Graduate Student (PhD)

Degree:
Ph.D. - CIVE

Specialization:
Transportation

Advisor:
Jason Hawkins

About Me:

Academic Degrees

• MSc, Civil Engineering – Transportation , Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2013
• BSc, Civil Engineering – Transportation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2011

Employment History

• University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Linocln, NE, US (Graduate Research Assistant, January 2023 – Present)
• TrafQuest, Dubai, UAE (Senior Transportation Engineer, January 2019 – January 2023)
• TrafQuest, Dubai, UAE (Transportation Engineer, June 2013 – January 2019)
• Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan (Teaching Assistant, January 2012 – June 2012)
• Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan (Research Assistant, September 2011 – February 2013)

Area of Research and Professional Interest

• Transportation Engineering
• Big Data and Smart Data in Transportation Engineering
• Automated Vehicle Behavior and Interactions
• Machine Learning for Traffic Calibration and Crash Prediction

Teaching Experience

• Surveying Laboratory
• CIVE 202 - Civil Engineering Analysis II
• CIVE 361 - Principles of Transportation Engineering

Publications and Presentations

• Al-Khateeb, G., Al-Suleiman, T., Khedaywi, T. and Elayan, M. (2016) “Studying Rutting Performance of Superpave Mixtures Using Unconfined Dynamic Creep and Simple Performance Tests.” Road Materials and Pavement Design, Vol. 19 (2).
• Alsheyab, M., Khedaywi, T., and Elayan, M. (2013) ”Laboratory Study on Solidification/ Stabilization of Unwanted Medications Using Asphalt as a Binder.” Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Vol. 15 (2).
• Al-Suleiman, T. and Elayan, M. (2013) “Gap Acceptance Behavior at U-turn Median Openings – Case Study in Jordan.” Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 7 (3).
• · Elayan, M., Karki, S., & Hawkins, J. (2024). “Better Safety Analyses through Smarter Data: Adding Open-Street-View and Traffic Calibrated-LBS Data to Pedestrian Crash Analysis in Lincoln, NE.” Presented at the TRB 104th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Nam, Y., Hawkins, J., Butler, D., Aldridge, N., Elayan, M., & Yoo, J. (2024) “Modeling Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crash Exposure with Location-Based Service Data.” Nebraska Department of Transportation, Technical Report No. SPR-FY23(025).