Welcome to Rusi Wang’s homepage!

I was born in February 1999 in Shanghai, China. I obtained my B.Eng. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Project 985, QS-ranking #=519) in 2021 and my M.Sc.(Eng.) degree from Tongji University (Project 985, QS-ranking #=177) in 2024. I am currently a Ph.D. student at Urban Mobility Institute, Tongji University.

I have been supervised by Professor Chi Xie at Transport and Energy Systems Laboratory (TESLA) [📍Location] since August 2024. I have completed a pre-dissertation research on subsidy reallocation in a containerized freight transportation network. My current research develops a new multimodal dynamic user equilibrium (MMDUE) model to optimize travel demand management (TDM) strategies. By incorporating modern services like e-hailing and carpooling, the framework provides a novel approach for designing policies such as road pricing, tradable credit schemes, and booking cum rationing.

For collaboration inquiries, please feel free to email me directly.

NEWS

Paper accepted by TRB 2026, 29 October 2025 | My research paper “Mitigating revenue loss and congestion surcharge by rail freight subsidy optimization in a multimodal multicommodity freight transportation market” is accepted by the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. [PDF]

Paper accepted by TP, 21 September 2025 | The research paper “Incorporating revenue loss and congestion cost into rail freight subsidy design: Lessons learned from the China-Europe freight transportation network”, with my supervisor as the first author and me as the second author, is accepted by Transport Policy (SSCI, IF=5.3, CAS Tier 1-Top). [PDF]

Join TESLA, 26 August 2024 | I joined TESLA—Transport and Energy Systems Laboratory—under the supervision of Professor Chi Xie, opening a new chapter in my research in operations research.

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