Dr. Ahsan Habib

Professor

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Biography

Ahsan Habib is a professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University. He received his PhD degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 2009 and has been with Dalhousie University since 2010. Prior to his appointment at Dalhousie, he held a professional position with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO). He is the founder of the Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) and has secured various grants, including the NSERC Discovery Grant for developing longitudinal bottom-up models of land use, transport, and energy use. His research focuses on travel behavior analysis, travel demand forecasting, microsimulation, and urban systems. Dr. Habib emphasizes the importance of multi-modal mobility options for enhancing sustainability in Canadian cities. His teaching includes courses on transportation planning, transport operations, and sustainable community design. For more information on his research, visit his lab website.

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Experience

Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Dalhousie University • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in transportation planning and related fields.

Transportation Planner

— 2010-01-01

Ministry of Transportation Ontario • Ontario, Canada

Engaged in transportation planning and policy development.