Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

Transportation Planning, Highway Design, Traffic Engineernig, Airport Planning and Design

Research areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications, dynamic traffic assignment (DTA), traffic signal design and operations, traffic flow theory, and operations research applications in transportation networks.

Education

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 1988

M.SC., Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 1992

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Tx, USA, 1999

Professional experience

Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 1988 - 1993

The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 1992 - 1993

The Uinversity of Texas at Austin, Tx, USA, 1994 - 199

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, 1999 - Date

Memberships

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), ITS America, ITS-Arab

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2903

Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah

Professor

PhD in Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Texas at Austin, USA

Akmal Abdelfatah worked as a teaching/graduate research assistant at Cairo University, American University in Cairo, and UT-Austin. He has taught several graduate and undergraduate courses in civil engineering, engineering systems management and urban planning. His areas of research and teaching interest areas are Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic operations, transportation planning and operations research. In addition to his academic experience, he has worked as a part-time transportation planning and traffic expert for companies in the UAE.

Publications

Abdelfatah, A.,Minhans, A. (2014) “Roundabout or Traffic Signal: A Selection Dilemma.” Journal of Transport System Engineering, 1, 1, pp. 67 – 73.

Minhans, A., Zaki, N., Shahid, S., Abdelfatah, A. (2014) “Comparison of Deterministic and Stochastic Approaches for the Estimation of Trips Rates.” Journal of Transport System Engineering, 1, 1, pp. 1-11.

Abdelfatah, A., and Taha, M. (2014) "Parking Capacity Optimization Using Linear Programming." Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, 2, 3, pp. 176-181.

Abdelfatah, A., Marzouk, M., Garib, A., and Al-Harthei, H. (2013) "A Framework for Abu Dhabi Police Traffic Monitoring and Response System", Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, vol.1, no. 2, pp. 243–248.

Yehia, S., Abdelfatah, A. and Abu Dabous, S. (2012) "A Conceptual Framework for a Bridge Management System for the United Arab Emirates", Bridge Structures, vol.9, no. 8, pp. 67–79.doi: 10.3233/BRS-2012-0039.

Tabsh, S., El-Kadi, H., and Abdelfatah , A. (2012) "Faculty Response to Ethical Issues at an American University in the Middle-East." Journal of Quality Assurance in Education, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 319-340.url: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0968-4883&show=latest.DOI: 10.1108/09684881211263957

Tabsh, S., Abdelfatah, A., AlHamaydeh, M., and Yehia, S. (2012) "Comparison of Civil Engineering Curricula in the Arab World." International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1213-1220.

Yehia, S., AlHamaydeh, M., Abdelfatah, A., and Tabsh, S. (2012) "ABET-Accredited Civil Engineering Programs Following Track System: Part I – Survey and Framework Development." Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 14, no. 1, pp.57-68.

Yehia, S., AlHamaydeh, M., Abdelfatah, A., and Tabsh, S. (2012) "ABET-Accredited Civil Engineering Programs Following Track System: Part II – Implementation of the Proposed Framework." Global Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 69-76.

Abdelfatah, A., Mousa, A., and Darwish, G. (2012) "Utilizing Vissim to Evaluate Ramp Metering Performance." International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-6.

Abdelfatah, A. (2012) “Calibration and Validation of a Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model: Case Studies,” paper presented at the International Conference on Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and published in World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Issue 62, pp. 1678-1682.

Abu Lebdeh, G. and Abdelfatah, A. (2012) “Modeling Capacity of Signalized Links with Sink and Source Traffic Considerations,” paper presented at the International Conference on Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and published in World Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Issue 62, pp. 1683-1686.

Abdelfatah, A., Tabsh, S., and Yehia, S. (2011) “Utilization of Recycled Coarse Aggregate in Concrete Mixes,” Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 562-566.

Abdelfatah, A. and Tabsh, S. (2011) “Review of Research on and Implement of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in the GCC,” Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering, vol. 2011, Article ID 567924, 6 pages.

Abdelfatah A., Tabsh, S. (2010) "Engineering Students’ Perception of Academic Dishonesty at an American University in the Middle East," Online Journal for Global Engineering Education: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 1.

Tabsh, S. and Abdelfatah, A. (2009) “Influence of Recycled Aggregate on Strength of Concrete," paper published in Construction and building Materials, Vol. 23, No. 2,pp. 1163–1167.

Abdelfatah, A. and Tabsh, S (2009) “Recycling Concrete: A Possible Approach to Improve the Environment”, paper published in Arab Construction World, Vol. XXVII, No. 4,pp. 26–27.

Abdelghany, K., Abdelghany, A., Mahmassani, H., and Abdelfatah, A., (2006) “Modeling Bus Priority Using Intermodal Dynamic Network Assignment-Simulation Methodology," paper published in the Journal of Public Transport, vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 1-22.

Abdelfatah, A. (2006) “Testing a Traffic Signal Optimization Algorithm”, paper published in the ICE-Transport (Institution of Civil Engineers – Transport), Vol. 159, Feb., 2006, pp. 41-49

Conference Presentations

Abdelfatah, A., and Taha, M. "Parking Capacity Optimization Using Linear Programming." Paper presented at the International Conference on Traffic and Logistics Engineering (ICTLE 2014), Antalya, Turkey, April 21-23, 2014.

Abdelfatah, A. "Improving Traffic Safety in UAE (2014)" Invited Presentation presented at the Road Traffic Accident Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 10-11.

Abdelfatah, A., Marzouk, M., Garib, A., and Al-Harthei, H. (2013) "Evaluating the Impact of Fog on Freeway Safety Using VISSIM." Paper presented at the International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation (RSS 2013), Rome, Italy, October 22-25.

Abdelfatah, A., Marzouk, M., Garib, A.,and Al-Harthei, H. (2013) " Effect of Fog on Freeway Performance: Initial Results ", Paper presented at the 13th World Conference on Transport Research, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 15 ? 18.

Abdelfatah, A., Shanableh, T, Yehia, S.. and El Sayed, A. (2013) "Bridge Management System for UAE: Database Development for Bridge Inventory." Paper presented at the International IABSE Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 6-8.

Abdelfatah, A., Marzouk, M., Garib, A., and Al-Harthei, H. (2013) "A Framework for Abu Dhabi Police Traffic Monitoring and Response System", 2nd International Conference on Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, March 15 ? 16.

Yehia, S., Abdelfatah, A., and Abu Dabous, S. (2011) ?A Proposed Framework for Bridge Management System in the United Arab Emirates,? paper presented at The International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, to be held in Sharjah, UAE, March 23 ? 24.

Tabsh, S., Abdelfatah, A. (2011) ?Review of Previous Research and Current Implementation of Recycled Concrete in the GCC Countries,? paper presented at The International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, held in Sharjah, UAE, March 23 ? 24.

Abdelfatah, A., and AlJassmi, A. (2010) ?Estimating Transportation Impact Fees,? paper presented at the European Transport Conference and published in the conference proceedings, Glasgow, UK, October 11-13.

Abdelfatah, A., Ramdan, A., and Darwish, G. (2010) ?Evaluating Ramp Metering Performance Using Vissim,? paper presented at 13th International Conference on Transport Science and published in the conference proceedings, Portoroz, Slovenia, May 27 ? 28.

Tabsh, S., Abdelfatah, A., Al Hamaydah, M., and Yehia, S. (2010) ?Comparison of Civil Engineering Curricula in the Arab Middle-east Countries,? abstract presented at the 5th International Forum on Engineering Education (IFEE2010), Sharjah, UAE, November 23 ? 25.

Awards and Honors

Member of the Malaysia Sustainable Cities: MIT-UTM International Scholars Program for academic year 2014/2015.(http://malaysiacities.mit.edu/scholars)

AUS Faculty Research Grants in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013

Elected, by students, as the best Professor in Civil Engineering, at the American University of Sharjah, for academic year 2001/2002.