Khandker Nurul Habib - Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Associate Professor

Background

Professor Khandker Nurul Habib focuses his research investigations within the area of transportation modelling and simulation.

Professor Khandker Nurul Habib develops mathematical, behavioural models to ascertain how human beings currently move from one location to another, and the multiple ways in which people respond to changes in the urban infrastructure. Using activity-based travel modelling, his research group assesses the choices people make and why they make them. Municipal planners frequently reference the models generated when making evidence-based planning decisions.

Visit Research Website: Sustainable Transportation and Land-Use Planning

Research Interests

Transportation Planning

Travel Demand Modelling

Choice Modelling

Activity-Based Modelling

Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modelling

Survey Design, Stated Preference (SP) Experiment

Transport Policy and Transport Economics

Transportation in Developing Countries

Teaching

Course Code	Title & Description	Session	Day(s)	Start Time	End	Section
CIV531H	Transport Planning Transport Planning This course is intended to provide the student with the following: the ability to design and execute an urban transportation planning study; a working knowledge of transportation planning analysis skills including introductions to travel demand modelling, analysis of environmental impacts, modelling transportation - land use interactions and transportation project evaluation; an understanding of current transportation planning issues and policies; and an understanding of the overall process of transportation planning and its role within the wider context of transportation decision-making and the planning and design of urban areas. Person-based travel in urban regions is the focus of this course, but a brief introduction to freight and intercity passenger transportation is also provided. A â€œsystemsâ€ approach to transportation planning and analysis is introduced and maintained throughout the course. Emphasis is placed throughout on designing transportation systems for long-run environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Prerequisite: CIV368H1 / CME368H1. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Fall 2019	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.
CIV1504H	Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering Applied Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering A lecture and tutorial course designed to build on the prerequisite introduction to probability in the form of applied probability and statistics with emphasis on techniques appropriate for investigating the random behaviour of complex civil engineering systems. Topics include: a review of probability theory; extreme value distributions; engineering reliability; conditional distributions; applications of common probability models; parameter estimation and confidence intervals; significance testing; elementary Bayesian analysis; simple stochastic processes. Prerequisite: CIV263H1 or equivalent.	Fall 2019	Friday	15:00	18:00	0101
CIV1538H	Transportation Demand Analysis Transportation Demand Analysis This course deals with the quantitative analysis and modeling of transportation demand for planning purposes. The course principally deals with urban passenger demand, but an introduction to freight and intercity travel demand is also provided. A theoretical framework for the study of transportation demand is developed from basic micro-economic principles of consumer behaviour. The primary modeling approaches considered are: disaggregate choice models; entropy-based models, and an introduction to the activity-based approach to travel demand modeling. An understanding of the theory of the demand for transportation is coupled with practical experience in the specification, estimation, and use of transportation demand models. Prerequisites: CIV531H1, CIV1504H.	Winter 2020	Friday	15:00	17:00	0101

Contact

Khandker Nurul Habib
Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
35 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 1A4

Office: SF 3001F

Tel: 416-946-8027
Fax: 416-978-6813

khandker.nurulhabib@utoronto.ca