Abram Musinguzi

 

Abram's professional headshot

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Computer and Information Systems Engineering ,Tennessee State University,  2021.
  • Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering, Tennessee State University,2016
  • BSc in Civil and Transportation Engineering University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2012.

Research Interests  

  • Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling. 
  • Traffic Safety Analysis and Modeling.
  • Traffic Operations and Visualization.
  • Modeling and Analysis of Geospatial Information and Data.
  • Data Collection Methods and Visualization.
  • Application of Statistics in Transportation.

Technical Skills 

  • Storm Surge Modeling: SWAN+ADCIRC, WRF and GIS. 
  • Transportation : Synchro, AutoCAD, HCS+, Micro Station.
  • 3D Modelling: Solidworks, 3D printing. 
  • Statistics: STATA, SPSS, Python.
  • Programming: Matlab, Fortran , C++.
  • Project Management: Microsoft  Project, MS Office.

Professional Experience

  • Instructor,  Mechanical Engineering Department, Tennessee State University (2022-Current)
  • Postdoctoral Reseacher ,Tennessee State University (May 2021- December 2021)
  • Graduate Teaching and  Research Assistant, Tennessee State University, (August 2014 -May 2021)
  • Intern, Pillars Development III, Nashville, TN, (February 2016 -December 2016)
  • Civil Engineer, Uganda National Roads Authority, Kampala, Uganda (July 2013 – July 2014)

Refereed Journal Publications 

  1. Musinguzi, A. , Reddy, L., & Akbar, M. K. (2022). Evaluation of Wave Contributions in Hurricane Irma Storm Surge Hindcast.Atmosphere,13(3), 404.
  2. Musinguzi, A., Akbar, M. K., Fleming, J. G., & Hargrove, S. K. (2019). Understanding hurricane storm surge generation and propagation using a forecasting model, forecast advisories and best track in a wind model, and observed data—Case study Hurricane Rita.Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,7(3), 77.
  3. Musinguzi, A., Shamsu, M., Akbar, M. K., & Fleming, J. G. (2021). Understanding the Effects of Wind Intensity, Forward Speed, Pressure and Track on Generation and Propagation of Hurricane Irma Surges around Florida.Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,9(9), 963.
  4. Musinguzi, A., & Akbar, M. K. (2021). Effect of varying wind intensity, forward speed, and surface pressure on storm surges of hurricane Rita.  Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ,  9 (2), 128.
  5. Musinguzi, A., Akbar, M. K., Fleming, J. G., & Hargrove, S. K. (2019). Understanding Hurricane Storm Surge Generation and Propagation Using a Forecasting Model, Forecast Advisories and Best Track in a Wind Model, and Observed Data—Case Study Hurricane Rita. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(3), 77.
  6. Chimba, D., Musinguzi, A., & Kidando, E. (2018). Associating pedestrian crashes with demographic and socioeconomic factors. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 6(1), 11-16.
  7. Akbar, Muhammad K., Simbarashe Kanjanda, and Abram Musinguzi. "Effect of Bottom Friction, Wind Drag Coefficient, and Meteorological Forcing in Hindcast of Hurricane Rita Storm Surge Using SWAN+ ADCIRC Model." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 5.3 (2017): 38.

 Refereed Paper Proceedings

  1. Kidando, E., Musinguzi A. and Chimba, D., Probabilistic Forecasting of Service Life of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings. Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 16-2167, Washington, D.C., January 2016.
  2. Musinguzi, A., and Chimba, D. (2015, July). Spatial variation in local road pedestrian and bicycle crashes. In Presented and published in proceedings of ESRI International User annual Conference, San Diego, CA (Vol. 7, p. 21).

Peer-Reviewed Abstract Conference 

  1. Musinguzi, A. and Akbar, M. Understanding Hurricane Storm Surge Generation and Propagation Using a Forecasting Model, Forecast Advisories and Best Track in a Wind Model, and Observed Data—Case Study Hurricane Rita. The 2019 ADCIRC Users Group Meeting, 20-21 May 2019, Vicksburg, MS.
  2. Musinguzi, A and Akbar, M., Assessing the performance of a Forecasting Model and Published Forecast Advisories on Hurricane Storm Surge Generation and Propagation in Hurricane Rita Case Study. TSU 41st Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2019, Nashville, TN.
  3. Bryant, K., Musinguzi, A. and Akbar, M. The Saffir–Simpson Scale: Simple, Straightforward, and Insufficient” 99th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, January 2019
  4. Bryant, K., Alghamdi, A., Musinguzi, A. and Akbar, M. Incorporating Rainfall into Storm Surge Prediction for Hurricane Irma. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 16-20 April 2018, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
  5. Bryant, K., Musinguzi, A. and Akbar, M. Incorporating Rainfall into Storm Surge Prediction for Hurricane Irma. TSU 40th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2018, Nashville, TN.
  6. Musinguzi, A and Akbar, M., Examining the performance of Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to forecast Hurricane Harvey’s wind field. TSU 40th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2018, Nashville, TN.
  7. Musinguzi, A and Akbar, M., Analysis of Hurricane Harvey’s Wind Field Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF). TSU 40th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2018, Nashville, TN.
  8. Musinguzi, A and Akbar, M. A Coupled Atmospheric and Circulation Model for Accurate Hurricane Storm Surge Forecasting”. TSU 39th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2017, Nashville, TN.
  9. Musinguzi, A and Chimba, D. “An Access-Based Decision Support Tool for assessing Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety”. TSU 38th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2016, Nashville, TN.
  10. Kidando, E., Musinguzi, A. and Chimba, D., Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of Pedestrian Crashes and Socio-demographic Factors. Presented at the 2nd Summer Conference on Livable Communities, Kalamazoo, MI, 2015.
  11. Musinguzi, A and Chimba, D. “Using Spatial Statistical Tools to correlate Bicycle and Pedestrian Crashes with Socio- demographics”. TSU 37th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, April 2015, Nashville, TN.
  12. Musinguzi, A., Kidando, E., and Chimba, D., Analyzing Socio-demographic effects on Pedestrian Safety using Bayesian Network. Presented at Southern District ITE (SDITE) annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS, 2015.
  13. Musinguzi, A., Chimba, D., and Ruhazwe, E. Geospatial correlation between land use patterns and pedestrian crash clusters on local roads. Presented at the 124th Tennessee Academy of Science-Annual meeting (TAS), November 2014, Morristown, TN.
  14. Kidando, E., Chimba, D., Ruhazwe, E., and Musinguzi, A. Predicting life cycle of longitudinal Pavement Markings Using Stochastic Differential Equation. Presented at the 124th Tennessee Academy of Science-Annual meeting (TAS), November 2014, Morristown, TN.