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Research Interests

My research field of interest broadly encompasses transportation planning and policy, especially in the context of developing countries, using advanced analytical methods in information and decision systems, statistics, and data science. Specifically, my research areas include transportation and the built environment, travel behavior, active transportation, road safety, public transit, accessibility and equity, travel demand analysis, freight transportation, and the application of advanced statistical and data science techniques in transportation research. To date, I have published over fifteen articles in prestigious journals and presented three papers at international conferences. Additionally, I regularly review papers for top-notch journals.

Research Projects

Research Grants

  • Zafri, N. M. (PI), Muni, S. H., & Khan, M. R. (2022-2023).

    • Title: Perceived Service Quality of Rail Freight Transport in Bangladesh (Part of “Sustainable Freight Transportation” project)

    • Funder: Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

  • Zafri, N. M. (PI), & Khan, A. (2021-2022).

    • Title: Study of the effects of built environment on pedestrian crash frequency and severity in Dhaka (Part of “Traffic Safety and Built Environment” project)

    • Funder: Committee for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

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Conference

  • Zafri, N. M., Khan, M. M. R., Muni, M. S. H., & Chowdhury, M. M. H. (2024). Relationships between Service Quality Factors and Customer Satisfaction in Rail Freight Transportation: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Paper accepted to present in Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103nd Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. January 7–11, 2024.

  • Zafri, N. M., Khan, A., Jamal, S., & Alam, B. M. (2023). Impact of COVID-19 on Public Transport Usage in an Anticipated ‘New Normal’ Situation: The Case of a South Asian Country based on First Wave Data. Paper accepted to present in Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. January 8–12, 2023. [Published Version]

  • Zafri, N. M., Mostak, M. S., Mafi, M. A., Hossain, S., & Ahammad, S. (2023). Exploring the Effect of Built Environment on Spatiotemporal Pattern of Crash Hotspots. Paper accepted to present in Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. January 8–12, 2023. [Preprint]

  • Zafri, N. M., & Khan, A. (2023). Using Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression (GWLR) for Pedestrian Crash Severity Modeling: Exploring Spatially Varying Relationships with Natural and Built Environment Factors. Paper accepted to present in Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. January 8–12, 2023. [Published Version]

  • Hossain, A., Zafri, N. M., Sun, X., & Codjoe, J. Investigating Pedestrian Crash Patterns at High-speed Intersection and Road Segments: Findings from unsupervised learning algorithm. Paper presented in Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. January 8–12, 2023. [Published Version] 

  • Zafri, N. M., Khan, A., Jamal, S., & Alam, B. M. (2021). The Change in Attitude towards Walking in Bangladesh due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented in American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2021 (online), Washington, USA. April 7 - 11, 2021. [Published Version]

  • Zafri, N. M., Khan, A., Jamal, S., & Alam, B. M. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Transport in Bangladesh. Paper presented in International e-Conference on Pandemics and Transport Policy (ICPT2020), Japan. December 7-11, 2020. [Published Version]

  • Tabassum, K., Esti, M.L.M., Sultana, R., Siddika, S., Zafri, N.M., Hasan, M.M.U., Debnath, A.K., Tabassum, N. (2019). Redesigning Intersections for Enhancing Pedestrian Safety: A Study of Three Accident-Prone Intersections of Dhaka. Article published in the proceedings of International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning (ICURP 2019), Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 5 - 6, 2019.

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Thesis

  • MURP Thesis: : Study of the effects of built environment on pedestrian crash frequency and severity in Dhaka

  • BURP Thesis: Pedestrian road crossing behavior at intersections in Dhaka

    • Supervisor: Dr. Neelopal Adri, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET

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Reviewer

I reviewed manuscripts for several journals published by Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Oxford University Press. Name of the journals are mentioned in the following:​

 

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