My overall research experience and agenda lie at the nexus of smart-city innovation, urban transportation and the experiences of people with disability, older adults, and low-income travellers. I am fascinated by the experience of participants in transportation systems. This includes riders, drivers, policymakers in the public and private sectors, and other participants.
Selected Grants & Awards
- Global Research Excellence – Accessibility audit using crowdsourcing in Mekelle, Tigray
- Connected Minds Travel Awards – Accessibility audit using crowdsourcing in Mekelle, Tigray
- Connected Minds Seed Grant – AI and disability accessibility in Toronto, Canada
- Global Research Excellence – Extreme weather and travel
- SSHRC Grant – Toward an understanding of intersectional factors affecting disabled persons’ travel via Uber and Lyft across urban and suburban contexts in the Greater Toronto Area
- Black Research Seed Grant – Race, disability, and Uber and Lyft usage
Please see the list of my conference presentations here and publications here.
Mahtot [Mah-tote] Gebresselassie, PhD 