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Dr. Babak Mehran, P.Eng. is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. His research interests include Transportation network resilience modelling and analysis; applications of big data analytics, spatial data science, and artificial intelligence in transportation operations planning; applications of autonomous and connected vehicles in traffic management; modelling and design of autonomous shared mobility services; optimization of traffic operations and public transportation systems; and traffic flow modelling and simulation. He is Co-Director of the Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group (UMTIG) at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Mehran is a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Passenger Intermodal Facilities – AP045 and co-chairs the Special Interest Group (SIG) C4: Traffic Safety and Analysis of the World Conference on Transport Research Society.