Mehdi Nourinejad, York University

Research

Optimization Parking Automation Autonomous Vehicles Mobility as a Service Operations Management Public Policy Public Transportation

Latest papers

Placing sensors in sewer networks: A system to pinpoint new cases of coronavirus.
PloS one · 2021 · first author
Sampling manholes to home in on SARS-CoV-2 infections.
PloS one · 2020 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Real-Time bus bunching prediction and correction using holding strategies
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$144,000
Winter Maintenance Routing Optimization for the Town of Aurora
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$56,000
Developing a 3D Interactive Simulation and Visualization Tool for Highway Traffic Management
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$30,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Placing sensors in sewer networks: A system to pinpoint new cases of coronavirus.

Nourinejad M, Berman O, Larson RC

PloS one2021First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248893 PMID: 33831024

02

Sampling manholes to home in on SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Larson RC, Berman O, Nourinejad M

PloS one2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240007 PMID: 33017438

Real-Time bus bunching prediction and correction using holding strategies

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Nourinejad, Mehdi

Keywords: Transportation systems and services

$144,000

Winter Maintenance Routing Optimization for the Town of Aurora

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Nourinejad, Mehdi

Keywords: Transportation systems and services

$56,000

Developing a 3D Interactive Simulation and Visualization Tool for Highway Traffic Management

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Park, Peter Young Jin PYJ

Keywords: 3d modelling; dedicated lane use; freight transportation; goods movement; highway management; sustainability; traffic operation; traffic simulation; transportation engineering; transportation visualization

$30,000

Dynamic Parking Pricing Using Transaction Data in the City of Toronto

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Nourinejad, Mehdi MN

Keywords: Arc-GIS; Data Visualization; Dynamic Pricing; Mapbox; Navigation; Optimization; Parking; Simulation; Traffic; Transportation

$55,582

Design and Control of Transportation Networks in the Presence of Autonomous Vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Nourinejad, Mehdi

$12,500

Design and Control of Transportation Networks in the Presence of Autonomous Vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nourinejad, Mehdi

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; operations management; parking; public transportation; transportation infrastructure; mobility as a service; public policy; optimization; automation; systems engineering

$144,000

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: Optimization Dear Professor Nourinejad, 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 "Placing sensors in sewer networks: A system to pinpoint new cases of coronavirus." (2021), 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 "Real-Time bus bunching prediction and correction using holding strategies" (2025), 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]