Dr. Md. Tawfiq Sarwar

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering

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Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

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A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Office

Ext: 489 || Room No# 459
mdtawfiq@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D. in Civil (Transportation) Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA.
M.Sc. in Civil (Transportation) Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
B.Sc. in Civil (Transportation) Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Dr. Md Tawfiq Sarwar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at East West University from May 2018. He received his PhD from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA in 2016, MSc from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA in 2013 and BSc degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2009, all three in Civil Engineering with a major in Transportation Engineering. At East West University, he is a member of the Program Self-Assessment Committee (PSAC), Department Development Committee (DDC), and the Curriculum Development and Technical Evaluation Committee.

Prior to joining East West University, Dr. Sarwar served as a Research Associate for National Research Council (NRC, a sister concern of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, NASEM) at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), McLean, VA, USA. His research interests are econometric and statistical analysis, traffic safety, planning, operation, naturalistic driving study, vulnerable road user, infrastructure and disaster management, public transportation etc. He has worked on several projects funded by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Region II University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) among other renowned institutes. Using the findings of these projects, Dr. Sarwar has published several journals and conference papers (published in top-tier Elsevier/Springer journals). Besides, he has served as a peer reviewer for several journals, such as, Accident Analysis & Prevention, Transportation Research Record, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering etc.

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 2023 – Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 2018 – January 2023

National Research Council (NRC) Research Associate, FHWA / Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, VA, USA. November 2016 – April 2018

Graduate Research Assistant, Engineering Statistics and Econometrics Application Research Lab, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA. August 2013 – September 2016

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA. August 2015 – December 2015

Graduate Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Transportation Modeling and Analytics Lab, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. January 2013 – May 2013

Graduate Research Assistant, Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. August 2011 – December 2012

Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. January 2010 – July 2011

Research Interest

Transportation,
Traffic safety,
Econometric statistical analysis,
Naturalistic driving study,
Infrastructure and disaster management,
Public transportation.

Selected Publications

Mahmood, K., Pang, J., Ahmed, S.S., Yu, G., Sarwar, M.T., Benedyk, I., Anastasopoulos, P., 2024. Lessons learned from naturalistic driving data processing in a secure data enclave: Preliminary discoveries from analyzing dash camera videos, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Volume 106, October 2024, Pages 135-149, ISSN 1369-8478, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.08.012. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 3.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

David, D., Ahmed, SS., Sarwar, M.T., Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P., 2023. An In-Depth Econometric Analysis of Pavement Performance and Service Life by Pavement Rehabilitation Treatment Type and Delivery Method. ASCE's Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 29, Issue. 4, July 2023, DOI: 10.1061/JITSE4.ISENG-2203. Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). [Impact factor: 3.3] [Link to Journal ] [PDF file]
Sarvani, S., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Bhargava, A., Mohan, S., Savolainen, P., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., The impact of public-private partnerships for roadway projects on traffic safety: An exploratory empirical analysis of crash frequencies. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 33, March 2022, 100192, Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Androutselis, T., Sarwar, M. T., Eker, U., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Sakellariadis, L., Agalianos, A., Anastasopoulos, I., 2020. Real-time Seismic Damage Assessment of Various Bridge Types Using a Non-Linear Three-Stage Least Squares Approach. ASCE's Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 26, Issue. 3, September 2020, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000551. Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). [Impact factor: 3.3] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]
Sarvani, S., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Blatt, A., Majka, K., Pierowicz, J., and Mohan, S., 2019. A Preliminary Investigation of the Effectiveness of High Visibility Enforcement Programs Using Naturalistic Driving Study Data: A Grouped Random Parameters Approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 21, 1-12. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Blatt, A., and Majka, K., 2018. Analysis of stationary and dynamic factors affecting highway accident occurrence: A dynamic correlated grouped random parameters binary logit approach. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 113, 330-340. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 5.7] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., Fountas, G., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., 2017. Simultaneous estimation of discrete outcome and continuous dependent variable equations: A bivariate random effects modeling approach with unrestricted instruments. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 16, 23-34. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., Fountas, G., Bentley, C., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Blatt, A., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., Limoges, R., 2017. Preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of high visibility crosswalks on pedestrian safety using crash surrogates. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2659, 182-191, DOI:10.3141/2659-20. Publisher: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. [Impact factor: 1.6] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Nahidi, S., Fountas, G., Sarvani, S., Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., 2017. Project discrepancies in roadway construction and preservation: A statistical analysis of Public-Private Partnership contract types in the US. Frontiers in Built Environment, 3:15, doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2017.00015. Publisher: Frontiers. [Cite score: 2.2] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Karlaftis, M., and Sadek, A., 2017. Transport habits of travelers using new energy type modes: A random parameters hazard-based approach of travel distance. Transportation Research Part C, 77, 516-528. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 7.6] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Golshani, N., and Hulme, K., 2017. Grouped random parameters bivariate probit analysis of perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A driving simulation study. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 13, 52-64. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., 2017. The effect of long term non-invasive pavement deterioration on accident injury-severity rates: A seemingly unrelated and multivariate equations approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 13, 1-15. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Sarwar, M. T., and Shankar, V., 2016. Safety-oriented pavement performance thresholds: Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity in a multi-objective optimization and goal programming approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 12, 35-47. Publisher: Elsevier. [Impact factor: 12.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Ukkusuri, S. V., Murray-Tuite, P., and Mannering, F. L., 2018. A statistical analysis of the dynamics of household hurricane-evacuation decisions. Transportation, 45(1), 51-70. DOI:10.1007/s11116-016-9722-6. Publisher: Springer. [Impact factor: 3.5] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., 2016. Three-stage least squares analysis of post-rehabilitation pavement performance. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2589, 97-109. Publisher: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. [Impact factor: 1.6] [Link to Journal] [PDF file]

Mahmood, K., Ahmed, S.S., Pang, J., Sarwar, M.T., Benedyk, I., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Drivers’ Reaction and Yielding Behavior on High Visibility Crosswalks: A Hazard-Based Duration Approach with Correlated Grouped Random Parameter and Means Heterogeneity, 103rd Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., USA, January 2024.

Mahmood, K., Ahmed, S.S., Pang, J., Sarwar, M.T., Benedyk, I., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., In-Depth Assessment of High Visibility Crosswalks: Accounting for Regional and Configuration Characteristics Using a Correlated Grouped Random Parameters Approach with Means Heterogeneity, 103rd Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., USA, January 2024.

Mahmud, K., Pang, J., Ahmed , S. S., Yu, G., Sarwar, M. T., Benedyk, I., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Lessons Learned from Naturalistic Driving Data Processing in a Secure Data Enclave: Preliminary Discoveries from Analyzing Dash Camera Videos, 102th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., USA, January, 2023.

Sarwar, M. T., Bhargava, A., Sarvani, S., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., and Mohan, S., Public-Private Partnerships for roadway construction and preservation, and traffic safety: An exploratory empirical analysis of crash frequencies, 98th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January, 2019.

Sarwar, M. T., Bentley, C., Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Blatt, A., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., Limoges, R., A preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of high visibility crosswalks on pedestrian safety, 96th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January 2017.

Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Blatt, A., Majka, K., Analysis of stationary and dynamic factors affecting highway accident occurrence, 96th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January 2017.

Golshani, N., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., and Hulme, K., Exploratory empirical analysis of measured and perceived aggressive driving behavior in a driving simulation environment, 96th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January 2017.

Blatt, A., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., Pantangi, S. P., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., and Thor, C., The development of new insights into driver behavior to improve high visibility enforcement programs, Fifth International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research, Blacksburg, Virginia, August, 2016.

Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. Ch., Ukkusuri, S. V., Murray-Tuite, P., and Mannering, F. L. Statistical analysis of the dynamics of household hurricane-evacuation decisions, 95th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January 2016.

Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch. Three-stage least squares analysis of post-rehabilitation pavement performance, 95th Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Academies, Washington D.C., January 2016.

Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch. The effect of long term non-invasive pavement deterioration on accident injury-severity rates, 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, October, 2015.

Sarwar, M. T., Nahidi, S. A. and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch. Analysis of accident injury-severities of helmeted and non-helmeted motorcyclists, 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, October, 2015.

Sarwar, M. T., and Anastasopoulos, P. Ch. Preliminary Results of three-stage least squares analysis of post-rehabilitation pavement performance, 56th Annual Transportation Research Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March, 2015.

PhD Dissertation: The Effect of Pavement Deterioration on Rural and Urban Roadway Accident Injury-Severities. [PDF file]

M.Sc. Thesis: Modeling the Dynamics of Household-level Hurricane Evacuation Timing Decisions. [PDF file]

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