Karim Ismail

Professor in Transportation Engineering

B.Sc. Hons, M.Sc. (Ain Shams University, Cairo), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia), P.Eng.
3362 Mackenzie, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Prof. Ismail’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada.

Research Interests

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.

2010 Young Researcher Paper Award (ANB20), Transportation Research Board
2010 Canadian Transportation Research Forum Scholarship, Canadian Pacific Railway
2010 First-prize Paper Award, Insurance Bureau of Canada
2010 Michel Van Aerde Award, Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada
2010 Outstanding Paper Award, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting (ANF10)
2009 Transportation Association of Canada Foundation Scholarship, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
2009 Mavis Johnson Scholarship, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
2006-2007 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia
2005-2006 Walter C. Koerner Scholarship University of British Columbia
2005 First-prize UBC-Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Presentation Competition
2004 Graduate Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia
1999-2002 First-class Student Award, Ain Shams University