Dartmouth, May 14, 2011.
Habib, M.A. “Travel Behaviour and Travel Demand Forecasting for Sustainable Transportation
Planning”, Invited presenter, Halifax Regional Municipality Workshop, Alderney Gate, August
27, 2010.

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Transportation Planning
• Transportation and Land Use
• Transport Operations
• Travel Demand Modelling
• Road Safety Management
• Sustainable and Smart City Design
• Planning Research Methods
• Planning Studio and Workshop
• Disaster Management Planning

TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Courses offered at the Dalhousie University (2010 – present):
Graduate & undergrad
PLAN 4106/6106 Transportation Planning (Winter 2010 - present)
Undergraduate
PLAN 3053 Transportation and Land Use (Winter 2018 - present)
Graduate
PLAN 5302/04 Planning Research Method (Winter 2010 - 2014)
Graduate
CIVL 6139 Transport Operations (Winter 2014 - present)
Graduate & undergrad
CIVL 7000/PLAN6201/4200 Transport Modelling (Fall 2013 - present)
Undergraduate
PLAN 2010 Sustainable Community Design (Fall 2010)
Undergraduate
PLAN3006 Reading the Landscape (Winter 2015 - 2016)
Graduate
PLAN 5000 Planning Studio (Fall 2010 and 2012- present)
Courses offered at the University of Toronto (2008 – 2009):
GGRA30 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Undergraduate
Reasoning, (2008 and 2009, Fall), 100+ students

Teaching assistants at the University of Toronto (2004 – 2009)

CIV531 Transportation Planning (Fall 2007 and 2008) Graduate & undergrad
CIV231 Introduction to Transportation System (Spring 2007 - 2009) Undergraduate
CIV263 Probability Theory for Civil Engineers (Spring 2005 and 2006) Undergraduate
CIV261 Engineering Mathematics I (Fall 2005 and 2006) Undergraduate
CIV362 Engineering Mathematics II (Fall 2004) Undergraduate

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STUDENT SUPERVISION

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Dr. Mahmudur Rahman Fatmi, “Coupling Mechanisms in the Integrated Transportation, Land
Use and Energy (iTLE) Modelling System”, Nov. 2017–July 2018 (joined as a tenure-track
Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Dr. Nazmul Arefin Khan, “COVID-19 Transportation Systems Planning: Application of
Activity-based Modelling Approach”, May – September 2020 (joining as a post-doc in the
Polytechnique Montréal, Quebec)
Graduate Students Supervised
MPLAN/ MPS MASc PhD Other Total
MEng
Current 3 0 4 2 0 9
Completed, Last Year 4 0 0 1 1 6
Completed, Last 5 Years 15 4 4 2 3 30
Completed, Lifetime 30 4 10 4 5 53

PhD Students (Lifetime: 4; Last 5 years: 4)

Student Program Topic Role, period
Hasan PhD (Civil COVID-19 Scenario Simulation using an Supervisor;
Shahrier Engineering) Activity-based Travel Demand Modelling 2020 - present
System
Jahedul PhD (Civil Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation for Mass Supervisor,
Alam Engineering) Evacuation 2016 - present
Nazmul PhD (Civil Modelling Short-term Travel Choices and Supervisor,
Khan Engineering Vehicle Allocation 2016 - 2020

Mahmudur PhD (Civil Life-oriented Simulation Model of Urban Supervisor,

Fatmi Engineering Systems 2012 - 2017

Master’s (thesis) Students (Lifetime: 14; Last 5 years: 8)

Md Asif MASc (Civil Application of Integrated Transportation, Supervisor;
Hasan Anik Engineering) Land Use and Energy Modelling System for 2019 - present
Long-term Impact Assessment of COVID-19
Hasan MASc (Civil Validation of an Activity-based Travel Supervisor;
Shahrier Engineering) Demand Modelling System 2019 - 2020

Fariba MASc (Civil Examining Economic Impact of COVID-19 at Supervisor;

Hossain Engineering) the Municipal Level 2019 - present

Krishna MASc (Civil Virtual Reality Modelling for Vehicle Supervisor;

Avala Engineering) Pedestrian Interactions 2019 - present

Pauline MASc (Civil Transport and Emission Modeling for HRM Supervisor;
Bela Engineering) 2016 - 2018

Babatope MASc (Civil Modelling of Emergency Vehicle Demand Supervisor,

Olajide Engineering) 2015 - 2017
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Jahedul MASc (Civil Microsimulation Model of Traffic Impacts Supervisor,

Alam Engineering) During the Redecking of the MacDonald 2014 - 2016
Bridge
Mahbubur MASc (Civil Transport Network Model of Halifax Supervisor,
Rahman Engineering) 2013 - 2016
Nazmul MASc (Civil Longitudinal Modelling of Households’ Supervisor,
Khan Engineering) Vehicle Transaction/Type Choice Decisions 2013 - 2015
Shaila Master of The Impact of the Use of Smartphone Supervisor,
Jamal Planning Technologies on Travel Choices 2014 - 2016
Studies
Justin Master of Nova Scotia Collision Study and Injury Supervisor,
Forbes Planning Severity Models 2013 - 2015
Studies
Stephanie Master of Characterizing Travel Behaviour and Supervisor,
Salloum Planning Accessibility in the HRM 2013 - 2015
Studies
Caroline Master of Travel Behaviour and Transportation Supervisor,
Robertson Planning Challenges of Households with Pre School- 2012 - 2016
Studies aged children

Master’s (project) Students Supervised (Lifetime: 30; Last 5 years: 15)

Sarah Elliott, MPLAN, Harmony or Disconnect in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Plans in Canada, 2019-present
James Coons, MPLAN, Developing a Web-Based GIS Application Using an Agent-Based
Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Microsimulation Model in the Halifax Regional
Municipality, 2019-present
Harrison Ellis, MPLAN, Investigating the Attitudes of Transit-Users in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
2019-present
Alexander W.D. Glista, MPLAN, Scenario Planning for Connected Autonomous Vehicles in
the Context of Energy Use, 2018-20
John Jardine, MPLAN, Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric (CASE) Vehicles
Through a Demographic Lens, 2018-20
Linden Maultsaid-Blair, MPLAN, Exploring the Relationship Between Tour Complexity and
Health in Halifax Transit and Auto Riders, 2018-20
Lorin Komers, MPLAN, Online Retail in a Changing Physical Landscape, 2018-20
Dinesh Guru, MEng., Traffic Simulation Modelling for Autonomous Vehicles, 2018-19
Utkarsh Patel, MEng., Development of Nova Scotia Transport Network Model, 2018-20
Julien Lacroix, MPLAN, Traffic Operational Design for Evacuation Routing, 2017-19
Stephen McCarthy, MPLAN, Investigating Subjective Well-being and Travel Behaviour, 2016-
18
Areej Ashraf, MPLAN, Ride-sharing Services: Evaluation of Regulatory Frameworks and
Public Discourse, 2016-18
Spencer Matheson, MPLAN, Estimation of Emission and Energy Use in Nova Scotia, 2014-
16
Dylan Smith, MPLAN, Pedestrian Network Analysis, 2014-16
Sara Jellicoe, MPLAN, Transport Infrastructure Indicators, 2014-16

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Levi Megenbir, MPLAN, Estimating Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Emissions from Multi-Year
Travel Survey Data, 2013-15
Nathan Hall, MPLAN, Breaching the Silo: Exploring Interdepartmental Coordination in
Canadian Land Use Planning, 2013-15 (co-supervised with Dr. Jill Grant)
Stephen Stone, MPLAN, Measuring Sustainability Indicators using Time-use Data, 2012-14
Niki Siabanis, MPLAN, Use of Social Media for the Share the Road Awareness Program,
2012-14
Emily Macdonald, MPLAN, The Social Act of Aging: Identifying Opportunity Structures for
Older Adults’ Social Activity Purposes, 2012-14
Mateja Peterlin, MPLAN, Impact of Attitudes and Life-style Choice on Travel Behaviour,
2011-13
Nicholas Shaw, MPLAN, Modelling Residential Location and Mobility Tool Ownership of
Seniors in Toronto, 2011-13
Kelsey Baglo, MPLAN, Best Practice Review of Road Safety Campaigns, 2011-13
Shaun Heffernan, MPLAN, Households’ Long-term Mobility Decisions and Travel Behaviour,
2011-13
Scott Ash, MPLAN, Estimation of Mobile Source Emissions on the Halifax Peninsula Truck
Route, 2011-13
Katrina Leckovic, MPLAN, Transit Network Planning for Mass Emergency Evacuation, 2010-
12
Daniel Richardson, MPLAN, Evaluation of Transit Alternatives for the Bedford-Halifax
Corridor: A Stated Preference Study, 2010-12
Bruce Mans, MPLAN, Modelling Job Mobility and Location Choices/Dalhousie Travel
Behaviour Study, 2010-11
Jing Yan, MPLAN, Application of Graph Theory in Analyzing Transit Network, 2010-11
Susanne McDonald, MPLAN, Elderly Travel Behaviour of Greater Toronto Area, 2010-11
Note: All PhD, MASc and MPS students received funding from research grants/contracts; Most MPLAN students
received co-op Research Assistantships (RA) and/or part-time RA

Visiting Research Students

Alexander Morgenthaler, Master of Urban Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium,
Emission Modelling for Halifax, 2019
Alexandre Pinchemel, MSc (Management), Federal University of Goias, Brazil, Pedestrian
Simulation for Large-scale Evacuation in Airport, 2018-19
Abroon Qazi, PhD (Management Science), Strathclyde Business School, UK, Impact
Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Closure on Commuters and Supply Networks, 2016
Haomiao Cheng, Planning (Tongi U.), Spatial Evolution of Neighborhood in Shanghai, China:
Assessment of Urban Form and Street Network, 2015
Hannah Fortune, MSc (Planning), University of West Indies, Evaluation of Transportation
Plans for Mass Evacuation, 2013-15
Naznin Daisy, MURP, BUET, Bangladesh, Mode Choice Modelling of School-going Children
in Dhaka, 2011-13

Committee Member/Examiner for Graduate Students

Luana Almeida, PhD (Industrial Engineering), Dalhousie University, (Supervisor: Dr. Pelot),
Committee member, 2020 – present

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Lauryne Rodrigues, MASc (Industrial Engineering), Dalhousie University, (Supervisor: Dr.

Goerlandt), Committee member, 2019 – present
Simranjeet Singh Chadha, (Industrial Engineering), An Applied Optimization Model for Freight
Delivery in a Physical Internet Supply Chain (Supervisor: Drs. Ülkü and Venkatadri)
Riad Mustafa, PhD (Civil Engineering), University of New Brunswick, Developing a High-
Fidelity GIS-Based Travel Demand Model Framework for Improved Network-wide Traffic
Estimation (Supervisor: Drs. Hildebrand & Christie), External examiner, 2018
Mohammad Hassan, PhD (Civil Engineering), University of New South Wales, Australia,
Transit Stop and Route Choice Modelling (Supervisor: Dr. Rashidi), External examiner, 2018
Philip Vickers, MASc (Civil Engineering), Dalhousie University, Movement Models for the
Angus L. MacDonald Suspension Bridge (Supervisor: Dr. Newhook), Committee member,
2014
Mehran Fazili, MASc (Industrial Engineering), Dalhousie University, Physical Internet,
Conventional, and Hybrid Logistic Systems: An Optimization Based Comparison (Supervisor:
Dr. Venkatadri), Committee member, 2014
Sasan Esmaeili, MASc (Industrial Engineering), Dalhousie University, Development of
Equipment Failure Pognostic Model based on Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) (Supervisor: Dr.
Ghasemi), Committee member, 2012
Joshua Levi, MASc (Civil Engineering), Dalhousie University, Application of Structural
Monitoring in Management Decisions for Lange Infrastructure (Supervisor: Dr. Newhook),
Committee member, 2011

Undergraduate Honours (thesis) Students (Lifetime: 26; Last 5 years: 14)

Tyler Boutilier, Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), Virtual Reality Applications for
Evaluating Active Transportation Improvement Projects, 2019-20
Gabrielle Doucet, BCD, Smart Cities Challenge: A Systematic Review of How Canadian
Municipalities Plan for Transformative Infrastructure of the Future, 2019-20
Emma MacEachern, BCD, Scenario Planning for New Mobility, 2019-20
Emilie Pothier, BCD, Mass Evacuation Planning: A Multiple Criteria Evaluation to Determine
Shelter Locations in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2018-19
Jonathan Goldson, BCD, Planning for all Ages and Abilities in the Cogswell Interchange
Design, 2018-19
Sarah Fanjoy, BCD, Active Transportation Evaluation of Argyle Street, Halifax, 2018-19
Paul Cloutier, BCD, An Investigation of Automobile Parking Planning Issues in the Downtown
Halifax Business Improvement District, 2017-18
Scott Borden, BCD, A Comprehensive Approach to Transportation Planning Evaluation, 2015-
16
Kyle Whynott, BCD, Planning and Evaluating Options for Multi-modal Transportation on Queen
Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2015-16
Alex Leung, BCD, A Multi-modal Study of Spring Garden Road, Halifax, 2015-16
Connor Wallace, BCD, Transit-oriented Development Concept Plan: West End Halifax, 2014-
15
Byung Jun Kang, BCD, Microsimulation Modelling of Transit Priority Measures in Halifax,
2014-15
Sara Campbell, BCD, Performance of the Downtown Halifax Pedway System, 2014-15
Matt Blakely, BCD, Retrofitting Halifax’s Mumford Terminal, 2014-15

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Robert Lee, BCD, Measuring Accessibility to Public Services in HRM, 2013-14

Siobhan Witherbee, BCD, Housing Price Analysis in HRM, 2013-14
Sidney Starkman, BCD, Characterizing County-level Travel Behaviour, 2013-14
Alex Irvine, BCD, ICT and Travel Choice – A Survey Design, 2013-14
Justin Forbes, BCD, Modelling Bicyclists’ Injury Severity Levels, 2012-13
Greg Morrison, BCD, 2013 Nova Scotia Collision Study, 2012-13
Justin Hall, BCD, Evaluation of Challenges of Collision Data Collection, Monitoring and
Evaluation, 2012-13
Christopher Demaine, BCD, Halifax Carshare Study, 2011-12
Caroline King, BCD, Evaluation of On-street Parking-by- permit Only Program in Halifax
Regional Municipality, 2011-12
Kourosh Rad, BCD, Bikeshare Feasibility Study for Halifax, 2011-12
Stephen Otulakowski, BCD, Spatial Distribution of Retail Development in Halifax, 2011-12
Derek Robinson, BCD, Locating Bike Parking: A Multi-criteria Analysis, 2011-12

Undergraduate Capstone Team Project (Civil Engineering) Advisor

• “Designing Halifax Downtown Parking Garage” – Suvir Pursnani, Josh Porter, Virgilio De
Lara & Nicholas MacDonald (2013)
• “PLATA Trail design” – James Goodwin, Craig Davis, Mohammad Asari & Chris Nickles
(2012)

Summer/Part-time Research Students

• Vigneshwari, Sampathkumar, Master of Computer Science, 2020
• Devin Holmes, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, 2019
• Tousif Ahmed, MASc, Mechanical Engineering, 2016
• Dillon Coyle, 4th year Engineering co-op student, Natural Science and Engineering
Research Council, Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award (URSA) and RA matching
fund, 2014

Research Project Coordinators (Full-time)

Year(s) Name Program and Current Position (if applicable)
2018-present Katie Walker BCD graduate
2018-2019 Stephen McCarthy MPLAN graduate (PhD student, KTH)
2018 Rachel Lynn BCD graduate (Private sector)
2017-18 Mitch Gold BCD graduate (Private sector)
2017-2018 Leen Romaneh BCD graduate (Transportation Planner with HRM)
2017 Sara Campbell BCD graduate (Planner with Municipality of Windsor-
West Hants)
2014 Claire Catherine BCD graduate (Private sector)
2013 Cara Wittich BCD graduate (Officer, Canada Post)
2012 Mateja Patterlin MPLAN graduate (Private sector)
2012 Brittney MacLean BCD graduate, Planner with HRM

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ACADEMIC SERVICES

University-level
Board Member (Faculty Representative), Board of Governors, Dalhousie University, 2020-23
Senator, Dalhousie University Senate, January 2018-December 2021 (elected)
Member, Operational Management Committee, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and
Governance, 2020-2021
Member, Search Committee, Provost and Vice President (Academic), 2020-2021
Member, Senate Planning and Governance Committee (SPGC), 2018-2020
Member, University Tenure and Promotion Panel, 2017-2020
Member, Selection Committee, Research Fellowship for Pre-tenure Faculty Members from
Equity-seeking Groups, Dalhousie University, March 2018-April 2020
Member, Search Committee, AVP (SA) & University Registrar, 2016-2017
Senator, Dalhousie University Senate, July 2013-June 2016 (elected)
Senate Representative, Transportation Demand Management and Security Committee,
Dalhousie University, January 1, 2012-2018 (nominated)
Member, Senate Standing Committee (Teaching and Learning), Dalhousie University, Halifax,
NS, 2011-2012

Faculty-level
Member, Dean Search Committee, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, 2018-2019
Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, 2014-2016
Member, Organizing Committee, Faculty of Architecture and Planning Strategic Plan, 2012-13
Member, Faculty Research Advisory ad-hoc Committee, Faculty of Architecture and Planning,
2011-2012
Member, Faculty Council, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, 2010-present

School-level
Director, School of Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, January 2019-present
Graduate Coordinator, Faculty of Graduate Studies, March 2018-January 2019
Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, School of Planning, Sept. 2019-Dec. 2019
Search Committee Member, Tenure-track Assistant Professor position, School of Planning,
December 2017-July 2018
Graduate Coordinator, Faculty of Graduate Studies, January 2014-January 2016
Search Committee Member, Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Diversity) position, School of
Planning, December 2015-July 2016
Search Committee Chair, Tenure-track Assistant Professor position, School of Planning, April
2013-March 2014
Search Committee Chair, School of Planning Director search, January-November 2013
Search Committee Chair, Limited-term Instructor position, School of Planning, Jan-July 2013
Search Committee Member, School of Planning Director Search, 2012
Member, School of Planning Committee, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 2010-Present

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Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Halifax,

NS, 2011-2018
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, School of Planning, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS, 2010-2011
Member, Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUGS), Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, 2002-2004

SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

Contributions to Societies/Organizations (selected)

Organizing Committee Core Member, World Conference Transportation Research (WCTR)
2022, Montreal, 2019-2022
Vice President, International Professional Association for Transport and Health, 2018-2020
Session Chair, 15th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Mumbai, India, May
26-31, 2019
Session Chair, 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks, and
Technologies (ANT), Leuven, Belgium, April 29-May 2, 2019
Committee Member, Standing Committee on Travel Behaviour and Values (ADB10),
Transportation Research Board (TRB), USA National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine, Washington DC, 2017/4-2020/3
Committee Member, Standing Committee on Transportation and Sustainability (ADD40),
Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017-2020
Chair, Research sub-committee on Transportation and Sustainability (ADD40), Transportation
Research Board (TRB), 2017-2018
Committee Member, Standing Committee on Effects of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices (ADB20/AEP35), Transportation Research Board (TRB),
2013/4 -2022
Vice Chair (elected), Integrated Climate Change Committee, Transportation Association of
Canada (TAC), Ottawa, 2018/4-2019/9
Session Chair, Transportation Association of Canada Conference, multiple, 2016-present
Session Moderator, 2014 World Symposium for Transport and Land Use Research, Delft, the
Netherlands, June 24-27, 2014
Session Chair, 13th World Conference on Transportation Research, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
July 15-18, 2013
Member, Conference Organizing Committee, 13th International Conference on Travel Behavior
Research, Toronto, ON, July 15-20, 2012, International Association of Travel Behavior
Research (IATBR)
Workshop Co-chair and Organizer, Workshop Session 5: Idea Café – Game Changers in
Travel Behavior, 13th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research, Toronto, ON, July
15-20, 2012, International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR)
Session Chair and Discussant, Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, 2005-2008

Peer Review Activities (selected)

• External Reviewer, NSERC Discovery Grant 2013-2020
• External Reviewer, SSHRC Insights Grants 2016-2020

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• External Reviewer, Ontario Research Fund, 2017-2018

• Reviewer of Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research
Board, and conference papers of the Annual Meetings of Transportation Research Board
(TRB), National Research Council, Washington D.C. 2005-present (over 120 papers)
• Reviewer of the journals: Transportation, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and
Practice, Transportation Letters, Journal of Transport and Land Use, Transportation
Research Part B: Methodological, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Canadian Journal
of Civil Engineering, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment,
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Travel Behaviour and Society, Environment
and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science among others
• Reviewer of Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) conferences, 2016-2020
• Reviewer of CSCE 10th International Transportation Specialty Conference, Halifax, 2014
• Reviewer of paper abstract submitted in the the 13th International Conference on Travel
Behavior Research, Toronto, ON, 2012 (12 paper)
• Book manuscript reviewer, UBC University Press, Canada, 2010

SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY/OTHER (SELECTED)

• Contributor, HalifACT 2015: Acting on Climate Together, Halifax Regional Municipality,

2019-2020
• Contributor, Integrated Mobility Plan, Halifax Regional Municipality, 2016-2017
• Member, Crosswalk Safety Advisory Committee, Halifax Regional Municipality Council,
2013-2015
• Contributor, 2014 Active Transportation Policy Framework (led by the Nova Scotia
Department of Health and Wellness, Province of Nova Scotia), 2013-2014
• Contributor, 2013 Sustainable Transportation Strategy (led by the Department of Energy,
Province of Nova Scotia in partnership with the NS Department of Energy, Department of
Environment, Department of Health and Wellness, and Department of Transportation and
Infrastructure Renewal), 2012-2013
• Contributor, Halifax Regional Municipality Crosswalk Safety Recommendation Report (with
the HRM Crosswalk Safety Advisory Committee), 2013-2014
• Contributor, HRM Mobility Group for Regional Plan Review (in collaboration with the HRM
Alliance, Planning and Design Centre, Clean NS, CarShareHFX, Ecology Action Centre),
2012-2013
• Member, Transportation Issues Committee, Ecology Action Center, NS, 2011-2016
• Contributor, Its More Than Buses Event, Planning and Design Centre and Fusion Halifax,
2011
• Member, Sustainable Transportation Task Force, Halifax, NS, 2010 - 2013

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

• CTV News, “Stunting a growing problem”, September 3, 2020

• Global News, “The New Reality: How COVID-19 could impact the commercial real estate
market”, July 6, 2020
• Expert Interview, “If We Built it Today”, TV Series, Discovery Channel, Fall 2020 (tbd)
• CBC News, “Prof says more roads, better transit needed in wake of storm that trapped
motorists”, November 29, 2019

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• Global News, “Halifax stadium proposal neglects transportation considerations”,

September 30, 2019
• Dal News, “The green machines (and more) of Dal’s redesigned Sexton Campus”, March
14, 2019
• The Chronicle Herald, “Action needed to address fatal Lower Sackville pedestrian
crossing: traffic experts”, December 7, 2018
• CBC News, “Why small change in traffic signals could make big difference for pedestrians
in HRM”, October 12, 2018
• The Star, “Halifax university team looking at effective and efficient ways to evacuate the
peninsula in an emergency”, October 5, 2018
• Halifax Examiner, “It’s been 15 years since Hurricane Juan; are we ready for an even
bigger storm?”, September 26, 2018
• Halifax Today, “Local expert says red light cameras can improve safety”, March 29, 2018
• CTV News, “Halifax councillors considering installment of red light cameras”, March 27,
2018
• Metro News Halifax, “'Where, when, why and how:' Text to help shape direction of getting
around Halifax”, October 24, 2017
• News 95.7, The Sheldon MacLeod Show, “Nova Scotia Travel Activity (NovaTRAC)
survey.”, October 23, 2017
• News 95.7, “Dalhousie researchers look south to develop Halifax evacuation models”,
September 13, 2017
• Global News, “Halifax researchers using Hurricane Harvey, Irma as they work to
understand mass evacuations”, September 12, 2017
• Global News, “Group proposes light-rail transit system for Halifax”, July 20, 2017
• Global National, “Innovative Solution to Walking While Texting”, June 13, 2017
• CBC News Radio, “Distracted walking”, March 28, 2017
• CBC News, “Halifax could take 15 hours to evacuate in a disaster, Dal researchers find”,
March 20, 2017
• CBC News Information Morning Nova Scotia, “Game to help officials prepare for mass
evacuation”, March 20, 2017
• News 95.7, “Evacuation game highlights concerns with mass evacuation”, March 20, 2017
• Metro News Halifax, Chronicle Herald, CTV News, Brandon Sun, Winnipeg News, CKOM
radio, Local Express, Times Colonist, Cape Breton Post, L’actualite, “Researchers
developing disaster-planning tool that will work like a video game”, March 20, 2017
• Global News, “Transit improvement projects on the way for Halifax”, February 24, 2017
• CBC News, “Distracted walking ban debate strolls into Halifax”, January 16, 2017
• Global News, “Halifax close to marking 1 year with no pedestrian deaths”, December 30,
2016
• Halifax Examiner, “Halifax will finally get the data it needs to make smart decisions about
transportation”, August 12, 2016
• Global News, “Halifax Transit Plan going to council next week”, April 5, 2016
• News 95.7 Interview on “Nova Scotia Travel Activity (NovaTRAC) Survey”, November 12,
2015

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• CTV Evening News Interview on Traffic impact microsimulation modeling for Macdonald
Bridge redecking, October 2015
• Global News, “HRM decision not to install 4-way stop leaves residents disappointed”,
August 12, 2015
• The Coast, “The strange authority of the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission”, June 25,
2015
• Halifax Examiner Article on road sharing, March 6, 2015
• Metro News Article on pedestrian collisions, November 2014
• CTV News Interview on elderly pedestrian crossing, September 11, 2014
• CTV News Interview on Crosswalk safety, September 10, 2014
• The Globe and Mail, “Interchange demolition plan gives Halifax renewal rare second
chance”, May 8, 2014
• Halifax Magazine, Big Ideas: DalTRAC research, March 2014
• CTV News one-on-one Live Interview with Steve Murphy, February 28, 2014
• Global News, Collison study, January 22, 2014
• National Post, “Rising pedestrian injuries and deaths at crosswalks prompt calls for
change”, December 31, 2013
• Global News, crosswalk safety, December 13, 2013
• CTV News, Crosswalk Collision (Vehicle-pedestrian collision), December 6, 2013
• CBC News, Share the Road campaign, November 21, 2013
• Radio interviews on Zipper Merging on highways (July 2013), CBC radio stations, Halifax
-- Mainstreet (Stephanie Domet - host); Windsor -- The Bridge (Bob Steele - host); St.
John’s -- On the Go (Ted Blades - host); Edmonton -- Radio Active (Portia Clark - host);
Calgary -- Homestretch (Doug Dirks- Host); Charlottetown –Main street PEI (Karen Mair -
host); Toronto -- Here and Now; New Brunswick -- Shift; Vancouver -- On the Coast
(Stephen Quinn - host); Subbury -- Points North (Jason Turnbull - host)
• Global TV 6 o’clock news (TV), Interview on transit in Halifax, May 2011
• CBC radio: Interview “Its More Than Buses” event, July 19, 2011
• Radio 95.7: Interview on “Its More Than Buses” event (July 19, 2011)
• Halifax Magazine (Newspaper), Interview- intersection design, 2010
• The Advance (Newspaper), Queens Municipality project featured, March 14, 2011

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Canada

Member, International Association of Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR)
Member, World Transportation Research Forum (WCTR)
Affiliate Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Member, North American Regional Science Council (NARSC)
Member, Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF)
Provisional Member, Canadian Planners Institute, 2010-2015
Member, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)

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