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Md Sami Hasnine

Assistant Professor
Md Sami Hasnine
301-D1 Patton Hall,
Blacksburg, VA, USA 24061

Program Area : Transportation Infrastructure and Systems Engineering
Personal Homepage : https://hasnine.com
hasnine@vt.edu

Dr. Md Sami Hasnine is an Assistant Professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Hasnine’s research is at the intersection of transportation engineering, econometrics, data science, and psychology – how human behavior is connected to transportation decision-making. He builds mathematical models to develop smart, sustainable cities to reduce emissions and energy consumption.

Dr. Hasnine published 33 peer-reviewed journal articles and 52 peer-reviewed conference papers in the last seven years. The list of his research sponsors includes the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers (UTC) Programs, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Amazon, DesignSafe and Bezos Earth Fund.

Dr. Hasnine is a trailblazer in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. During his postdoctoral tenure at MIT, Dr. Hasnine developed a DEI model, which was later followed by other educational institutions at home and abroad. He is involved with many diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, where he shows significant skills in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. He aims to understand and help those from underdeveloped and under-served communities by going very deep on a grassroots level. Dr. Hasnine is a member of the Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (AEP60) (previously ABE50) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.​ Dr. Hasnine was the president of the University of Toronto chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for two years and a former Canadian Traffic Bowl Champion (2014). Dr. Hasnine received many awards and fellowships, including the Amazon Research Award (2023), VIP Curricular Advancement Award (2023), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019), and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) (2017). 

Dr. Hasnine was the NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the kind supervision of the Edmund K. Turner Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva. Prior to that Dr. Hasnine was also a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto under the supervision of the Percy Edward Hart Professor Khandker Nurul Habib. Dr. Hasnine also completed his MASc and Ph.D. programs from the University of Toronto under the same supervisor. Before this, Dr. Hasnine pursued a BSc in Civil Engineering with Honours from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) under the supervision of Professor Md Shamsul Haque. 

Areas of Interest

Travel Demand Modeling (Passenger and Freight), Econometrics, Machine-learning and AI in Decision Making, Survey Design (Smartphone and Web-based), Stated Preference (SP) Survey, Experimental Design

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 2020
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada, 2019
  • PhD in Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2019
  • MASc in Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2015
  • BSc in Civil Engineering with Honors, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, 2013
  • Assistant Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Virginia Tech, VA, USA (2023 - Present).
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC. (2020 - 2023).
  • Instructor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2016
  • Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013.
  • Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013
  • Curricular Advancement Award for contributions to Vertically Integrated Project, VIP Consortium, 2023
  • Amazon Research Award (ARA), 2022-2023
  • Certificate of Appreciation’ from Transportation Research Board, Washington DC (Transportation Demand Management Committee AEP60) in recognition for outstanding communication as Task Force Lead, 2023
  • Certificate of Appreciation’ from Transportation Research Board, Washington DC in recognition for role as congestion pricing economics subcommittee co-chair, 2023
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) DELTA New Faculty Institute Fellowship , 2021
  • 18th TRB Transportation Planning Applications Conference – Fellowship, 2021
  • Diversity Outreach Fellowship, MIT, 2019-2020
  • The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post Doctoral Fellowship, 2019
  • Certificate of Appreciation’ from Transportation Research Board, Washington DC (Transportation Demand Management Committee ABE50), 2019
  • CTRF Transport Canada Scholarship (Declined to receive NSERC PGS D), 2018-2019
  • Transportation Association of Canada Scholarship (CIMA+), 2017-2018
  • NSERC Doctoral Scholarship- (PGS D), 2017-2019
  • Delta Award as a President of ITE U of T Student Chapter, 2017
  • Richard Soberman Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 2016-2017
  • 1st Place, Eight Annual Joint ITE Section Student Presentation Competition Event Place:  University of Toronto, 2016
  • SGS Conference Grant, 2015  
  • The Hassounah Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 2015-2016      
  • 2nd Place, Seventh Annual Joint ITE Section Student Presentation Competition Event Place:  University of Waterloo, 2014
  • Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund Scholarship, 2014
  • SGS Conference Grant, 2014
  • Champion, ITE Canadian District Traffic Bowl Competition, 2014
  • Dean’s List Scholarship (in all 4 years of study), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2009-13
  • University Merit Scholarship (in all semesters of study), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2009-13
  • Government Merit Scholarship based on excellent H.S.C and S.S.C examination result, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005-07
  • 2nd Prize, Essay Writing at 50 Years Celebration of Notre Dame Science Club, 2006
  • CEE 5600 : Civil Infrastructure Systems Analysis
  1. Drummond, J., and Hasnine, M. S. (2023). Did the COVID-19 vaccine rollout impact transportation demand? A case study in New York City. Journal of Transport & Health, 28, 101539. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101539
  2. Drummond, J., and Hasnine, M.S. (2023) Online and In-store Shopping Behavior During COVID-19 Pandemic: Lesson Learned from a Panel Survey in New York City. Transportation Research Record (In-press). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231158647
  3. Drummond, J., and Hasnine, M.S. (2013). Impact of the COVID-19 Vaccination on Bike Sharing Demand in NYC: An ARIMAX and Bayesian Time Series Analysis. Transportation Research Record (In-press). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231165514
  4. Uddin, M., Hwang, H. L., & Hasnine, M. S. (2023). An interpretable machine learning framework to understand bikeshare demand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Transportation Planning and Technology, 46(4), 482-498. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2023.2201280
  5. Azizisouldouz, S., Hasnine, M. S., Habib, K.M.N. (2023). Will Connected Autonomous Vehicles be able to Communicate with Visually Impaired Pedestrians? Findings and Policy Lessons from a Stated-adaptive Survey. Transportation Planning and Technology. (In-press).
  6. Rashedi, Z., Hasnine, M. S., Habib, K.M.N. (2023) Simultaneous capturing of flexible substitution pattern and complementary/ supplementary relationship in consideration set in mode choice modeling by using stated preference data. Transportation Research Record (In-press). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231158643
  7. Hasnine, M. S., Chung, B., Habib, K.M.N. (2023) How Far to Live and with Whom?  Role of Modal Accessibility on Living Arrangement and Distance. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2022.2055197 ResearchGate Link
  8. Sakai, T., Hara, Y., Seshadri, R., Alho, A. R., Hasnine, M. S., Jing, P., Chua, Z., & Ben-Akiva, M. (2022). Household-based e-commerce demand modeling for an agent-based urban transportation simulation platform. Transportation Planning and Technology. 45(2), 179-201.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2022.2084397
  9. Hossain, S., Hasnine, M.S., Habib, K.M.N. (2021). A Latent Joint Class Mode and Departure Time Choice Model for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Transportation. 48, 1217–1239 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-020-10092-1 ResearchGate Link
  10. Kamel, I., Hasnine, M. S., Shalaby, A., Habib, K.N., Abdulhai, B. (2021). Integrated Framework of Departure Time Choice, Mode Choice, and Route Assignment for Large-Scale Networks. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 9(3), 1284-1297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2021.06.013  ResearchGate Link
  11. Rashedi, Z., Hasnine, M.S., Habib, K.M.N. (2021). Modelling Second-Best Choices from the Choice Based Sample: Revelation of Potential Mode Switching Behaviour from Transit Passenger Surveys. Public Transport. (In Press) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12469-021-00275-z  ResearchGate Link
  12. Hasnine, M. S., Hawkins, J., Habib, K.M.N. (2021) Effects of Built Environment and Weather on Demands for Transportation Network Company Trips. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 150, 171-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2021.06.011  ResearchGate Link
  13. Akbari, S., Hasnine, M.S., Papaioannou, E., Bernardino, A., & Habib, K. N. (2020). Home relocation and mobility tool ownership: Econometric investigations in the context of rising fuel prices in the Greater Toronto Area. Travel Behaviour and Society, 19, 8-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2019.10.005 ResearchGate Link
  14. Hasnine, M. S., Dianat, A., & Habib, K. N. (2020). Investigating the factors affecting the distance travel and health conditions of e-bike users in Toronto. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 8, 100265. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2020.100265 ResearchGate Link
  15. Hasnine, M. S., Rashedi, Z., & Habib, K.M.N. (2020). Making use of elicited confidence ratings of the SP survey in a joint RP-SP model: a case study of commuting mode choices for TDM evaluations. Transportation Letters. 12(4), 274-287. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2019.1585687 ResearchGate Link
  16. Hasnine, M. S., Aboudina, A., Abdulhai, B., Habib, K.M.N. (2020) Mode shift impacts of optimal time-dependent congestion pricing in large networks: a simulation-based case study in the Greater Toronto Area. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 8(2), 542-552. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.11.007 ResearchGate Link
  17. Azizisouldouz, S., Hasnine, M. S., Habib, K.M.N. (2020). The Potential Impacts of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) on Pedestrians with Visual Impairment. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2674(5) 183–195. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0361198120914299 ResearchGate Link
  18. Hasnine, M. S., Habib, K.M.N. (2021) Tour-based mode choice modelling as the core of an activity-based travel demand modelling framework: a review of state-of-the-art, Transport Reviews, 41(1), 5-26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2020.1780648  ResearchGate Link
  19. Hasnine, M. S., & Habib, K.M.N. (2020). Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Social Justice: A Case Study of Differential Impacts of TDM Strategies on Various Income Groups. Transport Policy. 94, 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.05.002 ResearchGate Link
  20. Hasnine, M. S., Graovac, A., Camargo, F., & Habib, K.M.N. (2019). A random utility- based measure of accessibility to transit: Accurate capturing of first-mile issue in urban transit. Journal of Transport Geography, 74, 313-320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.12.007 ResearchGate Link
  21. Habib, K. N., & Hasnine, M.S., (2019). An econometric investigation of the influence of transit passes on transit users’ behavior in Toronto. Public Transport, 11(1), 111-133. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-019-00195-z ResearchGate Link
  22. Lin, T., Hasnine, M. S., & Habib, K. M. N. (2019). Influence of latent attitudinal factors on the multimodality of post-secondary students in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 46(999), 251-260. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2017-0333 ResearchGate Link
  23. Habib, K. N., Hasnine, M. S., & El-Assi, W. (2019). The role of station accessibility, multimodal competitions and contextual variables in retaining customer base of urban commuter rails. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(2), 404-413. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.02.008 ResearchGate Link
  24. Hasnine, M. S., & Habib, K.M.N. (2020). Modeling the dynamics between tour-based mode choices and tour-timing choices in daily activity scheduling. Transportation. 47, 2635–2669. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-10036-4 ResearchGate Link
  25. Hasnine, M. S., Lin, T., Weiss, A., & Habib, K. N. (2018). Determinants of travel mode choices of post-secondary students in a large metropolitan area: The case of the city of Toronto. Journal of Transport Geography, 70, 161-171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.06.003 ResearchGate Link
  26. Habib, K.M.N., Weiss, A., & Hasnine, M. S. (2018). On the heterogeneity and substitution patterns in mobility tool ownership choices of post-secondary students in Toronto. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 116, 650-665. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.06.002 ResearchGate Link
  27. Hasnine, M. S., & Habib, K.M.N. (2018). What about the Dynamics in Daily Travel Mode Choices? A Dynamic Discrete Choice Approach for Tour-based Mode Choice Modeling. Transport Policy, 71,70-80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.07.011 ResearchGate Link
  28. Habib, K. N., El-Assi, W., Hasnine, M. S., & Lamers, J. (2017). Daily activity-travel scheduling behavior of non-workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 97, 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2017.01.003 ResearchGate Link
  29. Rashedi, Z., Hasnine, M. S., Mendonca, M., & Habib, K. N. (2017). Ex Ante and Ex Post Evaluation of Smart Commute Strategies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area of Canada: Comparison of Aggregate and Disaggregate Approaches. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2665), 80-89.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141%2F2665-09 ResearchGate Link
  30. Rashedi, Z., Mahmoud, M., Hasnine, M.S., & Habib, K.M.N. (2017). On the factors affecting the choice of regional transit for commuting in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area: Application of an advanced RP-SP choice model. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 105:1-13 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2017.08.008 ResearchGate Link
  31. Hasnine, M. S., Weiss, A., & Habib, K.M.N.  (2017). Stated Preference Survey Pivoted on Revealed Preference Survey for Evaluating Employer-Based Travel Demand Management Strategies. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2651), 108-117. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141%2F2651-12 ResearchGate Link
  32. Li, L., Hasnine, M. S., Nurul Habib, K. M., Persaud, B., & Shalaby, A. (2017). Investigating the interplay between the attributes of at-fault and not-at-fault drivers and the associated impacts on crash injury occurrence and severity level. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, 9(4), 439-456. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2016.1237602 ResearchGate Link
  33. Hasnine, M. S., Weiss, A., & Nurul Habib, K. (2016). Development of an Employer-Based Transportation Demand Management Strategy Evaluation Tool with an Advanced Discrete Choice Model in Its Core. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2542), 65-74. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141%2F2542-08 ResearchGate Link