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Mohamed Sadek Serag
2-1-1962
Egyptian
Transportation planning and Traffic Engineering
Assoc. Prof., Civil Engineering Dept., Faculty of
Engineering, Port-Said University, Port-Said, Egypt.
Faculty of Engineering, Port-Fouad, Egypt.
(+2066) 340 5760, (+2010) 001 1863
(+2066) 332 2172
sadek1234@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
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Ph.D. in transportation planning, under the Joint Supervision system between
Suez Canal University in Egypt and Texas A&M University in USA. Dissertation
title: "An Integrated Model for Forecasting New Mode Ridership in Intercity
Passenger Travel," Apr. 1994.
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Suez
Canal University, Egypt, 1990.
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, 1985.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
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(2010): Conducting the transport and traffic survey needed for "The
Comprehensive Study on the Master Plan for Nationwide Transport System in
Egypt". The study was conducted by JICA in collaboration with the Transport
Planning Authority (TPA), Egyptian Ministry of Transport. I was recruited by the
local consultant (NAMAT consulting Office) to supervise the survey and data
entry team.
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(Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2010): Carrying out a study of "Economic Feasibility Study of
Constructing International Railway Network in Yemen", in collaboration with the
Globalization and Regional Integration Division (GRID), Transport Team/GRID,
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon, and an experts' team. Responsible for the task of
(Prediction of Future Transport Demand on the Proposed Railway Network). This
work included extensive traffic counts and interviews (roadside, for passenger
cars/bus/taxi and freight vehicles).
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(Oct. 2007 – March 2008): Working in the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon. I worked as an
international transportation planning expert with the Globalization and Regional
Integration Division (GRID), Transport Team.
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(2006): Working with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), I participated with the Globalization and Regional
Integration Division (GRID), Transport Team/GRID, in the study of "Regional
Trade and Transport Facilitation Study". The purpose of this study was to
consolidate the five trade and transport facilitation studies completed in 2004 and
2005 for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria into one comparative
study. This work included interviews with freight transport operators, port
operators, customs, shipping agents, freight forwarders, and customs agents.
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(2005): Working as a national expert for the UN-ESCWA, to carry out the study of
"Egypt Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit". The study was part of The United
Nations Project on capacity building in trade facilitation in the Mediterranean (UN
E-Med project). This work included interviews with freight transport operators,
port operators, customs, shipping agents, freight forwarders, and customs
agents.
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(Jan. – April 2003): Working in the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon. I participated with
the Globalization and Regional Integration Division (GRID), Transport and Trade
Facilitation Team in the study of "Trade and Transport Facilitation between
Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon". The study included many field visits to the three
countries to collect data from customs, port authorities, land borders, transport
and marine agents, and freight forwarders.
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(2001): Participation in the study of "Feasibility of Constructing a Tunnel under
Suez Canal, South Port-Said", National Company for Tunnels. This work included
performing different types of field surveys, that cover both roads and railways
modes of transport for both domains, passengers as well as freight transport.
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(2000): Prepare the traffic study of “Transmitting Intercity Stations of Port-Said
City to Raswa Area“, Mecca for Engineering Designs and Consultations Office,
Port-Said, Egypt. This work included performing traffic counts and interviews with
intercity transport passengers as well as bus operators.
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(March – Aug. 2000): Working in the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Beirut, Lebanon. I participated in
different studies for the SIPD, Transport Section:
o Transport Facilitation and Electronic Commerce in ESCWA Region
o Agreement on the International Road Network of Arab Mashreq
o Assessment of Transport Flows & Infrastructure in Gulf Cooperation
Countries (GCC).
o Transport and Sustainable Development
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(1999 - 2000): Participation in the study of " Railway Connection of the Port-Said
East Port and the Industrial Area East of Port-Said". The objective of the project
was to connect the Port-Said East port and the factories in east Port-Said to the
Ismailia – Rafah railway. I participated in collecting data about the future freight
transport from the new port and industrial area and economic comparisons of the
proposed paths. The study also includes geometric design and geotechnical
study. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport & Communication sponsored the
project. The expected project cost is L.E.100 million.
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(1997 - 1999): Participation in the study titled " Studying and Planning of Ismailia
– Rafah Railway in North Sinai". The proposed railway line connects the east
and west sides of Egypt. This line helps in connecting the countries of Africa and
Asia. The study includes studying the socioeconomic characteristics of north
Sinai, the future transportation demand, geometric design of rail line, surveying,
studying the air-dynamic of sand dunes movement, stabilization of sand dunes,
design of 12 passenger stations and some freight stations, and feasibility study of
the line. I was responsible for data collection concerning travel demand and
existing transportation performance. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport &
Communication sponsored the project. The expected project cost is L.E. 950
million.
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(Nov. 1998): Planning and design of roadway Intersections of Sharm El-Sheikh,
Egypt as one of the team of the Consulting office of the Faculty of Engineering,
Suez Canal University, Egypt
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(Dec 1996): Planning and design of roadway network of Hurgada, Egypt as one
of the team of the Consulting office of the Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal
University, Egypt
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(1996): Research project of “ Improving the Traffic Level of Service of the 23rd
July Arterial in Port-Said City”, the Consulting Office of the Faculty of
Engineering, Suez Canal University, Port-Said
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(1985 - 1991): Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering Dept., Suez Canal
University, Port-Said, Egypt. Assisting in the following courses:
o Urban Transportation Planning
o Traffic Engineering
o Railway Engineering
o Highway and Airport Engineering
o Geometric Survey
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(1991 – 1993): Research Associate at the Texas Transportation Institute (an
agency of the Texas A&M University System, Texas).
o (Dec. 1991 - Dec. 1993) - Study title: "A Framework for Evaluation of Multimodal Intercity Transportation Corridor Alternatives." Was responsible for
conducting a literature review and analysis, assessing and improving intercity
passenger travel demand models, developing an analytical framework of the
analysis of transportation system impacts, and preparing the final report
o (Apr. 1992 - Dec. 1993) - Study title: "Multi-modal Intercity Transportation
Corridors." Was responsible for conducting a literature review and analysis,
assessing, and improving intercity passenger travel demand models.
Developed a modeling framework for forecasting the Texas High Speed Rail
ridership.
o (1993) - Design of the Highway FM 1179 and its intersections in College
Station, Texas, as one of the team of research associates
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(1987 - 1990): Performed research tasks for the study "Freight Transport at PortSaid Port." Conducted intensive analysis and assessment of storage capacities
and handling capacities of all commodities. Determined the optimum freight
modal split from (to) the port to (from) all governorates for all commodities.
Moreover, Survey and prediction of the required transport capacities for different
modes have been conducted
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(1985 - 1987): Participation in the "Grain Transport Study" in Egypt as one of the
team of "ECOGIM" Consulting Office. The main purpose of the study was to get
the optimum distribution of grains from the different ports of the country to the
different storage places using the most appropriate modes. The study also
determined the future grain demand till year 2006
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(Apr. 1994 - till now): Traffic Engineering Consultant for the Port-Said
Governorate, Egypt
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
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(1994 – till now): teaching different undergraduate courses in Port Said Univ.,
Faculty of Eng.. Those courses are listed below:
o Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering (1) (3rd year civil)
o Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering (2) (4th year civil)
o Transportation Engineering (4th year civil)
o Writing Technical Reports (3rd year civil)
o Applied Statistics and Probability Theory (BSM112), NGEP program,
Faculty of Eng., Suez Canal Univ.
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(1996 – till now): teaching different post-graduate courses in Port Said Univ.,
Faculty of Eng.. Those courses are listed below:
o Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
o Transportation Engineering
o Computer Applications in Transportation and Traffic Engineering
o Probabilities and Engineering Statistics
PUBLICATIONS:
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Mohamed. S. Serag, “Motion Analysis of Ferry Operation Across Suez Canal,”
ICER, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Port-Said, Egypt, 1995.
Mohamed. S. Serag, “A Framework For Evaluation of Transportation
Improvement Alternatives,” ICER, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, PortSaid, Egypt, 1995.
Mohamed. S. Serag, “Prediction of Road Traffic Noise in Port-Said, Egypt,”
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal
University, Port-Said, Egypt, March 1998.
Hatem M. Abdel-Latif and Mohamed. S. Serag, “Travel Demand Characteristics
and Transportation Performance of Ferries Across the Suez Canal at Port-Said
City,” CSCE Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1998.
Mohamed. S. Serag, “Analysis of the Effect of Right-Turn Bays on Delay and
Productivity of Signalized Intersection,” ICER, Faculty of Engineering &
Technology, Port-Said, Egypt, 1999.
Ibrahim A. El Dimeery, Nabih M. El Mansy, Mohamed S. Serag, and Amin M.
El Gendy, “ An Application of Artificial Intelligence Using Neurofuzzy System for
Car-Following Model,” Civil Engineering Magazine, Department of Civil
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, January 2001.
Mohamed. S. Serag, Mostafa S. Aly, and Hatem M. Abdel-Latif, “Service
Pricing of Intracity Microbus Case Study Port-Said City,” Civil Engineering
Magazine, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar
University, 2001.
Ibrahim A. El Dimeery, Nabih M. El Mansy, Mohamed S. Serag, and Amin M.
El Gendy, “Simulation of Traffic Signal with Rule-based Modeling of Traffic
Flow,” Port-Said Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Suez
Canal University, Port-Said, Egypt, March 2001.
Hatem M. Abdel-Latif, Mohamed S. Serag, and Marwa E. El-Bany, “Evaluation
of Information Technology (IT) Project to Improve the Level of performance at
Port-Said Port,” Port-Said Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of
Engineering, Suez Canal University, Port-Said, Egypt, 2009.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
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Extensive knowledge and experience with FORTRAN language.
Database Management/Programming with dBASE and PARADOX.
Application of Linear Optimization Techniques with LINDO.
Statistical Analysis using SAS, SPSS, and SYSTAT.
Knowledge and experience with TRANPLAN, TRANSYT-7F, PASSER II&III,
SIDRA, Microsoft Office, and MDA software.
Professional drawing with the AutoCAD
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