SAMER H. HAMDAR
CURRICULUM VITAEThe GeorgeWashingtonUniversity, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Phillips Hall, Room 631; The Academic Center; 801 22nd Street, NW; Washington, DC 20052 Phone: +1-202-994-6652; Fax: +1-202-994-0127 (+1-215-326-3432); E-mail Address: hamdar@gwu.edu 1. EDUCATION
Northwestern University – Evanston, Illinois, USA
Philosophical Doctorate (Ph.D.) - Transportation Engineering (December 2008)
Dissertation: “Modeling Driver Behavior as a Stochastic Hazard-Based Risk Taking Process” Advisor: Professor Hani Mahmassani
University of Maryland – College Park, Maryland, USA
Master of Science (M.S.) - Transportation Engineering (December 2004) Thesis: “Towards Modeling Driver Behavior under Extreme Conditions” Advisor: Professor Hani Mahmassani
AmericanUniversity of Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Civil and Environmental Engineering (June 2003)
2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT January 2009 - Present
Employer The George Washington University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington, D. C, USA
Position Assistant Professor
September 2007 – December 2008
Employer Northwestern University, Transportation Center, Evanston, Illinois, USA Supervisor Professor Hani Mahmassani
Position Graduate Research Assistant
March 2007 – August 2007
Employer Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Transport and Economics, Dresden, Germany
Supervisor Professor Dirk Helbing Position Visiting Research Scholar
September 2003 – August 2007
Employer University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA Supervisor Professor Hani Mahmassani
Position Graduate Research Assistant
July 2002 – September 2002
Employer North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Supervisor Professor Richard Kim
3. PROJECTS
Agency: National Science Foundation, Directorate of Engineering (ENG), Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), Civil and Infrastructure Systems Program (CIS)
Title: Collaborative Research: New Methods for Measuring, Evaluating and Predicting the Safety Impact of Road Infrastructure Systems on Driver Behavior
Duration: September 2009- August 2014
Role: Lead Principal Investigator
Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Collaborative Research: Modeling Human Driving Behavior & Response with Applications to Intelligent Agent Based Traffic Flow Simulation
Duration: January 2006- January 2009
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation (US DOT) – Subcontract to SAIC, Inc.
Title: Incorporating Weather Impacts in Traffic Estimation and Prediction Systems
Duration: November 2007 – June 2009
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Agency: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Title: Computer Simulation and Management of Pedestrian Flows
Role: Visiting Research Scholar
Agency: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Title: Disaster and Evacuation Scenarios
Role: Visiting Research Scholar
Agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation (US DOT)
Title: UMD-FHWA Workshop on Planning for Operations: Challenges and Opportunities
Duration: January 2005 – December 2005
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Agency: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation (US DOT) – Subcontract to SAIC, Inc.
Title: “Integrated Corridor Management Phase I: Concept Development and Foundational Research”
Duration: January 2007 – June 2007
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
4. PUBLICATIONS a- Book Chapters:
1- Hamdar, S. H., Driver Behavior Modeling, Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles, ISBN :
978-0-85729-086-1, Eskandarian, A., Springer, 2012
b- Refereed Archival Journal Publications (Underlined Authors: Students Advised by Prof. Hamdar)
i- Published
1- Hamdar, S. H. and Schorr, J. P. “Interrupted Versus Uninterrupted Flow: A Safety Propensity Index for Driver Behavior”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 55, pp. 22-33, 2013.
2- Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Speed Harmonization: Effectiveness Evaluation under Congested Conditions”. Transportation Research Records, 13-4247, pp. 19, 2013
3- Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Safety First: Assessing Congestion Effects on Experienced Driver Risk Using a Microsimulation Approach ”. Transportation Research Record, No. 12-2988, pp. 16, 2012.
4- Talebpour, A, Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “A Multi-Regime Sequential Risk-Taking Model of Car-Following Behavior: Specification, Calibration and Sensitivity Analysis”.
Transportation Research Record, No. 11-4296, p. 13, 2011.
5- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani H. S. “Life in the Fast Lane: A Duration-Based Investigation ofDriver Behavior Differences across Freeway Lanes”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2124, p. 89-102, 2009.
6- Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M., Mahmassani, H. S., and Kesting A. “Modeling Driver Behavior asa Sequential Risk Taking Task”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2088, p. 208-217, 2008.
7- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “From Existing Accident-Free Car-Following Models to Colliding Vehicles: Exploration and Assessment”. Transportation Research Record, No. 2088, p. 45-56, 2008.
8- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S and Chen, R. B. “Aggressiveness Propensity Indexfor Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersections”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 40, Issue 1, p. 315-326, 2008.
9- Johansson A., Chan, S. H. Y., Hamdar, S. H., Al-Bosta, S., Haase, K. and Helbing, D. “Towards Automatic Analysis and Forecasting of Pilgrim Flows by Video Processing and Simulation”,
Journal of the Central Directorate for Development of Projects -Holy Areas, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2007 (Journal in Arabic).
ii- Under Review/Submission Process
11- Schorr J., P. and Hamdar, S. H. “Safety Propensity Index for Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach”. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering.
12- Hamdar, S. H., Zhang, K. and Zehtabi, S. “A Coordinated Control System for Emergency Evacuation: Exploration and Assessment”. Transportation Research Part – C: Emerging Technologies.
13- Hamdar, S. H., Talebpour, A. and Dong, J. “Travel Time Reliability versus Safety: A Stochastic Hazard-Based Modeling Approach”. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
14- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S and Treiber M. “From Behavioral Psychology to Acceleration Modeling: Calibration, Validation, and Exploration of Drivers’ Cognitive and Safety Parameters in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological.
15- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S. and Sun, L. “Microscopic Modeling of Driver Behavior: Hazard-Based Approach”. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological.
16- Schorr, J. P. and Hamdar, S. H. “From Census Data to Social Networks: Household and Individual Level Agent-Based Model for Hurricane Evacuation Departure Time Choice”. Transportation Research Part – C: Emerging Technologies.
17- Arnoldy, M, Talebpour, A., Hamdar, S. H. and Dong, J. “The Effects of Safety Parameters on Vehicular Emissions: An Integrated Car-Following and Fuel Consumption Modeling Approach”.
Transportation Research Record.
18- Silverstein, C., Schorr, J. P. and Hamdar, S. H. “Work Zones VS. Non-Work Zones: Risk Factors Leading to Rear-End and Sideswipe Collisions”. Transportation Research Record.
19- Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, S. H., Mete, F., Hamdar, S. H. and Dalla Chiara, B. “Near-Crash Identification in a Connected Vehicle Environment”. Transportation Research Record.
c- Refereed Conference Proceedings (Some are Journal Publications Designated by *)
1- Danaf, M., Hamdar, S. H., Abou Zeid, M. and Kaysi, I. Comparative Assessment of Aggressiveness at Signalized Intersections Using Driving Simulators: Exploratory Case Study.
Transportation Research Board Meeting (93rd: 2014: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM (Forthcoming).
2- * Arnoldy, M, Talebpour, A., Hamdar, S. H. and Dong, J. “The Effects of Safety Parameters on Vehicular Emissions: An Integrated Car-Following and Fuel Consumption Modeling Approach.
Transportation Research Board Meeting (93rd: 2014: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM (Forthcoming).
3- * Silverstein, C., Schorr, J. and Hamdar, S. H. “Work Zones VS. Non-Work Zones: Risk Factors Leading to Rear-End and Sideswipe Collisions”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (93rd: 2014: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM (Forthcoming).
4- * Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, S. H., Mete, F., Hamdar, S. H. and Dalla Chiara, B. “Near-Crash Identification in a Connected Vehicle Environment”. Transportation Research Board Meeting
(93rd: 2013: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM (Forthcoming)
5- Hamdar, S. H., Talebpour, A. and Dong, J. “Travel Time Reliability versus Safety: A Stochastic Risk-Based Acceleration Modeling Approach”. 16th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 6 – 9, 2013.
6- * Schorr, J. P. and Hamdar, S. H. “From Census Data to Social Networks: Household and Individual Level Agent-Based Model for Hurricane Evacuation Departure Time Choice”.
Conference on Agent-Based Modeling in Transportation Planning and Operations, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, September 30 – October 2, 2013.
7- Schorr, J. P., Hamdar, S. H. and Vassallo, T. “Collision Propensity Index for Un-signalized Intersections” Transportation Research Board Meeting (92st: 2013: Washington, D.C.), Preprint CD-ROM.
8- * Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Speed Harmonization: Effectiveness Evaluation under Congested Conditions”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (92st: 2013: Washington, D.C.), Preprint CD-ROM, 2013)
9- * Talebpour, A., Mahmassani, H. S. and Hamdar, S. H. “Safety First: Assessing Congestion Effects on Experienced Driver Risk Using a Microsimulation Approach ”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (91st: 2012: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
10- Schorr, J. P., Hamdar, S. H. and Robertson, J. “From Social Networks to Evacuation Traveler Decision Making: Exploratory Departure Time Choice Modeling and Simulation”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (91st: 2012: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
11- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S. and Treiber. M. “Individual Variations versus Collective TrafficPatterns: Heterogeneity Effect in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Transportation Research
Board Meeting (89th: 2010: Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
12- Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Calibration of a Stochastic CarFollowing Model Using Trajectory Data: Exploration and Model Properties”.TransportationResearch Board Meeting (88th: 2009:Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
13- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Driver Car Following Behavior: From a DiscreteEvent Process to a Continuous Set of Episodes”. National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board Meeting (87th: 2008:Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
14- * Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M., Mahmassani, H. S., and Kesting A. “Modeling Driver Behavior asa Sequential Risk Taking Task”. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation ResearchBoard Meeting (87th: 2008:Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
15- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Colliding Particles: Beyond Accident-Free Car Following Model”, Traffic and Granular Flow 2007 Proceedings, Paris-Orsay, France, June, 2007.
16- * Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S., and Chen, R. B. “Aggressiveness PropensityIndex for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersections”. National Research Council(U.S.). Transportation Research Board Meeting (86th: 2007:Washington, D.C.).Preprint CD-ROM.
17- Hamdar, S. H., Eisenman, S. M., and Mahmassani, H. S., “Evaluation of OperationalStrategies for Integrated Corridor Management”. National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board Meeting (85th: 2006: Washington, D.C.). PreprintCD-ROM, January, 2006.
18- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Modeling Driver Behavior Under ExtremeConditions”, Proceedings of the 12th World Congress On Intelligent TransportationSystems, San Francisco, CA, November, 2005.
d- Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings
1- Vinayak, D, Hamdar, S. H. and Pande A. “Generalized Two-Fluid Model for Freeway and Arterial Traffic”. NSF CMMI Innovation and Research Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, USA, January 4-7, 2011.
e- Refereed-Conference Abstracts
1- Qin, L and Hamdar, S. H. “Weather and Road Geometry Impact on Driver Behavior: Experimental Set-Up and Data Collection”. Traffic and Granular Flow 2013, Jülich, Germany, September, 2013.
2- Hamdar, S. H., Helbing D., and Boden, M. “Vehicular Use during Extreme Events: Behavioral Patterns vs. Network Performance during Flooding”. National Evacuation Conference 2012, New Orleans, February, 2012.
3- Hamdar, S. H., Zhang K., Mahmassani, H. S and Zeeshan. M. “A Coordinated Control System for Emergency Evacuation”. National Evacuation Conference 2010, New Orleans, February, 2010.
4- Hamdar, S. H.,Treiber, M. and Mahmassani, H. S. “From Human Perception to Traffic Collisions: Modeling Driver Behavior in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Traffic and Granular Flow 2009, Shanghai, China, June, 2009.
f- Non-Refereed Meeting Abstracts
Behavior as a Sequential Risk-Taking Task”. The 2nd FHWA/UTC/RITA Meeting on Traffic Management, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Mc. Lean, Virginia, USA, May, 2009.
g- Other Publications
i- Technical Reports
1- Mahmassani H. S., Hamdar S. H., Chen R. B. and Park B. “Task 2: Traffic Responses to Weather Events and Application of Weather-Responsive Traffic Advisory and Control Strategies: Literature Review”.Prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, USDOT, 2008.
2- Mahmassani, H. S., Zhou, X., Zhang, K., Erdogan, S. and Hamdar, S. H. “DYNASMART-P Integrated Corridor Management Benefits Analysis”, Final Research Report, Maryland Transportation Initiative, University of Maryland, 2005.
ii- Theses and Dissertations
1- Hamdar, S. H.“Modeling Driver Behavior as Stochastic Hazard-Based Risk-Taking Process”, Ph. D. Dissertation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, 2008.
2- Hamdar, S. H. “Towards Modeling Driver Behavior under Extreme Conditions”, M. S. Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA, 2004.
5. PRESENTATIONS
a- External Invited Presentations
1- Hamdar, S. H. “From Cognitive-Based Decision Making to Car-Following Modeling: Beyond an Accident-Free Environment”. Argonne National Laboratory, Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center (TRACC) Seminar, Illinois, November 29, 2012.
2- Hamdar, S. H., New Methods for Measuring, Evaluating and Predicting the Safety Impact of Road Infrastructure Systems on Driver Behavior, NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Bostom, MA, USA, July 2012
3- Hamdar, S. H. "Future Uses of the Rights of Way" Visioning Session. Participant, U.S. Department of Transportation Event, Washington, D.C., USA, May 5, 2011.
4- Hamdar, S. H. “Transportation Safety: from statistical analysis to modeling and simulation”,
Graduate Student Seminar, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, April, 2010.
5- Hamdar, S. H. “Traveler Behavior Survey for Emergency Evacuation Modeling:From Social Networks to Dynamic Corridor Management”, Information Exchange on Traveler Behavior Survey Data Meeting, Transportation Research Board (TRB) – Intelligent Corridor Management (ICM) Initiative, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Committee, Washington, D.C., USA, December 9, 2010.
6- Hamdar, S. H. “Modeling Driver Behavior as a Stochastic Hazard-Based Risk-Taking Process”. American University of Beirut, Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, Beirut, Lebanon, April, 2008.
7- Hamdar, S. H. “Towards Automatic Analysis and Forecasting of Pilgrim Flows by Video Processing and Simulation”, Workshop: Jamarat Bridge Project: hosted by the Central
Directorate for Development of Projects -Holy Areas, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February, 2008.
b- Internal Invited Presentations
1- Hamdar S. H.: “Transportation Safety – Planning and Evaluation: Aggressiveness Propensity Index for Driver Behavior at Transportation Networks”. The George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), The National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) Seminar Series, Ashburn, Virginia, USA, February, 2009.
2- Hamdar, S. H.: “Modeling Driver Behavior as a Stochastic Hazard-Based Risk-Taking Process”. Northwestern University, Transportation Center Seminar Series, Evanston, Illinois, USA,
November, 2008.
c- Conference Presentations (Also Journal/Proceedings Publications or Conference Abstracts)
1- Hamdar, S. H., Talebpour, A. and Dong, J. “Travel Time Reliability versus Safety: A Stochastic Risk-Based Acceleration Modeling Approach”. 16th International IEEE Annual Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 6 – 9, 2013.
2- Qin, L and Hamdar, S. H. “Weather and Road Geometry Impact on Driver Behavior: Experimental Set-Up and Data Collection”. Traffic and Granular Flow 2013, Jülich, Germany, September, 2013.
3- Hamdar, S. H., Zhang K., Mahmassani, H. S and Zeeshan. M. “A Coordinated Control Systemfor Emergency Evacuation”. National Evacuation Conference 2010, New Orleans, February, 2010.
4- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S and Treiber. M. “Individual Variations versus Collective TrafficPatterns: Heterogeneity Effect in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Transportation Research Board Meeting (89th: 2010: Washington, D.C.).
5- Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M. and Mahmassani, H. S. “From Human Perception to Traffic Collisions: Modeling Driver Behavior in a Risk-Taking Environment”. Traffic and Granular Flow 2009, Shanghai, China, June, 2009.
6- Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Calibration of a Stochastic CarFollowing Model Using Trajectory Data: Exploration and Model Properties”.TransportationResearch Board Meeting (88th: 2009: Washington, D.C.).
7- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Driver Car Following Behavior: From a DiscreteEvent Process to a Continuous Set of Episodes”. National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board Meeting (87th: 2008: Washington, D.C.).
8- Hamdar, S. H., Treiber, M., Mahmassani, H. S., and Kesting A. “Modeling Driver Behavior asa Sequential Risk Taking Task”. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Meeting (87th: 2008: Washington, D.C.).
9- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Colliding Particles: Beyond Accident-Free Car Following Model”, Traffic and Granular Flow 2007, Paris-Orsay, France, June, 2007.
10- Hamdar, S. H., Mahmassani, H. S., and Chen, R. B. “Aggressiveness PropensityIndex for Driving Behavior at Signalized Intersections”. National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board Meeting (86th: 2007: Washington, D.C.).
11- Hamdar, S. H. and Mahmassani, H. S. “Modeling Driver Behavior under ExtremeConditions”, the 12th World Congress on Intelligent TransportationSystems, San Francisco, CA, November, 2005.
6. TEACHING
a- Courses Titles: The George Washington University
Semester Course Title Course Number (Old Course Number)
Fall 2013 Highway Engineering and Design CE 3720 (171) Fall 2013 Sustainable Urban Dynamics CE 3730 Spring 2013 Introduction to Transportation Engineering CE 2710 (170) Spring 2013 Engineering Computations CE 2210 (112) Fall 2012 Highway Engineering and Design CE 3720 (171) Fall 2012 Advanced Demand Modeling CE 6800 Spring 2012 Introduction to Transportation Engineering CE 2710 (170) Spring 2012 Engineering Computations CE 2210 (112) Fall 2011 Highway Engineering and Design CE 3720 (171) Fall 2011 Traffic Engineering and Highway Safety CE 6721 (272) Spring 2011 Introduction to Transportation Engineering CE 2710 (170) Spring 2011 Engineering Computations CE 2210 (112) Fall 2010 Introduction to Transportation Engineering CE 2710 (170) Spring 2010 Highway Engineering and Design CE 171
Fall 2009 Traffic Engineering and Highway Safety CE 272 Fall 2009 Introduction to Transportation Engineering CE 170 Spring 2009 Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids CE 120
7. STUDENT SUPERVISION a- Doctoral Students:
i- Mr. Justin Schorr, Prof. Samer H. Hamdar (research & academic advisor), Ongoing Work, Dissertation Topic: “From Social Interactions to Evacuation Modeling: A Dynamic Multi-Level Multi-Modal Network Flow Assignment Representation”, Expected Graduation: 2013/2014.
b- Master’s Students:
i- Miss Claire Silverstein, Prof. Samer H. Hamdar (research & academic advisor), Ongoing work, Thesis Topic: “Bridging the Gap between Pre-Collision Driving Behaviors and Post-Collision Dynamics: a Stochastic Episode-Based Modeling Framework”, Expected Graduation Date: August 2014.
ii- Miss. Sanaz Zehtabi, Prof. Samer H. Hamdar (research & academic advisor), Ongoing Work, Thesis Topic: “Utilizing a Driving Simulator to Analyze Acceleration and Lane-Changing Behaviors in Work-Zones”, Expected Graduation Date: May 2014.
iii- Miss. Lingqiao Qin, Prof. Samer H. Hamdar (research & academic advisor), Thesis Topic: “Weather and Road Geometry in Microscopic Acceleration Modeling: Formulation and Numerical Analysis”, Graduated: December 2012.
iv- Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Khan, Prof. Samer H. Hamdar (research & academic advisor), Thesis Title: “Traffic Operation and Control during Evacuation Conditions: An Integrated Management System with Multi-level Coordination”, Graduated: December 2010.
c- Master’s and Bachelor’s Students Internships:
i- Mr. Mark Arnoldy, Undergraduate CEE Student, The George Washington University; Linking an Emission Model to an Existing Traffic Model; Summer 2012.
ii- Miss Terasa Vassallo. Undergraduate CEE Student, The George Washington University; Analyzing Crash and Traffic Data to Develop a Safety Propensity Index; Summer 2012.
iii- Mr. Junyu Wu, Graduate Computer Science Student, The George Washington University; Implementing a JAVA Traffic Simulation Applet; Summer 2012.
iv- Mr. Matthew Burkert. Acceleration Modeling and Implementation, Instrumented Vehicle Design (LIDAR System).
v- Mr. Jason Robertson, Undergraduate CEE Student, The George Washington University; Data Gathering and Statistical Analysis, DYNASMART-P Software Assessment for Evacuation Modeling; Summer 2011.
vi- Mr. Eric Braga, Undergraduate CEE Student, The George Washington University; VISSIM Simulation and Instrumented Vehicle Preliminary Design; Summer 2010.
vii- Miss Lama Bou Mjahed. Undergraduate CEE Student, American University of Beirut; VISSIM Simulation, Data Gathering, and Instrumented Vehicle Preliminary Design; Summer 2010.
d- Visiting Graduate Students (Supervised by Prof. Hamdar)
i- Mr. Alireza Talebpour, Ph.D. Student, the Northwestern University; Summer 2012. ii- Mr. Mazen Danaf, M.S. Student, American University of Beirut; Summer 2012.
8. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
a. Journal Reviewer:
i. Accident Analysis and Prevention (2012, 2013). ii. Transportation Research Record (2009 - 2013).
iii. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Conference Proceedings (2010, 2012, 2013) and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2012, 2013). iv. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security (2011, 2013).
v. Traffic and Granular Flow Conference Proceedings (2013).
vi. Journal of Transportation Research, Part C: Emerging Technologies (2011). vii. 12th World Conference on Transport Research (2011).
viii. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering (2010).
b. Membership (Service to Professional Community):
i.
Member of the Phi Kappa Phi, Tao Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon Honor Societies.ii. Treasurer, Registration Chair, Publication Chair and Local Arrangement Chair for the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, The George Washington University, October 2011.
iii. Associate Member: American Society of Civil Engineers (2010).
iv. Member/Friend of the Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) Research Community (2009 - 2011).
v. Secretary of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Student Chapter (September 2003 – August 2007) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter (September 2006 – August 2007) at the University of Maryland, College Park.
vi. Invited Member in the Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee (AHB45) (2010 - 2013); Chair of the Outreach and Diversity AHB45 Subcommittee (2012, 2013) and Responsible for the AHB45 Newsletter; Affiliated Member and Friend of Simulation Modeling Subcommittee and the Emergency Evacuation Subcommittee at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) (2007-2012); Member of the Emergency Evacuation Task Force (ANB80T) (2012, 2013).
