Academic Affiliations

Research

Modeling individuals’ travel behavior using advanced econometrics and machine learning is the overarching theme of our lab. We experiment with dynamic programming, modern economic theories, discrete-continuous models, and optimization principles to improve transportation planning and forecasting accuracy.

We also investigate how individuals perceive emerging mobility services — including autonomous vehicles, flying taxis, and hyperloop — to support smarter, more sustainable city design.

Education

Biography

Dr. Hasnine’s research sits at the intersection of transportation engineering, econometrics, data science, and psychology — examining how human behavior connects to transportation decision-making. He builds mathematical models to develop smart, sustainable cities that reduce emissions and energy consumption.

Dr. Hasnine is a member of the Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (AEP60) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He was president of the University of Toronto chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for two years and a former Canadian Traffic Bowl Champion (2014).

He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT under Edmund K. Turner Professor Moshe Ben-Akiva, and previously at the University of Toronto under Percy Edward Hart Professor Khandker Nurul Habib. He completed his MASc and PhD at the University of Toronto under the same supervisor, and his BSc at BUET under Professor Md Shamsul Haque.

Awards & Fellowships