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Welcome to the homepage of Montasir Abbas
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 Montasir Abbas
Assistant Professor
Program Area : Transportation Infrastructure and Systems Engineering
E-mail : abbas(at)vt.edu
Telephone : (540) 231-9002, Fax: (540) 231-7532.
Professional Registration : Texas P.E.
Alternate URL for this homepage : http://www.cee.vt.edu/people/abbas.html
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| Areas of Interest : |
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| Education : |
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- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (honors), University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1993
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2001
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| Work Experience : |
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech (2005 - present).
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University (2004-2005).
- Corridor Management Team Leader, Texas Transporation Institute (2005).
- Assistant Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute (2004-2005).
- Assistant Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute (2001-2004).
- Civil Engineer, M. Salama for Architectural Contracting, Khartoum, Sudan (1994-1995)
- Faculty Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, University of Khartoum, Sudan (1993-1995).
- Civil Engineer, El Agib Group Consultant Engineers, Khartoum, Sudan (1993).
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| Professional Honors, Awards, and Recognitions : |
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralf E. Powe Award, (2006)
- TTI/Trinity New Researcher Award (2004).
- Milton Mohr Fellowship, University of Nebraska (1998).
- Ministry of Irrigation Prize for Best Performance in Applied Hydraulics and Irrigation Design, Sudan (1993).
- University of Khartoum Prize for Best Performance in Fourth Year, Sudan (1992).
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| Courses Taught : |
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- Introduction to Transportation Engineering
- Traffic Engineering
- Advanced Signal System Control (Spring 2006)
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| Selected Research Projects : |
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- Field Evaluation of Detection-Control System, FHWA
- Access Control Design on Highway Interchanges, VDOT
- A Simplified Approach for Selecting Optimal Traffic Responsive Control Parameters, TxDOT.
- Reducing Traffic Congestion and Fuel Emission through a Minimal Cost, Self-Tuning Closed-Loop Progression System, TxDOT.
- Traffic Responsive Control on TxDOT closed-loop systems, TxDOT.
- Investigation of Driver Response to Dynamic Extension of All-Red Interval Using Driver Simulator, State of Texas.
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| Selected Publications : |
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- Abbas M. and A. Sharma. Multi-Objective Plan Selection Optimization for Traffic Responsive Control. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 5, 2006, pp. 376-384.
- Abbas M., N. Chaudhary, G. Pesti, and A. Sharma. Traffic Responsive Plan Selection Configuration Methodology—A Global Perspective. Transportation Research Record, no. 1925, 2005, pp. 195-204.
- Abbas, M. and A. Sharma. A Robust Bayesian Approach for Configuration of Traffic Responsive Plan Selection System Parameters and Thresholds. Transportation Research Record, no. 1867, 2004, pp. 233-242.
- Zimmerman, Karl, James Bonneson, Dan Middleton, and Montasir Abbas. An Improved Detection and Control System for Isolated High-Speed Signalized Intersections. Transportation Research Record, no. 1856, 2003, pp. 212-219.
- Abbas, M. and D. Bullock. On-Line Measure of Shockwaves for ITS Applications. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 1, 2003, pp. 1-6.
- Abbas, Montasir, Darcy Bullock, and Avery Rhodes. Comparative Study of Theoretical, Simulation, and Field Platoon Data. Traffic Engineering and Control, July/August 2001, pp. 232-236.
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