Prof. Shifeng Niu
Chang'an University, China
Biography:
Shifeng Niu, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, is the Deputy Dean of the School of Automotive Engineering at Chang'an University and Director of the Institute of Transport Science at Chang'an University. He is a nationally registered safety engineer and a core member of the Ministry of Education's "Human-Vehicle System Safety" innovation team. He serves as the chief scientist of the "Scientist + Engineer" team for the safety and energy-saving intelligent auxiliary platform for commercial heavy trucks in Shaanxi Province. He is a specially invited expert for the assessment of registered safety engineers by the Ministry of Transport, a member of the Youth Science and Technology Committee of the China Transportation Association, and Secretary of the Automobile Transportation Branch of the Shaanxi Provincial Highway Society. Niushifeng is also a director of the Shaanxi Provincial Automobile Engineering Society, chair of the Driving Behavior and Human Factors session at the COTA conference, and a reviewer for over 20 domestic and international journals. He has published more than 40 papers, led one sub-project of a national key R&D program, two projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, two provincial and ministerial projects, and more than ten other projects. He has participated in over 20 national-level projects, including national science and technology public relations, the 863 Program, and natural science foundations, as well as more than 30 other projects, and has applied for over ten patents. He has also served as chief editor and co-editor for several textbooks, including those on the registered safety engineer examination, safety management for transport enterprises, traffic safety engineering, and an introduction to rail transit.
Prof. Shaopeng Zhong
Dalian University of Technology, China
Biography:
Shaopeng Zhong, male, is currently a professor, Ph.D. supervisor, and deputy director at the School of Transportation, Dalian University of Technology. He is also the deputy director of the Intelligent Transportation Research Institute and responsible for the Transportation Engineering program. As an outstanding scientific and technological innovation talent of the China Intelligent Transportation Association, he focuses on transportation planning and management, intelligent transportation, and vehicle routing optimization. Professor Zhong earned his Ph.D. from Southeast University in 2010 and conducted academic exchanges at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Technical University of Denmark. He has published over 30 papers in authoritative journals, including 14 indexed by SCI, 15 by SSCI, and 26 by EI. As the first author, he has published 7 papers in top journals recognized by Dalian University of Technology (including 5 in JCR Q1), with 2 in the top 1 journal. He has authored 3 academic monographs and holds several patents in the United States and China. Professor Zhong has participated in multiple national research projects and has received various academic awards, including a nomination for the Qian Xuesen Urban Studies Gold Award. He also serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several international journals, dedicating his efforts to advancing intelligent transportation and urban sustainable development.
Prof. Xin Yang
Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Biography:
Yang Xin, PhD, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Beijing Jiaotong University, currently serving as the executive secretary-general of the Transportation Management Branch of the Management Science and Engineering Society. He has been selected for the National Ten Thousand Talents Program for Young Top Talents and the Young Talent Support Project by the China Association for Science and Technology. His main research areas include big data in rail transit and operational optimization. In recent years, he has led over ten projects, including key projects, general projects, and youth funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as tasks from the National Key R&D Program and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation. Additionally, he has participated in over twenty projects such as major projects from the National Natural Science Foundation, innovation group projects, and the National Key R&D Program. He has published more than 50 academic papers in well-known domestic and international journals, including the Transportation Research series, IEEE Transactions series, Chinese Journal of Management Science, and Journal of Railways. Among these, 5 papers have been listed as ESI Highly Cited Papers (top 1% globally), 1 paper has been included in the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Achievements of Transportation, and 1 paper was awarded in the 17th Beijing Youth Outstanding Scientific Papers. He has applied for or been granted over 30 invention patents and has also obtained 20 software copyrights. His research achievements have been recognized with several awards, including the First Prize in Natural Science from the Ministry of Education, the First Prize in Science and Technology from the Chinese Highway Society, and the First Prize in Technological Progress from the China Urban Rail Transit Association.
Biography:
Dr Yu Jiang is an Associate Professor at Lancaster University, specialising in operational research applications for urban transportation systems. With prior experience at the Technical University of Denmark, University of Oxford, and University of Hong Kong, he has published over 80 articles and is a leading expert in transit assignment models that predict public transport passenger route choices. He collaborates with major public transport operators, including MOVIA and DSB in Copenhagen, developing models to optimise network coordination, service inclusivity, and schedule synchronisation, achieving significant improvements in journey times. Recently, he worked with KPMG on an AI-TransitDashboard to enhance bus operations in Lancaster. His research is funded by top institutions such as the European Union, Independent Research Fund Denmark, and the Royal Society UK. He leads tasks in a Horizon Europe project on Connected and Automated Mobility, focusing on Oxfordshire and the West Midlands. Dr Yu Jiang is seeking motivated students interested in applying operations research to urban transport challenges and sustainable development. Former students have advanced to postdoctoral roles at MIT, TU Eindhoven, A*STAR Singapore, and other prestigious institutions.
Researcher, Hui Jing
Guilin University of Electronic Technology, China
Biography:
Jing Hui, male, Doctor of Engineering, researcher, doctoral supervisor. His research interests include new energy vehicles, vehicle dynamics and control, unmanned vehicle and robust control. He has presided over 2 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, 1 project of Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talent Special Project, 1 project of Guangxi Education Department, 2 projects of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Manufacturing System and Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1 project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Unmanned Aircraft Telemetry in Colleges and Universities Open Fund, and participated in 7 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 2 projects of Guangxi Science and Technology Development Project. He has published more than 40 SCI/EI papers, over 1000 citations in Google Scholar, 1 ESI highly cited paper, and 8 invention patents. He has served as an expert in the evaluation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, an expert in the evaluation of the dissertations of postgraduates of the Ministry of Education, an expert in the evaluation of the international journals such as IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, as well as the Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), and the International Symposium for the Advancement of Science and Technology. He is a reviewer for IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), American Control Conference (ACC), and other international conferences.