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Dr. Uneb Gazder

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering
+973 17876307
S41-1048A
ugazder@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil Engineering
  • Transportation Planning
  • Road Safety
  • Traffic Prediction
  • Driver Behaviour Analysis

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 2014 Area of Specialization: Using ANN-based ensembles for traffic forecasting and mode choice modeling
  • M. Engg. Engineering Management (NED University Karachi, Pakistan) 2008 Securing CGPA = 3.85
  • B.E Civil Engineering (NED University Karachi, Pakistan) 2006 With 77% marks

Biography

Dr. Uneb Gazder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bahrain. He joined the University of Bahrain in 2016. He has been involved in higher education teaching and research since 2006. He has also acquired a fellowship from HEC (UK). He has more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. His research areas include the application of Artificial Intelligence and Statistical Modeling in transportation engineering.

Achievements

  • Won April 2024 GDNlife Adult short story competition for ' Grass Is Always Greener', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=46848&category=18&e=edit
  • Won April 2023 GDNlife Adult short story competition ‘A Bird That Lost Its Nest', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=46848&category=18&e=edit
  • Won January 2023 GDNlife Adult short story competition 'You reap what you sow', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=45339&category=18&e=edit
  • Best letter award for article “Regulate Shop Timings or Not”, from Gulf Daily News (GDN) on 2nd February 2022
  • Best letter award for article “Working in Sync with The Rest of The World”, from Gulf Daily News (GDN) on 15th December 2021
  • Best Paper Award in paper writing contest for paper titled “Pro-active infrastructure interventions to mitigate traffic congestion in developing countries: A case study for Rawalpindi, Pakistan” by Institute of Engineers Pakistan (Lahore Center) on 1st April 2021, co-authored with Attiq Ur Rahman Dogar, Arshad Jamal, Muhammad Zahid Khattak, Muhammad Matiullah Gohar.
  • Awarded research fund under BOF 2019 – Incoming mobility by Research Council of Hasselt University for a research stay at the Transportation Research Institute (IMOB) of Hasselt University, Belgium in the framework of his incoming mobility project entitled: ‘Knowledge exchange and research collaboration concerning the incorporation of 'Mobility as a Service {MaaS) in activity-based models’
  • Received best research award on Bahrain Research Day held on 5th December, 2018, organized by University of Bahrain in collaboration with Supreme Council of Health and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) - Bahrain

Affiliations

  • INFORMS Bahrain International Group (since 2021)
  • Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Pakistan
  • ORCID: 0000-0002-9445-9570
  • Scopus Author ID: 55806747900
  • ACI – Middle East
  • Web of Science ResearcherID: AAO-3788-2020

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Co-Researcher in research grant given under project titled “Ambitious Researcher”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under reference number: GRANT1,062, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 6 months starting from 12th June 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Ambitious Researcher”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under reference number: GRANT285, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 1st February 2022 to 1st August 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “ENERGY DEMAND DYNAMICS STUDY IN ROAD TRANSPORT – APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION MODEL”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under “Ambitious Research Track’, reference number: GRANT21, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 1st February 2022 to 1st August 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Advanced Machine Learning Applications to Viscous Oil-Water Multi-phase Flow”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, reference number: AN000246, total budget SAR 30,000, project duration: 2nd January 2022 to 2nd July 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Behavioral Investigation of Single Wall and Double Wall CNT Mixed Asphalt Adhesion Force Using Chemical Force Microscopy (CFM) Supported Nanotechnology and RBF Artificial Neural Networks” funded by King Faisal University under Nasher (third edition), reference number; NA000172, total budget: SAR15,000, project duration: 1st December 2021 to 1st June 2022
  • Served as a data analyst for the paper titled “Estimation of travel time distributions for urban roads using GPS trajectories of vehicles: a case of Athens, Greece,” under the “Track and Know” project carried out with Hasselt University, Transportation Research Institute – Belgium and Inlecom Group BVBA – Belgium
  • Awarded research fund under BOF 2019 – Incoming mobility by Research Council of Hasselt University for a research stay at the Transportation Research Institute (IMOB) of Hasselt

Publications & Presentations

SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS
  1. Marwa JAZI, Uneb GAZDER, Mudassar ARSALAN, Mohammed Raza MEHDI, “Forecasting Future Public Transport Mode Choice Behaviour Of Commuters In Bahrain Using Logit And Classification Tree Models: A Comparative Study,” Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport/Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Slaskiej. Seria Transport (Scopus and Web of Science Indexed), Volume 123, 23-55. ISSN: 0209-3324, DOI: https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2024.123.2
  2. Uneb Gazder, Ahmed Hasan and Yaqoub Yousif, “Developing Artificial Neural Networks and Highway Safety Manual Models for Predicting Accidents at Intersections in Bahrain”, published in Digital Technologies Research and Applications (Indexed in Google Scholar, WorldCat and Scilit) on 2024-05-27, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 58-72. https://doi.org/10.54963/dtra.v3i2.245
  3. Gazder, U., Ashar, A. (2024). Identifying Traveler Groups Lacking in Seatbelt Usage and Suggesting Policy Measures, Journal of Science Technology and Engineering Research (Indexed in INDEX COPERNICUS, ACADEMIC RESOURCE INDEX (ResearchBib), SCILIT, ADVANCED SCIENCES INDEX, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, CROSSREF.ORG, Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI), Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt), 5(1):34-40. DOI: 10.53525/jster.1453840
  4. Talal ALMAGHLOUTH, Uneb GAZDER, Osama ABUDAYYEH, “NEED FOR SMART MOBILITY AND CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSITIONING TOWARD IT IN CAR-DEPENDENT COUNTRIES: INSIGHTS FROM LITERATURE”, published by Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology - Series Transport (Scopus and Web of Science Indexed), 2024, 122, 21-47. ISSN: 0209-3324. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2024.122.2.
  5. Uneb Gazder, “Studying Patterns of Rainfall and Topographical Clustering for Kingdom of Bahrain: An Application of Big Data”, published in Engineering World (Indexed in Index Copernicus, Cosmos Impactfactors, Google Scholar, I2OR, PBN, Research Bible, JURN, SIS, Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, EBSCO, ProQuest), vol. 6, pp. 29-34, 2024 on 3rd April 2024.
  6. Ashar Ahmed, Md Kamrul Islam, Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Uneb Gazder, “Evaluation of The Effect of Access Point Density on The Safety of Primary Roads; A Case Study”, published in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research (ISI Indexed) in April 2024, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2024, 13283-13289.
  7. Uneb Gazder, Md Arifuzzaman, Madiha Abid, “Effective use of Waste Materials: A Case Study of Utilization of Fly Ash in Flexible Pavement Structures”, published by Qeios (Open Peer Review), on February 27, 2024, Qeios ID: BIB0FH, https://doi.org/10.32388/BIB0FH.
  8.  ADNAN QADIR, UNEB GAZDER, SHAZRA ANUM, “The Effect of Axle Overloading and High Tire Pressure on Flexible Pavement Structure, accepted for publication in International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Development on 2024-02-13, Volume 2, 2024, pp. 35-51. DOI: 10.37394/232033.2024.2.

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Dr. Uneb Gazder

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering
+973 17876307
S41-1048A
ugazder@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Civil Engineering
  • Transportation Planning
  • Road Safety
  • Traffic Prediction
  • Driver Behaviour Analysis

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 2014 Area of Specialization: Using ANN-based ensembles for traffic forecasting and mode choice modeling
  • M. Engg. Engineering Management (NED University Karachi, Pakistan) 2008 Securing CGPA = 3.85
  • B.E Civil Engineering (NED University Karachi, Pakistan) 2006 With 77% marks

Biography

Dr. Uneb Gazder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Bahrain. He joined the University of Bahrain in 2016. He has been involved in higher education teaching and research since 2006. He has also acquired a fellowship from HEC (UK). He has more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. His research areas include the application of Artificial Intelligence and Statistical Modeling in transportation engineering.

Achievements

  • Won April 2024 GDNlife Adult short story competition for ' Grass Is Always Greener', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=46848&category=18&e=edit
  • Won April 2023 GDNlife Adult short story competition ‘A Bird That Lost Its Nest', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=46848&category=18&e=edit
  • Won January 2023 GDNlife Adult short story competition 'You reap what you sow', available at https://www.gdnlife.com/Home/ArticleDetail?ArticleId=45339&category=18&e=edit
  • Best letter award for article “Regulate Shop Timings or Not”, from Gulf Daily News (GDN) on 2nd February 2022
  • Best letter award for article “Working in Sync with The Rest of The World”, from Gulf Daily News (GDN) on 15th December 2021
  • Best Paper Award in paper writing contest for paper titled “Pro-active infrastructure interventions to mitigate traffic congestion in developing countries: A case study for Rawalpindi, Pakistan” by Institute of Engineers Pakistan (Lahore Center) on 1st April 2021, co-authored with Attiq Ur Rahman Dogar, Arshad Jamal, Muhammad Zahid Khattak, Muhammad Matiullah Gohar.
  • Awarded research fund under BOF 2019 – Incoming mobility by Research Council of Hasselt University for a research stay at the Transportation Research Institute (IMOB) of Hasselt University, Belgium in the framework of his incoming mobility project entitled: ‘Knowledge exchange and research collaboration concerning the incorporation of 'Mobility as a Service {MaaS) in activity-based models’
  • Received best research award on Bahrain Research Day held on 5th December, 2018, organized by University of Bahrain in collaboration with Supreme Council of Health and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) - Bahrain

Affiliations

  • INFORMS Bahrain International Group (since 2021)
  • Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Pakistan
  • ORCID: 0000-0002-9445-9570
  • Scopus Author ID: 55806747900
  • ACI – Middle East
  • Web of Science ResearcherID: AAO-3788-2020

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Co-Researcher in research grant given under project titled “Ambitious Researcher”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under reference number: GRANT1,062, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 6 months starting from 12th June 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Ambitious Researcher”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under reference number: GRANT285, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 1st February 2022 to 1st August 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “ENERGY DEMAND DYNAMICS STUDY IN ROAD TRANSPORT – APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION MODEL”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, under “Ambitious Research Track’, reference number: GRANT21, total budget SAR 40,000, project duration: 1st February 2022 to 1st August 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Advanced Machine Learning Applications to Viscous Oil-Water Multi-phase Flow”, funded by Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University (KFU), Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia, reference number: AN000246, total budget SAR 30,000, project duration: 2nd January 2022 to 2nd July 2022.
  • Co-Researcher in project titled “Behavioral Investigation of Single Wall and Double Wall CNT Mixed Asphalt Adhesion Force Using Chemical Force Microscopy (CFM) Supported Nanotechnology and RBF Artificial Neural Networks” funded by King Faisal University under Nasher (third edition), reference number; NA000172, total budget: SAR15,000, project duration: 1st December 2021 to 1st June 2022
  • Served as a data analyst for the paper titled “Estimation of travel time distributions for urban roads using GPS trajectories of vehicles: a case of Athens, Greece,” under the “Track and Know” project carried out with Hasselt University, Transportation Research Institute – Belgium and Inlecom Group BVBA – Belgium
  • Awarded research fund under BOF 2019 – Incoming mobility by Research Council of Hasselt University for a research stay at the Transportation Research Institute (IMOB) of Hasselt

Publications & Presentations

SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS
  1. Marwa JAZI, Uneb GAZDER, Mudassar ARSALAN, Mohammed Raza MEHDI, “Forecasting Future Public Transport Mode Choice Behaviour Of Commuters In Bahrain Using Logit And Classification Tree Models: A Comparative Study,” Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport/Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Slaskiej. Seria Transport (Scopus and Web of Science Indexed), Volume 123, 23-55. ISSN: 0209-3324, DOI: https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2024.123.2
  2. Uneb Gazder, Ahmed Hasan and Yaqoub Yousif, “Developing Artificial Neural Networks and Highway Safety Manual Models for Predicting Accidents at Intersections in Bahrain”, published in Digital Technologies Research and Applications (Indexed in Google Scholar, WorldCat and Scilit) on 2024-05-27, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 58-72. https://doi.org/10.54963/dtra.v3i2.245
  3. Gazder, U., Ashar, A. (2024). Identifying Traveler Groups Lacking in Seatbelt Usage and Suggesting Policy Measures, Journal of Science Technology and Engineering Research (Indexed in INDEX COPERNICUS, ACADEMIC RESOURCE INDEX (ResearchBib), SCILIT, ADVANCED SCIENCES INDEX, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, CROSSREF.ORG, Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI), Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt), 5(1):34-40. DOI: 10.53525/jster.1453840
  4. Talal ALMAGHLOUTH, Uneb GAZDER, Osama ABUDAYYEH, “NEED FOR SMART MOBILITY AND CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSITIONING TOWARD IT IN CAR-DEPENDENT COUNTRIES: INSIGHTS FROM LITERATURE”, published by Scientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology - Series Transport (Scopus and Web of Science Indexed), 2024, 122, 21-47. ISSN: 0209-3324. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20858/sjsutst.2024.122.2.
  5. Uneb Gazder, “Studying Patterns of Rainfall and Topographical Clustering for Kingdom of Bahrain: An Application of Big Data”, published in Engineering World (Indexed in Index Copernicus, Cosmos Impactfactors, Google Scholar, I2OR, PBN, Research Bible, JURN, SIS, Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, EBSCO, ProQuest), vol. 6, pp. 29-34, 2024 on 3rd April 2024.
  6. Ashar Ahmed, Md Kamrul Islam, Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Uneb Gazder, “Evaluation of The Effect of Access Point Density on The Safety of Primary Roads; A Case Study”, published in Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research (ISI Indexed) in April 2024, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2024, 13283-13289.
  7. Uneb Gazder, Md Arifuzzaman, Madiha Abid, “Effective use of Waste Materials: A Case Study of Utilization of Fly Ash in Flexible Pavement Structures”, published by Qeios (Open Peer Review), on February 27, 2024, Qeios ID: BIB0FH, https://doi.org/10.32388/BIB0FH.
  8.  ADNAN QADIR, UNEB GAZDER, SHAZRA ANUM, “The Effect of Axle Overloading and High Tire Pressure on Flexible Pavement Structure, accepted for publication in International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Development on 2024-02-13, Volume 2, 2024, pp. 35-51. DOI: 10.37394/232033.2024.2.

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