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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, U.S. News Global Rank #137) in 2021 and my M.Sc.(Eng.) degree from Tongji University (Project 985, U.S. News Global Rank #124) in 2024. I am currently a Ph.D. candidate 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, with a primary research interest in network modeling and optimization. I have completed a pre-dissertation research on subsidy reallocation in containerized freight transportation networks.

My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on travel demand management (TDM) in dynamic equilibrium traffic networks. A key contribution of my work is the development of an analytical dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) model that is computationally tractable for large-scale networks and accommodates multimodal transportation (e.g., solo driving, e-hailing, carpooling, public transit, and combined modes). Based on this equilibrium model, I analyze and solve a class of TDM strategy (e.g., congestion pricing, tradable mobility credit, and booking cum rationing) optimization problems with specific mathematical structures.

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

NEWS

Ph.D. Proposal Defense Passed, 16 December 2025 | I became a Ph.D. candidate after defending my proposal on Travel Demand Management in Dynamic Equilibrium Traffic Networks.

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]

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