University of Toronto student Hossam Abdelgawad has been awarded the prestigious Young Researcher of the Year by the
International Transport Forum. As reported by
Canadian Transportation and Logistics, Abdelgawad, a 27-year-old PhD-candidate, is being recognized for his study on mass evacuation of major cities in case of a catastrophe.
"The numerous man-made catastrophes that menace major communities accentuate the need for proper planning for emergency evacuation," explains Abdelgawad. "My research focuses on coordinating, controlling and optimizing the utilization of the existing transportation network capacity."
"Abdelgawad's proposal includes a framework that integrates car-based and mass transit-based evacuation. His integrated approach has been successfully used during a simulated evacuation of the City of Toronto with rapid transit, buses and automobiles. "
"In all, 31 papers from participants of 32 different nationalities (including co-authors) were received. "The Young Researcher Award is obviously filling a gap in the transport research scene," said Jack Short, secretary general of the ITF. "We are particularly impressed with the wide range of approaches to pressing problems transport faces."
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