Dua Abdelqader
About Dua Abdelqader
Dua Abdelqader is a Senior Planner at Arup in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with extensive experience in transportation planning and research.
Title at Arup
Dua Abdelqader currently holds the position of Senior Planner at Arup. She has been in this role since 2021, working out of the Toronto, Ontario, Canada office. Arup is a globally recognized professional services firm that provides engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment.
Previous Experience at Ontario Centre of Innovation
In 2021, Dua Abdelqader worked at the Ontario Centre of Innovation as Manager, Research and Insight for the Automotive and Mobility sector for one month. Prior to that, she was a Research and Insight Specialist in the same sector from 2020 to 2021. The Ontario Centre of Innovation is focused on advancing innovations in the province through various research and development initiatives.
Previous Roles at Arup
Before her current role as Senior Planner, Dua Abdelqader held multiple positions at Arup. She was a Senior Consultant in Dubai from 2019 to 2020 and served as a Transport Planner from 2015 to 2019. These roles involved complex project planning and consulting within the realm of global infrastructure.
Educational Background
Dua Abdelqader has a robust academic background in Civil Engineering and Transportation. She earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering - Transportation from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville between 2013 and 2014. Additionally, she achieved a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering from the University of Jordan from 2006 to 2010. Furthering her expertise, she studied Autonomous Transport and New Mobility at Arup University and the University of Oregon from 2019 to 2020, where she completed a Masters Module.
Experience as Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant
From 2013 to 2014, Dua Abdelqader worked as a Graduate Researcher in Transportation Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Earlier, she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Jordan University of Science and Technology in 2012 for six months. These roles helped lay the foundational knowledge and expertise she brings to her professional career.