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Application of Optimization Algorithms in Design of Railway Vehicles: Review of Selected Methods
Algorithms · 19(9), article 808
About this work
A review of selected optimization methods applied to railway vehicle design.
Read publication ↗TRANSPORT ENGINEER · DOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Understanding
what moves us
forward.
I’m Ahmed Almadhoun. I study how transport networks connect people, businesses and opportunity—and what happens when those connections fall short.
Based in Warsaw, PolandWarsaw University of Technology
THE CONNECTED SYSTEM01 — 03
NETWORKS SHAPE POSSIBILITIES.52.23° N
21.01° E
21.01° E
A connection on a map
is only the beginning.
FREIGHT ACCESSIBILITY✳TRANSPORT SIMULATION✳INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE✳ANALYTICAL THINKING
01 / A LITTLE CONTEXT
ENGINEERING QUESTIONS. REAL-WORLD CONSEQUENCES.One background.
Connected perspectives.
Research asks better questions.
Experience keeps them grounded.
I’m a transport engineer and doctoral researcher exploring freight accessibility, infrastructure constraints and economic connectivity.
At Warsaw University of Technology, I combine transport modelling with engineering analysis to understand where freight systems fall short—and how to evaluate improvements.
Explore publications & conference contributions ↗I bring an engineering approach to analysis, operational delivery and clear communication.
Alongside research and university teaching, my experience at Accenture covers accounts receivable, reporting, escalations, month-end support and training colleagues. I’m comfortable moving between detailed analysis and the people who need to use it.
Explore my professional background ↗Research & publication
Transport systems, accessibility and engineering methods.
Simulation & analysis
From network-level modelling to corridor microsimulation.
Teaching & operations
Technical communication, reporting and practical delivery.
02 / THE RESEARCH
MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLEA road can exist.
Access can still be missing.
A business may be connected to the road network and still struggle to receive goods reliably or affordably. That gap is the starting point for my doctoral work.
DOCTORAL RESEARCH2024 → ONGOING
Transport poverty in freight transportation networks
How can freight disadvantage be measured and reduced through engineering analysis?
THE IDEA, IN PLAIN LANGUAGELook beyond
Look beyond
the route.
Explore three questions behind a freight connection.
NETWORK ACCESSIBILITY
Connected doesn’t always mean accessible.
Road geometry, pavement condition or service gaps can make a connection harder to use. My research examines how these constraints should be represented in freight accessibility measures.
Conceptual illustration. These views explain research questions; they do not show measured or simulated results.
Research in motion.
EXPAND A PROJECT TO EXPLORE CURRENT RESEARCH · WARSAWPassenger traffic.
Freight consequences.
Investigating how mixed traffic affects freight delay and reliability.
VISSIM · CORRIDOR MODELLING
Freight consequences.
The question
How does passenger demand affect freight performance on shared urban roads?
What’s done
An exploratory Modlińska–Elektronowa corridor pilot was presented at LSTP in September 2026.
What’s next
The awarded WUT grant, “Freight Transport Penalty under Mixed-Traffic Conditions, Including the Context of Undesirable Emissions: A Microsimulation Approach,” supports the next stage of corridor modelling and empirical analysis.
The pilot is not a validated city-wide result. METHODOLOGY · IN DEVELOPMENTPutting freight
disadvantage into focus.
Developing an accessibility-based approach to freight transport poverty.
ACCESSIBILITY · INDICATORS
disadvantage into focus.
The question
What does transport disadvantage mean for freight actors, and how can it be measured defensibly?
Current direction
Candidate dimensions include network accessibility, logistics-service availability and reliability, and economic accessibility. The formulation remains open to revision.
What’s next
Compare candidate measures with simpler baselines and test sensitivity, uncertainty and added explanatory value.
Conceptual development and empirical validation are ongoing. PUBLISHED CASE STUDY · ABU DHABIReal traffic.
Testable alternatives.
Using digital shadowing to investigate the 79th Street corridor in Musaffah.
VISSIM · DIGITAL SHADOWING
Testable alternatives.
The approach
Model and calibrate an urban corridor using manually collected peak and off-peak traffic observations, then evaluate congestion and proposed alternatives.
The output
Published in Transportation Research Procedia, volume 93, pages 826–832 (2026), following TRANSCOM 2025.
Read the publication ↗ WORKING PAPER · IN REVISIONThe quality
behind the connection.
Exploring how pavement and geometric constraints affect freight accessibility.
INFRASTRUCTURE · EIGHT CORRIDORS
behind the connection.
The approach
A preliminary assessment of eight Warsaw freight corridors combines accessibility measures with pavement condition and geometric constraints.
The purpose
Investigate how engineering quality changes the interpretation of network access and could inform intervention priorities.
Exploratory study; further empirical testing of the proposed indicators is planned.03 / SELECTED WORK
Google Scholar ↗Work that’s
out in the world.
Published research, conference contributions and forthcoming work. Each record shows where it stands.
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The 79th street in Musaffah Abu Dhabi – The Simulation-Based Alternatives
Transportation Research Procedia · 93, 826–832
About this work
Traffic simulation and digital shadowing to investigate congestion and assess alternatives for an urban corridor in Abu Dhabi.
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Smart city planning for inclusive postwar urban reconstruction: integrating electromobility and freight accessibility
In: Systemy transportowe w erze automatyzacji i cyfryzacji · Warsaw University of Technology Press · pp. 89–109
About this work
Connecting urban reconstruction, electromobility and freight access in the planning of inclusive transport systems.
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Towards an Accessibility-Based Framework for Assessing Freight Transport Poverty
TRANSBALTICA 2026 · Presented September 2026
About this work
Accepted for future monograph publication. An accessibility-based approach to defining and investigating freight disadvantage.
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Microsimulation-Based Assessment of the Impact of Passenger Traffic on the Reliability of Freight Transport under Urban Congestion Conditions
LSTP 2026 · Presented September 2026
About this work
An exploratory PTV Vissim corridor pilot examining passenger–freight interactions. Manuscript preparation is ongoing.
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Blockchain-Based Secure Communication in Digital Twins for Smart Transportation
Elsevier book chapter · Final manuscript submitted July 2026
About this work
A chapter manuscript on secure communication in transport digital twins. Submitted on 24 July 2026; publication timing remains subject to publisher confirmation.
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Publication and contribution statuses updated October 2026.
04 / EXPERIENCE & PERSPECTIVE
Print-friendly profile ↗Analytical by training.
Practical by experience.
Engineering, research, teaching and finance operations have shaped how I work: understand the system, investigate the detail, communicate clearly.
Different contexts.
The same curiosity.
I’m interested in how systems work—and how careful analysis can make them work better for the people who depend on them.
Professional profile on LinkedIn ↗WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYRESEARCH & TEACHING
Transport research.
Technical communication.
Doctoral research at the Faculty of Transport, alongside university teaching experience in engineering graphics and descriptive geometry.
Research designTransport modellingUniversity teaching
ACCENTUREFINANCE OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE
Detail, accountability
and operational delivery.
Accounts receivable and cash collections experience covering reporting, escalations and month-end support, with responsibilities in training new colleagues and Excel training.
AR & collectionsOperational reportingTraining & support
ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONEDUCATION & METHODS
From infrastructure
to network performance.
A civil engineering foundation, a master’s degree in Transport Systems Engineering and Management at Warsaw University of Technology, including transport network modelling with PTV Visum, and subsequent microscopic simulation of urban corridors with PTV Vissim.
PTV VisumPTV VissimEngineering analysis
TOOLS & METHODS
PTV VissimPTV VisumExcel & reportingAccessibility analysisScenario modellingTechnical writing
05 / BEYOND THE DESK
PRESENTING. EXCHANGING. BUILDING.Research is
a conversation.
Conference contributions connect the work to other researchers, new questions and different ways of seeing the same problem.
RECOGNITION & SUPPORT
2026 WUT scientific competition recognition
Plus an awarded 2026–2027 research grant on passenger-induced freight penalties under mixed-traffic conditions.
- 2026
LSTP
Jachranka · September 2026
Passenger–freight interactions and corridor microsimulation. - 2026
TRANSBALTICA
September 2026
Accessibility-based assessment of freight transport poverty. - 2025
Transport XXI Wieku
Conference contribution
Smart planning, reconstruction and freight accessibility. - 2025
TRANSCOM
Conference contribution
Simulation-based alternatives for Musaffah’s 79th Street.
06 / WHAT COMES NEXT
RESEARCH AGENDA · 2026–2028Better questions.
Stronger evidence.
The next phase turns an established research direction into a tested contribution. These are planned objectives, with validation still ahead.
- 012026–2027
Build the evidence.
Expand corridor datasets, record data provenance, calibrate selected Warsaw models and refine research questions.
DATA → MODELS - 022027
Test what holds.
Validate models, compare candidate indicators against baseline methods and examine performance across corridor scenarios.
MODELS → INSIGHT - 032027–2028
Connect the findings.
Assess uncertainty and sensitivity, integrate results and develop the doctoral synthesis. Submission is targeted for September 2028.
INSIGHT → CONTRIBUTION
07 / LET’S CONNECT
The next connection
could start here.
A research collaboration, a conference conversation or a professional opportunity—tell me what you have in mind.