Doctoral Students
Yuhei GOTO (October 2024 – present)
Nationality: Japan
Research Topic: Study on social implementation of smart mobility and its integration with existing transportation systems
Hyundo KANG (October 2024 – present)
Nationality: Republic of Korea
Research Topic: Analysis of land use and transportation systems utilizing node-place model
Genichiro NAKAGAKI (April 2024 - present)
Nationality: Japan
Research Topic: Planning of future transportation system in depopulation and aging society
Jianbiao WANG (October 2022 - September 2024)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Studies on unrealized activities and unmet travel demand
*Award: Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Shintaro KATAGIRI (April 2022 - March 2025)
Nationality: Japan
Research Topic: Studies on cooperative driving planning using machine learning focusing on intersection congestion
Jinjia LIANG (April 2021 - March 2024)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Travel, residential locations, activity time-use patterns of Japanese citizens in the telecommuting era
Di WANG (October 2019 - September 2022)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Comparisons between traditional taxi services and online ride-hailing: A case study of Amoi, China
Lisha WANG (October 2018 - September 2021)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Difference-in-differences analysis on railway investment-induced effects on residential distribution changes
Blawal HUSSAIN (October 2018 - September 2021)
Nationality: Pakistan
Research Topic: Comparison of aberrant driving behaviors amongst Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese drivers
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)
Xun ZHENG (October 2017 - September 2020)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Study on option price of public transport: Theory, evaluation method, and case study in Japan
Ayako NAKANO ( - November 2020)
Nationality: Japan
Research Topic: A study on the citizens’ perception of the feed-in tariff scheme for electricity and the policies by municipalities
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)
Zhiguang LIU (October 2016 - September 2019)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Dynamic shared autonomous taxi system and utilization of collected travel-time information
*Award: Outstanding Presentation Award at International Conference on Materials and Systems for Sustainability 2017
Thi Ngoc NGUYEN (October 2015 - March 2018)
Nationality: Vietnam
Research Topic: Travel behavior analysis focusing on private vehicle usage and switch to public transport in Ho Chi Minh City
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)
Weiliang ZENG (October 2014 - March 2016)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Route search problem considering travel time reliability and CO2 emission in road network
*Award: The Best Paper Award for discovering interesting facts at the 11th EASTS International Conference
Gang XU (April 2013 - March 2016)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Two-stage discrete choice models for numerous alternatives in travel decision contexts
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)
Sugiarto ( - September 2015)
Nationality: Indonesia
Research Topic: Public acceptance and ITS determinants toward congestion charging reform in Jakarta
Dung Tien CHU (- September 2014)
Nationality: Vietnam
Research Topic: A study on merging behavior at urban expressway merging sections
Peng CAO (October 2011 - September 2014)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Utilization of probe vehicle data to estimate urban traffic conditions
Jia YANG (October 2011 - September 2014)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Empirical studies on the ownership and usage of eco-friendly vehicles
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)
Dawei LI (October 2011 - March 2014)
Nationality: China
Research Topic: Incorporating heterogeneity in route choice modeling: Methodology and case studies using GPS data
(Official supervisor is Prof. Takayuki MORIKAWA)