Dr. Qianwen Guo is an Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Florida State University. Her research interest focuses on transportation systems optimization problems, especially in public transit, ridesharing, phased development of civil infrastructure systems, as well as transportation economics. Dr. Guo is an active author of journal publications, conference proceeding, technical report as well as an active collaborator on research projects, mentorship, and professional leadership. She has published more than ten papers on a wide range of research topics as the first author or corresponding author in renowned transportation journals, including Transportation Research Parts A, B and C. She has several ongoing research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Florida Department of Transportation, USDOT. She was featured by the Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers on the 2021 World Engineering Day at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Prior to her current appointment, she was an Assistant Professor at Florida International University from 2022 to 2023. She is also the faculty advisor of FAMU-FSU ITE student chapter.

Academic Appointment

2023-present       Assistant Professor,  Florida State University

2022-2023          Assistant Professor,  Florida International University

​2019- 2022         Assistant Teaching Professor,  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

2016-2018          Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland, College Park

2015-2016          Research Associate, Business School, Sun Yat-sen University, China

  Professional Preparations

2015  Management Science & Engineering            Huazhong University of Science & Technology                        Ph.D.

2015  Civil & Environmental Engineering                Cornell University                                                                     Joint Ph.D.  Program

2012  Transportation Engineering                           Huazhong University of Science & Technology                        M.S.

2009  Transportation Engineering                           Southwest Jiaotong University                                                  B.S.