Summary
Assistant Professor at NIT SCEE Dr. Muhammad Asif Khan is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Transportation Engineering Department, NUST Institute of Civil Engineering, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE), NUST, Islamabad. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Transportation and Logistics from North Dakota State University, USA. Dr. Asif has more than 5 years of teaching and research experience in various areas of Transportation Engineering with emphasis on Transportation Planning, Travel Demand Modeling, Accessibility Analysis, Transportation and Logistics, and Traffic Engineering. He has presented his research work at international conferences and authored/ co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications. He has supervised over 06 post-graduate thesis research studies and over 03 UG Final Year Design Projects. He has published over 05 international journal/ conference papers.
Academic Background
PhD
(Transportation And Logistics) North Dakota State University
August 24, 2015 - August 07, 2020
Honours and Awards
Gold Medal Award
President's Gold Medal Award for Best M.S Student in Transportation Engineering
March 16, 2016
Publications
Investigating behavioral intentions towards paratransit services for enhancing accessibility at metro bus stations
June 04, 2026
Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Accepted
Characterizing dynamic modulus of styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified stone mastic asphalt (SMA) mixtures — An experimental evaluation and prediction using artificial neural networks
June 04, 2026
International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology - Article in Press
Public preferences for urban trees and funding: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Islamabad
June 02, 2026
Sustainable Cities and Society: Advances - Volume 2, Issue 2, Article Number 100042
Experimental Evaluation and Prediction of the Dynamic Modulus of Crumb Rubber-Modified Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures
May 20, 2026
Polymers - Volume: 18, Issue: 10, Pages:25
Random Forest and Partial Dependence Plots Methods to understand Patterns of Road Traffic Violations in Urban and Rural Areas
February 26, 2026
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy - Volume:19, Issue:1, Article Number 52
Comparative analyses of laboratory and field mix preparation conditions on phase angle characteristics of asphalt concrete mixtures in a sub-tropical region
January 22, 2026
International Journal of Pavement Engineering - Volume:27, Issue:1, Article Number 2617446
Towards sustainable urban mobility: Investigating determinants of electric bike adoption in Pakistan using an extended technology acceptance model
December 01, 2025
Sustainable Future - Volume:10, Article Number 100916
The Impact of Transportation and the Built Environment on Community and Individual Well-Being in the United States
November 19, 2025
Urban Science - Volume:9, Issue:11, Article Number 490
Public Transit and Walk Access to Non-Work Amenities in the United States—A Social Equity Perspective
September 28, 2025
Urban Science - Volume:9, Issue:10, Article Number 392
A multidimensional analysis of strategies for the enhancement of railway freight capacity and their effects on the sustainability of transportation infrastructure - a case study of China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC)
July 01, 2025
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology - Volume 44(3), Pages 195-205
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Three-Wheeled Motorized Rickshaw Crashes in Rawalpindi
June 11, 2025
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy - Volume:18, Issue:2, Article Number 72
Role of YouTube in creating awareness of sustainable transportation: A Latent Dirichlet Allocation approach
June 01, 2025
Sustainable Future - Volume:9, Article Number 100607
Forecasting public transit ridership amidst COVID-19: a machine learning approach
October 09, 2024
Public Transport - Pages 1-30
An exploratory analysis of factors leading to prevalence of distracted driving behavior in Pakistan
September 01, 2024
Case Studies on Transport Policy - Volume 17, Article Number 101257
The effect of locating public transit stations on their walking accessibility using an actual street network
July 22, 2024
Public Transport - Pages 1-20
High-Profile Convoy Disruptions: Exploring Socioeconomic and Environmental Ramifications of Road Closures
June 21, 2024
Sustainability - Volume 16(13), Article Number 5278
Traffic Flow Optimization at Toll Plaza Using Proactive Deep Learning Strategies
May 15, 2024
Infrastructures - Volume 9(5), Article Number 87
Examining Equity of Walking Accessibility to Green Spaces: A Case Study of Islamabad
December 01, 2023
Ain Shams Engineering Journal - Volume 14, Issue 12, Article Number 102556
Using Panel Data Analysis to Evaluate How Individual Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Affected Traffic in the U.S. during the First Three Months of the COVID Pandemic
August 26, 2022
COVID - Volume 2(9), Pages 1193-1206
Optimal Timing for Lane(s) Addition to an Existing Highway: A Benefit–Cost Approach
May 01, 2019
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 44, Pages 4169-4182
Developing a Highway Rail Grade Crossing Accident Probability Prediction Model: A North Dakota Case Study
May 18, 2018
Safety - Volume 22, Issue 04, Article Number 22
Conferences
Assessment of Emergency Services Accessibility to Universities: A Case Study of Islamabad, Pakistan
June 15, 2024 - June 18, 2024
Irshad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Asif Khan, Sameer Ud-Din, Sajid Raza,
International Conference on Transportation and Development 2024
Lecturer
University of Lahore Islamabad Campus
March 31, 2014 - March 27, 2015