Regular biography
Professor Amer Shalaby is affiliated with the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on transportation, particularly public transportation operations and planning, transportation engineering, and intelligent transportation systems. His work emphasizes disruption management in transportation networks, aiming to enhance the response to unexpected impediments and support rerouting of passengers. He is affiliated with several centers and networks, including the Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering, the Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems (CATTS), and the U of T Mobility Network. His research includes simulation and modeling of transportation systems, with a focus on large-scale events and mega cities.
Scholar-generated biography
Amer Shalaby is a professor in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in transportation engineering. His research focuses on public transport, public transportation, public transit, and intelligent transportation systems. His work includes developing tools for transportation safety, predicting bus arrival times, and analyzing transit user behavior. He has also explored the relationship between walk access distance and transit use, as well as the impact of urban rail systems on passenger and freight transport. His research contributes to sustainable urban transportation and real-time transportation mode detection.