Jahed Alam

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Jahed Alam

Assistant Professor
Department
Engineering
Campus Location
NASSO Family Science Centre - Room 3045
Email
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Phone
1-902-867-2229
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Biography

Jahed Alam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX). Prior to joining StFX, Dr. Alam served as a Road Safety Engineer in the Traffic and Road Safety Engineering Division of Nova Scotia’s Public Works. He also worked for three years as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Dalhousie University.

Dr. Alam brings a strong blend of academic and industry experience through his involvement in transportation research and government projects. His research develops novel methods and mathematical models to better analyze and design transportation systems under daily conditions, emerging traffic patterns, and extreme event conditions, including mass evacuation. Jahed’s work integrates artificial intelligence and machine learning, econometrics, dynamic optimization and microsimulation to address interrelated human and network-level decision processes to holistically evaluate the modern, complex multimodal transportation system in terms of performance, energy efficiency, and resilience.

Dr. Alam has received several prestigious honors and awards in recognition of his contributions to transportation research, including the Izaak Walton Killam Scholarship and several conference awards. He serves as a Board Member of the International Steering Committee for Travel Survey Conferences (ISCTSC) and as a Program Chair of the Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR). He is also a Track Chair for the Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) Conference. In addition, Jahed is a Member of Canadian Transport Research Forum (CTRF) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Jahed also served as a member and the committee communication coordinator for a former standing committee of Transportation Research Board (TRB). 

Research Topics

  • Transportation system modelling, simulation, and optimization
  • Mass Evacuations
  • Public Transportation
  • Road Safety Engineering

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 242: Engineering Economics 
  • ENGR 147: Computer Programming
  • ENGR 132: Technical Communication
  • ENGR 238: Digital Logic
  • ENGR 250: Algorithms and Robotics

Education

  • PhD (2021) – Civil and Resource Engineering - Dalhousie University, Canada
  • MASc (2016) – Civil and Resource Engineering - Dalhousie University, Canada
  • BSc Engg (2013) – Civil Engineering - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Work History

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS (Aug 2025 – present)
  • Road Safety Engineer, Traffic and Road Safety Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, Government of Nova Scotia (May 2024 – Aug 2025)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (May 2021 – Apr 2024)
  • Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (Jan 2014 – Aug 2014)
  • Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sep 2013 – Dec 2013)
  • Research Engineer, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (Feb 2013 – Dec 2013)

Selected Publications

  1. Alam, M. J., Ibrahim, A. H., Bhuiyan, R. H., Avala, S. K., and Habib, M. A. (2025). Development of a Game Engine-Based Multi-Agent Model to Characterize Human-Autonomous Vehicle Interactions. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology (in press)
  2. Alam, M. J., Mahmud, N., and Habib, M. A. (2025). Integrating machine learning and discrete choice modeling for enhanced shopping destination choice model. Travel Behaviour and Society, 40, 100998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.100998 
  3. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Anik, M. A. H. (2025). Cumulative Prospect Theory-based Departure Time Choice Modeling for Traffic Microsimulation. SIMULATION, 00375497251318743. https://doi.org/10.1177/00375497251318743 
  4. Nayeem, M. A., Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2024). An Agent-based Simulation Modeling Framework for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). Case Studies on Transport Policy, 101294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2024.101294 
  5. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2024). A Mass Evacuation Modeling Framework to Account for Vulnerabilities in Staged Evacuation. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 190: 104245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104245 
  6. Alam, M. J., Pinchemel, A., Habib, M. A., and Caetano, M. (2023). Airport Evacuation under Panic Conditions: A Microsimulation Modeling Applied at Ottawa International Airport. SIMULATION, 99(12), 1213-1224. https://doi.org/10.1177/00375497231185358
  7. Mahmud, N., Alam, M. J. and Habib, M. A (2023). Modelling of Activity Concentrations Using Machine Learning Technique. Procedia Computer Science, 220, 462-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.03.059
  8. Alam, M. J., Shahrier, H., Anik, M. A. H., and Habib, M. A. (2022). Activity-based Integrated Modelling for Assessing COVID-19 Impacts on Transport Operations and Emissions. Transportation Letters, 15(8), 1011-1024. https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2022.2122110
  9. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Husk, D. (2022). Evacuation Planning for Persons with Mobility Needs: A Combined Optimization and Traffic Microsimulation Modelling Approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 80, 103164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103164
  10. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2021).A Dynamic Programming Optimization for Traffic Microsimulation Modelling of a Mass Evacuation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 97, 102946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102946
  11. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2021). Mass Evacuation Microsimulation Modelling Considering Traffic Disruptions. Natural Hazards, 108, 323–346. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-021-04684-y
  12. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Holmes, D. (2021). Pedestrian Movement Simulation for an Airport considering Social Distancing Strategy. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspective (TRIP), 13, 100527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2021.100527
  13. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Pothier, E. (2020). Shelter Locations in Evacuation: A Multiple Criteria Evaluation combined with Flood Risk and Traffic Microsimulation Modelling. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 53, 102016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.102016
  14. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2020). Modelling Traffic Disruptions during Mass Evacuation. Procedia Computer Science, 170, 506-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.03.115
  15. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2019). Vulnerability Assessment during Mass Evacuation: An Integrated Microsimulation-Based Evacuation Modelling Approach. Transportation Research Record, 2673 (10), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119848409
  16. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Venkatadri, U. (2019). Development of a Multimodal Microsimulation-Based Evacuation Model. Transportation Research Record, 2673 (10), 477-488. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119848410
  17. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2019). Mass Evacuation of Halifax, Canada: A Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Modelling Approach. Procedia Computer Science, 151, 535-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.04.072
  18. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., Quigley, K., and Webster, T. L. (2018). Evaluation of the Traffic Impacts of Mass Evacuation of Halifax: Flood Risk and Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Modelling. Transportation Research Record, 2672(1), 148-160. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118799169
  19. Alam, M. J., and Habib, M. A. (2018). Investigation of the Impacts of Shared Autonomous Vehicle Operation in Halifax, Canada Using a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Model. Procedia Computer Science, 130, 496-503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2018.04.066
  20. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Quigley, K. (2017). Vulnerability in Transport Network during Critical Infrastructure Renewal: Lessons Learned from a Dynamic Traffic Microsimulation Model. Procedia Computer Science, 109, 616-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.05.367
  21. Alam, M. J., Habib, M. A., and Quigley, K. (2017). Critical Infrastructure Renewal: A Framework for Fuzzy Logic Based Risk Assessment and Microscopic Traffic Simulation Modelling. Transportation Research Procedia, 25, 1397-1415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.164

Invited Presentations

  1. Alam, M. J. (2024). Mass Evacuation Modelling: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transportation Planning for Coastal Flooding. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech University
  2. Alam, M. J. (2024). Integrated Transport and Land Use Modelling and Simulations. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech University
  3. Alam, M. J. (2023). Transportation Planning for Evacuating the Halifax Peninsula. School of Planning, Dalhousie University

Memberships and Services

  • Board and Organizing Member (Jan 2026 - present) - The International Steering Committee for Travel Survey Conferences (ISCTSC) 
  • Track Chair (Sep 2024 – present) – Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) 
  • Program and Special Issue Chair (Sep 2024 – present) – Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR) 
  • Member (Jul 2024 – present) - International Association of Travel Behaviour and Research (IATBR) 
  • Member (March 2025 – present) – Canadian Association of Road Safety Professional (CARSP)
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (Jan 2024 – present) – Engineers Nova Scotia