Yao Zhihong
Associate Professor
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
- Master Tutor
- Degree:Doctor of engineering
- Business Address:Room 745, Comprehensive Building, Xipu Campus
- Professional Title:Associate Professor
- Academic Titles:Associate Professor
- Alma Mater:Southwest Jiaotong University
- Supervisor of Master's Candidates
- School/Department:Transportation and Logistics
- Discipline:Transportation Engineering
Transportation Planning and Management
Traffic Engineering
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- Social Affiliations
BIO
Education
o Ph.D., Southwest Jiaotong University, Traffic engineering (2019)
o Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Traffic engineering (2019)
o M.S., Southwest Jiaotong University, Traffic engineering (2015)
o B.S., Southwest Jiaotong University, Traffic engineering (2014)
Employment
Academic Appointments
o Associate Professor, School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2022.07-present)
o Assistant Professor, School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2020.04-2022.07)
Research Interests
o Traffic Signal Control
o Connected Automated Vehicles
o Traffic Flow Theory
o Traffic Simulation
o Traffic Emissions
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Principal Publications of the Last Five Years
o Z Yao*, H Jiang, Y Cheng, et al. Integrated Schedule and Trajectory Optimization for Connected Automated Vehicles in a Conflict Zone [J]. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022, 23(3):1841-1851.
o Z Yao, L Shen*, R Liu, et al. A Dynamic Predictive Traffic Signal Control Framework in a Cross-Sectional Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Environment [J]. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020, 21(4): 1455-1466.
o L Shen, R Liu, Z Yao*, et al. Development of Dynamic Platoon Dispersion Models for Predictive Traffic Signal Control [J]. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2019, 20(2): 431-440.
o Z Yao, Y Wang, B Liu*, et al. Fuel Consumption and Transportation Emissions Evaluation of Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles and Human-driven Vehicles on Expressway [J]. Energy, 2021, 230:120766.
o Z Yao*, B Zhao, T Yuan*, et al. Reducing Gasoline Consumption in Mixed Connected Automated Vehicles Environment: A Joint Optimization Framework for Traffic Signals and Vehicle Trajectory [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 265: 121836.
o Z Yao*,Y Jiang, R Hu, et al. Stability and Safety Evaluation of Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles on Expressways [J]. Journal of Safety Research, 2020, 75: 262-274.
o Z Yao*, T Xu, Y Jiang, et al. Linear Stability Analysis of Heterogeneous Traffic Flow Considering Degradations of Connected Automated Vehicles and Reaction Time[J].Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2021, 561:125218.
o Z Yao, Y Jiang*, B Zhao, et al. A Dynamic Optimization Method for Adaptive Signal Control in a Connected Vehicle Environment [J]. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations, 2020, 24(2): 184-200.
o Z Yao, Q Gu, Y Jiang*, B Ran. Fundamental Diagram and Stability of Mixed Traffic Flow Considering Platoon Size and Intensity of Connected Automated Vehicles [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2022, 604:127857.
o L Shen, J Liu*, Z Yao*, W Wu, H Yang. A New Queue Shock Wave Theory Based on Platoon Dispersion Modeling [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2022, 603:127725.
o Z Yao*,Y Jin, H Jiang, L Hu, Y Jiang. CTM-based Traffic Signal Optimization of Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles and Human-driven Vehicles [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2022, 603:127708.
o R Luo, Q Gu, T Xu, H Hao, Z Yao*. Analysis of Linear Internal Stability for Mixed Traffic Flow of Connected and Automated Vehicles Considering Multiple Influencing Factors [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2022, 597:127211.
o Y Jiang, S Wang, Z Yao*, et al. A Cellular Automata Model for Mixed Traffic Flow Considering the Driving Behavior of Connected Automated Vehicle Platoons[J].Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2021, 582:126262.
o Z Yao, B Zhao, L Qin, et al. An Efficient Heterogeneous Platoon Dispersion Model for Real-time Traffic Signal Control [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2020, 539: 122982.
o Z Yao, R Hu, Y Wang, et al. Stability Analysis and the Fundamental Diagram for Mixed Connected Automated and Human-driven Vehicles [J]. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications, 2019, 533: 121931.
o Z Yao*, M Liu, Y Jiang, et al. Trajectory Reconstruction for Mixed Traffic Flow with Regular, Connected, and Connected Automated Vehicles on Freeway [J]. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2022.
o Z Yao, T Xu, Y Cheng, et al. Dynamic Platoon Dispersion Model based on Real-time Link Travel Time [J]. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2019, 13(11): 1694-1700.
o Y Wang, Z Yao*, Y Cheng, et al. Kalman Filtering Method for Real-Time Queue Length Estimation in a Connected Vehicle Environment[J].Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2021, 2675(10):578-589.
o B Liu, Y Chen, Z Yao*, X Song, H Liu, H Gao. Combined Safety and Coordination of Connected Automated Vehicles in Merging Area with Featuring Optimal Merging Positions [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022, 2022: 2087510.
o Y Wu, Y Lin, R Hu, Z Wang, B Zhao, Z Yao*. Modeling and Simulation of Traffic Congestion for Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles: a Cell Transmission Model Approach [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022, 2022: 8348726.
o Y Jin, Z Yao*, J Han, L Hu, Y Jiang. Variable Cell Transmission Model for Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles and Human-Driven Vehicles[J].Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022, 2022: 6342857.
o B Zhao, Y Lin, H Hao, Z Yao*. Fuel Consumption and Traffic Emissions Evaluation of Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicles at Multiple Traffic Scenarios [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022, 2022: 6345404.
o Y Jiang, B Zhao, M Liu, Z Yao*. A Two-level Model for Traffic Signal Timing and Trajectories Planning of Multiple CAVs in a Random Environment [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021, 2021: 9945398.
o Y Jiang, Z Yao*, X Luo, et al. Heterogeneous Platoon Flow Dispersion Model Based on Truncated Mixed Simplified Phase-type Distribution of Travel Speed [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2016, 50: 2160-2173.
o H Jiang, Z Yao*, Y Jiang. Virtual Platoon–based Vehicle Schedule Optimization Model for Autonomous Intersections [C].Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2022.
o Z Yao*, M Liu, T Xu, et al. Stability Analysis of Heterogeneous Traffic Flow Considering Degradations of Connected Automated Vehicles and Time Delays [C]. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, 2021.
o Z Yao*, K Gao, Y Cheng, et al. A Kalman Filtering Method for Real-Time Queue Length Estimation in a Connected Vehicle Environment [C]. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, 2021.
o Z Yao*, S Wang, M Liu, et al. A Two-level Model for Traffic Signal Timing and Trajectories Planning of Multiple Connected Automated Vehicles in a Random Environment [C]. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, 2021.
o Z Yao, Y Jiang*, X Luo, et al. Dynamic Traffic Flow Prediction Model for Real-Time Adaptive Signal Control in Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Environment [C]. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, 2017.
o Z Yao, P Han, B Zhao, et al. High-Granularity Dynamic Traffic Flow Prediction Model Based on Artificial Neural Network [C]. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, 2017.
Selected Awards and Honors
o Outstanding reviewer, China Journal of Highway and Transport (2021)
o Excellent Doctoral Dissertation (2020)
o Outstanding Paper Award (WTC) (2019)
o First Prize of China Mathematical Contest in Modeling (1.4%) (2018)
o National Scholarship (Ph.D) (No.1 and 3%) (2017)
o First Prize of Scholarship (No.1 and 3%) (2017)
o National Scholarship (Ph.D) (No.1 and 3%) (2016)
o First Prize of Scholarship (No.1 and 3%) (2016)
o Second Prize of China Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2016)
o National Scholarship (Ph.D) (No.1 and 3%) (2015)
o Second Prize of China Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2015)
o Third Prize of China Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2014)
o Outstanding Graduates Awards of Sichuan Province (1%) (2014)
o National Scholarship (B.S.) (No.1 and 3%) (2013)
o National Scholarship for Encouragement (B.S.) (3%) (2012)
o First Prize of China Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2012)
Professional Activities
o Technical committee on traffic simulation, WTC, (2021–)
o Technical committee on connected automated vehicle, WTC, (2021–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, (2020–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, (2017–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, (2020–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, (2021–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Accident Analysis and Prevention, (2022–)
o Reviewer, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, (2022–)
o Reviewer, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, (2021–)
o Reviewer, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, (2019–)
o Reviewer, Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, (2021–)
o Reviewer, Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, (2019–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Research Record, (2019–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Letters: the International Journal of Transportation Research, (2021–)
o Reviewer, IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, (2021–)
o Reviewer, International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research, (2021–)
o Reviewer, Journal of Advanced Transportation, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Transportation Engineering , (2021–)
o Reviewer, Journal of Cleaner Production, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Future Generation Computer Systems, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Energy Policy, (2021–)
o Reviewer, Computer Networks, (2020–)
o Reviewer, Engineering Computations, (2020–)
RESEARCH
Current Research
o National Natural Science Foundation of China, Collaborative Control Optimization of Mixed Platoon and Traffic Signals at Intersection in Non-fully Connected Automated Vehicle Environment, 52002339.
o Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province, Fully Sampled Trajectory Reconstruction and Traffic State Estimationfor Mixed Traffic Flow Mixed in Connected Automated Vehicle Environment, 21YYJC3166.
o Innovation Center Project of Chengdu JDBDT Co., Ltd, Intelligent Traffic Signal Control Optimization and Visualization Platform, JDSKCXZX202003.
Research Group
Connected Automated Vehicles Laboratory (CAVLab)
TEACHING
Primary Teaching areas
o Traffic Control
o Traffic Simulation
o Intelligent Transportation Systems
Current Courses
o Introduction to Transportation
o Transportation Laws
o Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
o Traffic Management and Control Experiment
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1.2014.9-2019.6
Southwest Jiaotong University | Traffic Engineering | Doctor of philosophy | PhD graduate
2.2018.9-2019.6
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Traffic Engineering | Doctor of philosophy | PhD graduate
3.2010.9-2014.7
Southwest Jiaotong University | Traffic Engineering | Bachelor's degree | Undergraduate (bachelor)
1.2022.1-Now
Southwest Jiaotong University | School of Transportation and Logistics | Associate Professor
2.2020.7-2021.12
Southwest Jiaotong University | School of Transportation and Logistics | Assistant Professor
3.2020.4-2020.7
西南交通大学 | 交通运输与物流学院 | 助理教授
1.Name of Research Group:CAVLab
Description of Research Group:Our research group is engaged in modeling, optimization, control, and Simulation of connected automated transportation systems.