Karim Ismail
Professor in Transportation Engineering
- B.Sc. Hons, M.Sc. (Ain Shams University, Cairo), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia), P.Eng.
- 3362 Mackenzie, 杏吧原创 University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- Email Karim Ismail
Prof. Ismail鈥檚 mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, 杏吧原创 University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada.
Research Interests
- Modelling of sustainable modes of transportation with special focus on non-motorized modes of transportation: crowd dynamics, application of computer vision technologies for data collection, and behavioural analysis.
- Road safety analysis: surrogate safety measures, vision-based road safety analysis, and holistic safety analysis with special focus on sustainable modes of transportation.
- Highway design: development of probabilistic standards for highway geometric design, reliability and risk analysis.
- Modelling and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems with special focus on freight: simulation of cargo and carrier movements at border and inland inspection stations.
Publications
Teaching Assignments 2025-2026
- CIVE 2004A/B GIS, Surveying, CAD and BIM
- CIVE 5310 Road Safety Analysis
- ECOR 3800 Engineering Economics
Previous Teaching Assignments
- CIVE 3304 Transportation Engineering and Planning
- CIVE 4918 Design Project
- CIVE 5310 Road Safety Analysis
- CIVE 5806 Advanced Techniques for Road Safety Analysis
- ECOR 3800 Engineering Economics
Awards
- 2010 Young Researcher Paper Award (ANB20), Transportation Research Board
- 2010 Canadian Transportation Research Forum Scholarship, Canadian Pacific Railway
- 2010 First-prize Paper Award, Insurance Bureau of Canada
- 2010 Michel Van Aerde Award, Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada
- 2010 Outstanding Paper Award, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting (ANF10)
- 2009 Transportation Association of Canada Foundation Scholarship, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
- 2009 Mavis Johnson Scholarship, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- 2006-2007 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia
- 2005-2006 Walter C. Koerner Scholarship University of British Columbia
- 2005 First-prize UBC-Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Presentation Competition
- 2004 Graduate Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia
- 1999-2002 First-class Student Award, Ain Shams University