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Professional Milestons

Work Experience

  • Transportation System Modeler II (Apr 2025 - Current)
    Transportation Department, North Central Texas Council of Government, Arlington, TX, USA
    Keywords: Urban planning, Transportation modeling
  • Visiting Professor (Aug 2024 - Jan 2025)
    Dept. Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Keywords: Non-exhaust emissions, Subway air quality
  • Associate Professor (Nov 2020 - Mar 2025)
    School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
    Keywords: Electric Vehicle, Sustainable Behavior, Multi-modal Transport
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (May 2020 - Oct 2020)
    University of Toronto (in collaboration with TD Inc.), Toronto, Canada
    Keywords: Eco-Driving, Emission Modeling

    • Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Sep 2016 - Apr 2020) . Supervisor: Dr. Marianne Hatzopoulou
    Dept. Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Thesis: Traffic Emission Modeling for Robust Policy Design in Connected and Electric Transportation
  • Master of Science (Aug 2014 - May 2016). Supervisor: Dr. Hesham Rakha
    Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
    Thesis: Network-wide Assessment of Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Systems on Freeway and Arterial Facilities
  • Bachelor of Engineer (Aug 2014 - May 2016). Supervisor: Dr. Chao Yang
    School of Transportation, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    • Publications

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    Services

    Academic Communicty
  • Associate Member, PIARC TC3.5, WG2 (2024 - 2025)
  • Chief Scientist, Green-Distributor, Suzhou, China (2023 - 2025)
  • Standing Committee Member, Transportation Research Board Air Quality & GHG Mitigation Committee (2023 - Current)
  • Editorial Board Member, Transportation Research Part D: Transport & Environment (2023 - Current)
    • Institutional Administration
  • Director of Transportation & Logistics Engineering Discipline, School of Transportation, Southeast University (2024 - 2025)
  • Vice-dean assistant, School of Transportation, Southeast University (2022 - 2024)
  • Webmaster, University of Toronto Student ITE chapter (2017-2019)