Assistant Professor
The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility,
KAIST
Human-FACTS Lab (Human Factor Centered Transport Safety Lab)
Lab Website: https://human-facts.kaist.ac.kr/
Email: nicole.chen@kaist.ac.kr
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=eM80MG4AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tiantian-Chen-5
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sept. 2017 – Mar. 2021
Visiting Student Researcher RMIT University
Sept. 2019 – Dec. 2019
Master of Science in Environmental Health and Safety Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
Sept. 2014 – Nov. 2015
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
Sept. 2010 – Jun. 2014
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Committee Member, IEEE Emerging Transportation Technology Testing (ET3) Technical Committee (TC), 2023~present
(https://ieee-itss.org/technical-activities/emerging-transportation-technology-testing/)
Guest Editor, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Special Issue on “Innovations for Transportation Decarbonization” 2023~present
Guest Editor, Electronic Research Archive, Special Issue on “Advanced Data Mining and Computer Science Applications in Smart Transportation Mobility Systems”, 2023~present
Chair, International Committee, Korean Society of Transportation, 2023~present
Organizing Committee, The 6th China-Korea Joint Seminar on Sustainable Transportation System, 2023~present
Committee member, the World Transport Convention (WTC), Technical Committee (TC), 2023~present
Chair, Departmental Internationalization Committee, The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility, 2022~present
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Human Factors, Human-centered Design
Traffic Safety
Driving Behavior, Simulator Experiment
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Travel Behavior, Policy Design
Applications of Statistical Methods
WORK EXPERIENCE
Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, HKPolyU Apr. 2021 – Sept. 2022
Senior Researcher Centre for Advances in Reliability and Safety, HKSTP Oct. 2020 – Apr. 2021
Research Assistant The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Feb. 2017 – Aug. 2017
AWARDS AND HONORS
HKIE-SSC Student Project Competition 2021 (Runner-up Award) 2022
(Awarding Institution: Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - Safety Specialist Committee)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022
OSH Best Project Scholarship 2019/20, Occupational Safety & Health Council 2021
Best Paper Award, 5th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety, Liverpool 2019
HKSAR Reaching-Out Award, 2019 International Choice Modelling Conference in Kobe, Japan 2019
Outstanding Graduate Student of the Province 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student of the University (First Honor) 2014
Outstanding Thesis for Bachelor degree 2014
Comprehensive Scholarship of the University (Three times) 2011-2013
Outstanding Student of the Academic Year (Twice) 2011-2013
Summer Intern College Excellent Paper 2011-2013
Outstanding Person of Summer Intern 2011-2013
Summer Intern Outstanding Team 2011-2013
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Chen, T (2023) Distractions by work-related activities: The impact of ride-hailing app and radio system on male taxi drivers. Invited Presentation for the 88th Conference of the Korean Society of Transportation. 24 February, South Korea.
Chen, T (2022) Effects of proactive and reactive public health control measures on the choices of public transport mode: A Hong Kong stated preference experiment. Invited Presentation for the 40th Anniversary International Conference of the Korean Society of Transportation & 10th International Public Transportation Forum. 29 September, South Korea.
Chen, T (2021) Occupational safety of drivers in Hong Kong. Invited Presentation for the Society of Registered Safety Officers (SRSO). 11 March, Hong Kong.
Chen, T (2019) Safety of professional drivers in an ageing society: A driving simulator study. Invited Presentation at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), 28 November, Melbourne, Australia.
Chen, T (2019) Safety of professional drivers in an ageing society: A driving simulator study. Invited Presentation at the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), 14 October, Brisbane, Australia.
Chen, T (2019) Evaluation of the width policy of the footpath and two-lane urban roads in Hong Kong: An optimization study. Invited Presentation at the Tongji - PolyU Transportation Graduate Student Symposium, 19 June, Shanghai, China.
Ph.D. Supervisor
Dr. N.N. Sze
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/people/academic-staff/dr-tony-sze/
Email: tony.nn.sze@polyu.edu.hk
Postdoctoral Supervisor
Prof. Xiaowen Fu
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Associate Dean of Faculty of Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ise/people/academic-staff/xiaowen-fu/
Email: xiaowen.fu@polyu.edu.hk