Yasser Hassan

Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor in Transportation Engineering

• B.Sc., M.Sc. (Cairo University, Egypt), Ph.D. (Carleton University), P.Eng.
• 3434 Mackenzie, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• Email Yasser Hassan
• 613-520-2600 ext 3393

Prof. Hassan’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 roadway alignments; interaction of highway infrastructure and connected, autonomous vehicles; effects of driver perception and behaviour; reducing collision risk; design consistency & traffic safety; probabilistic highway design.

Teaching Assignment 2025-2026

• CIVE 3305/4209 Highway Engineering

Previous Teaching Assignments

• CIVE 3304 Transportation Engineering and Planning
• CIVE 4209 Highway Engineering
• CIVE 4303 Urban Planning
• CIVE 4400 Construction/Project Management
• CIVE 4918 Design Project
• CIVE 5308 Highway Geometric Design
• ECOR 2606 Numerical Methods
• ECOR 3800 Engineering Economics

Professional Activities

• Member, Editorial Board:
  • International Journal of Advances in Transportation Studies, 2004-present.
• Associate Editor:
  • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012-present.
• Guest Editor:
  • Special Issue: Vehicle Safe Motion in Mixed Vehicle Technologies Environment, World Electric Vehicle Journal (in progress).
  • Special Issue: Machine Learning in Transportation, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Volume 2019.
• Member:
  • Transportation Research Board, TRB, Committee on Performance Effects of Geometric Design (AKD10), 2020-present.
  • Transportation Research Board, TRB, Committee on Geometric Design (AFB10), 2018-2020.
  • Transportation Research Board, TRB, Committee on Operational Effects of Geometrics (AHB65), 2007-2016.
  • Chief Engineers Council (Transportation Association of Canada), CEC, 2006-2008.
  • Professional Engineers Ontario, PEO, 2003-present.
• Chair:
  • Transportation Research Board, TRB, Subcommittee on Emerging and Crosscutting Topics – Effects of Geometric Design (AKD10(2)), 2020-present.
  • Transportation Division (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE), 2006-2008.
  • Transportation Research Board, TRB, Subcommittee on Speed Effects (AHB65[2]), 2007-2009.

Honours and Awards

• 2022 Best Paper Award, 6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, Transportation Research Board
• 2003 – 2004 Research Achievement Award, Carleton University
• 1997 Honourable Mention for the Keefer Medal for best paper, CSCE
• 1996 The Keefer Medal for best paper, CSCE (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering)
• 1994 The Earl Kee Award for best technical presentation by new authors in the 1994 annual conference of the CTAA (Canadian Technical Asphalt Association)