Babak Mehran, University of Manitoba

Research

Risk assessment Route assessment Small modular reactor Transportation of SMR Truck configuration Weight and size

Latest papers

Hazardous materials facility siting optimization and ranking: A transportation risk mitigation framework.
PloS one · 2023 · senior author
A reliability-based weather-responsive variable speed limit system to improve the safety of rural highways.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2022
Investigating Combined Impact of Adverse Road-Weather Conditions and Heavy Vehicles on Saturation Headway.
Transportation research record · 2022

All 4 publications

Latest funding

A Risk-based Decision Support Tool for Transportation of SMRs and Related Radioactive Materials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$253,500
Canada-UK AI 2019 : Responsible Automation for Inclusive Mobility (RAIM) : Using AI to Develop Future Transport Systems that Meet the Needs of Ageing Populations
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$517,288
Development of Strategies for Improving Traffic Safety and Operations in Winter
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$192,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Hazardous materials facility siting optimization and ranking: A transportation risk mitigation framework.

Khan MA, Mehran B

PloS one2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290723 PMID: 37967094

02

A reliability-based weather-responsive variable speed limit system to improve the safety of rural highways.

Yasanthi RGN, Mehran B, Alhajyaseen WKM

Accident; analysis and prevention2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2022.106831 PMID: 36113332

03

Investigating Combined Impact of Adverse Road-Weather Conditions and Heavy Vehicles on Saturation Headway.

Hirose R, Mehran B, Pani A

Transportation research record2022

DOI: 10.1177/03611981221089303 PMID: 41924585

04

Modelling speed behaviour in rural highways: Safety analysis of driving under adverse road-weather conditions.

Yasanthi RGN, Mehran B, Alhajyaseen WKM

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256322 PMID: 34398905

A Risk-based Decision Support Tool for Transportation of SMRs and Related Radioactive Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mehran, Babak B

Keywords: risk assessment; route assessment; small modular reactor; transportation of smr; truck configuration; weight and size

$253,500

Canada-UK AI 2019 : Responsible Automation for Inclusive Mobility (RAIM) : Using AI to Develop Future Transport Systems that Meet the Needs of Ageing Populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mehran, Babak B

$517,288

Development of Strategies for Improving Traffic Safety and Operations in Winter

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mehran, Babak

$192,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Risk assessment Dear Professor Mehran, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Hazardous materials facility siting optimization and ranking: A transportation risk mitigation framework." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "A Risk-based Decision Support Tool for Transportation of SMRs and Related Radioactive Materials" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]