Meet the Team

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Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) is a multi-disciplinary research facility dedicated to the advancement of transportation engineering and planning research and practice at Dalhousie University (depicted above). They aim to contribute to transportation studies, planning, and analysis at local, regional, and national levels. The Climate Action Research for Transportation team, led by Dr. Ahsan Habib, is a planning and analytics sub-lab responsible for the CAAF project.

Faculty and Research Staff

Dr. Ahsan Habib

Director and Founder of Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC)

Scientific Director of the Climate Action Research for Transportation (CART) Network

Professor and Director, School of Planning, and Department of Civil and Resource Engineering (Dalhousie University)

Research interests: Travel Behaviour Analysis, Travel Demand Forecasting, Integrated Transportation, Land Use, and Energy Modelling, Transport Data Collection and Survey Methods, Microsimulation of Urban Systems, Transportation Planning and Policy, Sustainability Indicators and Issues in Transportation, Road Safety and Collision Analysis, Transportation in Developing Countries

Dr. Jahedul Alam

Research Fellow

Road Safety Engineer, Public Works (Government of Nova Scotia), Adjunct Faculty, School of Planning. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), Masters of Applied Science (MASc) in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), Bachelors of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

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

Dr. Xinming Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering (The University of New South Wales), Masters of Science (MSc) in Transport (Imperial College London), Bachelors of Engineering (BE) in Traffic Engineering (Sun Yat-Sen University)

Topics: Transport modelling, Travel behaviour, Transport simulation, Copula function, Tourism

Dr. Oleksandr Rossolov

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Doctor of Engineering Sciences (D.Sc) (O.M. Betetov National University of Urban Economy), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Transport Systems (Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University), Fulbright Alumnus (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Master of Science (M.Sc) with Honours in Transportation (Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) with Honours in Transportation ((Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University)

Topics: Travel and Consumer Behaviours, Discrete Choice Modelling, Urban Freight and Passenger Transport, E-Commerce, Urban Logistics, Sustainable Development, Optimization

Sophie Marchant

Project Coordinator | Operations

Bachelor of Community Design (BCD) with Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)

Taylor Oliver

Project Coordinator | Communications and Grants

Bachelors of Community Design (BCD) with Honours in Urban Design and Planning (Dalhousie University)

Melanie Kennedy

Project Coordinator

Master of Planning (MPlan) (Dalhousie University), Bachelors of Environment and Sustainability with a Major in Resource Management (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Venkata Vijaya Rama Raju Mandapati

Software Developer

Masters of Applied Computer Science (MACS) (Dalhousie University), Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science (SRM Institute of Science & Technology)

Graduate Students

Md Asif Hasan Anik

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

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Masters of Applied Science (MASc) in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), Bachelors of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering (Islamic University of Technology)

Topics: Modelling Physical-Virtual Activity Spaces within Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Model

Hasan Shahrier

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

Masters of Applied Science (MASc) in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), Bachelors of Science (BSc) Civil Engineering (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

Topics: Integrated Transportation, Land Use and Energy Modelling

Vajeeran Arunakrinathan

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

Masters of Science (MSc) in Transportation Engineering (University of Moratuwa), Bachelors of Science (BSc) Civil Engineering (University of Moratuwa)

Topics: Integrated Transportation and Land Use Modelling, Traffic Performance and Microsimulation

Niaz Mahmud

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

Masters of Applied Science (MASc) in Civil Engineering (Dalhousie University), Bachelors of Science (BSc) in Civil Engineering (Islamic University of Technology)

Topics: Modelling of Commercial Vehicle Movements and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Md Rifat Hossain Bhuiyan

MASc Student, Graduate Research Assistant