Technical Presentations (Unpublished)
1. “Transportation Research at the University of Toronto”, Seminar, University of Toronto, September 2011.
2. “Aerial Ropeway Transit: Exploring its Potential for Makkah”, keynote speech at the Transport and Crowd Management Workshop, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 2010.
3. “Primer on Transport Microsimulation Modelling and Case Studies from Toronto”, Invited Talk, Qatar University Wireless Innovation Center, Qatar Science and Technology Park, January 2010.
4. “Transportation Planning and Engineering at the University of Toronto: Activities and Programs”, presentation to the Urban Planning and Development Authority, Doha, Qatar, March 2009.
5. “Planning a Modern Transport Network for Makkah: Challenges and State-of-the-Art Solutions”, Invited Talk, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, February 2009.
6. “Planning Modern Transit Systems: An Overview”, Workshop at the Roadex-Railex Conference, Abu Dhabi, November 2008.
7. “Strategies and Tools to Promote the use of Public Transport”, Invited Talk, Roadex-Railex Conference, Abu Dhabi, November 2008.
8. “Transit Research at U of T - Part 1: Planning and Modelling”, Workshop on Recent Advances in Transit Research and Practice: Examples from Canada and Australia, University of Toronto, June 2008.
9. “Transit Research at U of T - Part 2: Intelligent Transportation Systems”, Workshop on Recent Advances in Transit Research and Practice: Examples from Canada and Australia, University of Toronto, June 2008.
10. “Moving Forward: Transportation Research at the University of Toronto”, presentation to the Ruler of Sharjah, University of Toronto, April 2008.
11. “Public Transit and Advanced Survey Methods”, presentation to the CIV231 Class, University of Toronto, March 2008.
12. “Referencing and Plagiarism: the Do’s and Don’ts”, Seminar, University of Toronto, January 2008.
13. “Transit ITS: Overview and a TSP Case Study”, Invited Talk, Southwestern Ontario ITE Transit Workshop, June 2007.
14. “Using Geomatics Technologies to Observe Personal Mobility: Software System for GPS-based Travel Surveys”, Workshop on Mobility Issues in Spatial Data Infrastructures, Halifax, June 2007.
15. “Modern LRT and Streetcar Systems: Best Practices”, Invited Talk, Toronto Board of Trade, April 2007.
16. “Modern Streetcar and LRT Systems: Best Practices”, Seminar, University of Toronto, March 2007.
17. “Transportation Engineering and Public Transit Research at the University of Toronto”, Invited Presentation, University of Qatar, Qatar, December 2006.
18. “Public Transport Research at U of T: ITS and Planning”, presentation to the Development Research and Technological Planning Center, Cairo University, Egypt, December 2006.
19. “Transportation Engineering at the University of Toronto”, presentation to the Hajj Research Institute, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, December 2006.
20. “Micro-Simulation Modelling in Toronto”, Invited Talk, One-Day Seminar on Tram Planning Lessons from Toronto, Melbourne, November 2006.
21. “Assessment of Proof of Payment and Multiple-Unit Operations for the King St. and St. Clair Routes”, Invited Talk, One-Day Seminar on Tram Planning Lessons from Toronto, Melbourne, November 2006.
22. “Streetcar Signal Priority in Toronto”, Invited Talk, One-Day Seminar on Tram Planning Lessons from Toronto, Melbourne, November 2006.
23. “Comparing Trams in Melbourne and Toronto”, Invited Talk, One-Day Seminar on Tram Planning Lessons from Toronto, Melbourne, November 2006.
24. “The Transportation Group and Transit Research at the University of Toronto”, Invited Talk, Transportation Research Workshop, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2006.
25. “Intermodal Connection Protection of Timed-Transfer Transit Routes”, Invited Talk, Seminar on New Frontiers in Transport Systems, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2006.
26. “New Tools for GPS-based Travel Surveys and Traffic Monitoring”, Invited Talk, Seminar on New Frontiers in Transport Systems, Monash University, Melbourne, November 2006.
27. “Transportation Research and Consulting at the University of Toronto”, presentation to the Hajj Research Institute, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 2006.
28. “Transit ITS: Overview and a TSP Case Study”, presentation at the Transportation Planning Workshop, Ontario Traffic Conference, Niagara Falls, April 2006.
29. “Transit Research at the University of Toronto and Update on UTRAC”, presentation to the Trapeze Software Group, University of Toronto, April 2006.
30. “Transit Research and New Initiatives at the University of Toronto”, presentation to the Region of Peel, Brampton, Ontario, April 2006.
31. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to the Durham Regional Transit, Whitby, March 2006.
32. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to the CUTA (Canadian Urban Transit Association), Toronto, February 2006.
33. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to the Trapeze Software Group, Mississauga, February 2006.
34. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to Brampton Transit, Brampton Transit Headquarters, February 2006.
35. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to GO Transit Board, GO Transit Headquarters, November 2005.
36. “UTRAC: University of Toronto Urban Transit Advancement Centre”, presentation to Mississauga Transit, Mississauga Transit Headquarters, October 2005.
37. “TSP-Advance: Development and Evaluation”, presentation at the Technical Advisory Group Meeting for the ITS R&D Project: Development of an Advanced TSP Algorithm, University of Toronto, October 2005.
38. “Advanced Transit Systems: ITS Solutions, Models and Survey Methods”, Presentation to Siemens Canada, University of Toronto, May 2005.
39. “Recent Trends in Transit Use in the GTA and Underlying Travel Behaviour”, Invited Seminar at Innis College, University of Toronto, March 2005.
40. “Advanced Transport Systems Modeling and Control”, with B. Abdulhai, Workshop at York Region, Ontario, November 2004.
41. “Recent Transit Research at U of T”, Invited Talk, Academic Research Needs Roundtable, CUTA Fall Conference, Montreal, Quebec, November 2004.
42. “Advanced Transport Systems Modelling and Control”, with B. Abdulhai, Workshop at the City of Oakville, Ontario, September 2004.
43. “Advanced Transport Systems Modelling and Control: Potential for Mississauga”, with B. Abdulhai, Workshop at the City of Mississauga, Ontario, September 2004.
44. “Preliminary Design of Level II-1 Algorithm: Advanced On-line Prediction Model and
TSP Strategies”, presentation at the Technical Advisory Group Meeting for the ITS R&D Project: Development of an Advanced TSP Algorithm, University of Toronto, September 2004.
45. “Transit Signal Priority and Microsimulation Modelling”, with K. Ling and B. Abdulhai, Workshop at the City of Brampton, Ontario, May 2004.
46. “Concept Directions and Measures of Effectiveness”, presentation at the Technical Advisory Group Meeting for the ITS R&D Project: Development of an Advanced TSP Algorithm, University of Toronto, May 2004.
47. “Mode Split in the GTA: Long-Range Temporal Trends and Underlying Travel Behaviour - Preliminary Findings”, Presentation to the TRADMAG (Transportation Research and Data Management Group), MTO, Toronto, April 2004.
48. “Recent Advances in Transit Research”, Invited Talk, 10th Annual CSCE Student Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, January 2004.
49. “ITS & Transportation Planning Research: Advances in Technologies, Tools & Applications”, Workshop at the Region of Peel, Brampton, Ontario, May 2003.
50. “Recent Advances in R&D and Potential for the GTA: Next-Bus Prediction, Transit Signal Priority & GPS-Based Travel Surveys”, GTA Transportation Summit, Toronto, March 2003.
51. “Advances in Public Transit Research”, ITS Centre Advisory Board Meeting, University of Toronto, March 2003.
52. “Transit Service Reliability: Problems and Remedies”, Invited Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, April 2002.
53. “Bus Arrival Time Prediction For Dynamic Operational Control and Real-Time Passenger Information”, ITS Centre Advisory Board Meeting, University of Toronto, February 2001.
54. “Real-Time Bus Location, Passenger Information and Schedule Control for Public Transportation”, Invited talk at the NEST Workshop, Toronto, July 2000.