EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Transport Engineering & Operations Research, September 2014 - July 2018, University of Melbourne, Australia
M.E., in Environmental Engineering, September 2007 - June 2011, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
B.E., in Environmental Engineering, September 2011 - March 2014, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, July 2022 – Present, Southeast University, China
Scientist, July 2021 - June 2022, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Postdoctoral Associate, December 2018 - June 2021, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Multi-modal Transportation, Smart Port, Logistics, Complex System Modelling and Optimization
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Cheng, C., Lu, J. W., Zhu, R., Xiao, Z., Costa, A. M., Thompson, R. G., 2022. An integrated multi-objective model for disaster waste clean-up systems optimization. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 165, 102867.
Zhu, R., Cheng, C.*, Santi, P., Chen, M., Zhang, X., Mazzarello, M., Wong, M. S., Ratti, C., 2022. Optimization of photovoltaic provision in a three-dimensional city using real-time electricity demand. Applied Energy, 316, 119042.
Zhu, R., Kondor, D., Cheng, C.*, Zhang, X., Santi, P., Wong, M. S., Ratti, C., 2022. Solar photovoltaic generation for charging shared electric scooters. Applied Energy, 313, 118728.
Andre, A., Cheng, C.*, Dao Trung, H., Sakia,T., Zhao, F., Ben-Akiva, M., Cheah, L., 2022. Online/offline activity logging using a smartphone-based travel, activity and time-use survey. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 13, 100524.
Cheng, C., Zhu, R., Thompson, R. G., Costa, A.M., Huang, X., 2021. Multi-Period Two-echelon Location Routing Problem for Disaster Waste Clean-up. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 1-31.
Cheng, C., Zhu, R., Thompson, R.G., Zhang, L., 2021. Reliability analysis for multiple-stage solid waste management systems. Waste Management, 120, 650-658.
Cheng, C., Zhu, R., Costa, A. M., Thompson, R. G., 2021. Optimisation of waste clean-up after large-scale disasters. Waste Management, 119, 1-10.
Zhu, R., Chen, M., Anselin, L., Batty, M., Guan, MP., Luo, W,, Cheng, T., Lim, C., Santi,P., Cheng, C., Gu, Q., Wong, M., Zhang, K., Lu, G. , Ratti, C., 2021. The effects of different travel modes on COVID-19 transmission in global cities. Science Bulletin. 67(6):588-592.
Dalla Chiara, G., Alho, A., Cheng, C., Ben-Akiva, M., Cheah, L., 2020. Exploring benefits of cargo-cycles versus trucks for urban parcel delivery under different demand scenarios. Transportation Research Record,2674.5, 553-562.
Cheng, C., Zhang, L., Thompson, R. G., 2019. Reliability analysis of road networks in disaster waste management. Waste Management, 84, 383-393.
Aleksandrov, M., Cheng, C., Rajabifard, A., Kalantari, M., 2019. Modelling and finding optimal evacuation strategy for tall buildings. Safety science, 115, 247-255.
Cheng, C., Zhang, L., Thompson, R. G., 2018. Reliability analysis for disaster waste management systems. Waste management, 78, 31-42. (JCR Q1, IF: 8.82)
Cheng, C., Zhang, L., Thompson, R.G., 2017. Disaster waste clean-up system performance subject to time-dependent disaster waste accumulation. Natural Hazards, 91.2,717-734.
Cheng, C., Thompson, R. G. 2016. Application of boolean logic and GIS for determining suitable locations for Temporary Disaster Waste Management Sites. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 20, 78-92.
Cheng, C., Sakia,T., Andre, A., Cheah, L., Ben-Akiva, M., 2021. Exploring the Relationship Between Locational and Household Characteristics and Online Shopping. Logistics, 5(2), 29.
Alho, A., Sakai, T., Oh, S., Cheng, C., Seshadri, R., Chong, W. H., Hara, Y., Caravias, J., Cheah, Ben-Akiva, M., 2021. A simulation-based evaluation of a Cargo-Hitching service for E-commerce using mobility-on-demand vehicles, Future Transportation; 1(3):639-656.
Cheng, C., Thompson, R. G., Costa, A. M., Huang, X., 2018. Application of the Bi-Level Location Routing Problem for Pos tDisaster Waste Collection. City Logistics 2: Modeling and Planning Initiatives, 97-115.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Resilience Analysis and Optimisation of Multimodal Transport Network Based on System Reliability Analysis Theory with Uncertainties, National Nature Science Foundation of China, 2024.01-2026.12, $41,790, PI
Research on Key Technologies for the Integration of Pinglu Canal and River-Sea Transportation, Science and Technology Department of Guangxi, 2023.11-2026.10, $ 6,718,636, Core Team Member
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
International Container Transportation(undergraduate students), Feb 2023 – Present, Southeast University
Transportation System Analysis (undergraduate students), Feb 2023 – Present, Southeast University
Engineering risk analysis (undergraduate students), Feb 2018 - Jun 2018, Jul 2018 - Nov 2018, The University of Melbourne
Engineering project implementation (master students), Jul 2017 - Dec 2017, Jul 2018 - Nov 2018, The University of Melbourne
Solid waste management (undergraduate students), Sep 2011 - Mar 2014, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Xinan Zhao (enrolled in Autumn 2023)