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Karim Ismail is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University, specializing in Transportation Engineering. He holds a B.Sc. Hons and M.Sc. from Ain Shams University in Cairo, and both an M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on sustainable transportation modes, particularly non-motorized transport, crowd dynamics, and the application of computer vision technologies for data collection and behavioral analysis. He also conducts road safety analyses, developing surrogate safety measures and holistic safety frameworks. Additionally, Ismail works on highway design, probabilistic standards for highway geometric design, and reliability risk analysis. His interest extends to intelligent transportation systems, with a focus on freight simulation and the inspection processes at border and inland stations. His contributions to the field have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Young Researcher Paper Award and various scholarships.
Includes MEng and MASc options.