Publications

Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications

[39.] S. Abdulhak, R. Govindjee, N. Tran, W. Hubbard, K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li. “ChatATC: Large language model-driven agents for strategic and tactical air traffic management and control.” Conference in Emerging Technologies in Transportation Systems (TRC-30). Crete, Greece. Accepted June 2024. Forthcoming.

[38.] S. Abdulhak, W. Hubbard, K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li. “ChatATC: Large language model-driven conversational agents for supporting strategic air traffic flow management.” 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Singapore. July 2024. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14850 

[37.] S. Abdulhak, A. T. Carvette, K. W. Shen, R. Goldman, B. Tuck, M. Z. Li. “User feedback-informed interface design for Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS).” 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Singapore. July 2024. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12635 

[36.] H. Wu, K. R. Sun, J. A. Miller, O. Jia-Richards, M. Z. Li. “Spaceport facility location planning within the US National Airspace System.” 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Singapore. July 2024. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11389 

[35.] H. Wu, X. Zhu, S. Li, Y. Zhou, L. Li, M. Z. Li. “Distributionally robust ground delay programs with learning-driven airport capacity predictions.” 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Singapore. July 2024. http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11415 

[34.] M. Peng, A. Kamat, C. Dawson, V. Tran, C. Fan, M. Z. Li. “Probing and modeling large-scale airline network disruptions: 2022 Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis.” 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. Florence, Italy. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[33.] B. Chan, Y. Deng, N. Tran, M. Ikeda, G. Çınar, M. Z. Li. “Optimizing fleet assignment decisions for regional airlines with hybrid electric aircraft uptake.” 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences. Florence, Italy. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[32.] N. Wongprapinkul, A. W. Johnson, M. Z. Li, O. Jia-Richards, G. Çınar. “Development of a plume evolution model for launch vehicle ground cloud deposition.” AIAA ASCEND Forum. Las Vegas, NV. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[31.] S. Olson, G. Çınar, M. Z. Li, O. Jia-Richards, A. W. Johnson. “A review of documented community impacts due to spaceport development.” AIAA ASCEND Forum. Las Vegas, NV. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[30.] M. Stevens, A. W. Johnson, M. Z. Li, G. Çınar, O. Jia-Richards. “Development of a qualitative model for predicting soil acidification due to solid rocket motor exhaust.” AIAA ASCEND Forum. Las Vegas, NV. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[29.] K. R. Sun, H. Wu, G. Çınar, A. W. Johnson, O. Jia-Richards, M. Z. Li. “Natural disaster-resilient spaceport network planning.” AIAA ASCEND Forum. Las Vegas, NV. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[28.] X. Ni, M. Peng, B. L. Magocs, A. Weigel, T. Davis, M. Graham, C. Brinton, M. Z. Li. “Machine learning and optimization pipeline for agricultural drone aerial imaging operations.” AIAA AVIATION Forum. Las Vegas, NV. Accepted March 2024. Forthcoming.

[27.] S. Lim, F. A. Shaw, M. Z. Li. "Who experiences flight delay? Ground to air data integration for human-centered performance measures." 17th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research (IATBR2024). Vienna, Austria. Accepted February 2024. Forthcoming.

[26.] J. Kim, M. Z. Li, E. M. Atkins. "Strategic deconfliction and corridor optimization in centralized and distributed AAM traffic management." ICAO First Advanced Air Mobility Symposium (AAM 2024). Montréal, Canada. Accepted January 2024. Forthcoming.\

[25.] S. Wei, S. S. Phanse, T. Koduru, M. Chen, D. W. Yeo, M. Z. Li. "Exploration-exploitation guided drone dispatch strategies in uncertain environments." AIAA SciTech Forum. Orlando, FL. January 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1079

[24.] L. A. Weitz, M. Z. Li, A. J. Frewin, L. Ellis, R. C. Sgorcea, Y. Park, C. P. Taylor. "NAS traffic flow management decision-making capability with network-wide resilience metrics." AIAA SciTech Forum. Orlando, FL. January 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0573

[23.] Y. Cheng, M. Z. Li, O. Jia-Richards. "Autonomous orbital slot maintenance with impulsive maneuvers and reinforcement learning." AIAA SciTech Forum. Orlando, FL. January 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1812

[22.] M. Chen}, A. W. Smyth, M. G. Giometto, M. Z. Li. "Drone delivery routing with stochastic urban wind." 26th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC 2023). Bilbao, Spain. September 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC57777.2023.10422533

[21.] H. Huang*, B. Mazotti*, J. Kim, M. Z. Li (* co-first authors). "Remote identification trajectory coverage for Urban Air Mobility applications." 15th Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar. Savannah, GA. June 2023. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.09653 

[20.] C. An, B. Chan, M. Z. Li. "Environmental impacts of aircraft reroutes from long-term airspace closures." AIAA AVIATION Forum. San Diego, CA. June 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4217  

[19.] Y. Deng, A. Kryuchkov, P. R. Mokotoff, M. Z. Li, G. Cinar. "Operational analysis for hybrid electric aircraft fleets: A feasibility study for the short- and medium-haul markets." AIAA AVIATION Forum. San Diego, CA. June 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-3868 

[18.] J. Hoffman, M. Z. Li, S. Holdren. "Adaptable graph networks for air traffic analysis applications." 2023 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS). Herndon, VA. April 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNS58246.2023.10124325 (Best-in-Track Award)

[17.] B. Wang, Z. Deng, X. Ni, K. B. Smith, M. Z. Li, R. Saigal. "Learning-driven airspace congestion pricing for Advanced Air Mobility." AIAA SciTech Forum. National Harbor, MD. January 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0547 

[16.] A. J. Frewin, M. Z. Li, C. P. Taylor, L. A. Weitz. "Aggregate network model with resilience considerations for air traffic flow management." AIAA SciTech Forum. National Harbor, MD. January 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0733 

[15.] C. Chin, M. Z. Li, Y. V. Pant. "Distributed traffic flow management for uncrewed aircraft systems." 25th IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC 2022). Macau, China. October 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC55140.2022.9922227 

[14.] C. Chin, K. Gopalakrishnan, H. Balakrishnan, M. Z. Li. "Airline disruption management with delay ledgers." 10th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Tampa, FL. June 2022. (Best Paper: Network Management)

[13.] G. Ding, A. Berke, K. Gopalakrishnan, K. H. Degue, H. Balakrishnan, M. Z. Li. "Routing with privacy for drone package delivery systems." 10th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Tampa, FL. June 2022. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.04406 (Best Paper: UAS/UAM/AAM)

[12.] K. H. Degue, K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li, H. Balakrishnan. "Differentially private outlier detection in correlated data." 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Austin, TX. December 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683118 

[11.] C. Chin*, M. Z. Li*, K. Gopalakrishnan, H. Balakrishnan (* co-first authors). "Airport ground holding with hierarchical control objectives." 14th Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar. New Orleans, LA. September 2021. Forthcoming.

[10.] K. H. Degue, K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li, H. Balakrishnan, J. Le Ny. "Differentially private outlier detection in multivariate Gaussian signals." 2021 American Control Conference. New Orleans, LA. May 2021. https://doi.org/10.23919/ACC50511.2021.9483171 

[9.] M. Z. Li, K. Gopalakrishnan, H. Balakrishnan. "Approximate projection-based control of networks." 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Jeju, South Korea. December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304414

[8.] M. Z. Li, K. Gopalakrishnan, Y. Wang. "Spatial delay distributions in Chinese airline networks." AIAA AVIATION Forum. Reno, NV. June 2020. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2857

[7.] M. Z. Li*, K. Gopalakrishnan*, Y. Wang, H. Balakrishnan (* co-first authors). "Outlier analysis of airport delay distributions in US and China." IEEE Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Air Transportation. Singapore. February 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIDA-AT48540.2020.9049208

[6.] K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li, H. Balakrishnan. "Identification of outliers in graph signals." 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Nice, France. December 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC40024.2019.9029478

[5.] M. Z. Li, K. Gopalakrishnan, K. Pantoja, H. Balakrishnan. "A spectral approach towards analyzing airport performance and disruptions." 13th Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar. Vienna, Austria. June 2019. (Best Paper: Performance Analysis and Metrics)

[4.] M. Z. Li, W. R. Tam, S. M. Prakash, J. F. Kearney, M. S. Ryerson, D. Lee, Y. V. Pant. "Design and implementation of a centralized system for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle trajectory conflict resolution." IEEE National Aerospace & Electronics Conference. Dayton, OH. July 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/NAECON.2018.8556719  (Best Student Paper)

[3.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "Detection of individual anomalous arrival trajectories within the terminal airspace using persistent homology." 8th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Barcelona, Spain. June 2018.

[2.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "Novel terminal arrival airspace robustness metrics via topological density clustering." 8th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Barcelona, Spain. June 2018.

[1.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "Modeling and estimating airspace movements using air traffic control transcription data: A data-driven approach." 7th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation. Philadelphia, PA. June 2016.

Journal Publications

[14.] S. Karam, M. S. Ryerson, A. M. Kim, M. Z. Li. “Autonomous vehicle impacts on airport leakage with demand forecasting and environment implications.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 133, August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104268 

[13.] A. Berke, G. Ding, C. Chin, K. Gopalakrishnan, K. Larson, H. Balakrishnan, M. Z. Li. "Drone delivery and the value of customer privacy: A discrete choice experiment with U.S. consumers." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 157, December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2023.104391 

[12.] J. Wan, H. Zhang, Q. Zhang, M. Z. Li, Y. Xu. "Deep learning framework for forecasting en route airspace emissions considering temporal-spatial correlation." Science of The Total Environment. 905, December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166986 

[11.] Y. Wang, M. Z. Li, K. Gopalakrishnan, T. Liu. "Timescales of delay propagation in airport networks." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 161, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102687 

[10.] Y. V. Pant, M. Z. Li, R. A. Quaye, A. Rodionova, H. Abbas, M. S. Ryerson, R. Mangharam. "FADS: A Framework for Autonomous Drone Safety using temporal logic-based trajectory planning." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 130, September 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103275

[9.] M. Z. Li, K. Gopalakrishnan, S. H. Shin, D. Jalan, A. Nandi, H. Balakrishnan, L. Marla. "Dynamics of disruption and recovery in air transportation networks." CEAS Aeronautical Journal. July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-021-00521-x (Invited paper from ICRAT 2020, Best Paper: System Performance)

[8.] K. Gopalakrishnan, M. Z. Li, H. Balakrishnan. "Network-centric benchmarking of operational performance in aviation." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 126, May 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103041

[7.] M. Z. Li*, K. Gopalakrishnan*, K. Pantoja, H. Balakrishnan (* co-first authors). "Graph signal processing techniques for analyzing aviation disruptions." Transportation Science. March 2021. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2020.1026

[6.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "Understanding the role of online media platforms in airport capital projects and community outreach." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. February 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198121993474

[5.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson, H. Balakrishnan. "Topological data analysis for aviation applications." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 128, 149-174, August 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.05.017

[4.] S. Badrinath, M. Z. Li, H. Balakrishnan. "An integrated surface-airspace model of airport departures." Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. 42(5), 1049-1063, May 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.G003964

[3.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "Reviewing the DATAS of aviation research data: Diversity, availability, tractability, applicability, and sources." Journal of Air Transport Management. 75, 111-130, March 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2018.12.004

[2.] M. Z. Li, D. Suh, M. S. Ryerson. "Visualizing aviation impacts: Modeling current and future flight trajectories with publicly available flight data." Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 63, 769-785. August 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.07.009

[1.] M. Z. Li, M. S. Ryerson. "A data-driven approach to modeling high-density terminal areas: A scenario analysis of the new Beijing, China airspace." Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 30(2), 538-553. April 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2016.12.030 

Technical Reports

[2.] The MITRE Corporation (K. Steinbach, V. Kuo, M. Z. Li, R. S. Chong, S. Kamine, S. Mondoloni). "Updated plan for validating machine learning (ML)-derived aircraft performance models (APMs): Examining enhancements to trajectory modelers supplemented with ML-derived APMs." MP220191. March 2022.

[1.] The MITRE Corporation (K. Steinbach, V. Kuo, M. Z. Li, R. S. Chong, S. Kamine, S. Mondoloni). "A plan for validating machine learning (ML)-derived aircraft performance models (APMs)." MP210941. October 2021.

In Review or Revision (Journal)

[3.] M. Lu, E. J. Perez, K. Mason, M. Z. Li. “A hierarchical spatial and temporal optimisation of the air-HSR intermodal network in China.” In review.

[2.] C. Ma, S. Alam, M. Z. Li. “A machine learned traffic flow coordination framework for flow-centric airspace.” In review.

[1.] H. Huang, Y. Fang, B. Mazotti, J. Kim, K. X. Fa, M. Z. Li.  “Privacy-aware design and analysis of drone remote identification systems.” Revise and resubmit.

In Review or Revision (Conference)

[7.] H. Wu, M. Z. Li. “Inverse optimization for flight delay cost inference.” In review.

[6.] M. Peng, M. Z. Li. “RecovAir: Model-driven airline scheduling tool for disruption recovery.” In review.

[5.] R. Nigam, N. Parikh, M. Z. Li, H. T. Tran. “A survey of current application of inverse reinforcement learning in aviation and future outlooks.” In review.

[4.] N. Parikh, R. Nigam, M. Z. Li, H. T. Tran. “Predicting social cost from the interaction of self-interested reinforcement learning agents.” In review.

[3.] H. Wu, J. Henderson, M. Z. Li, L. A. Weitz. “Managing congestion in Advanced Air Mobility operations using a bi-level optimization approach.” In review.

[2.] A. Hately, P. Hluska, M. Z. Li, T. Polishchuk, V. Polishchuk. “Strategic demand management in U-Space with RTTA controls.” In review.

[1.] C. Dawson, V. Tran, M. Z. Li, C. Fan. “Few-shot anomaly diagnosis with calibrated normalizing flows: What can we learn from a single failure?” In review.

Working Papers

[16.] H. Ali, P. Duc-Thinh, S. Alam, M. Schultz, M. Z. Li, Y. Wang, E. Itoh. “Human-AI hybrids in safety-critical systems: A literature review.”

[15.] M. Chen, A. Li, M. Z. Li. “Integrated multi-modal last-mile delivery scheduling and routing under multiple uncertainties.”

[14.] K. Gopalakrishnan, E. J. Boccaccio, M. Z. Li. “Go slow to go fast: Routing electric aircraft with speed and charging considerations.”

[13.] S. Wei, S. S. Phase, M. Chen, T. Koduru, D. W. Yeo, M. Z. Li. “Drone dispatching in urban wind conditions with exploration-exploitation strategies.”

[12.] M. Chen, A. W. Smyth, M. G. Giometto, M. Z. Li. “Risk-averse drone delivery with limited energy under spatiotemporal varying urban winds.”

[11.] G. Ding, A. Berke, C. Chin, K. Gopalakrishnan, K. H. Degue, H. Balakrishnan, M. Z. Li. “Privacy-aware vehicle routing for drone delivery as a service.”

[10.] V. Tran, C. Dawson, M. Z. Li. “A multi-objective vehicle routing problem for contrail and traffic avoidance.”

[9.] A. Kamat, M. Z. Li. "Impacts of COVID-19 on air traffic management and air transportation system operations: A review."

[8.] P. Mokotoff, Y. Deng, E. Smith, M. Z. Li, G. Çınar. "Sizing and operational analysis for hybrid electric aircraft: A feasibility study for the regional market."

[7.] C. An, B. Chan, M. Z. Li. "Environmental impacts of aircraft reroutes from long-term airspace closures: A case study of US-Asia and Europe-Asia long-haul routes."

[6.] H. Wu, M. Z. Li. "Distributionally robust airport ground holding problem under Wasserstein ambiguity sets." http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.09836 

[5.] M. Z. Li, X. Dong, M. S. Ryerson. "Effectiveness of video-based airport marketing campaigns."

[4.] M. Z. Li*, K. Gopalakrishnan*, X. Zhu, A. Nandi, H. Balakrishnan, L. Marla (* co-first authors). "Identification of disruptions and recoveries in airline networks."

[3.] D. Gong, M. Z. Li. "Doubly-weighted tiling."

[2.] M. Z. Li, B. M. Szymański. "Projected walks of graph processes."

[1.] M. Z. Li, W. Wang, M. S. Ryerson. "Implementing spatially-aware airport capacity and resiliency metrics with planning and policy use-cases."