Former Members and Visiting Scholars

Former Members

Depu Meng, Ph.D., 2024., Research Scientist at DiDi Global

Yukun Zuo., Assistant Professor at Huan University

Xintao Yan, Ph.D.,  2023 |  Dissertation: Simulating Naturalistic Driving Environment for Autonomous Vehicles

Xingmin Wang, Ph.D.,  2023 |  Dissertation: Traffic Signal Optimization with Connected Vehicle Trajectories

Yuanxin Zhong, Ph.D.,  2023 |  Dissertation: Occlusion-aware Perception and Planning for Automated Vehicles

Xiaowei(Tom) Shi, Ph.D., 2023, Assistant Professor at  University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Wai Wong, Ph.D., 2022, Lecture  at University of Canterbury 

Shuo Feng, Ph.D., 2022, Assistant Professor at Tsinghua University

Zhen Yang, Ph.D., 2022,  Robotics Planning Engineer at Apple, Inc.  |  Dissertation: An Infrastructure-based Cooperative Driving Framework for Connected and Automated Vehicles

Zhengxia Zou, Ph.D., 2021, Assistant Professor at Beihang University, China

Yiheng Feng, Ph.D., 2020, Assistant Professor at Purdue University 

Ed Huang, Ph.D., 2020,  Dissertation: Cyber Security of Traffic Signal Control Systems with Connected Vehicles

Yan Zhao, Ph.D., 2020,  Data Scientist at Facebook, Inc.  |  Dissertation: Traffic State Estimation Using Probe Vehicle Data 

Jianfeng Zheng, Ph.D., 2016,  Data Scientist/Sr. Algorithm Engineer at Didi Chuxing, Inc.  |  Dissertation: Data-Driven Applications for Connected Vehicle Based Traffic Signal Systems 

Weili Sun, Ph.D., Sr. Algorithm Engineer at Didi Chuxing, Inc.

Sharon(Xuan) Di, Ph.D., 2014, Assistant Professor at Columbia University   |  Dissertation: Boundedly Rational User Equilibrium: Models and Applications 

Jie Sun, Ph.D., 2014, Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Inc.   |  Dissertation: Vehicle Routing Problems in Signalized Traffic Networks 

Lin Xiao, Ph.D., Quantitative Analytics at Federal Highway Administration 

Heng Hu, Ph.D., 2013, CTO and Co-Founder at Live Traffic Data, Inc.   |   Dissertation: Improving Traffic Signal Performance using High-resolution Data

Saif Jabari, Ph.D., 2012, Assistant Professor at New York University, Abu Dhabi  |  Dissertation: A Stochastic Model of Macroscopic Traffic Flow: Theoretical Foundations 

Xiaolei Guo, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Windsor, Canada

Sean(Xiaozheng) He, Ph.D., 2010, Assistant Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.   |  Dissertation: Modeling the Traffic Flow Evolution Process after a Network Disruption

Xinkai Wu, Ph.D., 2010, Associate Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  | Dissertation:  Modeling Traffic Flow on Oversaturated Arterials 

Adam D. Danczyk, 2008, Senior Associate at Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Wenteng Ma, Ph.D., 2008, Project Lead at Esencia Technologies, Inc. |  Dissertation: A Real-Time Performance Measurement System for Arterial Traffic Signals 

Former Visiting Scholars

Prof. Lihua Luo, 12/2019-12/2020, Shanghai Maritime University, China

Lin Liu, 10/2018-10/2020, Tongji University, China

Xiaochi Li, 12/2017-12/2018, Chang'an University, China

Chunhui Yu, 09/2015-06/2018, Tongji University, China

Prof. Fangfang Zheng, 12/2016-12/2017, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

You Kong, 09/2017-09/2018, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Meng Li, 08/2016 - 08/2017, Beihang University, China

Prof. Ning Jia, 07/2016 - 07/2017, Tianjin University, China

Dr. Yuming Ge, 10/2016-03/2017, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

Prof. Zhaosheng Zhang, 09/2015-09/2016, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Prof. Guizhen Yu, 2013-2014 and 2018-2010, Beihang University, China