WKU's SEAS Faculty and Staff

• Ph.D., Civil (Transportation) Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2009
• M.S., Civil (Transportation) Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Alexandria University, 2003

•  Highway Traffic Safety
•  Application of Statistical and Econometric Models in Transportation Engineering
•  Application of Data Mining Techniques in Transportation Engineering
•  Safety at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
•  ITS & Traffic Operations
•  Driving Simulator Studies
•  Access Management

• Professional Engineer (PE) – State of Michigan
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Funded Projects/Grants

As Principal Investigator

• In-Service Performance Evaluation (ISPE) of Guardrails and Cable Barriers in Alabama (PI: Kirolos Haleem, Co-PI: Michael Anderson). Active Project, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). ($268,000).
• Comprehensive Investigation of Bike Crash Causes, Patterns, and Countermeasures in Alabama (PI: Kirolos Haleem, Co-PI: Michael Anderson). Active Project, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). ($285,000).

As Co-Principal Investigator and Researcher

• Evaluation of Signage Alternatives for Express Lane Facilities (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Research and Innovation Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation – Georgia Tech University Transportation Center. ($60,000).
• Extraction of Basic Roadway Information for Non-State Roads in Florida (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($120,000).
• Digital Advertising Billboards and Driver Distraction (PI: Virginia Sisiopiku). In Partnership with University of Alabama at Birmingham, Research and Innovation Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation – Georgia Tech University Transportation Center. ($43,000).

• A Comprehensive Study to Reduce Pedestrian Crashes in Florida (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($150,000).
• Roundabouts and Access Management (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation (Subcontract from University of Florida). ($70,000).
• Synthesis of the Advance in and Application of Fractal Characteristics of Traffic Flow (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($40,000).
• Best Practices in the Use of Hybrid Static-Dynamic Signs (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($150,000).
• Before and After Safety Study of Roadways Where New Medians Have Been Added (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($225,000).
• In-Service Performance Evaluation (ISPE) for G4 (1S) Type of Strong-Post W-Beam Guardrail System and Median Cable Barrier: Volumes I & II (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($280,000).

As Researcher

• Analysis of Movable Bus Stop Boarding and Alighting Areas (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($110,700).
• Preparing Florida for Deployment of Safety Analyst for All Roads (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($300,000).
• Standardization of Crash Analysis in Florida (PI: Albert Gan). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($143,000).
• Identification of Intersections’ Crash Profiles/Patterns to Include Unsignalized Intersections and Expand the Safety/Traffic Database (PI: Mohamed Abdel-Aty). Sponsored by Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. ($150,000).

Selected Publications

• Kesavareddy, S., K. Haleem, M. Doustmohammadi, and M. Anderson. (2018). “Comparing the Crash Injury Severity Risk Factors at High-Volume and Low-Volume Intersections with Different Traffic Control in Alabama,” International Journal of Statistics and Applications, Vol. 8(4), pp. 173-188.

• Haleem, K. (2016). “Investigating Risk Factors of Traffic Casualties at Private Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings in the United States,” Accident Analysis & Prevention, Elsevier, Vol. 95, pp. 274-283.
• Haleem, K., P. Alluri, and A. Gan. (2015). “Analyzing Pedestrian Crash Injury Severity at Signalized and Non-Signalized Locations,” Accident Analysis & Prevention, Elsevier, Vol. 81, pp. 14-23.
• Haleem, K. and A. Gan. (2015). “Contributing Factors of Crash Injury Severity at Public Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings in the U.S.,” Journal of Safety Research, Elsevier, Vol. 53, pp. 23-29.
• Lu, J., K. Haleem, P. Alluri, A. Gan, and K. Liu. (2014). “Developing Local Safety Performance Functions versus Calculating Calibration Factors for Safety Analyst Applications: A Florida Case Study,” Safety Science, Elsevier, Vol. 65, pp. 93-105.
• Haleem, K. and A. Gan. (2013). “Impact of Driver's Age and Side of Impact on Crash Severity along Urban Freeways: A Mixed Logic Approach,” Journal of Safety Research, Elsevier, Vol. 46, pp. 67-76.
• Haleem, K. and M. Abdel-Aty. (2012). “Application of GLASSO in Variable Selection and Crash Prediction at Unsignalized Intersections,” ASCE: Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 138(7), pp. 949-960.
• Abdel-Aty, M. and K. Haleem. (2011). “Analyzing Angle Crashes at Unsignalized Intersections Using Machine Learning Techniques,” Accident Analysis & Prevention, Elsevier, Vol. 43(1), pp. 461-470.
• Haleem, K. and M. Abdel-Aty. (2010). “Examining Traffic Crash Injury Severity at Unsignalized Intersections,” Journal of Safety Research, Elsevier, Vol. 41(4), pp. 347-357.
• Haleem, K., M. Abdel-Aty, and J. Santos. (2010). “Multiple Applications of the Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines in Predicting Rear-end Crashes at Unsignalized Intersections,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2165, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., pp. 33-41.