Reza Golshan Khavas

Position:

Assistant Professor

Program Area:

Transportation Engineering and Planning

Phone:

(+98-21) 73227125

Fax:

(+98-21) 77240398

Email:

rgolshan AT iust.ac.ir

Address: Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran

Education:

Ph.D.

2011-2016, PHD, Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

M.S.

2002-2005, MSc. Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, Department of Civil Engineering, IUST (Iran University of Science and Technology), Tehran, Iran

B.S.

1997-2002, BSc. Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, IUST (Iran University of Science and Technology), Tehran, Iran

Link to Google Scholar

Academic Experience

2019-present, Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

2017-2019, Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Professional Experience

2003-2011, Atiesaz Shargh Consultants, Tehran, Iran

(Different Positions: Project Manager, Head of Transportation Engineering Department, CEO)

Doctoral Research

Supervisor:

Professor Bruce Hellinga

Research Topic:

Using Microsimulation to Estimate the Impact of Transportation Improvements and Operational Policy Changes on Travel Time Reliability

Publications and Presentations

Aghabayk, K., Gholami Shahbandi, M., and Reza Golshan Khavas, Reliability of Traffic Marco Modelling Results at Micro Level (Case Study: Tehran Expressway Network) , Journal of Transportation Research, Vol 17, pp. 61-74, June 2020

Golshan Khavas, R. and Bruce Hellinga , Examining the Relationship between Drivers' Anticipated Travel Time and Previous Experienced Travel Times , Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems. Vol 144, Issue 3, March 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000124

Afandizadeh, Sh., Golshan Khavas, R., Karimi, M., and Samim Shakouri, AWDT Estimation Using Bayesian Update Method, 17th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, February 2018, Tehran, Iran (Awarded the Best Paper Award)

Golshan Khavas, R. and Bruce Hellinga, How Do Drivers Determine Their Anticipated Travel Time?, Oral Presentation at Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting and conference, January 2017, Washington D.C.

Golshan Khavas, Reza, Bruce Hellinga, and Amir Zarinbal Masouleh. Identifying Parameters for Microsimulation Modeling of Traffic in Inclement Weather. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2613, 2017, pp. 52-60.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141/2613-07

Golshan Khavas, R. and Bruce Hellinga, Determining Weather Conditions Which Have A Significant Impact On Traffic Stream Characteristics, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting and conference, January 2016, Washington D.C.

Golshan Khavas, R., and Bruce Hellinga, Determining the Number of Traffic Micro-Simulation Runs Required to Estimate Travel Time Reliability, 14^th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, February 2015, Tehran, Iran

Golshan Khavas, R., Hellinga B., and Meeghat Habibian The use of double exclusive mid-block U-turns as an alternative to signalized intersections, Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers Conference, 2012, Winnipeg, Canada

Ahmadifini, A.R., and Golshan Khavas, R., Traffic Deviation Solutions from Mashhad CBD Area, Mashhad-Traffic-Future Conference Proceedings, 2008, Mashhad, Iran

Afandizadeh, Sh., and Golshan Khavas, R., Develop a model for determination the Road Safety Index in City Entrance Zones , Iranian Journal of Transportation Research, Vol3, No 4. 2007 PP.233-241 ISSN: 1735-3459

Golshan Khavas, R., and Afandizadeh, Sh. Finding the Proper Indices for Replacing the Signalized intersections with U-TURNS , 7th International Traffic Engineering Conference proceedings, 2006, Tehran, Iran

 Awards and Honors

• Best Applied Research Award, “Shuttle Taxi Network Redesign in Zone 22, Tehran”, Tehran Urban Forum (TUF), December 2020, Tehran, Iran

• Best Paper Award for the paper titled AWDT Estimation Using Bayesian Update Method, 17th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, February 2018, Tehran, Iran

• University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship Award, Fall 2012

• The Iranian National Prize for the Best Urban Research for the study titled " Performance Analysis of U-Turns that Replaced Signalized Junctions in the City of Tehran ", 2009, Tehran, Iran

 Teaching Skills

Courses Taught:

Instructor, “Risk Analysis in Transportation”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2017-2021

Instructor, “Environmental Impacts of Transportation”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2017-2021

Instructor, “Surveying Techniques in Transportation”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2018-2021

Instructor, “Economical and Technical Issues in Railway Feasibility Studies”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2019-2021

Instructor, “Professional Language for Civil Engineers”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2021-2022

Instructor, “Basics of Transportation Projects Evaluation”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2021-2022

Instructor, “Engineering Statistics and Probability”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2020

Teaching Assistant, “Engineering Economics”, 2012, University of Waterloo

Teaching Assistant, “Transport Principles and Applications”, 2015, University of Waterloo

Teaching Certificates:

The Fundamentals of University Teaching, Centre for teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo, 2016

Teaching Expectations: Teaching workshop in the faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2012

Teaching Workshops Attended (at the University of Waterloo):

• Classroom Delivery Skills

• Designing Mid-course Evaluation

• Trust in the Classroom

• Place Based Education

• Effective Lesson Plans

• Preparing to Teach

Professional Services

Road Safety Auditor; Iran Ministry of Roads and Transportation, Since 2008

 Professional Memberships

Member of Canadian Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE)

Member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Member of the Iranian Construction Engineering Organization