Mohammad Elayan

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Mohammad Elayan

Graduate Student CIVE-PhD Lincoln Transportation Systems Engineering - Advisor: Wissam Kontar University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Email
melayan2@huskers.unl.edu
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I am a PhD student in Transportation Engineering, with a decade of experience in transportation planning and traffic engineering, including leading roles in Dubai, UAE. My current research focuses on automated vehicle behavior analysis using machine learning and artificial intelligence. I also serve as a teaching assistant and contribute to collaborative projects in AV-human interaction, traffic safety, simulation and traffic calibration.

Education

Academic Degrees

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

Employment History

  • University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, US (Graduate Research Assistant/ Graduate Teaching 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

  • Empirical analysis of AV interaction and behavior in urban settings
  • Designing consensus-aware automated vehicles under competing objectives
  • AV behavior trade-offs in varying traffic contexts
  • Big data and smart data for traffic safety analysis
  • Machine Learning in demand forecasting and safety analysis

Teaching Experience

  • CIVE 202 - Civil Engineering Analysis II – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • CIVE 361 - Principles of Transportation Engineering – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Surveying Laboratory – Jordan University of Science and Technology 
  • Engineering Statics – Jordan University of Science and Technology

Publications and Presentations

  • Elayan, M., & Kontar, W. (2025).Consensus-Aware AV Behavior: Trade-offs Between Safety, Interaction, and Performance in Mixed Urban Traffic. Accepted for Presenation at the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Elayan, M., Aldridge, N., Hawkins, J., & Nam, Y. (2025). Forthcoming. Integrating StreetLight, EPS Smart Location Data and Road Attributes: A Random Forest Approach to Multi-Modal Traffic Calibration in Lincoln, Nebraska. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 151(8).
  • 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).
  • Al-Khateeb, G., Al-Suleiman, T., Khedaywi, T. & 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., & 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. & Elayan, M. (2013) “Gap Acceptance Behavior at U-turn Median Openings – Case Study in Jordan.” Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 7 (3).