UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Ph.D., in Civil Engineering, Transportation planning and Traffic Engineering
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), School of Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2012

M.Sc., in Civil Engineering, Transportation planning and Traffic Engineering
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), School of Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2004

B.Sc., in Civil Engineering
Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), School of Civil Engineering, Isfahan, Iran, 2002

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Website: www.tavakolikashani.ir

Telegram ID; TavakoliKashani

Research and Work Experience

1. Iran University of Science and Technology

a. Deputy director of Education at the school of civil engineering

b. Assistant Professor of transportation planning and traffic engineering

c. Director of Graduate studies at the school of civil engineering

d. Library director at the school of civil engineering

e. Deputy director of Applied Road Safety Research Center at IUST

f. Advisor of B.Sc. students at the school of civil engineering

2. Institute of transportation, Ministry of Road and Urban Development

a. Working as an expert at the safety department

b. Member of the medical emergency committee of Iran road safety commission

c. Project manager of “Calibration of regional speed limits in road network models”, “Providing a guideline for traffic safety of bridges”, “Crash scene management guideline”, and “The promotion of knowledge and awareness of road users in order to improve traffic behaviors”.

3. “Tarh-e-Rahhay-e-Talaee” consulting engineers

a. Working as an expert on the “Organization of Kashan transportation and traffic” and “Master plan of Iran road safety” projects.

Teaching Experience

1. “Traffic safety engineering” (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)

2. “Advanced engineering statistics and probability”, “Econometrics”, “An introduction to GIS in civil engineering”, “Road safety analysis”, and “Road safety audits” (M.Sc.)

3. “Road designing”, “Road construction machineries”, “Road safety engineering”, and “An introduction to civil engineering” (B.Sc.)

4. “Road safety management”, “Speed management and an introduction to traffic calming methods”, and “An introduction to road transportation safety foundations” (Ministry of Road and Urban Development)

5. “An introduction to search databases, search methods, scientific resource management, and how to develop thesis and research papers” seminar.

Journal Papers

ISI:

1. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi; Radmard, Amin, “Exploring the relationship between work shift and demographic variables with driving behaviour among intercity bus drivers”. Journal of Health and safety at work, Vol 8, Issue 3, pp 309-322, 2018.

2. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Arefkhani, Hesam, “Indexing crashworthiness for major vehicle brands in rollover crashes: a case study of Iran”. Safety Science Monitor, Vol 20, issue 1, pp 1-12, 2017.

3. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “Which set of factors contribute to increase the likelihood of pedestrian fatality in road crashes?”. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Vol 25, issue 3, pp 247-256, 2018.

4. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Arefkhani, Hesam, “Indexing Crash Worthiness, Crash Aggressivity, and Total Secondary Safety for Major Car Brands: A Case Study of Iran”. International Journal of Civil Engineering, (Accepted for publication). DOI: 10.1007/s40999-017-0226-3.

5. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “Explorative analysis of motorcyclists’ injury severity pattern at a national level in Iran”. Archives of truma reserch, Vol 6, issue 4, pp 87-93, 2017.

6. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “Factors contributing to intercity commercial bus drivers’ crash involvement risk”. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1306478.

7. Anavari, Mohammadbagher; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Rabieyan, Rahim, “Identifying the most important factors in the at-fault probability of motorcyclists based on classification tree models”. International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 15, pp 653-662, 2017.

8. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Anavari, Mohammadbagher; Mohammadian, Ahmad, “Male drivers speed choice in Iran in relation to driver and front passenger characteristics”. Transportation Research; Part F, Vol 41, pp 97-103, 2016.

9. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “Fatality rate of pedestrians and fatal crash involvement rate of drivers in pedestrian crashes: A case study of Iran”. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Vol 24, issue 2, pp 222-231, 2017.

10. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Shahri, Matin, “Data mining of dangerous overtaking on two-lane rural roads”. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, Vol 168, issue 6, pp 523-531, 2015.

11. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Rabieyan, Rahim; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “A data mining approach to investigate the factors influencing the crash severity of motorcycle”. Journal of safety research, Vol 51, pp 93-98, 2014.

12. Ghaffari, Ahmadreza; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Moghimidarzi, Sayedbahman. “Identification of Black Spots Based on Reliability Approach”. Journal PROMET – Traffic & Transportation, Vol 25, issue 6, pp 525-532, 2013.

13. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Nosrati, Hadi; Kazemzadehazad, Snaz, “Development of Head-On Conflict Model for Overtaking Maneuvers on Two-Lane Rural Roads Using Inductive Loop Detectors”. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, Vol 5, issue 4, pp 273-284, 2013.

14. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Ranjbari, Andishe, “Identifying Driver Characteristics Influencing Overtaking Crashes”. Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol 11, issue 4, pp 411-416, 2010.

15. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Ranjbari, Andishe, “A Data Mining Approach to Identify Key Factors of Traffic Injury Severity”. Journal PROMET – Traffic & Transportation, Vol 23, issue 1, pp 11-17, 2011.

16. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin, “Analysis of the Traffic Injury Severity on Two-Lane, Two-Way Rural Roads Based on Classification Tree Model”. Safety Science, Vol 49, issue 10, pp 1314-1320, 2011.

17. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Nosrati, Hadi; Ranjbari, Andishe, “Identifying significant predictors of head–on conflicts on two-lane rural roads using inductive loop detectors data”. Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2011, pp. 636-641.

ISC and Scientific Reserch:

1. Afandizadeh, Shahriar; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Taghizadeh, Yaser, “An AHP/DEA Methodology for Black Spot Identification ”. Transportation Journal Research, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2017, pp. 33-45. ( In Persian)

2. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Arefkhani, Hesam, “An investigation on crash worthiness of different vehicle brands: a case study of rollover crashes”. International Journal of Transportation Engineereing, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, pp. 111-122.

3. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi; Mohammadian, Ahmad, “Analyzing motorcycle crash pattern and riders’ fault status at a national level: A case study from Iran”. International Journal of Transportation Engineereing, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2017, pp. 87-101.

4. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, “An Analysis of Vehicle Occupants’ Injury Severity in Crashes Occurred On Rural Freeways and Multilane Highways in Iran”. International Journal of Transportation Engineereing, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2016, pp. 137-146.

5. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Sokouni Ravasani, Mahdi; Ayazi, Ehsan, “Analysis of drivers' behavior using Manchester driver behavior questionnaire based on roadside interview in Iran”. International Journal of Transportation Engineereing, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2016, pp. 61-74.

6. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Ayazi, Ehsan, “Identifying significant variables influencing overtaking maneuvers on two-lane, two-way ural roads in Iran”. Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 3, 2016, pp. 155-163.

7. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Mansoory Kargar, Hamzeh, "The effect of Tehran bus drivers' behavior on their crash risk based on real world crash data". Rahvar Research Studies Journal, Vol 5, No. 16, 2016. (In Persian)

8. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Rabieyan, Rahim; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi “Modeling the effect of operator and passenger characteristics on the fatality risk of motorcycle crashe”. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, Vol. 8, No.1, 2016.

9. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Anvari, Mohammad Bagher, "Investigating the influencing factors of male drivers' speed choise". Rahvar Research Studies Journal, Vol 3, No. 10, 2014. (In Persian)

10. Afandizadeh, Shahriar; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Hasanpour, Shahab, "A model for safety proioretizing of level intersections using hierarchical analyzing method", Rahvar Research Studies Journal, Vol 3, No. 9, 2014. (In Persian)

11. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Rabeeian, Rahim, "Investigating the effects of motorcyclist age and environmental factors on the motorcycle crash risk based on the quasi-induced exposure concept". Scientific Research Journal of Transportation, Vol 6, No. 2, 2015. (In Persian)

12. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Ranjbari, Andishe, “Analysis of factors associated with traffic injury severity on rural roads in Iran”. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, Vol 4, No. 1, 2012.

13. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin," Analysis of injury severities resulting from crashes on two-lane rural roads using data mining methods". Journal of Transportation, 2010. (In Persian)

Scientific Promotion:

1. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Ayazi, Ehsan, " Identifying variables affecting dangerous overtaking maneuvers on two-lane two-way rural roads". Rahvar Scientific Promotion Journal, Vol 13, No. 34, 2016. (In Persian)

2. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, " An overview of the concept of near-crash events and its application in the analysis of traffic safety". Rahvar Scientific Promotion Journal, Vol 12, No. 29, 2015. (In Persian)

3. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "Investigatin the trend of changes in the share of rail transportation and road transport casualties". Jadeh Scientific Promotion Journal, Vol 87, 2016.

4. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Rabeeian, Rahim, " Capabilities and applications of quasi-induced exposure method in crash analyzing". Transportatoin Techonology Scientific Promotion Journal, Vol 8, No. 21, 2014. (In Persian)

5. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Zoghi, Hasan; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Navidi, Ali, " Prediction overtaking rate on two-lane rural roads according to traffic volume". Rahvar Journal, Vol 7, No. 9, 2010. (In Persian)

6. Shariat Mohaymany, Afshin; Zoghi, Hasan; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Navidi, Ali, "A model for predicting the overtaking maneuver on two-lane rural roads". Rahvar Journal, Vol 7, No. 10, 2010. (In Persian)

Conference Publications

1. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Arefkhani, Hessam, " Investigating crashworthiness capability of Iranian major car brands in rollover ". 16^th International Conference of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2017. awarded as the selected paper of the conference

2. Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi; Azizi, Moslem; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "An overview of Iran traffic condition from a practical viewpoint". 16^th International Conference of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2017. awarded as the selected paper of the conference. (In Persian)

3. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, " Driving behaviour and its relation to bus drivers’ crash risk: results from a self-report study". 16^th International Conference of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2017.

4. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Dabirinezhad, Shahab, "The impact of some recreational aspects of life style on the driving violations and errors". 16^th International Conference of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2017. (In Persian)

5. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi; Mohammadian, Ahmad, "A hybrid approach to examine the pattern of traffic crashes and drivers’ fault status across the provinces of Iran". 16 ^th International Conference of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2017.

6. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Zangooei, Hossein; Ayazi, Ehsan; Sokouni, Mahdi, “Identifying Determinants of Unpermitted Overtaking on Two-Lane, Two-Way Rural Roads in Iran”. Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting, U.S.A, Washington, D.C. 2016.

7. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, " Crash pattern and Fatality risk of different pedestrian age - groups in Iran ". 6^th International Conference on Reducing Burden of Traffic Accidents, Shiraz, 2015. awarded as the selected paper of the conference.

8. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Azizi Bandarabadi, Moslem, "A method for evaluating the safety performance of Iran provinces". 4 ^th International Conference of Road and Driving Accidents, Tehran, 2015.(In Persian)

9. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Sokoni, Mehdi; Ayazi, Ehsan, "Investigating the behavior of drivers and identifying important factors in prohibitted overtaking maneuvers on two-lane two-way rural roads ". 4 ^th International Conference of Road and Driving Accidents, Tehran, 2015.(In Persian)

10. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Azizi Bandarabadi, Moslem, "A method for evaluating the safety performance of rural roads of Iran provinces". The First National Conference of rural Transportation, Tehran, 2015. (In Persian)

11. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Sokoni, Mehdi; Ayazi, Ehsan, "Using structural equations in modeling the relationship between driving behavior, personality traits and driver attitudes". 15^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2015. (In Persian)

12. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Sokoni, Mehdi; Ayazi, Ehsan, "The effects of geometric characteristics and road traffic on two-lane two-way rural roads on overtaking maneuver (Case Study: rural roads of East Azarbaijan and Zanjan, Iran)". 15^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2015. (In Persian)

13. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Besharati, Mohammad Mehdi, Besharati, Mohammad Hadi, "Analysis of Iran pedestrian crashes using error tree technique". 15^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2015. (In Persian)

14. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Mansoury Kargar, Hamzeh, "Analysis of violations and errors of Tehran urban and suburban bus drivers". 14^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2014. (In Persian)

15. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali;Vamegh, Ali; Mohammadian, Ahmad, "Evaluation of crashes caused by fatigue and drowsiness in rural highways and freeways of Iran". 14^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2014. (In Persian)

16. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "User access and land use management". 5^th National Conference on Traffic Management, International Convention Center of IRIB, Tehran, 2014. (In Persian)

17. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Anvari, Mohmmad Bagher, "The impact of travel characteristics on the chosen speed (case study of rural freeways and highways of Isfahan, Iran)". 13^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2013. (In Persian)

18. Rajabi Baha-abadi, Mojtaba; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "Estimation of the frequency of crashes in urban areas using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference: A Case Study of Mashhad". 13^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2013. (In Persian)

19. Nikoo, Nariman; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "Analysis of the share of rail transportation and road crashes and casualties rate". 12 ^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2012. (In Persian)

20. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Ghaffari, Ahmad Reza, "A reliability analysis method for the identification of black spots". 11 ^th International Conference of Transportatoin and Traffic Engineering, Tehran, 2011. (In Persian)

21. Shaabani, Shahin; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, "The role of speed on the likelihood of crash occurrecne and severity". 7^th National Conference of Civil Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 2005. (In Persian)

Books and Teaching Notes

1. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali; Zandi, Kamran; Farahmandi, Gholamreza, “Principles of traffic engineering, transportation planning, and road geometrical design”, Book, 2016.

2. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Traffic control initiatives and technologies in Europe”, Book (Translation), 2006.

3. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Helmet. guidelines for design, implementation and evaluation of helmet use”, 2005.

4. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Road safety audit”, Teaching note, 2014.

5. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Road safety analysis”, Teaching note, 2014.

6. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Advanced statistics and probability in Transportation Planning”, Teaching note, 2014.

7. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Road safety engineering”, Teaching note, 2014.

8. Novbakht, Shams; Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “An introduction to GIS and its application”, Teaching note, 2001.

9. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Traffic safety”, Teaching note (for Ph.D. students), 2014.

10. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “An introduction to the foundations of road transportation safety”, Teaching note, 2011.

11. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “Speed management and controlling methods”, Teaching note, 2011.

12. Tavakoli Kashani, Ali, “SAFE2000, software guideline”, Teaching note, 2001.

Research Projects

1. “A comprehensive safety study of Kashan, Iran”, Employer: Kashan Municipality.

2. “A comprehensive safety study of arterials of Markazi province, Iran”, Employer: Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization.

3. “The relation of speed and road safety”, Employer: Institute of transportation, Ministry of Road and Urban Development.

4. “Road transportation safety system management”, Employer: Institute of transportation, Ministry of Road and Urban Development.

5. “Examination of the need for formation of a road safety research center in Iran”, Employer: Institute of transportation, Ministry of Road and Urban Development.

Training Courses

1. “HSE (Basics, Structure, Documentation of Health, Safety, Environment Management System HSE-MS)”, TÜV NORD-TÜV Academy-Iran–Germany, 2007.

2. “Statistical data analysis”, Institute of transportation, Ministry of Road and Urban Development, 2008.

3. “An introduction to EndNote, ProQuest, and ISI databases”, IINgroups (Integrated Information Network) Institute, 2009.

4. “Data Mining and its application in trade and industry”, Iran University of Science and Technology, 2008.

5. “Structural equation modeling using AMOS software”, Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology, 2010.