Dr. Nael Alsaleh

Dr. Nael Alsaleh is an Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. He earned his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 2015 and his M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering in 2017 from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan. Dr. Alsaleh completed his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering in 2022 at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, followed by postdoctoral research at the Mobility Network at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has over ten years of experience in transportation field, working with universities and private consultants both in the Middle East and Canada. He has worked on various transportation projects, including public transit operation and design, traffic operations, traffic impact studies, and parking analysis. In addition to his industry experience, Dr. Alsaleh has extensive teaching experience, having taught a variety of undergraduate engineering courses at institutions in Jordan, Canada, Kuwait, and the UAE. His research interests include travel demand modelling, connected and autonomous vehicles, on-demand shared mobility services, urban air mobility, and transportation systems simulation.