Academic Activities Outside the Department

Academic Activities Outside the Department

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  Leader of team of international and Saudi experts that managed the work of five prominent international consulting firms in developing a Transport Strategy for Makkah Central Area to serve the forthcoming expansion of the Grand Mosque. The Strategy comprised major transport infrastructure development in Holy Makkah and the resulting multi-billion dollar program involves the execution of several metro lines and highways, intelligent transport systems, as well as pedestrian facilities, to serve the forthcoming expansion of the Grand Mosque.
  
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  Leader of technical team developing an international audit of the proposed design of the Mosque expansion.
  
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  Coordinator of technical team which sought the views of leading faculty members at MIT in developing a vision for innovative systems in the expanded Grand Mosque (structural, service logistics, IT, transport...).
  

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  Advisor to the Minister of Public Works and Transport and Leader of Policy and Planning Advisory Unit established by the Minister to provide advice on strategic transport issues and policies:
  
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  Role of Advisory Unit encompassed national land and maritime transport policies, public transport strategies, private sector role, special economic zones, goods movement strategies, and major infrastructure projects.
  

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  Led the feasibility assessment for a seaport in the Arab Gulf including the definition of port vision and strategy, market definition, overview of competing ports, and role of main players (shipping lines active in the area, logistics providers, …). Led development of basic elements needed to establish the port concession company that would be set up to develop the port and which was expected to involve the land developer, other possible investors (infrastructure funds), possible strategic partners (port operator, shipping lines and logistics companies). Considered elements and structure of all agreements to be struck by Special Purpose Company (designer, builder, operator, …).
  
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  Led the efforts by a private consortium to propose to the national government in a middle eastern country a set of initiatives to capitalize on investments being made in port infrastructure. Led development of all elements of a proposed concession agreement to manage and operate the terminal facilities, including the establishment of efficient container operations and the development of the container terminal into a regional hub as well as the development and commercialization of the port as a prime integrated logistics facility.
  

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  Cairo Congestion Study – Study funded by the World Bank and aimed at estimating the direct and indirect costs of traffic congestion in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area and developing effective mitigation measures.
  
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  King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy – KSA: The project aims at the creation of a new flagship city in Saudi Arabia in the vicinity of Riyadh on a land of 6,000 hectares. Dr Kaysi has led the Program Management of this prestigious project, including project operations, contractual and technical support to the project leadership, leading and managing the efforts to design and build a world class exhibition for the new city, in addition to the management and review all master plan components including zoning, land use, architecture, roads and infrastructure systems.
  
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  Roads and Transport Research Center: Sensing future development and growth requirements, the Saudi Government drafted a national policy to support and promote the activities of scientific research by establishing research centers throughout the Kingdom. In this regard, the Ministry of Transport took the initiative to establish the Roads and Transport Research Center aimed at contributing to the continued development of transport systems.
  
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  Makkah Central Area Transport & Traffic Study - Wide scale transport plan for Makkah Central Area including physical and operational solutions to improve circulation around the Holy Haram – Scope: Technical Management & Support
  
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  Sana’a, Yemen Master Plan – Transport Planning for a major Residential Development on one million square meters of mountainous land overlooking Sana’a - Scope: Transport Planning / Traffic Engineering
  
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  Central Jeddah Development – Large-scale development conceived to be "Jeddah New Central District". Covers an area of 6 million square meters, with a total mixed-use built-up area of 21 million square meters – Scope: Transport Planning
  
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  Prioritization of Primary & Secondary Road Networks in KSA - Development of 20 year implementation program that defines construction priorities for 25,000 km of new roads on the basis of a prioritization model – Scope: Transport Planning, Traffic Engineering, GIS Modeling
  
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  Al-Zorah Development - United Arab Emirates - The proposed built up area is 20.7 million square meters comprising different developments that include residential, hotels, offices, retail, public institutions and logistics/warehousing with some port related facilities – Scope: Transport Planning / Traffic Engineering
  
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  Red Sea Village Traffic Study - A mixed use development on the Red Sea Coast the north of Jeddah, covering 1.7 million square meters of land with 7 million square meters built-up area – Scope: Traffic Engineering
  
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  Asfan Road Traffic Study - Major residential development on a 2.8 million square meters of land in north-east of Jeddah – Scope: Traffic Engineering
  
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  Medini Zones A & F – Malaysia - Zones A and F are mixed use developments forming leisure and lifestyles clusters of Medini Land in Nusajaya, with total built-up areas of 5.3 million and 2.8 million square meters respectively - Scope: Transport Planning / Traffic Engineering
  
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  Iskandar Financial District – Malaysia - The Iskandar Financial District (IFD), is a 142 hectares parcel conceived to be the business and financial center of Medini Development in Nusajaya, with a total development program of some 4.2 million square meters - Scope: Transport Planning / Traffic Engineering
  
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  Comprehensive Transport Planning in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - The study aims at defining a framework for comprehensive planning in the transport sector in Saudi Arabia - Scope: Transport Planning / Transport Policies and Systems
  

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  Led a review of freight forwarding & logistics provision business prospects in Europe and the Middle East
  
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  Participated in the Feasibility Study for the Buenos Aires ITS Architecture
  
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  Led the evaluation and development of business plan for asphalt plant operation in Lebanon
  
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  Participated in ITS benefits evaluation as part of the 2025 Regional Transportation Plan Update undertaken by the Oahu (Hawaii) Metropolitan Planning Organization
  
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  Led the ridership forecasting and freight analysis, and development of economic indicators for the Beirut Suburban Mass Transit Corridor Feasibility Study (Client: Ministry of Transport - Lebanon; Funding Agency: United States Trade and Development Agency)
  
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  Participated in the development of a business plan for non-stop air passenger services between Lebanon and North America
  

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  Led studies of specialized transportation services in Westchester County, New York; Norwalk, Connecticut; and Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania
  
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  Played a lead role in the study of transit financing options for the South Boston Piers/Fort Point Channel area (estimated transit-related benefits & evaluated revenue-generating mechanisms)
  
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  Designed and developed transit-related software applications using relational databases and other packages (applications: service planning, ride checking, bidding, dispatching)
  

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  Senior Advisor - Strategic Maritime Infrastructure Initiatives, Solidere International & Int’l Ports Management – UAE
  
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  Senior Transportation Advisor – Comprehensive Transport Planning, Ministry of Transport – Saudi Arabia
  

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  Senior Advisor - Privatization of Taxi Operations, Ministry of Interior – Bahrain
  
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  Senior Transportation Advisor – Comprehensive Transport Planning, Ministry of Transport – Saudi Arabia
  

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  Senior Transportation Advisor, Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners)
  
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  Advisor - Transport infrastructure, Millennium Development
  
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  Advisor - Parking, access, and traffic impact - IC Master Plan, International College (IC)
  

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  Advisor - Port of Beirut container terminal operations & land access to port
  

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  Advisor - Transport infrastructure & operations for development projects in central Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  

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  Advisor - Parking, access, and traffic impact - IC Master Plan
  

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  Providing Expert advisory services to TC-ITS Policy Branch on “Evaluating Emissions Implications of Proposed Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployments”
  
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  Study includes two phases: Phase I – Basic Environmental Impact Evaluation in Ongoing ITS Deployment Studies; Phase II – Development of “Guidelines Document” for Integrating Environmental Impact Evaluation in Future ITS Deployments Studies
  

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  Transportation advisor on client representative team leading project aimed at re-developing the area immediately to the north of the Holy Haram in central Makkah
  
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  Provided technical management for team of international transport and traffic consultants (DMJM+Harris and IBI Group) conducting studies for a new northern, multi-modal entrance corridor for the holy city of Makkah and for five hillside developments along the planned corridor
  

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  Transportation advisor on client representative team leading project aimed at developing a 4.5-km new multi-modal entrance corridor for the holy city of Makkah
  
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  Provided technical management for team of international transport and traffic consultants (DMJM+Harris and IBI Group) conducting studies on transit technology selection, traffic modeling, advanced traffic management, and multimodal alignment for the corridor
  

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  Project includes development of mixed-use real estate alongside the corridor, which was the subject of an international urban design competition
  

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  Transport advisor to organizers of International Design Competition for the development of Jabal Omar site in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  
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  Project involves a multi-use complex comprising the development of hotels, commercial, and residential sectors with a total built-up area of around 800,000 square meters
  
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  International urban design competition brought together some of the top international firms in the world to decide on the most appropriate design concept for the planned multi-billion dollar development project
  
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  Represented the developer in providing technical feedback to the competitors during the launching of the competition in London on March 27 2000
  
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  Represented the developer in the International Advisory Board and the Saudi Jury Meeting
  
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  Appointed member of Jabal Omar Design Development Committee (October - December 2001)