Selected Publications

Journal Papers

1) Steven Chien, Shoaib Chowdhury, Kyriacos Mouskos, and, Yuqing Ding, “Enhancements of the CORSIM Model in simulating Transit Operations,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No.5, pp396-404, September/October 2000 (https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2000)126:5(396))

2) Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, “Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching at Intermodal Transfer Stations,” Journal of Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 1753, pp 61-68, December 2001 (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3141/1753-08)

3) Steven Chien, Kyriacos Mouskos, and Shoaib Chowdhury, “Generating Driver Population for the Microscopic Simulation Model (CORSIM),” Journal of “SIMULATIONS”, Vol. 76, No.1 pp40-25, January 2001 (https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=5bd3ff50cd9b622d9e13031db28b27bff28192c1)

4) Steven Chien, Dimitrios Goulias, Shmuel Yahalom, and Shoaib Chowdhury, “Simulation Based Estimates of Delays at Freeway Work Zones,” Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp 131-156, September 2002 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/atr.5670360202)

5) Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, “Intermodal Transit System Coordination,” Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp257-288, December 2002 (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0308106022000019017)

6) Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien , “Joint optimization of bus size, headway, and slack time for efficient timed transfer”, Journal of Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 2218, pp 48-58, Transit Volume 3, 2011 (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3141/2218-06)

7) Chowdhury, M. S., & Chien, S. I. J. (2019). Optimizing fare and headway to facilitate timed transfer considering demand elasticity. Transportation Planning and Technology, 42(1), 56-69. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03081060.2018.1541282)

8) Md. Shoaib Chowdhury and Md. Owalid Hossain (2020). Improving Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Operations at a Major Unsignalized Arterial Intersection in Dhaka City, International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijtte.20200901.02.html)

International Conference Proceedings Papers

1) Shoaib Chowdhury, “Examining the Operational Benefits of Freeway Ramp Metering Control Using CORSIM (CORridor Simulator)”, AATT-2006, pp. 504-509, ASCE/T&DI, ISBN: 9780784407998, 2006 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/40799%28213%2980)

2) Shoaib Chowdhury, “Public Private Partnership: A Prospective in the Development of Sustainable Transport Infrastructures and Services in Bangladesh”, T&DI congress, pp. 1016-1025, ASCE, ISBN: 9780784411674, 2011 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/41167%28398%2997)

3) Shoaib Chowdhury, “An Evaluation of New Jersey Jug-handle Intersection (NJJI) with and without Pre-Signals”, T&DI congress, pp. 1245-1254, ASCE, ISBN: 9780784411674, 2011 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/41167%28398%29119)

4) Shoaib Chowdhury, “Easing Congestion with Pedestrian Crossing at Midblock”, T&DI Congress 2014: pp.430-436., ASCE, ISBN: 9780784413586, 2014.( https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784413586.041)

5) Shoaib Chowdhury, “Funding Road Safety Programs and Projects in Bangladesh”, T&DI Congress 2014:pp. 437-447, ASCE, ISBN: 9780784413586, 2014.( https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784413586.042)

6) Shoaib Chowdhury, “Sustainable Transportation Systems for Dhaka Metropolitan City: Issues and Opportunities”, ICSI-2014, pp. 448-459, ASCE, ISBN: 9780784478745, 2014 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784478745.040)

7) Shoaib Chowdhury , “Public Transport in Dhaka: Organizational, funding and Financing Issues for Sustainable Development”, ICSI-2014, pp. 349-359, ASCE, ISBN: 9780784478745, 2014 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784478745.030)

8) Shoaib Chowdhury “Managing the Freight Deliveries in Manhattan: Opportunities for Collaborative City Logistics Measures”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE/T&DI, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784479926.015)

9) Shoaib Chowdhury “A simulation Based Operations Evaluations of Major Interchange Configurations”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE/T&DI, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784479926.064)

10) Shoaib Chowdhury “Developing Integrated Multimodal Transportation Networks in Bangladesh with Regional Connectivity: Key Issues and Challenges”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE/T&DI, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016 (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784479926.025)

11) Md. Shoaib Chowdhury and Md. Owalid Hossain (2019). A Study on Hatirjheel Water Taxi Service and Its Potential for Future Development, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, ICERIE 2019, 25-27 January, Sylhet, Bangladesh

12) Chowdhury, M. S. (2019). An Index for Sustainable Urban Transportation with Reviews, Analyses, and Recommendations, Proceedings, 1st International Conference on Sustainability in the natural and built environment (iCSNBE-2019, Dhaka)

13) Md. Shoaib Chowdhury and Ali Sadman Sakib (2021), Improving Pedestrian Safety at The Intersection Of Dhaka Mymensingh Highway (N3) And Sonargaon Janapath In Dhaka City, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE 2020)

14) Md. Shoaib Chowdhury and Ali Sadman Sakib (2021), Pedestrian Safety on A Segment (Between Hajrat Shahjalalinternational Airport and BNS Center, Uttara) Of Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway (N3), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE 2020)

15) Md Shoaib Chowdhury and Md Abdullah Al Mamun (2023). Importance of User Costs in the Appraisal of Highway Projects of the Roads and Highways Department, Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST

16) Md Shoaib Chowdhury, Mohammed Yasin Arafat Faroque, and S.M. Akibur Rahman (2023). Traffic Operations Study on the Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Flyover and its Underneath Surface Street System: An Integrated Approach, Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST, Bangladesh

17) Md Shoaib Chowdhury, Md Moshiur Rahman, Afsara Taspia, Jahirul Islam Ismail, and Fahad Abdirisaq Abdillahi (2023). Bus Service Characteristics at Two Stops on Pragati Sharani near the Bashundhara Gate/Jamuna Future Park: A Planning Study with Recommendations. Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST, Bangladesh

18) Chowdhury, M. S., Chowdhury, F., Yasar, M. S., Abbasi, M. A., & Nabi, S. W (2023). Improving Traffic Operations at Two Closely-Spaced Intersections on Begum Rokeya Avenue Near the Pallabi Metro Station in Dhaka City. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, 12 - 14 October 2023, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

19) Chowdhury, M. S., & Hossain, M. O. (2023, April). Hatirjheel water-taxi service improvements considering riders pre-and-post-trip mode choice characteristics. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2713, No. 1). AIP Publishing.( https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0130354)

20) Chowdhury, M. S. (2023). "Public Participation in the Formulation of DMDP: A Procedural Framework." Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, 12 - 14 October 2023, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

21) Chowdhury, M. S., Hossain, C. A., & Delwar, S. (2023, October). Seasonal Variation of PM2. 5 Concentration in the Air of Dhaka: An Analysis with Recommendations. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (pp. 12-14).

22) Md Shoaib Chowdhury & Hossain, C. A. (2024, July). Seasonal and Meteorological Influences on the Concentration of PM2. 5 at CAMS-3 in Dhaka City using Decadal Data. In 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024; BEST PAPER –Environmental Engineering ) (pp. 135-144). Atlantis Press. (https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/iccesd-24/126001757)

23) Md Shoaib Chowdhury, Arafat Rahman, Md. Al Amin, Md. Ishtiaq Jamil and Humayun Kabir Rifat, “UrbanArterial Operational Issues and Solutions: A Case of Pragati Sharani in Dhaka City”, Proceedings, 8thInternational Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE 2025), SUST,Bangladesh, 24-26th April 2025

24)  Md Shoaib Chowdhury, Md. Farhan Shahriar Alam and Md. Fahim Al Mamun, “Commuter Train and Bus Services between Dhaka and Narayanganj: A Comparative Characteristic Analysis withRecommendations”, Proceedings, 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation andEducation (ICERIE 2025), SUST, Bangladesh, 24-26th April 2025

Ph.D. Dissertation

• Chowdhury, Md Shoaib. Intermodal transit system coordination with dynamic vehicle dispatching. New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2000. Supervisor: Prof. Steven Chien (https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1453&context=dissertations)

Project Participation/Research Report/Publication (between 1997-2000 at NJIT)

• With Prof. Streven Chien, “Freeway Capacity Analysis with Microscopic Simulation Model (FRESIM),” Research at NCTIP, National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity, New Jersey Institute of Technology, pp. 45-53, 2000.
• With Prof. Steven Chien, “Freeway Work Zone delay Estimation Models”, Unpublished Research Report, New Jersey Institute of Technology, December, 1999 (https://workzonesafety-media.s3.amazonaws.com/workzonesafety/files/documents/database_documents/00847.pdf)
• With Prof. Steven Chien, "Freeway Capacity Analysis with Microscopic Simulation Models – Phase II," Project Report, FHWA-USDOT, April 1998
• With Prof. Steven Chien, "Freeway Capacity Analysis with Microscopic Simulation Models – Phase I," Project, Report, FHWA-USDOT, September, 1997
• With Prof. Steven Chien, "Scheduling of Coordinated Transfers for Public Transit Services," Project Report, Separately Budgeted Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1997

Invited Lectures/Presentations (Selected Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops)

• “Educating Civil Engineering students at NSU to take the 21st Century Professional Challenges”, the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 19-20 February, 2023, UIU, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• “Participatory Urban Planning: A Framework for the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan”, the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 19-20 February 2022, IDSS, UIU, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• “Participatory Urban Planning for Dhaka’s Sustainable, Climate Resilient and Inclusive Development: Key Issues and Recommendations” International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE), January 4-6, 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• “Seminar on Highway Engineering, Part-2)”, 125 Barclay Street, New York, February 23, 2015
• “Seminar on Highway Engineering, Part-1”, 125 Barclay Street, New York, February 9, 2015
• “Improving Highway Safety: Key Issues and Recommendations”, Keynote Speech, Civil Engineering Division, Institute of Engineers (the national engineering society), Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 18, 2014
• “Seminar on Highway Engineering (two four-hour sessions)”, Augusta, New Jersey, March 26, 2014
• “Seminar on “Intersection Control and Operations”, Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12, 2014
• Mihalis Golias , Kyriacos Mouskos , Natalia Ruiz , Shoaib Chowdhury “An Integrated Transportation Planning and Operations Model For Memphis, Tennessee”, University of Memphis, Tennessee, June 29, 2012 (https://www.memphis.edu/ifti/pdfs/transportation_workshop_slides.pdf)
• “Seminar on Traffic Engineering”, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Edgewater, New Jersey, November 19, 2011
• “Seminar on Traffic Engineering”, Courtyard by Marriott, Tarrytown, New York, March 26, 2011
• Kyriacos C. Mouskos, Neville A. Parker, Shoaib Chowdhury, And Natalia Ruiz-Juri, “Evaluating The Location Of NJDOT Variable Message Signs (VMS’s) Using A Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) Model” The 12th NJDOT Research Showcase, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, New Jersey , October 21,2010.
• “Sustainable and Safe Transportation Systems for Dhaka Metropolitan Area”, Technical Seminar, AABRA Tri-State, Queens, New York, October 11, 2008
• “Sustainable and Safe Urban Transportation Systems in Bangladesh”, ARI (Accident Research Institute/Center), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 15, 2008
• “Development of Sustainable Transportation Systems for Dhaka Metropolitan Area - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities”, the first Non Resident Bangladeshi Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 29, 2007
• “Developing Sustainable Transportation Systems for the Dhaka Metropolitan Area”, the 6th Biennial Convention of AABEA, New York, December 03, 2006
• Md Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, “Joint optimization of bus size, headway, and slack time for efficient timed transfer”, Proceedings of the 90th TRB Annual Meeting, January 2011
• Md Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, “Optimization of Transfer Coordination for Intermodal Transit Networks,” presented at the 80th annual meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC, January 2001
• Md Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, "Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching at Intermodal Transfer Stations," Transportation Research Board 80th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2001
• Md Shoaib Chowdhury and Steven Chien, "Intermodal Transit System Coordination," Transportation Research Board the 79th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2000
• "Intermodal Transit System Coordination with Dynamic Vehicle Dispatching," Institute of Transportation Engineers, Student Chapter, NJIT, October 1999

Selected Newspaper Articles on Professional Issues

• “Highway Safety: Key Issues and Recommendations”, Op-Ed, The Independent (A English Language National Daily Newspaper), Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 29, 2014
• “For a Safe Road”, Anniversary Edition of the Prothom Alo (A Bangla Language National Daily Newspaper), November 8, 2013
• “Developing infrastructures through PPP”, Op-Ed, The Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 08, 2011
• “Preventing Road Accident Deaths”, Op-Ed, The Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 17, 2010
• “Dhaka’s Water Logging and River Pollution”, Post Editorial, The Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 31, 2009
• “Bangladesh to Join Asian Highway”, Post Editorial, The Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh,August 13, 2009
• “Tipaimukh, Water Disputes With India”, Post Editorial, The Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh,August 4, 2009
• “Significance of Bangladesh-Myanmar Route” The Prothom Alo, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 22, 2006

Expert Opinion in Media (Television and Newspaper)

• “Provided Expert Opinion on the Issues of Transportation Problems of Dhaka City” The Prothom Alo (A Bangla Language National Daily Newspaper), Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 19, 2008
• “Invited guest on the Issues of Transportation Problems of Dhaka City”, the Deadline Dhaka, a TV-talk-show of the Bangladesh Television, a state owned television channel; Date Recorded: January 10, 2008.
• “Essay/Short Article on the Importance of Bangladesh-Myanmar Route via Teknaf in the Context of Asian Highway” Read out at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity Auditorium (Organizer: Scholars Bangladesh), Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 20, 2006 (The news of the event was covered by all major national daily newspapers including the Prothom Alo and the Daily Star on January 21, 2006)

Awards & Honors

1) Rockwell ITS America Scholarship, The Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 1997

2) George Krambles Transit Foundation Scholarship for the paper titled “Intermodal Transit System Coordination”, 1998

3) Listed in the Marques Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 7th edition, 2003-2004

4) Listed in the Marques Who’s Who in the World, 24th edition, 2007

5) Listed in the Marques Who’s Who in America, 59th edition, 2005

6) Professional Associate award, Parsons Brinckerhoff, 2005

7) Member, Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Honor Society (Sigma Chapter), NJIT, 1999

8) Member, Sigma Xi, elected in 2000

9) Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, elected in 2015 (Scroll down to see the news: https://research.njit.edu/ceeri/sites/research.ceeri/files/alumni-circuit_1.pdf; https://message.asce.org/Region10Sep15; https://message.asce.org/Region1Sep15)

10) Best Paper award, 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024; KUET) (https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/126001757.pdf)

11) Technical reviewer, the Second Edition of “Application Guidelines for the Egress Element of the Fire Protection Standard for Fixed Guide-way Transit Systems: Updated for Use with the 2000 Edition of the NFPA 130 Standard” PB Monograph 13 (Author: Martin P. Schachenmayr), 2001

12) Prepared questions for PhD qualifying exams and graded exam scripts accordingly (Traffic Engineering, 2 problems, four times) in the department of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY) (between 2010-2016)

13) Member, Academic Council, North South University, Dhaka (December 2022 - To date)

14) Moderator,  Session 4:Traffic Operations (June 28, 2016), the International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE/T&DI, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016

15) President (1997-1998), Student Chapter, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, NJIT, USA

Educational Qualifications

• PhD in Transportation, 2000, The New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
• M.E. in Civil (Transportation) Engineering, 1996, The City College of New York, USA
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 1991, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Professional License (Professional Engineer/P.E.), New York, USA

Academic Experience and University Services

Current:

• Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, Dhaka (May 2019 - To date)
• Member, Academic Council, North South University, Dhaka (December 2022 - To date)

Past:

• Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, Dhaka (September 2016 - April 2019)
• Associate Professor (Part Time), Department of Civil Engineering, The City College of New York, USA
• Faculty (Part Time), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
• Post Doctoral Research Associate, Institute for Transportation Systems (CUNY-ITS), The City College of New York, USA

Selected University/Departmental Services at NSU

• Admission test (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering), miscellaneous activities, since spring, 2024
• Member, miscellaneous committees (e.g., Ad-Hoc Research Misconduct Investigation Committee 2024; Boundary Wall Committee,2024, NSU etc.)
• Member, Curriculum Committee (Undergraduate and graduate programs), DCEE, NSU
• Proctoring Service, Undergraduate Admission Test (numerous times)
• Program Coordination/Publication committee, Civil Festival 2017, DCEE
• Committee member/Rapporteur, NSU-MONASH University joint Seminar on 'Infrastructure Development and Innovation', November 4, 2017 (https://www.northsouth.edu/assets/CEED%20Laboratories/NSU-Monash%20University%20Joint%20Seminar%20Nov.%204,%202017%20Compiled.pdf)
• Member, Faculty Search Subcommittee, DCEE, NSU
• Founding faculty advisor (2018-2019), the Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Association (CEESA), DCEE, NSU
• Member, Academic Council, North South University, Dhaka (December 2022 - To date)
• Founder and Faculty Advisor (2018-2019), The Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Association (CEESA), DCEE, NSU (https://www.northsouth.edu/academic/seps/cee/ceesa.html)

Selected Workshops and Training Sessions Attended

• The National Symposium on “Transforming Education for the Industry: Engineer’s Perspective in Achieving Vision 2041”, Hotel Inter-Continental, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, 20 April 2024
• Training on outcome-based education, IEB New Building, Ramna, Dhaka 1000, 03-04 February 2024.
• Workshop on “Urban Mobility and Sustainable Urban Transport Index” Transport Division of United Nations Economic and Special Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in collaboration with Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), Hotel Amari, Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212,12 –13 September 2018.
• Workshop on outcome-based education, 31st October 2016, Venue: BAETE Secretariat, 13th Floor, IEB New Building, Ramna, Dhaka 1000.
  
  

Selected Corporate Experience and trainings

Senior Transportation Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) (Now WSP, https://www.wsp.com/), Inc. New York (2000-2007)

Representative Projects (as a Transportation Modelar/Traffic Engineer)“

• Long Island Expressway (LIE) from GCP to CIP, Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Restoration (3R) project”, Queens County, New York, Client: New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
•  “Long Island Expressway Development Study—Grand Central Parkway/Van Wyck Expressway Interchange Area Expanded Project Proposal/DEIS”, New York, Client: New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
•  “Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) Capacity Enhancement Feasibility Study using VISSIM simulation model, New Jersey”, Client: the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
•  “Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) Traffic Operations”, Client: New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
• No. 7 Subway Line Extension/Hudson Yards Rezoning, New York, Client: MTA New York City Transit and NY Department of City Planning
• New York City Department of Sanitation (NYCDOS) Solid Waste Management Plan, New York,Client: New York City Department of Sanitation
• World Trade Center (WTC)/Lower Manhattan Study, New York, Client: the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
• Goethals Bridge Modernization Project (GBMP), New York/New Jersey, Client: the United States Coast Guard and The Port Authority of NYNJ

Junior Engineer/Technical Assistant, Surface Water Modeling Centre (Now IWM, https://www.iwmbd.org/), Dhaka (1992)

• Provided modeling (surface and ground water) support to advanced modelers using  MIKE 11 simulation software that run on Unix operating systems (notable project: Teesta Barrage (Irrigation Canal) Project

Project Management Training at PB (Representative modules attended)

•  Introduction to Project Management
•  Project Scope
•  Project Schedule
•  Project Budget
•  Project Quality
•  Negotiation Basic
•  Project Impact on Business Financial

Teaching and Training (Courses and Invited Lectures)

Courses taught at North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Undergraduate Courses (Fall 2016 - Summer 2025)

• CEE100: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (taught 6+ times)
• ARC281: Building Structures I: Basic Principles (3 times)
• CEE350: Traffic Analysis and Design (35 times or so)
• CEE410: Construction Engineering (16 times or so)
• CEE415: Socio-economic Aspects of Development Projects (30 times or so)
• CEE490A: Advanced Traffic Engineering (4 times)
• CEE490B: Road and Traffic Safety Engineering (2 times)
• CEE490:  Urban Planning (Special Topic) (7 times or so)
• CEE490:  Advanced Procurement Systems (Special Topic) (3 times)
• CEE492: Undergraduate Research (offered numerous times)
• CEE499: Engineering Project (offfered numerous times)

Graduate Courses (MSc in Civil Engineering: Spring 2024 - Summer 2025)

• CE6601: Advanced Project Planning and Management (2 times)
• CE6604: Risk and Financial Management in Construction (1 time)
• CE6609: Procurement in construction (1 time)
• CE6000A: Graduate Thesis I

Courses taught at the City College of New York (CCNY-CUNY), New York, USA

• CE326: Transportation Planning (Undergraduate)
• CE327: Transportation Systems Engineering (Undergraduate)
• CE520: Traffic Engineering (Both Graduate and Undergraduate)
• CE540: Highway Engineering (Both Graduate and Undergraduate)
• CEI4000: Traffic Control (Graduate Course)
• CEG3500: Transportation Safety (Graduate Course)

Courses taught at New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA

• CE351: Introduction to Transportation Systems (Undergraduate)

Other Teaching and Training Activities (lectures in various professional and educational venues)

• Program Management and Trainee Supervision, Abu-Dhabi DOT Executive Training Program 2012-II, CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, The City College of New York, September 24 - October 23, 2012
• Trained graduate research assistants to conduct research and learn transportation software at advanced level and assisted students in the preparation of their project reports at the City College of New York, 2010-2012.
• Lecture on Traffic Control Modeling and Case Studies, Abu-Dhabi Department of Transportation Executive Training Program, CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, The City College of New York, June 20, 2012
• Workshop on VISUM/Synchro Software, Abu-Dhabi DOT Executive Training Program 2012-II, CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, The City College of New York, September 25, 2012
• Lectures on Traffic Control Concepts, Abu-Dhabi DOT Executive Training Program 2012-II, CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, The City College of New York, September 26, 2012
• Lecture on Traffic Impact Study, CCNY/University of Graz Summer Intensive Program, CUNY Institute for Transportation Systems, The City College of New York, Summer 2010 and 2011
• Professional Engineering (PE) Exam Review class: Transportation Module (four lectures –each three-hour long), (September 29, October 6, October 12 & 13), 2010, Residence Inn by Marriott, 9 Gerhard Rd, Plainview, NY 11803 (Client: Perc Inc)

Membership & Professional Activities

1) Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers

2) Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) (Active:1994 - 2008)

3) Member, Freight and Logistics Committee, Transportation & Development Institute, ASCE, USA (Current)

4) Review responsibilities with numerous international journals and Conferences (links of a few of them are here)

• https://ascelibrary.com/doi/epdf/10.1061/%28ASCE%29TE.1943-5436.0000677
• https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/%28ASCE%29TE.1943-5436.0000846
• https://icace2024.cuet.ac.bd/technical

5) Member, Local Organizing Committee, International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE-2023, ASCE), January 4-6, 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh

6) Moderator (Session: ICC-4-Impacts of Climate Change), International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE, ASCE), January 4-6, 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh

7) Moderator,  Session 4:Traffic Operations (June 28, 2016), the International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE/T&DI, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016

8) President, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Student Chapter at NJIT, 1997-1998.

9) Session Chair, Transportation Engineering III (8 February, 2024), 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024), KUET,  Khulna,  February 07-09, 2024

10) Member, Street and Highway Operations Committee, Transportation & Development Institute, ASCE, USA (between 2015 & 2018)

11) Executive Member, American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers & Architects (AABRA), Tri-State/New York (1997-1998: Executive Committee)

12) Member, Simulation Sub-committee of the Transportation Research Board Traffic Signal Systems Committee (AHB25) (Joined in 2005 and was active for a few years)

Research and Teaching Interests

The areas of Prof. Chowdhury's current teaching and research interest include:

• Public Procurement
• Infrastructure Project Administration and Management;
• Sustainable and Smart Transportation: Policy, Planning, Engineering and Management
• Intelligent Transportation Systems Planning and Operations Evaluations
• Public Transportation Systems Planning and Operations Evaluations
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Public Policy Analysis

Representative Past Research Activities

• “Development of an Integrated Transportation Planning and Operations Model for Memphis, Tennessee”, (at CUNY-ITS), 2010-2011 (https://www.memphis.edu/ifti/pdfs/transportation_workshop_slides.pdf)
•  “Evaluating the Locations of NJDOT Variable Message Signs Using a Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) model” (at CUNY-ITS), 2010-2011,
•  “Freeway Work Zone delay Estimation Models”, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), 1999 (

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• "Freeway Capacity Analysis with Microscopic Simulation Models – Phase I & II," FHWA-USDOT, at NJIT (1997- 1998)
• "Scheduling of Coordinated Transfers for Public Transit Services," Project Report, Separately Budgeted Research, at NJIT, (1997)