Yanfeng Ouyang
Biography
George Krambles Endowed Professor in Rail and Public Transit – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul F. Kent Endowed Faculty Scholar – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Director – Chinese-American Railway Transportation Joint Research Center
Associate Director for Mobility – Illinois Center for Transportation
Professor Ouyang’s work mainly focuses on planning, operations, and control of complex transportation and logistics systems. He currently serves (or previously served) as a Department/Area/Associate/Board Editor of IISE Transactions, Networks and Spatial Economics, Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C, and Transportmetrica B. He is also Chair of TRB’s AEP40 Committee on Transportation Network Modeling. His work has been recognized by a Merit Award for Technical Study from the American Planning Association, a Walter L. Huber Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers, a High Impact Project Award from the Illinois Department of Transportation, a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, among others.
Their Research
| Impact of Autonomous Freight Delivery on Trucking Operations |
| Principal Investigator: Imad Al-Qadi, Jeffery Roesler, Yanfeng Ouyang, Hadi Meidani, & Hasan Ozer Research Thrusts: Control & Operations, Enabling Technology, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation |
| Multifront Approach for Improving Navigation of Autonomous and Connected Trucks |
| Principal Investigator: Imad Al-Qadi & Yanfeng Ouyang Research Thrusts: Control & Operations, Enabling Technology, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation |
| Operations of Connected and Autonomous Freight Trucks Under Congestion and Infrastructure Cost Considerations |
| Principal Investigator: Imad Al-Qadi, Yanfeng Ouyang, Jeffery Roesler, Hasan Ozer, & Hadi Meidani Research Thrusts: Control & Operations, Infrastructure Design & Management, Modeling & Implementation, Policy & Planning |
| Planning and Dynamic Management of Autonomous Modular Mobility Services |
| Principal Investigator(s): Yanfeng Ouyang Research Focus: Mobility |
| Roadway Friction Screening and Measurement with Automated Vehicle Telematics and Control |
| Principal Investigator(s): Xiaopeng Li, Yanfeng Ouyang, & Heye Huang Research Focus: Safety, Mobility |