Research & Grants
Research areas
My research focuses on the modelling, simulation, optimisation, and intelligent management of complex transportation systems. My current research programme comprises four interconnected areas.
1. Multi-fidelity transportation network modelling
Development of multi-fidelity, integrated macro–micro, and agent-based models for analysing transportation systems at different spatial and operational scales.
Key topics: multi-fidelity models · integrated macro–micro modelling · agent-based simulation · large-scale network analysis
2. Simulation and optimisation of complex transportation systems
Development of simulation and intelligent optimisation methods for complex and emerging transportation systems, including vehicle–road–cloud and low-altitude transportation applications.
Key topics: simulation-based optimisation · reinforcement learning · transportation digital twins · vehicle–road–cloud systems · low-altitude transportation
3. Management and control of mixed-autonomy networks
Modelling and optimisation of transportation networks in which human-driven, connected, and automated vehicles interact.
Key topics: mixed-autonomy networks · connected and automated vehicles · intelligent traffic control · parking management and pricing
4. Large-language-model-enabled intelligent decision-making
Application of large language models, artificial intelligence, and parallel computing to transportation modelling, simulation, and decision-making.
Key topics: large language models · AI-enabled mobility · parallel computing · large-scale simulation and optimisation
Competitive research grants
Mixed-Autonomy Network Parking Management Models and Intelligent Optimisation Methods
National Natural Science Foundation of China — General Program
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project number | 72471057 |
| Period | January 2025–December 2028 |
| Funding | CNY 400,000 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
Integrated Macro–Micro Dynamic Parking Network Modelling and Differentiated Parking Pricing Optimisation Considering User Heterogeneity
National Natural Science Foundation of China — Young Scientists Fund
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project number | 52102375 |
| Period | January 2022–December 2024 |
| Funding | CNY 300,000 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
Urban Road Traffic Flow Modelling, Simulation, Control, and Optimisation Based on Big Data
National Natural Science Foundation of China — Key Program
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project number | 52131203 |
| Period | January 2022–December 2026 |
| Funding | CNY 2,940,000 |
| Role | Research Task Leader |
Multi-Region Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram Modelling and Coordinated Parking Pricing Considering On-Street Cruising for Parking
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province — Young Scientists Fund
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project number | BK20210247 |
| Period | July 2021–June 2024 |
| Funding | CNY 200,000 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
Other research projects
Transportation Digital-Twin Supply–Demand Equilibrium Computation and Simulation Optimisation
Jiangsu Provincial Basic Research Program — Frontier-Leading Technology Research
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Period | January 2024–December 2025 |
| Funding | CNY 1,000,000 |
| Role | Key Researcher and Project Contact |
Green and Low-Carbon Technologies for Regional Integrated Transportation Hubs
Jiangsu Provincial Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Science and Technology Innovation Program
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project number | BE2022860 |
| Period | September 2022–August 2025 |
| Funding | CNY 1,900,000 |
| Role | Key Researcher |
Integrated Macro–Micro Modelling and Simulation-Based Control of Large-Scale Coupled Parking and Road Networks
Nanjing Innovation Program for Overseas-Educated Researchers
| Project information | Details |
|---|---|
| Period | January 2024–December 2024 |
| Funding | CNY 30,000 |
| Role | Principal Investigator |
Research environment and collaboration
I serve as Deputy Director of the Complex Transportation Networks Research Centre and Deputy Director of the Huawei–Southeast University Joint Laboratory for Integrated Macro–Micro Traffic Simulation.
My research brings together transportation engineering, operations research, data science, artificial intelligence, mathematical modelling, and high-performance computing.