Dr. Merkebe Demissie
Positions
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
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Research partners
Research areas
- Big Data Analytics in Transportation
- Travel Demand Modeling
- Emerging Mobility Services
- Freight and Commercial Vehicles Movement Modeling
- Sustainable Transportation Systems
Background
Educational Background
Ph.D. Civil Engineering - Transportation Specialization, University of Coimbra, 2014
Biography
Dr. Merkebe Demissie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary. He was a Research Associate and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary. Before joining the University of Calgary, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Demissie received the Ph.D. degree in Transport Systems from the MIT-Portugal program (a joint program between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and selected Portuguese Universities), the MSc degree in Transport Systems from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, and the BSc degree in Textile and Manufacturing Engineering from the Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENCI 502 | Civil Engineering Aspects of Sustainable Communities | Fall 2023 |
| ENCI 473 | Transportation Engineering I | Winter 2024 |
| ENCI 619.26 | Special Problems (DataMinforUrbanInfrastruct) | Winter 2024 |
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