EXPERIENCE

Operations Research Data Science Intern, 2022/05 - 2022/08
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Conduct large-scale optimization for data infrastructure operations.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Intern, Research Assistant, 2017/07 - 2017/09, advised by Professor Yanfeng Ouyang
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Proposed a new rebalancing strategy for the one-way carsharing system by using buses to transport rebalancing staffs.
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Used Continuum Approximation framework to model the dynamic bus routing problem for rebalancing strategy.
EDUCATION

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D. in Transportation, 5.0/5.0, 2019/09 - present
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COURSE WORK:
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OPTIMIZATION: 6.251 Introduction to Mathematical Programming (A+), 6.252 Nonlinear Optimization, 15.094 Robust Modeling, Optimization & Computation, 15.083 Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization
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MACHINE LEARNING: 6.867 Machine Learning, 15.095 Machine Learning under Modern Optimization Lens, 1.267 Statistical Learning in Operations
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TRANSPORTATION: 1.200 Transportation Systems Analysis, 1.205 Advanced Demandd Modeling, 1.208 Resilient Networks
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MATHEMATICS: 1.203 Applied Probability & Stochatics Models, 6.436 Fundamentals of Probability
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RESEARCH SUMMARY:
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Robust shared mobility operations (matching & rebalancing) considering demand and travel time uncertainty
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Robust public transit network design and dynamic transit assignment
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Bus performance evaluation and visualization
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Joint system design of public transit system and shared mobility system
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Integration of people and freight mobility
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HONOR:
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Runner Up Award (2nd Place), Amazon Last-Mile Routing Research Challenge. [Amazon Science] [MIT News]
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Finalist, 2021 TRB Innovations in Transit Performance Measurement Challenge.
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M.S., Transportation Systems Engineering, 4.1/4.0, 2017/09 - 2019/05
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COURSE WORK:
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OPERATION RESEARCH : Transportation Systems & Network, Computational Optimization, Optimization, Design of Online Marketplaces
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COMPUTER SCIENCE : Analysis of Algorithms, The Structure of Info Networks, Objective-Oriented Programming & Data Structure
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
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Introduction Analysis of Algorithms : 2018 Spring with Professor Robert Kleinberg
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Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering : 2018 Fall with Professor Jery Stedinger
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RESEARCH SUMMARY:
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Solved school bus routing problem via a compressed shareability network framework.
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Proposed Column Generation method to solve the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Window (VRP-TW).
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B.S., Transporation Engineering, 90.0/100.0, 2013/09 - 2017/07
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COURSE WORK:
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MATHEMATICS : Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics
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PROGRAMMING : Fundamentals of Programming, CAD Technology
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TRANSPORTATION : Transportation Planning, Passenger Transport System, Transport Economics, Freight Transportation System, Traffic Design, Traffic Management and Control, Traffic Simulation Technology, Traffic Safety Engineering
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RESEARCH SUMMARY:
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Designed user-based rebalancing strategies for the one-way carsharing system.
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Implemented user-based rebalancing strategies within an app named "TJ-Share".
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HONOR:
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National Scholarship, Tongji University, 2016.
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Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Tongji University, 2014, 2015.
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First Prize, 15th Tongji Transport Science and Technology Competition , 2016.
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Second Prize, 11th National Competition of Transport Science and Technology, 2016.
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