Mahmoud Owais

1- Status:
Name : Dr. Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Owais
Profession : Assistant Professor, Civil Dep. , Faculty of Eng. Assiut Univ.
Nationality : Egyptian
Date of Birth : 1st October, 1987
Mobile : +201003367388
College Fax : 022 088 2332553

2- Key Qualification:

Extensive Experience in Transportation Planning:
1. B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt July, 2009
2. M.Sc. in Transportation Planning, Dep. of Civil Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, Oct. 2011
3. Ph.D in Transportation Planning, Dep. of Civil Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, Oct. 2014

3- Academic Posts:
1. 2009 – 2011 Demonstrator, Civil Engineering Dept.,
Assiut University, (A.R.E).
2. 2011 – 2014, Assistant lecturer Civil Engineering
Assiut University, (A.R.E).
3. 2014 – up till – date, Assistant Professor Civil Engineering
Assiut University, (A.R.E).

4- Experience Record:
1. Helping teaching under graduate courses in Transportation planning, Traffic Engineering Highways Engineering, Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, Highways and Traffic Engineering Eng. B.Sc. Projects.
2. Instructor at Education Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University.

5- Main Research Interest areas:
- Public Transportation -Combinatorial Optimization - Heuristics and Meta-heuristics - Transportation data modeling and simulation - Traffic Engineering Operation Management & Control - Geographic Information Systems - Traffic Micro-Simulation

6- Languages & Computer skills:
TOEFL IBT with score 550 May 2012
ICDL Certification
Expert in Transcad
Having a good knowledge on Matlab, Vissim, Autoturn, and Primavera

8- Publications:
- Owais, M., et al. (2014). "Simple and Effective Solution Methodology for Transit Network Design Problem." International Journal of Computer Applications 89(14): 32-40.
- Owais, M. and G. Moussa (2014). "A Novel Solution Methodology for Transit Route Network Design Problem." International Journal of Civil, Architectural Science and Engineering 8(3): 658-665.
- Owais, M., et al. (2013). "OPTIMAL FREQUENCY SETTING FOR CIRCULAR BUS ROUTES IN URBAN AREAS." Journal of Engineering Science 41(5): 1796 - 1811.
- Owais, M. (2011). "Evaluation and Analysis of Urban Passengers Transport Modes Operation Performance and Efficiency."Journal of Engineering Science 39: 111-121.