Zain Adam |
Contact Information
Email Address: zadam@vt.edu
Contact Number: (540) 313-2290
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Education and Work |
Education
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (excpected 2010), Blacksburg, Virginia
- Utah State University, Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Logan, Utah
- University of Khartoum, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Khartoum, Sudan
Experience
- Research Assistant, (2008-Present), Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 03-90: Traffic Control Systems in Oversaturated Conditions (2008 – Present)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Project: DTFH61-09-R-00004: Driver Behavior in traffic (2009-Present)
- Teaching Assistant, (2007-2008), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- Projects Engineer, (2005-2007), George Butler Associates, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, USA
- Teaching Assistant, (2004-2005), Utah State University Logan, UT
Technical Skills
| Simulation Software |
PARAMICS, VISSIM, CORSIM, SIM Traffic |
| Transportation Software |
HCS, SYNCHRO, TRANPLAN/VIPER, VISUM, CUBE/TP+, TRNSCAD, SIDRA, PASSER, Transyt 7F |
| Programming |
Visual Basic, C++, Excel VBA |
| Drawing |
AUTOCAD, Microstation, and Visio |
| Analysis |
S-plus, SAS, XLSTAT, MATLAB, MAPLE |
| General |
Microsoft Office suite |
Course-work
Geometric Design of Highways, Pavement Design, Airport Planning and Design, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Characteristics and Flow, Traffic Simulation, Advanced Simulation, Advanced Signal System Operation and Control, Transportation network analysis, Transportation system analysis, Transportation logistic analysis, Transportation safety & Data analysis, Urban & regional planning, Transportation and Land Use, Transportation Systems Planning, Advance demand supply analysis, Decision Making and Uncertainty in Transportation Engineering and Planning, Transportation infrastructure analysis, Civil Infrastructure Assets Managements, Facility Delivery & financing strategies
Publications and Presentations
- Journal papers
- Zain Adam, Montasir Abbas, and Pengfei Li. “Evaluating Green-Extension Policies using Reinforcement Learning and Markovian Traffic State Estimation”, Presented at 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Record (TRR), Washington, D.C., 2009.
- Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings/Conference Proceedings
- Zain Adam, Montasir Abbas, and Pengfei Li. “Modelling the Complexity of Driving Behaviour during the Signal Yellow Interval using Reinforcement Learning”, Presented at 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, D.C., 2009.
- Henry X. Liu, Zain M. Adam , Jeff X. Ban “A Game Theoretical Approach For Modelling Merging And Yielding Behaviour At Freeway On-Ramp Section”, 17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT-17), University of London, 2007
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Activities and Interests |
Affliations
- Friend, TRB Committee AHB25 Traffic Signal Systems (served as Peer reviewer)
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Student Member, Alliance of Transportation Engineering Students at Virginia Tech
- Student Member, Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)
- Student Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- Member, Chi Epsilon
Awards and Honors
- Charles E Via Fellowship
- Dean list, University of Khartoum
- Dean list, Utah State University
Interests
Playing Soccer, Swimming
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