Yiheng Feng

Biography

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering – Purdue University
Assistant Director – Center for Road Safety (CRS)

Dr. Yiheng Feng is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Center for Road Safety (CRS) at Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. His research areas include connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and smart transportation infrastructure, with a focus on cooperative driving automation and transportation system cybersecurity. He has served as PI and Co-PI in many research projects funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), state DOTs, and industrial companies. His work appeared in a number of top transportation journals and security conferences and is serving as an editor of multiple journals. He is a member of the Traffic Signal Systems Committee (ACP25) at TRB and co-chair of Simulation Subcommittee. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2024 and best paper and dissertation awards from multiple organizations.

Their Research

Addressing Safety and Security Challenges in ML-based AV Software Stack – Remote Operation Support and Balancing Trade-offs
Principal Investigator(s):
Z. Morley Mao & Yiheng Feng
Research Focus: Safety, Cybersecurity, Mobility
Augmented Reality Testing Environment Development — Phase II
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng & Henry Liu
Research Thrusts: Enabling Technology, Modeling & Implementation
Big Data Drive Deployment in a Connected Vehicle Environment
Principal Investigator(s):
James Sayer & Yiheng Feng
Research Thrusts: Enabling Technology
CAV Testing Scenario Design and Implementation Using Naturalistic Driving Data and Augmented Reality
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng, Shan Bao, & Henry Liu
Research Thrusts: Control & OperationsEnabling Technology, Human Factors, Modeling & Implementation
Cost Benefit Analysis of an Infrastructure-Vehicle Cooperative Perception System
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng, Ziran Wang, & Andrew Tarko
Research Focus: Safety, Mobility
Development of A Cooperative Perception System
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng & Andrew Tarko
Research Thrusts: Control & Operations, Enabling Technology, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation
Development of An Augmented Reality Environment for Connected and Automated Vehicle Testing
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng & Henry Liu
Research Thrusts: Enabling TechnologyModeling & Implementation
Hardening the CAV Ecosystem to Reduce Cybersecurity Risks – Year One
Principal Investigator(s):
Zhi-Li Zhang, Z. Morley Mao, & Yiheng Feng
Research Focus: Safety, Cybersecurity
Trajectory Based Traffic Control with Low Penetration of Connected and Automated Vehicles
Principal Investigator(s):
Yiheng Feng & Henry Liu
Research Thrusts: Control & Operations