Dr. Yasser Hassan is the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Professor of Transportation Engineering at Carleton University. He completed his Master’s studies at Cairo University, Egypt, and his PhD studies at Carleton University. His research focuses on the following: modeling of roadway alignments; interaction of highway infrastructure and connected, automated vehicles; effects of driver perception and behavior; reducing collision risk; design consistency and traffic safety; and probabilistic highway design.
2026 Sanford Fleming Award
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a civil engineer to transportation engineering research and/or practice in Canada.