Dr. Qing Tang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU). Prior to joining ODU in August 2024, she was a postdoctoral scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2023, an M.S. in Insurance and Actuarial Science from the Central University of Finance and Economics, China, and a B.S. in Information and Computing Science from Hubei University of Education, China. 

• Connected and Automated Vehicles

• Traffic Flow Analysis and Transportation System Modeling 

• Transportation Data Analytics and AI Applications 

• Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience in Transportation Systems 

• Smart and Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

• Agentic AI for Multi-Modal Perception Integrity: Threat Reasoning and Response in Cyber-Physical Transportation Systems. Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation (COVA CCI), Apr. 2026–Mar. 2027. Role: PI.

• Developing Simplified and Unified Planning-Level Metrics for Operational Benefits. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), Mar. 2026–Feb. 2028. Role: PI.

• Evaluating Multimodal Large Language Models for Scenario Understanding and Decision-Making in Autonomous Driving. ODU PURS, May 2025–May 2026. Role: Sole PI.

• Design and Development of a Cyberattack Testbed for Traffic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies in Connected and Automated Vehicles. ODU CEEVC, May 2025–May 2026. Role: PI.

• Summer Research Fellowship Program 2025 Award, ODU, 05/2025-08/2025.

• Mark E. and Claire L. Alpert Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2023.

• Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2022.

• Student Scholarship, Ozarks Section Institute of Transportation Engineers (OSITE), 2021.

• First-place Poster, CMITE Student Poster Competition Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Blueprint Conference, 2020.