Prof. Xiaobo Qu
Tsinghua University, China
Biography:
Xiaobo Qu is a Changjiang Chair Professor with the School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University since Dec 2021. His research is focused on intelligent transportation systems, ground-air cooperation and vertical transportation systems, and emerging transport mode informed mobility services. He has authored or co-authored over 180 journal articles published at top tier journals, including 14 ESI highly cited papers. To date, Prof Qu has secured research funding well above 30 million Euros from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ministry of Science and Technology China, Australian Research Council, Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova, STINT, and European Union, Ministry of Education China, including one NSFC key project (3 million CNY), one MoST thematic project (120 million CNY = 40 million public funding + 80 million matchup, as the PI), Australian Research Council Discovery Project, four major grants from Swedish Innovation Agency, two projects from EU, and a number of projects from research foundations. He has been invited to serve as a panel/assessor for prestigious funding scheme such as the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence (35 million AUD each), Future Fellowship (career grant, 1 million AUD each), Netherlands NWO VICI (career grant, 2.5 million Euros each), Hong Kong Research Council theme based scheme (30 million HKD each), Singapore Ministry of Education Thematic Research Program (5 million SD each), European Research Council, NSFC, Ministry of Education China etc. He is an elected Member of Academia Europaea–the Academy of Europe since Aug 2020, and an elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences since Jan 2020. He was a faculty member at two Australian Universities from 2012-2017, joined Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, as a Professor in Feb 2018, promoted to Chair Professor rank in Feb 2020. From Dec 2021, Xiaobo is teaching at the School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, China, at full time capacity, and will accept PhD students and postdocs from both China and overseas.
Prof. Zhiyuan Liu
Southeast University, China
Biography:
Dr. Zhiyuan (Terry) Liu is a Professor in the School of Transportation at Southeast University in Nanjing China. He attained his Ph.D degree from National University of Singapore (NUS) in Transportation Engineering in 2011. Prior to his studies in Singapore, he has obtained a Bachelor degree in Transportation Engineering from Southeast University. From 2011 to 2012, he worked as a postdoc research fellow in NUS. From 2012 to 2015, he was a lecturer in Monash University Australia, where he also served as the director of the Master of Transportation Systems Program. Any interested Ph.D applicants with a Master degree on Transportation Engineering or relevant areas are encouraged to apply for the international Ph.D program (with scholarship) in Southeast University at Nanjing China. If you have any queries, please email Dr. Liu for more information.
Researcher Prof. Yisheng Lv
Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Biography:
Yisheng Lv is a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He serves as the chair of the Comprehensive Intelligent Transportation Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation and is the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine. His main research areas include artificial intelligence and intelligent transportation, autonomous driving, and parallel traffic. He has received the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Outstanding Research Award (awarded to no more than one person annually) and the First Prize in Natural Sciences from the Chinese Association of Automation. He has also won the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions George N. Saridis Best Transactions Paper Award and multiple best paper/best student paper awards at the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, totaling 10 awards.
Prof. Yan Li
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Biography:
Yan Li, Ph.D., is the director, professor, and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Bridge and Tunnel Engineering at the School of Transportation, Harbin Institute of Technology. From 1997 to 2001, he studied at the School of Transportation, Jilin University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree. From 2002 to 2008, he earned his master's and doctoral degrees in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology. From 2008 to 2011, he worked at the postdoctoral research station in mechanics at the same university. Since May 2009, he has held the positions of lecturer, associate professor, and professor at Harbin Institute of Technology. From 2013 to 2014, he was a visiting scholar at Louisiana State University in the United States. Li Yan has led more than thirty research projects, including three funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and topics under the National Key R&D Program. He has published the monograph *Theory and Engineering Application of Vehicle-Bridge Coupled Vibration* and over thirty academic papers. He teaches the course *Bridge Engineering*, which won the "My Favorite Course" award for online teaching at Harbin Institute of Technology. He guided students who received the Excellent Instructor Award at the 2021 World Student Bridge Design Competition. He is a member of the International Association for Bridge Safety and Maintenance and serves as a peer reviewer for journals such as the *Chinese Journal of Highway and Transport*.
Prof. Feng Han
Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China
Biography:
Feng Han is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Lanzhou Jiaotong University. He currently serves as a member of the Survey and Design Committee of the China Railway Society, a member of the 7th Line Professional Committee of the Railway Engineering Branch of the China Railway Society, a council member of the National Transportation Engineering Survey Academic Committee, and a council member of the Gansu Province Society of Surveying and Geographic Information. His main research areas include integrated and intelligent railway route survey and design, existing track inspection technology, service performance evaluation and enhancement technology of railway tracks, and seamless track structure design. Han has led and completed one regional project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, two sub-projects under the major R&D plan of China Railway Group, and has actively participated in the renovation design of major railway trunk lines in western China and related scientific research projects in recent years. He has also led or participated in more than 20 other research projects and received two provincial- and ministerial-level awards. Han has published over 80 academic papers, including more than 20 high-level papers; applied for over 20 patents and software copyrights; published one monograph; and served as the chief editor of one nationally planned textbook and one recommended textbook for the Civil Engineering Excellence Program. He has completed multiple provincial- and ministerial-level teaching reform projects, including the Ministry of Education’s second batch of New Engineering Research and Practice projects. His teaching achievements have won one second prize at the national level and three special and first prizes at the provincial level. He has also supervised students who have won four national awards and more than ten provincial awards in competitions such as the National College Student Mathematical Contest in Modeling, the Chinese Graduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, the China International “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and the 13th National Zhou Peiyuan Mechanics Competition.
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