Research

Shared Mobility and Public Transit

• Multimodal urban mobility systems

  • Trip chain and hierarchy analysis (Macroscopic Multimodal Hierarchy, MMH)

  • Big data analytics and AI solutions

  • Artificial data generation to address real-world data scarcity

• Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) [in collaboration with Studio Galilei]

  • Joint optimization of planning and operations in DRT

  • Reinforcement learning algorithms for large-scale DRT operations

  • DRT for promoting equity and sustainability

• Robotaxis

  • Parking and charging infrastructure planning

  • Integration of robotaxis into multimodal transportation systems

  • Purpose-Based Vehicles (PBVs)

Mobility Electrification

• Electrification of shared mobility and public transit (e.g., battery electric bus planning)

• Electric mobility hub network planning

Urban Air Mobility (UAM)

• Evaluation of environmental and social impacts

• Analytical and simulation-based modeling

• Optimal planning and operations for logistics and passenger services

Automated Mobility

• Dedicated lane and route planning for AV/non-AV mixed traffic (AV: Autonomous Vehicle)

• Logistics systems utilizing automated trucks

• Pavement and bridge management using AV sensor data

AI applications for infrastructure decision-making processes

• Reinforcement learning for joint optimization of monitoring, inspection, maintenance, and reconstruction across large-scale infrastructure networks (e.g., highways, bridges, railways, airports)

• Automated infrastructure condition monitoring using AI and non-dedicated sensors

• AI and robotics-based pavement repair systems [in collaboration with Rovoroad]

• Life cycle analysis for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Disaster Management

• Pre-disaster and post-disaster infrastructure management strategies

• Game-theoretical approaches to disaster response and recovery

• Infrastructure planning under risks of sea level rise and wildfires

• Graph-theoretical evaluation of mobility infrastructure vulnerability and resilience

• Management of critical infrastructure systems