Profile: Ata Khan

Profile: Ata Khan

Photo: Ata Khan

Ata Khan - Professor in Transportation Engineering

  • Degrees: B.Eng. (A.U. Beirut), M.Eng. (A.U. Beirut), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
  • Phone: 613-520-2600 x 5786
  • Phone: (613) 520-2600
  • Email: ata_khan@carleton.ca
  • Office: 3044 MC
  • CV: View CV

Research

Intelligent transportation-cognitive vehicle; modeling and simulation; policy and planning; engineering economics; safety, efficiency, sustainable development; energy and environmental factors in transportation.

Application

Urban and intercity transportation. Multimodal transportation. Traffic management and control. Road safety. Sustainable development. Urban planning.

Activities

  • Associate Editor of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Member of Sustainable Development Committee, CSCE
  • Member of Education Council, Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • CFI Grant Review
  • Technical Program Committee, ITS Canada 2010 Conference
  • PEO Infrastructure Panel (2010)
  • TV Panel Discussion (2010)
  • Consultant to private sector companies (Intelligent Transportation Systems Projects)

Journal Articles

Khan, A.M. (2007), “Intelligent infrastructure-based queue-end warning system for avoiding rear impacts,” IET ITS Journal, pp.138-143.

Tayyaran, M.R., and Khan, A.M. (2007), “Telecommuting and residential location choice decisions: combined stated and revealed preference model,” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, No.34, pp.1324-1333.