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Shatnawi, Ibrahem

Primary Program

Transportation & Infrastructure
Shatnawi, Ibrahem

About

Ibrahem Shatnawi is a Senior Fellow in the Transportation and Infrastructure Program at KAPSARC, bringing over 19 years of international experience in transportation engineering. His research focuses on transport policies, emerging technologies, and modeling transport energy demand. He currently leads the development of an Integrated Transport Energy Demand Model for Saudi Arabia. Ibrahem holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, specializing in transportation, from Jordan University of Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, specializing in traffic engineering, from The University of Akron in Ohio, U.S.A.

Publications

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09 October 2025

Driving the Future: How Connected Autonomous Vehicles Reshape Travel and Energy Demand in Urban and Rural Areas – An Empirical Modeling Approach

The rapid evolution of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) is ushering in a transformative era in transportation, with profound implications for travel behavior, fuel efficiency, and mobility dynamics in both urban and rural areas.

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11 June 2025

Decarbonization Pathways for Asphalt Pavement Mixtures in Saudi Arabia: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach

This study conducts a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of asphalt mixtures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It focuses on assessing the environmental impacts of asphalt mixtures produced with and without reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), as well as the use of warm mix a...

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19 December 2024

Impact of Urban Traffic on Fuel Consumption Leveraging IoT Data: Case Study of Riyadh City

This study explores the rising trend of traffic congestion in Riyadh and its impact on fuel consumption for passenger cars amid the challenges of rapid urbanization and increasing vehicle use. By utilizing real-time floating car data (FCD) collected by vehicles equipped with Global P...

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01 July 2024

Driving Reductions in Emissions: Unlocking the Potential of Fuel Economy Targets in Saudi Arabia

The adoption of more stringent fuel economy standards represents a pivotal pathway toward achieving net zero emissions in the transportation sector. By steadily increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles, this approach drives a gradual but consistent decline in emissions. When couple...