This is the SHINE Lab - Research Lab of Dr. Danjue Chen at the Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University.
We are always interested in talented PhD students to work in the connected automated vehicle (CAV) field.
*IMPORTANT: Interested applicants can write a **BRIEF** email and attach CV (highlighting the desired credentials below) + transcripts (informal).
Desired credentials:
Prior research experience in transportation, ideally with publications
Master degree (exception will be made for outstanding BS holders)
Knowledge or background in any of these fields: autonomous vehicles, AI, traffic control and/or modeling
GRE/TOEFL taken
Potential research areas:
Human-autonomous vehicle interactions
Cyber security
Digital twin
Traffic modeling and/or control
Dr. Danjue Chen is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University. Prior to NCSU, she had worked at UMass Lowell, University of Wisconsin - Madison, and California PATH at University of California, Berkeley. She had her PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. Dr. Chen's research interests include:
(1) Experimental testing of automated vehicles
(2) Modeling and control of connected automated vehicles (CAVs)
(3) human-automation interaction involving CAVs
(4) smart cities
Dr. Chen has received the NSF CAREER award. Her research aims to (1) better understand the fundamental nature of traffic flow, particularly with cutting-edge vehicle technologies such as connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles, (2) understand the human-cyber-physical-system of smart vehicles which includes sensing, computation, communication and control, (3) understand the complex interaction between human and machines (like smart vehicles), and (4) leveraging emerging vehicular technologies to enable safe, efficient, and eco transportation. Her research has been sponsored by NSF, USDOT, and state DOTs.
Fitts-Woolard Hall
NC State University
Email: dchen33@ncsu.edu