التخصص الدقيق:
Mobility, Smart Cities, Urban Policy, Transportation Safety and Policy, Economic Development, Connected and Automated Vehicles, Traffic Theory and Engineering, ITS, AI and Machine Learning
Biography:
Dr. Ashqar has 10+ years of experience with a primary focus on Connected and Automated Vehicles, Innovative Mobility, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Advanced Transportation and Energy Technologies, AI, and Data Analytics. He has honed his ability to quickly familiarize himself with the technical content and challenges in new fields to find robust solutions to problems. By combining his rigorous engineering research and training and interdisciplinary teamwork experience, he has identified promising opportunities for technological and public policy advancements. Dr. Ashqar has experience throughout his professional and academic years. His experience includes being a Technical Advisor for programs with over $50 million value in advanced transportation and energy technologies at U.S. DOE’s ARPA-E.
Skills:
Data Science and Analysis
Programming Languages: Python, R, MATLAB, SAS, SPSS, C++
Transportation Simulation: INTEGRATION, QueensOD, VISSIM, VISTRO, VISUM, CORSIM, HCS, Synchro/SimTraffic, PASSER, SIDRA, TransModeler/CAD, MATSim
Design and Analysis: ArcGIS, Arena, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D, 3D Max Design
Awards:
1st place in the IEEE UAS4T competition, Virginia Tech, USA, 2020.
National Science Foundation Fellowship, Virginia Tech, USA, 2016 – 2018.
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, University of Minho, Portugal, 2013 – 2015.
An-Najah National University’s Honor List, An-Najah National University, Palestine, 2013.
Civil Engineering Department’s Award, An-Najah National University, Palestine, 2013.