Team

Alumni 

PhD Graduates:

Guangyu LI (CityU, 2025)

• Thesis: Adaptive bus scheduling with adversarial reinforcement learning  

Zhongyang LU (CityU, 2025)

• Thesis: Urban transport network optimization with approximations  

       Yang DENG (CityU/XJTU, 2025)

• Thesis: Dynamic resource allocation under supply and demand uncertainties with use of reinforcement learning   (joint PhD program with Xian Jiaotung University and co-supervised with Z. Zhou (XJTU))  

       Xinyue WU  (CityU, 2024)

• Thesis: Reliability-based urban traffic state prediction with multi-source data via Bayesian Learning 

Hoa T.M. NGUYEN  (CityU, 2022)

• Thesis: Dynamic urban transit optimization with Cross Entropy Method and surrogate functions 

Zicheng SU (CityU, 2022)

• Thesis: Adaptive network traffic control with reinforcement learning  

Chengshuo YING (CityU, 2021)

• Thesis: Metro train scheduling with deep reinforcement learning approaches  (co-supervised with K.S. Chin (CityU))  

Taha GHASEMPOUR (UCL, 2018)

• Thesis: Railway traffic control with approximate dynamic  programming  (co-supervised with Ben Heydecker (UCL))  

Rui SHA (UCL, 2017)

• Thesis: Design and performance analysis of urban traffic control systems 

Aris PAVLIDES (UCL, 2016)

• Thesis: Cost functions and optimisation of mainline train services  

Shuai LI (UCL, 2015)

• Thesis: Modelling and management of multi-modal urban traffic systems 

Ying LI (UCL, 2015)

• Thesis: Modelling and optimisation of dynamic motorway traffic  

Riccardo SCARINCI (UCL, 2014)

• Thesis: Cooperative motorway ramp control  (co-supervised with Ben Heydecker (UCL))  

EngD Graduate:

Peter SU (CityU, 2021)

• Thesis: Improvement of Launching Capability with Enhanced GEO Satellite Design 

Postdocs:

Xinyue WU (PhD (CityU))

• Research project: Intelligent logistics operations (2024-25)

Hoa T.M. NGUYEN (PhD (CityU))

• Research project: Smart cities and data science (2022-23)

Li ZHUANG (PhD (CityU))

• Research project: Traffic prediction with deep learning (2020-21)

Research assistants:

Yanzou LIN (MSc(CityU))

• Research project: Data-driven transit operations (2021-24)

Sammy CHEUNG (BEng (CityU))

• Research project: Urban transit systems, data analytics (2019-2022)

Haydn KWOK (MA (HKU))

• Research project: Modelling of light rail transit operations (2018-2020)

Lester CHAN (MSc (IC))

• Research project: Agent-based modelling of network vulnerability  (2016-2017)

E-Yang TAN (MSc(IC))

• Research project: Cost functions of mainline train services  (2013-2014)

Matthew TSANG (MSc (IC))

• Research project: Modelling and control of metro operations  (2013-2014)

Interns (undergraduate, MSc student, and others):

Yu Jin CHEAH (BEng student (CityU))

• Research area: Smart transport and logistics (2025; CityU ITC STEM scheme)

Nick ZHU (BEng student (Toronto))

• Research area: Smart transport and logistics (2025; CityU overseas internship scheme)

Koios PANG (secondary school intern)

• Research area: Smart transport and logistics (2024; CityU Bright Future Engineering Talent Hub)

Peony LEUNG (secondary school intern)

• Research project: Smart transport and logistics (2024; CityU Bright Future Engineering Talent Hub)

Antony SHING (secondary school intern)

• Research area:  Smart transport and logistics (2024; CityU Bright Future Engineering Talent Hub)

Bowen LEUNG (secondary school intern)

• Research area: Smart city and manufacturing (2022; CityU Bright Future Engineering Talent Hub)

Artemas TANG (BEng student (CityU))

• Research project: Smart cities (2018-19)

      Bob CHEUNG (BEng student (HKU))

• Research project: Assessment of network vulnerability  (2014)

      Daniela CASSEL(BEng  student (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil))

• Research project: Variable speed control for motorway traffic  (2012-2013)