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Anatole France
Founder
Ran, Bin
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Email:
bran
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
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
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
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
Steve Rau is TransPortal Systems Administrator for Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS Lab).
Fu, Sicheng
Position title: Research Associate
Email:
sfu42
Sicheng Fu received his Ph.D. degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024. He serves as a Research Associate at the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS lab). His main research areas are connected automated vehicles, urban traffic data analysis, vehicle trajectory prediction, and traffic safety database management.
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. Students
Wu, Huyao
Email:
hwu296
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.
Tamaru, Rei
Email:
tamaru
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
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
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 autonomous driving, foundation models, generative AI, and intelligent transportation systems.
Nazaroedin, Hanif
Email:
nazaroedin
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.
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.
Ma, Junyi
Junyi Ma joined the CAVH group in Fall 2023. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is interested in connected automated vehicles highway and intelligent transportation systems.
Liu, Jiaxi
Jiaxi Liu joined the CAVH group in Fall 2024. He earned both his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Vehicle and Mobility at Tsinghua University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests focus on cooperative perception, vehicle-road-cloud integration systems, and LLM-assisted autonomous driving.
Master Students
Cai, Xinmeizi
Email:
xcai89
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.
