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Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Professor at the University of Kerbala and President of HTRA

  • Education

    • Jami'at Baghdad

      1998 - 2002
      M.Sc. Urban and Regional Planning

      Activities and Societies: Team leader of Jurf Al-Nadaf development research project Team leader of Musaib town master planning research project Graduated with honor of the First Rank among the graduate students of the Urban & Regional Planning Institute.Thesis title: Modeling of Through Trips in Small Towns.

    • Jami'at Baghdad

      1991 - 1995
      B.Sc. Surveying Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Member of Student Union

    • The University of Calgary

      2011 - 2016
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Geomatics

      Activities and Societies: Member of Digital Photogrammetry Research Group, Member of Graduate Students Association, Member of G^3 Association, Co-founder of The Urban Research Network (TURN) Thesis title: Non-parametric Spatial-Domain Algorithm for Analysis and Mapping of Urban Scenes Using 3D Point Clouds

  • Experience

    • Iraq Ministry of Industry

      Oct 1995 - Jul 1998
      Site Engineer

      Surveying works for new buildings in different projects belong to the ministry in Iraq.

    • University of Baghdad/ Urban & Regional Planning Institute

      Sept 2002 - May 2006
      Manager of Planning Consultancy Office

      Daily management of the office staff and affairsEstablishing projects teamsPreparing and submitting bidding documentsSigning contracts on behalf of the universityTeaching Assistant for graduate students (MSc)

    • Supreme Committee for Town Planning

      May 2006 - Oct 2009
      Senior Urban Planner

      Supervising master planning projects for Omani cities and regions.Editing projects TORsReview and QC/QA for projects undertaken by consultant companiesBidding analysis and selectionMaster planning for several tourism projects

    • Baghdad University/ Urban & Regional Planning Institute

      Oct 2009 - Apr 2011
      Instructor

      Teaching Master Planning Project for graduate students (Higher Dip).Teaching Principal of GIS for graduate students (Higher Dip).

    • Dewan Al Emara - Architects & Engineers

      Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
      Technical Manager

      Leading all field operations regarding data collection and QC/QA for the Urban Renwal Projects of Karbala and Najaf cities in Iraq. Also responsible for GIS setting up for the two projects and key participation of appointing a GIS engineer in the company HQ in UAE.

    • University of Calgary

      May 2011 - now

      Mainly doing research in developing geomatics-based tools to solve urban planning problems Doing research in the field of photogrammetry applications in urban planning. Mainly in crowd analysis.

      • Researcher

        Jul 2016 - now

      • Graduate Research Associate/ PhD Student

        May 2011 - Jul 2016

    • University of Kerbala

      Sept 2017 - now
      Associate Professor

    • Highway and Transportation Research Association

      Aug 2019 - now
      President

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • GPS and Surveying

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Mar 2010

    • Working with Geometric Networks for Utilities

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Jan 2010

    • Advanced Analysis with ArcGIS

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Dec 2009

    • ArcGIS Desktop III

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Dec 2009

    • Introduction to ArcGIS Server

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Dec 2009

    • Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Dec 2009

    • ArcGIS Desktop II

      Atlas for GIS-Authorized by ESRI
      Nov 2009

    • Visual Basic 5.0 Programming Language

      University of Baghdad
      Aug 1999

    • Teaching Assistant Workshop

      University of Calgary
      May 2011

    • Teaching Methods Certificate

      University of Baghdad
      Oct 2009

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      FGS 2015 University of Calgary Mar 2015
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      FGS 2014 University of Calgary May 2014
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      3MT Medal University of Baghdad Mar 2014 A prestigious medal awarded to the grad student who is able to present his research very clearly to public audiences within 3 minutes.
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      FGS 2013 University of Calgary May 2013
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      Departmental Travel Award Department of Geomatics Engineering Mar 2013
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      SSAF 2013 Schulich School of Enginering Feb 2013
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      SSAF 2012 Schulich School of Engineering Feb 2012
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      MHESR 4-years Doctoral Scholarship Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Iraq May 2011
    • Awarded to Hussein Attya, PhD, ASCE
      Top of the class Urban & Regional Planning Institute Dec 2001