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Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

1. Abdelgawad, H., A. Shalaby, B. Abdulhai and A. Gutub, January 2012. “Microscopic Modeling of Large-Scale Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts in the City of Madinah, Saudi Arabia”, submitted, 91^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

2. Osman, A., K. Habib, A. Tudela and A. Shalaby. “Investigating the Effects of Psychological Factors on Commuting Mode Choice Behaviour”, 91^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

3. Mohammed, A., A. Shalaby and E. Miller, January 2012. “P-TRANE: Modeling Bus Transit Network Evolution in a GIS-Based Framework”, 91^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

4. Forsey, D., K. Habib, E. Miller and A. Shalaby, January 2012. “An Evaluation of the Ridership Impacts of the VIVA Bus Transit System”, 91^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

5. Srikukenthiran, S. and A. Shalaby, July 2011. “Scalable Microsimulation Modelling Framework of Crowd and Subway Network Dynamics for Improved Disruption Management”, Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management 2011 Conference, Lake Louise, Alberta.

6. Osman, A., K. Habib, A. Tudela and A. Shalaby, July 2011. “Identifying Effects of Psychological Factors Measured in Semantic Scales on Mode Choice Behaviour using a Multivariate Statistical Model”, Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management 2011 Conference, Lake Louise, Alberta.

7. Alshalalfah, B. and A. Shalaby, January 2011. “Aerial Ropeway Transit: State of the ART”, CD Proceedings of the 90^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

8. Roorda, M., A. Shalaby and S. Saneinejad, July 2010. “Transportation Data Collection for the Future: A Case Study in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Canada”, the 2010 World Conference on Transportation Research, Lisbon, Portugal.

9. Osman, A. and A. Shalaby, June 2010. “A Modal Shift Optimized Transit Route Design Model”, CD Proceedings of the 2^nd Annual TRANSLOG 2010 Conference in Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Canada.

10. Alshalalfah, B. and A. Shalaby, January 2010. “Development of Important Relationships for the Planning of Flex-Route Transit Services”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

11. Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, January 2010. “Development of Planning Level Transportation Safety Models using Full Bayesian Semiparametric Additive Techniques”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

12. Shalaby, A., K. Woo and G. Currie, January 2010. “Exploring Transit Ridership Drivers in Toronto and Melbourne”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

13. Byon, Y., A. Shalaby, B. Abdulhai and S. Elshafiey, January 2010. “Traffic Data Fusion using SCAAT Kalman Filters”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

14. Byon, Y., B. Abdulhai and A. Shalaby, January 2010. “Incorporating Scenic View, Slope and Crime Rates into Route Choices: Emphasis on 3-D GIS with Digital Elevation Models and Crime Rates Geospatial Data”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

15. Lo, L., A. Shalaby and B. Alshalalfah, January 2010. “Immigrant Settlement and Transit Use in Canada: Patterns and Policy Implications”, CD Proceedings of the 89^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

16. Chung, E. and A. Shalaby, July 2009. “Development of a Holding Control Model for Real-Time Connection Protection”, CD Proceedings of the 11^th Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport, Hong Kong.

17. Alshalalfah, B. and A. Shalaby, July 2009. “A new Algorithm for Scheduling Flex-Route Transit Services in a Constraint Programming Environment”, CD Proceedings of the 11^th Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport, Hong Kong.

18. Wong, A., A. Shalaby, and B. Abdulhai, July 2009. “Arrival Time Prediction Model for Regional Bus Transit”, CD Proceedings of the 11^th Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport, Hong Kong.

19. Crowley D., A. Shalaby, and H. Zarei, January 2009. “Access Walking Distance, Transit Use and the Success of Transit Oriented Development in North York City Centre”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

20. Chung E. and A. Shalaby, January 2009. “Holding Control Model for Real-Time Connection Protection”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

21. Alshalalfah B. and A. Shalaby, January 2009. “Feasibility and Performance of Flex-Route Transit Service in Suburban Areas”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

22. Shahla F., A. Shalaby, B. Persaud and A. Hadayeghi, January 2009. “Analysis of Transit Safety at Signalized Intersections”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

23. Wahba M. and A. Shalaby, January 2009. “Learning-based Departure Time and Path Choice Modelling for Transit Assignment under Information Provision: A Theoretical Framework”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

24. Wahba M. and A. Shalaby, January 2009. “Large-Scale Application of MILATRAS: Case Study of the Toronto Transit Network”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

25. Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, January 2009. “Development of Planning Level Transportation Safety Tools Using Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression”, CD Proceedings of the 88^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

26. Lee, J., A. Shalaby and B. Abdulhai, November 2008. “Optimized Strategy for Integrated Traffic and Transit Signal Control”, 4^th International Gulf Conference on Roads (IGCR), Doha, Qatar.

27. Shih, A. and A. Shalaby, November 2008. “Travel Mode Split in the Greater Toronto Area: Long-Range Temporal Trends and Underlying Travel Behaviour”, 4^th International Gulf Conference on Roads (IGCR), Doha, Qatar.

28. Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, June 2008. “Development of Planning Level Transportation Safety Tools Using Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression”, Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Whistler, British Columbia.

29. Chung, E. and A. Shalaby, January 2008. “Transfer Optimization Model for Inter-Modal Transit Services into the Suburbs”, CD Proceedings of the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

30. Li, Z. and A. Shalaby, January 2008. “Web-based GIS System for Prompted Recall of GPS-assisted Personal Travel Surveys: System Development and Experimental Study”, CD Proceedings of the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

31. Cheung, C., A. Shalaby, B. Persaud and A. Hadayeghi, January 2008. “Models for Safety Analysis of Road Surface Transit”, CD Proceedings of the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

32. Alshalalfah, B. and A. Shalaby, January 2008. “Sensitivity of Flex-Route Transit Service to Design and Schedule-Building Characteristics”, CD Proceedings of the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

33. Currie, G. and A. Shalaby, January 2008. “Active Transit Signal Priority for Streetcars –Experience in Melbourne and Toronto”, CD Proceedings of the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

34. Mohammed, A., A. Shalaby and E. Miller, June 2007. “PREMOTRANE - Modelling the Transit Network Evolution”, CD Proceedings of the 11^th World Conference on Transportation Research, Berkeley, CA, USA.

35. Hadayeghi, A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, June 2007. “A Proactive Tool for Safety Evaluation in Urban Transportation Planning Applications”, CD Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Montréal, Québec.

36. Wahba, M. and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “A Microsimulation Model for Transit Assignment with Information Provision - Results from a MILATRAS Prototype”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

37. Chung, E. and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “Development of a Control Strategy for Intermodal Connection Protection of Timed-Transfer Transit Routes”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

38. Chung, E. and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “Expected Time of Arrival Model for School Bus Transit Using Real-Time GPS-Based AVL Data”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

39. Shalaby, A., A. Georgi, K. Ling, J. Sinikas and A. Salzberg, January 2007. “Evaluation of Proof-of-Payment and Multiple-Unit Operation in Different Streetcar Route Configurations”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

40. Hadayeghi, A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, January 2007. “Safety Prediction Models: A Proactive Tool for Safety Evaluation in Urban Transportation Planning Applications”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

41. Byon, Y., B. Abdulhai and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “Determination of Sampling Rate of GPS-enabled Cell Phone for Mode Detection and GIS Map Matching Algorithm”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

42. Lai, L. and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “Cellular Automaton Simulation of Vehicle Dynamics in Park-and-Ride Facilities”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

43. Currie, G. and A. Shalaby, January 2007. “Success and Challenges in Modernising Streetcar Systems –Experience in Melbourne and Toronto”, CD Proceedings of the 86^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

44. Lee-Gosselin, M., S. Doherty, and A. Shalaby, November 2006. "Personal Data Collection using Mobile ICTs ", CD Proceedings of the Second International Specialist Meeting on ICT, Bergen, The Netherlands.

45. Wahba, M. and A. Shalaby, September 2006. “MILATRAS: A Microsimulation Platform for Testing Transit-ITS Policies and Technologies”, IEEE ITSC 2006, Toronto, Canada.

46. Byon, Y., A. Shalaby and B. Abdulhai, September 2006. “Travel Time Collection and Traffic Monitoring Via GPS Technologies”, IEEE ITSC 2006, Toronto, Canada.

47. Lee, J., A. Shalaby, J. Greenough, S. Hung and M. Bowie, January 2006. “TSP-Advance: An Advanced Transit Signal Priority System - Development and Evaluation”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

48. Hadayeghi, A., A. Shalaby, B. Persaud and C. Cheung, January 2006. “Temporal Transferability and Updating of Safety Planning Models”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

49. Shalaby, A., K. Ling and J. Sinikas, January 2006. “Multiple-Unit Streetcar Operation: Evaluation using Miscrosimulation Modelling”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

50. Tsui, A. and A. Shalaby, January 2006. “An Enhanced System for Link and Mode Identification for GPS-based Personal Travel Surveys”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

51. Chowdhury, S., I. Kaysi, and A. Shalaby, January 2006. “Optimal Bid Packaging Algorithm for Competitive Contracting of Public Transit”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

52. Mohammed, A., A. Shalaby, and E. Miller, January 2006. “An Empirical Analysis of Transit Network Evolution: Case Study of the Mississauga, Ontario Bus Network”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

53. Byon, Y., A. Shalaby, and B. Abdulhai, January 2006. “GISTT: GPS-GIS Integrated System for Travel Time Surveys”, CD Proceedings of the 85^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

54. Miller, E., B. Abdulhai and A. Shalaby, June 2005. “Towards Sustainable Urban Transportation”, CD Proceedings of the 33^rd CSCE Annual Conference (6^th Transportation Specialty Conference), Toronto.

55. Tsang, F. and A. Shalaby, June 2005. “Comparison of Travel Characteristics between Emerging Suburban Activity Centres and Downtown Toronto”, CD Proceedings of the 33^rd CSCE Annual Conference (6^th Transportation Specialty Conference), Toronto.

56. Shalaby, A. and M. Wahba, May 2005. “MIcrosimulation Learning-based Approach for TRansit ASsignment (MILATRAS): Methodology”, Second Workshop on the Schedule-Based Approach in Dynamic Transit Modelling: Theory and Applications, Ischia, Italy, p.125-130.

57. Wahba, M. and A. Shalaby, May 2005. “MIcrosimulation Learning-based Approach for TRansit ASsignment (MILATRAS): Operational Prototype”, Second Workshop on the Schedule-Based Approach in Dynamic Transit Modelling: Theory and Applications, Ischia, p. 131-137, Italy.

58. Wahba, M. and A. Shalaby, January 2005. “A Multi-Agent Learning-Based Approach to the Transit Assignment Problem: A Prototype”, CD proceedings of the 84^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

59. Alshalalfah, B. and A. Shalaby, January 2005. “Relationship between Walk Access Distance to Transit and Socioeconomic, Demographic and Transit Service Characteristics”, CD proceedings of the 84^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

60. Hadayeghi, A., A. Shalaby, and B. Persaud, January 2005. “Investigation of the Temporal Transferability of Zonal Level Accident Prediction Models”, CD proceedings of the 84^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

61. Lee, J., A. Shalaby, J. Greenough, M. Bowie and S. Hung, January 2005. “Advanced Transit Signal Priority Control Using On-line Microsimulation-based Transit Prediction Model”, CD proceedings of the 84^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

62. Shalaby, A. and K. Ling, July 2004. “Bunch Breaker: A Reinforcement Learning Multi-Agent for Transit Operations Control”, CD Proceedings of the 10^th World Conference on Transport Research, Istanbul, Turkey.

63. Ling, K., and A. Shalaby, January 2004. “Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Agents for Transit Vehicle Bunching Control”, CD proceedings of the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

64. Lee, J., E. Chung, B. Abdulhai and A. Shalaby, January 2004. “Real-Time Optimization for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control using Genetic Algorithms”, CD proceedings of the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

65. Tsang, F., A. Shalaby and E. Miller, January 2004. “Improved Park-and-Ride Modelling: Capturing the Within-day Dynamics”, CD proceedings of the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

66. Chung, E., and A. Shalaby, January 2004. “Development of a Trip Reconstruction Tool for GPS-Based Personal Travel Surveys”, CD proceedings of the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

67. Shalaby, A. and A. Farhan, January 2003. “Bus Travel Time Prediction Models For Dynamic Operations Control and Passenger Information Systems”, CD proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

68. Hadayeghi, A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, January 2003. “Accident Prediction Models for Safety Evaluation of Urban Transportation Networks”, CD proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

69. Ling, K. and A. Shalaby, December 2002. “Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Transit Headway Control at Traffic Signals”, ASI Workshop on Advanced Modeling for Transit Operations and Service Planning, Hong Kong, pp. D3-1 to D3-11.

70. Shalaby, A. and A. Farhan, September 2002. “An Integrated Modeling System for Dynamic Operations Control and Real-Time Transit Information”, CD Proceedings of the IEEE 5^th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Singapore.

71. Rabie, T., A. Shalaby, B. Abdulhai and A. El-Rabbany, September 2002. “Mobile Vision-Based Vehicle Tracking and Traffic Control”, Proceedings of the IEEE 5^th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Singapore, pp. 13-18.

72. Lee, J., B. Abdulhai, A. Shalaby and A. Georgi, August 2002. “Modelling of Streetcar Transit Priority Options”, CD Proceedings of the ASCE 7^th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

73. Farhan, A., A. Shalaby and T. Sayed, August 2002. “Bus Travel Time Prediction Using GPS and APC”, CD Proceedings of the ASCE 7^th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

74. Rabie, T., G. Auda, A. El-Rabbany, A. Shalaby and B. Abdulhai, June 2002. “Active-Vision-Based Traffic Surveillance and Control”, CD Proceedings of the 14^th International Conference on Vision Interface, Ottawa, Canada.

75. Shalaby, A., April 2002. “Socioeconomic, Land Use and Travel Characteristics of the Toronto Area”, Proceedings of the ASCE Second International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems, Virginia. pp. 356-368.

76. Mohammed, B., A. Shalaby and B. Abdulhai, January 2002. “Development of HOV Lane Treatment Plan for Highway 401 in Toronto Using Microsimulation”, CD proceedings of the 81^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

77. Abdulhai, B., A. Shalaby, J. Lee and A. Georgi, January 2002. “Microsimulation Modeling and Impact Assessment of Streetcar Transit Priority Options: The Toronto Experience”, CD proceedings of the 81^st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

78. Shalaby, A., C. Lyon and T. Sayed, August 2001. "Transferability of Travel Time Models and Provision of Real-Time Arrival Time Information", CD Proceedings of the IEEE 4^th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Oakland, California.

79. Miller, E. and A. Shalaby, January 2001. “Historical Trends in Travel Behaviour in the Greater Toronto Area and Policy Implications,” CD proceedings of the 80^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

80. Rabie, T., G. Auda, A. El-Rabbany, A. Shalaby and B. Abdulhai, January 2001. “An Innovative Active-Vision-Based Approach for Traffic Surveillance and Control”, CD Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology, Cairo.

81. Shalaby, A., June 2000. “An Approach to Assess Relative Contributions of Urban Changes to Travel Growth”, CD Proceedings of the 3^rd Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, London, Ontario.

82. Miller, E. and A. Shalaby, June 2000. “Travel Behaviour in the Greater Toronto Area and Policy Implications”, CD Proceedings of the 3^rd Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, London, Ontario.

83. Shalaby, A., G. Steuart, N. Irwin and L. Sims, June 1998. “Changes in Travel-Related Factors in the Greater Toronto Area and Implications for Passenger Travel Demand”, Proceedings of the 2^nd Transportation Specialty Conference, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, Halifax, p.99-111.

84. Shalaby, A., January 1998. “Impacts of Reserved Bus Lanes and Other Policies on Performance of Buses and Other Motor Vehicles in Adjacent Lanes”, CD proceedings of the 77^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

85. Shalaby, A. and G. Steuart, January1996. “Trip End Mode Split: Revisited”, Preprint, 75^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.

86. Shalaby, A., and R. Soberman, January 1994. “Effect of With-Flow Bus Lanes on Bus Travel Times”, Preprint, 73^rd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C.