Said Easa, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Autonomous and connected vehicles Highway geometric design Human factors Mathematical optimization Remote sensing Safety, mobility, and sustainability Simulation and testing Vehicle dynamics

Latest papers

Evaluating spatial effect of transportation planning factors on taxi CO2 emissions.
The Science of the total environment · 2025 · senior author
Traffic conflict assessment using macroscopic traffic flow variables: A novel framework for real-time applications.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2023
Using fixed-parameter and random-parameter ordered regression models to identify significant factors that affect the severity of drivers' injuries in vehicle-train collisions.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2017

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Deep Learning-Based System for Monitoring Pavement Distresses
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Mobile Real-Time Machine for Simulation and Testing of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$50,771
Advancing Road Safety and Geometric Design for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$438,000

All 16 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Evaluating spatial effect of transportation planning factors on taxi CO2 emissions.

Peng Z, Zhao J, Ji H, Wang Y, Wang C, Easa S

The Science of the total environment2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178142 PMID: 39709845

02

Traffic conflict assessment using macroscopic traffic flow variables: A novel framework for real-time applications.

Gore N, Chauhan R, Easa S, Arkatkar S

Accident; analysis and prevention2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107020 PMID: 36893670

03

Using fixed-parameter and random-parameter ordered regression models to identify significant factors that affect the severity of drivers' injuries in vehicle-train collisions.

Dabbour E, Easa S, Haider M

Accident; analysis and prevention2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.07.017 PMID: 28755536

Deep Learning-Based System for Monitoring Pavement Distresses

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$20,000

Mobile Real-Time Machine for Simulation and Testing of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$50,771

Advancing Road Safety and Geometric Design for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

Keywords: autonomous and connected vehicles; safety, mobility, and sustainability; highway geometric design; mathematical optimization; vehicle dynamics; vehicle speed planning; remote sensing; human factors; simulation and testing

$438,000

Development of Optical Sensing Detection System for Monitoring of Rutting and Pavement Assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$25,000

Advanced Eye Tracking Equipment for Understanding Driver Behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$25,750

Development of In-Vehicle Collision Warning System for Two-Lane Highways Considering Driver Characteristics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$25,000

Advancing performance-based highway geometric design

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$170,000

Advancing performance-based highway geometric design

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$120,000

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Frise, Peter

$13,487,000

Upgrading of driving simulator for smart human-centred road safety system

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Easa, Said

$24,555

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: Autonomous and connected vehicles Dear Professor Easa, 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 "Evaluating spatial effect of transportation planning factors on taxi CO2 emissions." (2025), 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 "Deep Learning-Based System for Monitoring Pavement Distresses" (2022), 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]