Dr. Saad Yousif

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

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Contact Details

New SEE Building - Room 03.22

Please email for an appointment.

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Current positions

Senior Lecturer in Transport Studies

Biography

I graduated from Baghdad University with a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering followed by an MSc in Transportation Engineering. I worked mainly on major highway projects in Iraq before obtaining a PhD in Traffic Engineering from the University of Wales, Cardiff.

Currently, I am Senior Lecturer in Transport Studies and Programme Leader for the MSc in Transport Engineering & Planning at the University of Salford, UK.

Areas of research

Transport Engineering and Planning, Traffic Engineering, Developing Traffic Simulation Models

Areas of supervision

Transport Engineering and Planning, Traffic Engineering, Developing Traffic Simulation Models

Teaching

  • Level 5 - Highway Design and Analysis
  • Level 6 - Case Studies in Environmental Engineering
  • Level 6 – Individual Civil Eng Project (Coordinator)
  • Level 7 - Transport Infrastructure Design and Analysis
  • Level 7 - Transport Engineering Principles & Methodologies
  • Level 7 - Traffic Engineering Analysis & Road Safety
  • Level 7 - MEng Individual Civil Eng Project Part 2

Research Interests

Traffic Engineering (Modelling Drivers’ Behaviour, Developing Microsimulation Models into Traffic Operation & Safety)

Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

  • PhD in Transportation Engineering/Traffic, University of Wales, Cardiff.
  • MSc in Transportation Engineering, University of Baghdad.
  • BSc(Hon) in Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad.

Memberships

  • Member of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (MCIHT)