Yung-Cheng (Rex) Lai, Ph.D.
Professor, Railway Technology Research Center, National Taiwan University
Professor, Division of Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
Research Interests
Railway Transportation System
Railway Operation and Management
Railway Signaling and Control
Railway Capacity Analysis and Planning
Railway Safety
Education
Ph.D., Railroad Engineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, Railroad Engineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
Professional Services (Selected)
Executive Director, Railway Engineering Society of Taiwan (RESOT), Taiwan (2025-present)
Executive Director, Chinese Institute of Transportation, Taiwan (2025-present)
Deputy Secretary General, Institute of Engineering Education (IEET), Taiwan
Director, Board of Directors, Railway Technology Research and Certification Center (RTRCC), Taiwan (2021-Present)
Associate Editor, Transportation Research Record (TRR) (2021-Present)
Independent Director, Board of Directors, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) (2020-present)
Committee Member, Safety Management Committee, Taiwan Railway Corporation (2024-present)
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Societal Safety Science, Kansai University, Japan (2019)
Board Member, International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) (2019-present)
Visiting Professor, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong (2019)
Handling Editor, Transportation Research Record (TRR) (2019-2021)
Committee Member, Safety Management Committee, Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), Taiwan (2019-2023)
Committee Member, 1021 Puyuma Train Overspeed Derailment Investigation, Executive Yuan (2018)
Co-Chair, SIG A3 – Rail Transport, World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) (2017-present)
Associate Editor, Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management (2016-present)
Board of Directors, Taipei Society for Traffic Safety, Taiwan (2016-2020)
Chair, Academic Committee, RESOT, Taiwan (2015-2019)
Visiting Scholar, TOMII Lab, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan (2015)
Board of Directors, Chinese Institute of Transportation, Taiwan (2011-present)
Board Member, Railway Operational Safety Board, Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), Taiwan (2009-2018)
Chair, Railroad Operating Technologies Committee, Transportation Research Board (TRB), USA (2010-2016)
Editorial Board, International Journal of Railway (2013-2015)
