报告标题：Multi-scale modeling for investigating socio-technical interactions in transportation
报告人：美国范德比尔特大学Vanderbilt University陈煜澈教授
时间：2018.9.14 14:00
地点：紫金港校区安中大楼A212室
ABSTRACT: New technologies and service modes are shaping the future of mobility. The interactions of human, society and technology can help improve people’s quality of life and mitigate environmental impacts from transportation. To fully exploit the interactions, we need holistic analysis techniques to integrate human/governance into cyber-physical scales modeling and component based design approaches. In this presentation, firstly I will present a system optimization framework to investigate optimal penetration strategies for a promising low-carbon fuel technology (i.e. cellulosic biofuel) in transportation fuel portfolio. In literature, the key knowledge gap is the technique to model uncertainty and dynamics of technology progress (learning by doing effect), market competition and policy interventions. Therefore, we employed multi-stage stochastic and dynamic optimization models to study time-dependent and adaptive decision-making processes to develop the advanced fuel technology. In addition, I adopted agent-based equilibrium model to understand competition of heterogeneous agents under policy guidance. We confirmed our strategies and results with real data from California’s implementation of Low Carbon Fuel Standard policy. The proposed framework, with small adjustments, can also guide studying new technology development in other sectors. Secondly, I will discuss a model that utilizes new-technology-enabled (connectivity, automation, etc.) integration of transportation and power grid system to improve system performance and people’s quality of life.
BIO –Dr. Yuche Chen will join the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of South Carolina (USC) as an Assistant Professor in January 2019. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Transportation Engineering from University of California Davis, in 2014 and his Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2014. Before joining USC, Dr. Chen has worked for leading research institutes, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, International Institute for Applied System Analysis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Vanderbilt University. Dr. Chen is broadly interested in decision making under uncertainty, empirical model prediction and validation with applications to cyber-physical systems. Dr. Chen serves as the Principle Investigators for projects funded by NSF, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation totaling at 1.4 million US dollar. He authored over 50 papers that are published in transportation journals (e.g., Transportation Research Part A, C, D), energy/environmental engineering journals (e.g., Applied Energy, Environmental Science and Technology, Energy Policy), and also featured in popular media outlets including Fox News, Scientific American, Daily Mail etc. His collaborative research with IIASA and ICCT led to the discovery of “Volkswagen Emission Scandal” in 2015. Dr. Chen was the recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award by Department of Energy in 2017, and Director’s Award by National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2016. He is a committee member of Environmental Analysis in Transportation (ADC10) and Automated Transit System (AP020) in Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences in United States.
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美国南卡罗莱纳大学土木与环境工程系陈煜澈课题组拟招收多名博士生（2019春季/秋季入学）以及硕士生、访问学者/学生。博士生将提供全额奖学金，招收专业不限（交通/汽车工程、计算机、控制、数学/统计等），要求有一定计算机（基础编程、机器学习等）或数学（运筹优化、控制系统、统计模型等）背景。主要方向包括但不限于：
(1) 数据驱动的城市交通控制与管理(Data-driven traffic operations and demand management)
(2) 智慧互联城市中网络实体系统建模与优化(Model prediction and optimization of cyber-physical systems in smart and connected communities)
(3)基于机器学习模型的生态驾驶辅助系统 (Machine learning based eco-driving assistant system)
(4) 交通环境污染与健康影响分析技术(Transportation air quality and health impacts of exposure)
课题组成员将有机会被推荐到美国国家实验室、国际应用系统分析研究院等国际著名研究机构进行合作研究以及实习。
联系方式:yuche.usc@gmail.com,申请请附上英文简历、成绩单和具体研究兴趣。
The University of South Carolina is the state’s flagship university located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is currently ranked as one of the top 50 “Best Colleges” according to U.S. News and World Report (https://sc.edu/about/index.php). Dr. Chen’s research group will be part of the Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility (C2M2), a Tier 1 University Transportation Center granted by the US Department of Transportation. Its vision is to become a globally recognized multimodal mobility innovation center for moving people and goods, specializing in connectivity and data analytics.
Department: http://www.sc.edu/civil/
University: http://www.sc.edu/
Application: http://gradschool.sc.edu/prospective/