Karim Ismail
Professor
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
Karim Ismail Associate Professor in Transportation Engineering Degrees: B.Sc. Hons, M.Sc. (Ain Shams University, Cairo), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia), P.Eng.
Research Interest
Modelling of sustainable modes of transportation with special focus on non-motorized modes of transportation: crowd dynamics, application of computer vision technologies for data collection, and behavioural analysis. Road safety analysis: surrogate safety measures, vision-based road safety analysis, and holistic safety analysis with special focus on sustainable modes of transportation. Highway design: development of probabilistic standards for highway geometric design, reliability and risk analysis. Modelling and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems with special focus on freight: simulation of cargo and carrier movements at border and inland inspection stations.
Publications
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Burns, S., Miranda-Moreno, L., Stipancic, J., Saunier, N., and Ismail, K. (2014) An Accessible and Practical Geocoding Method for Traffic Collision Record Mapping: A Quebec Case Study. Final Acceptance: Transportation Research Record.
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Hediyeh, H., Sayed, T., Zaki, M., and Ismail, K. (2014). Automated Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Speed Behavior at Scramble-Phase Signalized Intersections Using Computer Vision Techniques. (2014) International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. (8(5): 382–397).
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Zheng, L., Ismail, K., Meng, X. (2014) Freeway Safety Estimation using Extreme Value Theory Approaches: a comparative study. Accident Analysis and Prevention (62:32–41).
