Dr. Hao Wang
Professor, Deputy Director of Traffic Engineering Institute
School of Transportation, Southeast University（SEU）
2 Dong Nan Da Xue Road, Nanjing, 211189 China
Tel: +86 25 52091276
E-mail: haowang@seu.edu.cn
Dr. Hao Wang is a professor at the School of Transportation of the Southeast University in Nanjing, China. He is currently serving as a member of the committee of the Chinese Association for System Simulation, and a reviewer for the journals of Transportation Research Part C, Transportmetrica A&B and Transportation Research Record. His research interests include transportation planning and management, traffic flow theory and application, and traffic safety.
Born in September 1980，Dr. Wang received his B.S. degree in traffic engineering and a minor degree in mathematical modeling and computer application from the Southeast University in 2002, and he received his Ph.D. degree in transportation planning and management from the Southeast University in 2008. He has worked as a visiting scholar at the Delft University of Technology between April, 2007 and July 2007. From November 2013 to November 2014，he served as a visiting scholar at the University of California at Davis.
Dr. Wang has been in charge of 4 sub-topics of the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China, 3 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 project of the Ph. D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China. He has served as an expert and completed a number of projects, including Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, National High Technology Research and Development Program of China, Key Project in the National Science and Technology Pillar Program during the Eleventh Five-year Plan Period, China-Netherlands joint project and more than 20 other engineering projects. Dr. Wang has owned 18 Chinese patents，published more than 60 papers in national and international journals and conferences. He also has worked as one of the principal authors and published 1 book “Traffic Management and Control”. In addition, Dr. Wang won the first prize of the Science and Technology Awards of the China Intelligent Transportation Systems Association and the first prize of the Science and Technology Awards of HuaXia Construction in 2012. In 2016 and 2017, Dr. Wang won the first prize twice of the Science and Technology Awards of China Highway and Transportation Society. In 2016, Dr. Wang won the second prize of the Science and Technology Awards of MOE of China.
Education
2008 Ph.D.
2002 B.Sc. Southeast University (Transportation)
Working Experience
From Apr 2016 to present, Professor in Southeast University, China
From Apr 2011 to Mar 2016, Associate Professor in Southeast University, China
From Dec 2013 to Dec 2014, Visiting Scholar in UC Davis, CA, US
From Mar 2008 to Mar 2011, Assistant Professor in Southeast University, China
From Apr 2007 to Jul 2007, Visiting Scholar in TU Delft, the Netherlands
Major Research Interests:
Traffic flow theory
Traffic control
Intelligent transportation systems
Teaching and Graduate Students Supervised：
Undergraduate Courses
“Traffic Control and Management”, from 2008;
“Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Analysis - II”, from 2015.
Courses for graduate students
“Traffic Flow Theory”, from 2016;
“Traffic Control and Management”, from 2015.
Still now, 12 students got master degree under my supervision, and 2 got Ph.D under my co- supervision
Memberships:
Board Member, Chinese Association for System Simulation, 2012-,
Friend and Paper Reviewer, Transportation Research Board - Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics Committee (AHB45), 2009-Present.
Projects of Research and Teaching：
1.“Research on Analysis and Improvement for the Capacity of Bottlenecks on Expressways under the Intelligent Vehicular Network”, Sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Approved No. 51878161), 2019.1-2022.12
2.“Research on Modelling and Simulation of Freeway Traffic mixed with Autonomous Vehicles”, Sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Approved No. 51478113), 2015.1-2018.12
3.“Research on the Characteristics, Mechanism and Control of Speed Dispersion in Freeway Traffic”, Sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Approved No. 51008074), 2011.1-2013.12
4.“Research on Speed dispersion Control and Efficiency Enhancement of Freeway Traffic”, Sponsored by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Approved No. 20090092120047), 2010.1-2012.12
5.“Research on Collaborative Optimization of Static and Dynamic Traffic Factors”, Sponsored by Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Approved No. 2011AA110304-02), 2011.1-2013.12
6.“Research on the Operations of Arterial Bus Lines based on Traffic State Perception”, Sponsored by Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Approved No. 2012AA112304), 2012.1-2014.12
7.“Research on the Coordinated Control of Multi-mode Ground Public Transit”, Sponsored by Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Approved No. 2014AA110303), 2014.1-2016.12
Software Development and Application:
During 2012~2015, My group developed Video Vehicle Trajectory Extraction Tool Box for collecting traffic data automatically from traffic flow videos. The software has been used in daily traffic flow survey and data analysis by graduate students in Southeast University.
Selected Publications:
1.H.Wang, Y.Li, W.Wang, M.Fu, R.Huang. Optimal velocity model with dual boundary optimal velocity function. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 2017,5(02): 215-232.
2.H.Wang, W.Wang, J.Chen, C.Xu, Y.Li. Can we trust the speed–spacing relationship estimated by car-following model from non-stationary trajectory data?Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, on line:https://doi.org/10.1080/23249935.2018.1466211.
3.Y.Li, H.Wang *, W.Wang, L.Xing, S.W.Liu, X.Y.Wei. Evaluation of the impacts of cooperative adaptive cruise control on reducing rear-end collision risks on freeways. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2017, 98: 87-95.
4.H.Wang,S.Luo, T.M.Luo. Fractal characteristics of urban surface transit and road networks: Case study of Strasbourg, France. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 9(2): 1687814017692289.
5.Y.Qin, H.Wang *, W.Wang, Q.Wan. Stability analysis and fundamental diagram of heterogeneous traffic flow mixed with cooperative adaptive cruise control vehicles. Acta Physica Sinica, 2017, 66(9): 094502.
6.G.Y.Dai, H.Wang*, W.Wang. Signal optimization and coordination for bus progression based on MAXBAND. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2016, 20(2): 890-898.
7.Y.Li, H.Wang*, W.Wang, S.W.Liu, Y.Xiang. Reducing the risk of rear-end collisions with infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) integration of variable speed limit control and adaptive cruise control system. Traffic injury prevention, 2016, 17(6): 597-603.
8.H.Wang, Q.Wan, W.Wang. Asymptotic Stability Analysis of Binary Heterogeneous Traffic Based on Car-Following Model. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2016, 2016.
9.G.Y.Dai, H.Wang *, W.Wang. A bandwidth approach to arterial signal optimisation with bus priority. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 2015, 11(7): 579-602.
10.X.Zhang, H.Wang *, W.Wang. Bi-level programming model and algorithms for stochastic network with elastic demand. Transport, 2015, 30(1): 117-128.
11.H.Wang, W.Wang, J.Chen. General Newell model and related second-order expressions. Transportation Research Record, 2011, No.2260:42-49.
12.H.Wang, W.Wang, J.Chen, M.Jing. Using trajectory data to analyze interdriver heterogeneity in car-following.Transportation Research Record, 2010, No.2188:85-95.
13.H.Wang, W.Wang, X.W.Chen, J.Chen, J.Li. Experimental features and characteristics of speed dispersion in urban freeway traffic. Transportation Research Record, 2007, No.1999:150-160.
Teaching Honors/Awards:
1.Grade-One for Excellent Teaching Award of Southeast University 2013
2.Grade-One for Excellent Teaching Award of Southeast University 2016
Academic Honors/Awards:
1.Grade-One for Science and Technology Advancement Award of Chinese Association for Intelligent Transportation, 2012.
2.Grade-One for Science and Technology Advancement Award of China Highway and Transportation Society, 2016.
3.Grade-Two for Science and Technology Advancement Award of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2016.
4.Grade-One for Science and Technology Advancement Award of China Highway and Transportation Society, 2017.
5.Grade-Two for Science and Technology Advancement Award of China Highway and Transportation Society, 2017.