Faculty
Mahmudur Fatmi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor
Civil Engineering
The University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus
PhD (2018) – Civil and Resource Engineering – Dalhousie University, Canada
MASc (2013 – Transferred to PhD) – Civil and Resource Engineering – Dalhousie University, Canada
Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi is a transportation professor at UBCO. He has started as an Assistant Professor at UBCO since July 2018. and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. Dr. Fatmi contributes by developing advanced econometric modelling methods and agent-based microsimulation modelling techniques to assist in making effective transportation and land use policies and infrastructure investment decisions. Dr. Fatmi’s contributions have been recognized through several local, provincial, and national awards such as Transport Canada Scholarship, and Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Scholarship, among others.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Muntahith Orvin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Topic: Modelling and microsimulation, residential relocation decisions
Previous Degree: Ph.D in Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan
Period: January 2023 – present
Manoj B Sangameshwar
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Topic: Stated Preference survey and travel behaviour model
Previous degree: PhD in Transportation Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Period: July 2023-present
Mohammad Osman Gani
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Topic: Behavioral research on transportation choice
Previous Degree: PhD in Business Administration and MSc in Development Science, Hiroshima University, Japan. MBA in Marketing, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Period: April 2024 – present
Software Developer
Nick Blackwell
Topic: Transportation Microsimulation Framework
Previous Degree: BSc. in Computer Science. UBC Okanagan
Period: January 2023 – present
Ph. D. Students:
Pubudu Madhawa Premasiri
Research Transport Network Modelling
Previous Degree: MSc in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Period: January 2024 – present
Shoumic Shahid Chowdhury
Research Topic: Transport network modelling
Previous Degree: MSc in Transportation Engineering, Tongji University
Period: January 2023 – present
Mostaq Ahmed
Research Topic: Activity-based travel demand modelling
Previous Degree: MS in Community and Regional Planning (Transportation Planning Concentration), The University of Texas at Austin
Period: January 2023 – present
Imrul Kayes Shafie
Research Topic: Activity-based Travel Modelling
Previous Degree: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Period: January 2023 – present
Uthpalee Hewage
Research Topic: Modelling individual’s preference towards autonomous transit
Previous Degree: MSc in Business Statistics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Period: September 2022 – present
Md Shahadat Hossain
Research Topic: Modeling and micro-simulation of vehicle ownership within an agent-based integrated urban model
Previous Degree: MASc. in Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia Okanagan
Period: September 2021 – present
Nobinur Rahman
Research Topic: Population synthesis and activity-based modelling
Previous degree: MASc. in Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia Okanagan
Period: September 2020 – present
Mohamad Ali Khalil
Research Topic: Developing a proto-type agent-based integrated urban model and assess energy usage
Previous Degree: MSc in Civil Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Period: September 2020 – present
Bijoy Saha
Research Topic: Transport network modelling
Previous Degree: MASc in Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan
Period: September 2020 – present
MASc Students
Ifratul Hoque
Research Topic: Sustainable transportation, zero-emission transportation planning
Previous degree: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Period: September 2024 – present
Dakota Svendsen
Research Topic: Autonomous Transit along the Okanagan Rail Trail
Previous degree: BASc. in Civil Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Period: September 2022 – present
Undergraduate Students
Mantoj Singh Tiwana
Period: January 2025- Present
Archisha Mahendru
Period: May 2024 – Aug 2024
Francis Jovez
Period: September 2023- Present
Ling Sun
Period: May 2023 – Present
Former Ph. D. Students
Shivam Khaddar
Research Topic: Activity-based Modelling
Thesis Title: Modelling activity generation and scheduling decisions, and exploring the interplay with telecommuting
Completed Degree: Phd. in Civel Engineering, University of British Columbia
MEng. in Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa
Period: January 2021 – May 2024
Muntahith Orvin
Research Topic: Modelling and microsimulating residential relocation decisions
Previous Degree: MASc in Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan
Period: May 2020 – December 2023
Zhipeng Niu
Research Topic: Resource allocation, matching, and policy of shared transport such as ride-sharing and shared-parking
Previous Degree: M.Eng. in Transportation Engineering. Northeast Forestry University
Period: September 2021 – January 2023
Former MASc Students
Elis Davanzo
Research Topic: Household Traffic Survey & Traffic Microsimulation
Previous degree: Specialization in Urban Infrastructure, Federal University of São Carlos
BASc in Civil Engineering, State University of Londrina
Period: January 2022 – 2024
Muntahith Orvin
Research Topic: Land use and travel demand modelling
Period: January 2019 – Apr 2020
Bijoy Saha
Research Topic: Modeling Injury Severity of Vulnerable Road Users in Bangladesh
Period: May 2019 – August 2020
Shahadat Hossain Shadit
Research Topic: Modelling the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs)
Completed Degree: BSc in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Period: September 2019 – August 2021
Samira Hussain
Research Topic: Microsimulating the transport network and environmental impacts of a Downtown revitalization plan
Completed Degree: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Period: September 2021 – Dec 2021
Sadia Nowroz Munia
Research Topic: Evaluating Alternative Transit Preferential Treatments: Developing a Transit Microsimulation and Emission Modeling Framework
Completed Degree: BSc in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Period: September 2019 – August 2021
Maryamossadat Zakeri
Research Topic: The Application of Machine Learning in Active Transportation Modelling
Previous degree: BSc. in Civil Engineering, Qom University of Technology (QUT)
Vipul Garg
Research Topic: Sustainable Transport Safety: Applying Updated Community-based Macro-level Collision Prediction Models
Period: September 2018 – May 2019
Former Undergraduate Students
Janat Nijjar
Period: May 2024 – August 2024
Kenny-Wayne Lim Chow Toon
Period: May 2022 – April 2024
Nathan Nichol
Period: May 2023 – 2024
Trevor Malyk
Project Title: Web Design/Management and Literature Review of Activity-Based Modelling.
Period: May 2022 – April 2023
Hellen Luvizetti Lacava
Period: Oct 2020 – 2023
Roy Ng
Project Title: Shared Mobility Survey Generation and Data Analysis
Period: May 2022 – August 2022
Taylor Bouchey
Project Title: Okanagan Rail Trail User Survey
Period: May 2022 – August 2022
James Wu
Project Title: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Housing Price and Website Design
Period: January 2022 – May 2022
Samirah Zafreen
Project Title: Traffic data collection and analysis
Period: September 2021 – December 2022
Andrew Kiggins
Project Title: Developing Computer Program for Shared Mobility
Period: September 2020 – July 2021
Eric Laksmono
Project Title: Analyzing the Effect of COVID-19 on Transit Users
Period: May 2021 – August 2021
Corrie Thirkell
Project Title: Investigating the Impact of COVID – 19 on Travel Activities
Period: May 2020 – Dec 2021
Nabeel Ahmed
Research Topic: Travel behaviour analysis of evacuees
Completed Degree: BSc. in Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad
Period: September 2021 – Dec 2021
Sheikh Daryus Ahmed
Project Title: Virtual Reality Experiment to Investigate Pedestrian’s Response to Autonomous Vehicles at a Road Intersection
Period: May 2020 – Dec 2020
Diana Youssefian
Project Title: Shared Services such as Transit and E-scooter in Kelowna
May 2019 – August 2019
Period: September 2019 – Apr 2020
Jashan Bachhal
Project Title: Modeling the Usage of E-scooter Services
Period: May 2020 – August 2020
Aanchal Kuckian
Project Title: Analysis and Validation of the Travel Technology and Mobility Survey (TTMS)
Period: September 2019 – April 2020
Sheikh Daryus Ahmed
Project Title: Investigating Trip Generation of the Okanagan Residents
Period: September 2019 – April 2020
Jatin Sharma
Research Topic: Data Analysis of Travel Technology and Mobility Survey (TTMS)
Period: May 2019 – August 2019
Baocheng Wu
Project Title: Travel Technology and Mobility Survey (TTMS) Design
Period: September 2018 – April 2019