Members

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Anatole France

Founder

Ran, Bin

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor

Email: bran@engr.wisc.edu

Dr. Ran is an expert in dynamic transportation network models, traffic simulation and control, traffic information system, and Connected Automated Vehicle Highway (CAVH). He has led the development and deployment of various traffic information systems and technologies in the US and China. He has trained younger generations of professors and experts in traffic engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the US, China, Korea, and other countries.

Faculties / Staffs

Cheng, Yang

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Assistant Scientist

Email: cheng8@wisc.edu

Dr. Cheng received his Ph.D. degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. His research areas include automated highway and driving systems, mobile traffic sensor modeling, large-scale transportation data management and analytics, and traffic operations and control.

Parker, Steven T.

Credentials: Ph.D.

Position title: Information Technology Program Manager

Email: sparker@engr.wisc.edu

Dr. Parker received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005. He is the IT Program Manager of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS lab) and Database Administrator for the WisTransPortal archived data management system.

Bill, Andrea

Credentials: M.S.

Position title: Traffic Safety Engineer Research Program Manager

Email: bill@wisc.edu

Andrea Bill received her M.S. degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Traffic Safety Engineer Research Program Manager in Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS lab).

Rau, Steve

Position title: TransPortal Systems Administrator

Email: srau@wisc.edu

Steve Rau is TransPortal Systems Administrator for Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS Lab).

Collaborators

Leight, Shawn

Credentials: PE, PTOE, PTP

Shawn Leight is Vice President and COO at CBB. Shawn oversees day-to-day project delivery for a wide range of transportation services and clients. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his Master of Science in Transportation Engineering at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Ph.D. Candidates

Yi, Ran

Email: ryi22@wisc.edu

Ran Yi joined the CAVH group in 2018 Spring. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin Madison. His main research directions are connected automated vehicles control and intelligent transportation system operation.

Ph.D. Students

Wu, Huyao

Email: hwu296@wisc.edu

Huyao Wu joined the CAVH group in 2019 Spring. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin Madison. His main research directions are connected and automated vehicle highway, vehicle motion control, decision-making and trajectory optimization.

Wu, Keshu

Email: kwu84@wisc.edu

Keshu Wu joined the CAVH group in Fall 2019. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received an M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2018 and an M.S. degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022. His main research directions include the application and innovation of machine learning and deep learning techniques in intelligent transportation systems and connected automated vehicles highway.

Yao, Yifan

Email: yyao66@wisc.edu

Yifan Yao joined the CAVH group in 2019 Fall. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at, University of Wisconsin Madison. Her main research directions are connected automated vehicles highway, cooperative connected automated vehicles planning, and crash data analysis.

Fu, Sicheng

Email: sfu42@wisc.edu

Sicheng Fu joined the CAVH group in 2019 Fall. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His main research directions are connected vehicles highway, early warning signals, vehicle trajectory prediction, and crash data analysis.

Tamaru, Rei

Email: tamaru@wisc.edu

Rei Tamaru joined the CAVH group in Fall 2021. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His main research directions are the development of the connected system in urban cities and the intelligent transportation system operating adaptively with data-driven capability.

Zhu, Jingwen

Email: jzhu254@wisc.edu

Jingwen Zhu joined the CAVH group in 2021 spring. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is engaged in research into the impact of various weather conditions on Connected and Automated Vehicle Highways.

You, Junwei

Email: jyou38@wisc.edu

Junwei You joined the CAVH group in 2022 Fall. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin Madison. His main research directions are connected and automated vehicles highway, deep learning and the application of econometric theories in intelligent transportation systems.

Nazaroedin, Hanif

Email: nazaroedin@wisc.edu

Hanif Nurindra Nazaroedin joined the CAVH group in Fall 2022. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Xu, Yuan

Email: xu353@wisc.edu

Yuan Xu joined the CAVH group in 2020 fall. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is engaged in research into autonomous driving simulation under different weather conditions.

Gan, Rui

Rui Gan joined the CAVH group in 2023 Spring. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in traffic engineering from Southeast University in 2020 and 2022 respectively. His main research directions are traffic flow and vehicle microscopic behavior prediction, connected automated vehicle control, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic data analysis.

Master Students

Tian, Kexin

Email: ktian8@wisc.edu

Kexin Tian joined the CAVH group in the Fall 2022. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is interested in the application of deep reinforcement learning in connected automated vehicles highway.

Cai, Xinmeizi

Email: xcai89@wisc.edu

Xinmeizi Cai joined the CAVH group in fall 2022. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UW-Madison. She is interested in transportation and urban planning to build intelligent cities.