Department of Civil Engineering
Montana State University
213 Cobleigh Hall
(406) 994-6116 aalkaisy@ce.montana.edu
Specialty Areas:
Transportation Engineering
Education
& Employment:
Ph.D.
Transportation
Engineering
Queen’s University
1999
M.Sc.
Transportation
Engineering
University of Baghdad
1985
B.Sc.
Civil
Engineering
University of Baghdad
1982
PROGRAM
MANAGER, Safety and Operations, Western Transportation Institute, Bozeman,
MT July 2008-present
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR, Civil Engineering Department, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT July 2007-present
ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR, Civil Engineering Department, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT Aug 2003-June 2007
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Civil Engineering Department, Bradley
University, Peoria, IL 2001-2003
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, McMaster University, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada 1999-2001
LECTURER, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1999-2001
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada 1996-1999
PROJECT ENGINEER, MazinHijazi
for Construction, Jordan 1992-1993
CONTRACTOR/OWNER, Al-Sarh for Engineering
& Contracting, Baghdad, Iraq 1988-1991
HIGHWAY DESIGN ENGINEER, Directorate of Military Works, Baghdad, Iraq
1987-1988
PROJECT ENGINEER, State Establishment for Execution of Military
Projects, Baghdad, Iraq
1985-1987
Courses Taught
Course
Title
Credit Hours
CE 350
Transportation Engineering
3
CE 452
Traffic Engineering & ITS
3
CE 454
Transportation Planning
3
CE 456
Highway Geometric Design
3
CE 554
Transportation Safety
3
CE 556
Traffic Flow Fundamentals
3
Publications
Refereed
Journal Publications
Al-Kaisy,
A. and Nassar, K. (2009) “Developing a Decision Support
Tool for Nighttime Construction in Highway Projects” ASCE Journal of
Construction Engineering & Management, Volume 135, Issue 2.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Durbin, C. (2009) “Platooning
on Two-Lane Two-Way Highways: An Empirical Investigation” Journal of
Advanced Transportation, Volume 43, Number 1, pp. 71-88.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Karjala, S. (2008) “Indicators
of Performance on Two-Lane Rural Highways: An Empirical Investigation”
In Transportation Research Record 2071, Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, pp. 87-97.
Nassar,
K. and Al-Kaisy, A. (2008) “A Discrete Event Simulation Model
for the Effect of Placement Location on Sign Occlusion in Buildings”
Journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier, Volume 17, issue 7,
pp. 799-808.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Durbin, C. (2008) “Evaluating
New Methodologies for Estimating Performance on Two-Lane Highways”
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 35, Number 8, pp.
777-785.
Al-Kaisy, A., Hardy, A., and Nemfacos, C. “Static
Warning Signs of Occasional Hazards: Do They Work?” ITE Journal, in
press.
Rakha, H., Hancock, K., and Al-Kaisy,
A. “Estimating Truck Equivalencies for Freeway Sections” In
Transportation Research Records, Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, # 1978, in press.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Freedman, Z. (2006)
“Weather Responsive Signal Control: Practical Guidelines,” In
Transportation Research Record 1978, Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, pp. 49-60. Al-Kaisy, A. and Kerestes, E. (2006) “Evaluation of the
Effectiveness of Single-Lane Two-Way Traffic Control at Maintenance
& Reconstruction Zones” the Canadian Journal of Civil
Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 9, pp. 1217-1226. Al-Kaisy, A. (2006) “Passenger Car Equivalents for Heavy
Vehicles at Freeways & Multilane Highways: Some Critical Issues”
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) journal, March 2006.
Hardy, A., Lee, S., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2006) “Effectiveness of
Animal Advisory Messages on Dynamic Message Signs as a Speed
Reduction Tool: A case study in rural Montana” In
Transportation Research Record 1973, Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, pp. 64-72.
Rakha, H. A., Katz, B., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2006) “Field
Evaluation of Truck Weigh-in-Motion Operations,” Journal of
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Taylor & Francis, Volume 10,
No. 2. pp. 49-57. Al-Kaisy, A. and Nassar, K. (2005) “Nighttime
Construction Issues Revisited,” Journal of Construction Research,
volume 6, No. 1. Al-Kaisy, A., Jung, Y., and Rakha, H. (2005) “Developing
Passenger Car Equivalency Factors for Heavy Vehicles during
Congestion” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 131, issue 7. Al-Kaisy, A., Bhatt, J., and Rakha, H. (2005) “Modeling the
Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Sign Occlusion at Multilane Highways,”
Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE), Volume 131, issue 3, pp. 219-229. Al-Kaisy, A. and Jung, Y. (2004) “Examining the Effect of
Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Flow during Congestion,” Road and Transport
Research, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 3-14. Al-Kaisy, A., Bhatt, J., and Rakha, H. (2004) “Assessing the
Effect of Heavy Vehicles on the Visibility of Traffic Signs at
Multilane Highways,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE
Publications, Vol. 130, No. 5, pp. 648-657. Al-Kaisy, A. and Hall, F. L. (2003) "Guidelines for
Estimating Capacity at Freeway Reconstruction Zones” Journal of
Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE), Vol. 129, No. 5, pp. 572-577.
Nassar, K., Al-Kaisy, A., and Abu Hilal,
L. (2003) “Simulation of Asphalt Paving Operations Under Lane Closure
Conditions,” Journal of Construction Automation, Elsevier Science,
Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 527-541. Al-Kaisy, A., Hall, F. L., and Reisman,
E. (2002) " Developing Passenger Car Equivalents for Heavy
Vehicles During Queue Discharge Flow" In Transportation Research
- Part A, Elsevier Science, Vol. 36, no. 8, pp 61-78. Al-Kaisy, A., and Stewart, J. A. (2001) "New Approach for
Developing Warrants of Protected Left-Turn Phase at Signalized
Intersections," In Transportation Research – Part A, Elsevier
Science, Vol. 35, no. 6, pp 561-574. Al-Kaisy, A., and Hall, F. L. (2001) "Examination of the
Effect of Driver Population at Freeway Long-Term Reconstruction
Zones” In Transportation Research Record 1776, Transportation
Research Board, pp. 35-42.
Hall, F. L., Wakefield, S., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2001)
"Freeway Quality of Service: What Matters the Most to Drivers
and Passengers” In Transportation Research Record 1776,
Transportation Research Board, pp. 17-23. Al-Kaisy, A., Zhou, M., and Hall, F. L. (2000) "New
Insights into Freeway Capacity at Work Zones: An Empirical Case
Study" In Transportation Research Record 1710, Transportation
Research Board, pp. 154-160. Al-Kaisy, A. and Hall, F. L., (2000) "The Effect of
Darkness on the Capacity of Long-Term Freeway Reconstruction
Zones," In Transportation Research Circular E-C018. pp.
164-175. Al-Kaisy, A., Stewart, J. A., and Van Aerde,
M. (1999) "A Simulation Approach for Examining Capacity and
Operational Performance at Freeway Diverge Areas" Canadian
Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 26, pp. 760-770. Al-Kaisy, A., Stewart, J. A., and Van Aerde,
M. (1999) "Microscopic Simulation of Lane Changing Behaviour at Freeway Weaving Sections,"
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 26, pp. 840-851. Al-Kaisy, A., and Nassar, K. “Developing a Decision-Making
Assisting Tool for Nighttime Construction in Highway Projects” ASCE
Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, in
review.
Articles in
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Al-Kaisy, A. and Karjala, S. “Indicators of
Performance on Two-Lane Rural Highways: An Empirical Investigation.”
Presented at the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting,
Washington D.C., January 13-17 2008.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Karjala, S. “Car-Following Interaction
and the Definition of Free-Moving Vehicles on Two-Lane Rural
Highways.” Presented at the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual
Meeting, Washington D.C., January 13-17 2008.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Durbin, C. (2007) “Estimating
Percent Time Spent Following on Two-Lane Highways: Field Evaluation
of New Methodologies” Presented at the Transportation Research Board
86th Annual Meeting, January 21-25.
Al-Kaisy, A. and Freedman, Z. (2006)
“Weather Responsive Signal Control: Practical Guidelines,” Presented
at the Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, January
22-26.
Hardy, A., Lee, S., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2006) “Effectiveness of
Animal Advisory Messages on Dynamic Message Signs as a Speed
Reduction Tool: A case study in rural Montana” Presented at the
Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, January 22-26. Al-Kaisy, A. and Jung, Y. (2005) “Examining the Effect of
Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Flow during Congestion,” Proceedings of the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2005 Annual
Meeting in Melbourne, Australia,
August 7-10. Al-Kaisy, A. and Kerestes, E. (2005) “Evaluation of the
Effectiveness of Single-Lane Two-Way Traffic Control at Maintenance
& Reconstruction Zones” Presented at the Transportation Research
Board 84th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 9-13 January. Al-Kaisy, A., Jung, Y., and Rakha, H. (2004) “Developing
Passenger Car Equivalency Factors for Heavy Vehicles during
Congestion” Proceedings of the 32nd Annual CSCE Conference,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 2-5. Al-Kaisy, A., and Nassar, K. (2004) “Developing a
Decision-Making Assisting Tool for Nighttime Construction in Highway
Projects” Proceedings of the 32nd Annual CSCE Conference, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada, June 2-5. Al-Kaisy, A., Bhatt, J., and Rakha, H. (2003) “Modeling the
Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Sign Visibility at Multilane Highways,”
presented at the TRB 82nd Annual Meeting in January 2003. Al-Kaisy, A., Bhatt, J., and Rakha, H. (2003) “Assessing the
Effect of Heavy Vehicles on the Visibility of Traffic Signs at
Multilane Highways,” presented at the TRB 82nd Annual Meeting in
January 2003. Al-Kaisy, A. and Nassar, K. (2003) “Nighttime Construction
Issues Revisited,” presented at the TRB 82nd Annual Meeting in
January 2003.
Katz, B., Rakha, H., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2003) “A Modeling
Framework and Case Study Evaluation of Weigh Station Operations”
presented at the TRB 82nd Annual Meeting, Jan. 2003. Al-Kaisy, A., and Bhatt, J. (2002) “A Simulation Approach to
Investigate the Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Sign Visibility”
Proceedings of the TRB 16th Biennial Symposium on Visibility and
Simulation, June 2002, Iowa City, Iowa Al-Kaisy, A. and Hall, F. L. (2002) "Guidelines for
Estimating Freeway Capacity at Long-Term Reconstruction Zones”
Preprints of the Transportation Research Board 81st Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C., January 2002. Al-Kaisy, A., Hall, F. L., and Reisman,
E. (2001) "Developing Passenger Car Equivalents for Heavy
Vehicles on Congested Freeways: A Capacity-Based Approach"
Preprints of the Transportation Research Board 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 7-11. Al-Kaisy, A., and Hall, F. L. (2001) "Examination of the
Effect of Driver Population at Freeway Long-Term Reconstruction
Zones” Preprints of the Transportation Research Board 80th Annual
Meeting held in Washington,
D.C., January
7-11.
Hall, F. L., Wakefield,
S., and Al-Kaisy, A. (2001) "Freeway Quality of Service:
What Matters the Most to Drivers and Passengers.” Presented at the
Transportation Research Board 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.,
7-11 January 2001. Also presented in the mid-year meeting of the TRB
Capacity and Quality of Service Committee, Truckee, CA,
July 24-28. Al-Kaisy, A., Zhou, M., and Hall, F. L. (2000) "New
Insights into Freeway Capacity at Work Zones: An Empirical Case
Study," Preprints of the Transportation Research Board 79th
Annual Meeting in Washington,
D.C., January
9-13. Al-Kaisy, A., and Hall, F. L. (2000) "The Effect of
Darkness on the Capacity of Long-Term Freeway Reconstruction
Zones," Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on
Highway Capacity, Maui, Hawaii, June 27-July 1. Al-Kaisy, A., and Stewart, J. A. (1999) "Warrants for
Protected Left-turn Phase at signalized Intersections,"
Preprints of the Transportation Research Board 78th Annual Meeting, WashingtonD.C.,
January 7-13.
Refereed Abstract Papers and Paper Presentations
Al-Kaisy, A. and Freedman, Z. (2006)
“Weather Responsive Signal Control: Practical Guidelines,” Presented at
the National Rural ITS (NRITS) conference 2006, Big Sky, Montana,
August 13-16.
Al-Kaisy, A., Wolff, R., Rust, D., and
Lyson, K. (2005) “Development of Wireless Traffic Monitoring System
for ITS Instruction and Research” Presented at the Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) District 6 Annual Meeting, Kalispell,
Montana, July 10-13, 2005.
Lee, S., Hardy, A. and Al-Kaisy, A. (2005) “Animal Advisory
Messages on Dynamic Message Signs as a Speed Reduction Tool in the
Bozeman Pass Wildlife Movement Corridor, Montana” Presented at the
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) District 6 Annual
Meeting, Kalispell, Montana, July 10-13.
Rakha, H. A., Katz, B., and Al-Kaisy, A. “Field Evaluation of
Weigh-in-Motion Screening on Truck Weigh Station Operations,” IEEE
Intelligent Vehicle Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, June 9-11. Al-Kaisy, A. F., and Hall, F. L. (2000) "Quality of
Service on Freeways: Are We Talking the Same Language?,"
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for
Civil Engineering (CSCE) 2000, London,
Ontario, Canada,
June 7-10. Al-Kaisy, A., Stewart, J. A., and Van Aerde,
M. (1999) "Examination of Lane Changing Behaviour
in INTEGRATION Traffic Simulation Model," Proceedings of the
Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Conference, Montreal. Al-Kaisy, A., Stewart, J. A., and Van Aerde,
M. (1999) "The Use of Computer Simulation to Estimate Freeway
Capacity at Areas of Concentrated Turbulence," Proceedings of
the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Conference,
Montreal. Al-Kaisy, A., Stewart, J. A., and Van Aerde,
M. (1998) “The Use of Microscopic Simulation to Explore Traffic
Stream Models at Freeway Merge, Diverge & Weave Areas”
Proceedings of the Institute
of Operation Research and
Management Sciences (INFORMS) 1999 Meeting in Philadelphia, November
7-10.
Professional
Memberships
Professional Engineer: State of Montana, License
# 18377
Associate Member, Institute of Transportation
Engineers (2000-2001, 2004-present)
Individual Affiliate, Transportation Research Board (1997-present)
Member, American Society of Civil engineers (2000-2004)
Member, International Society of Iraqi Scientists
Member, Iraqi Society for Higher Education Abroad
