WORK EXPERIENCE

• Dec. 2020~Now, Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
• Mar. 2019~Dec.2020, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
• Jan. 2016~Jan.2019 Associate Researcher, Sino-US Global Logistics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Dec. 2012~Dec.2015 Assistant Researcher, Sino-US Global Logistics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Sep. 2012~Nov. 2012 Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

RESEARCH FIELD

• Network modelling, analysis and optimization
• Urban transportation system management
• Shared mobility

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Network optimization
• Transportation economics

RESEARCH

Sponsored Research Projects

• 2025-2029 Principal investigator of Natural Science Foundation of China #72431007: Green and Low-Carbon Oriented Operation and Management of Ride-Hailing Platforms
• 2021-2024 Principal investigator of Natural Science Foundation of China # 72022013: Managing urban transportation system with on-demand mobility services
• 2020-2023 Principal investigator of Natural Science Foundation of China # 71974146: Managing the urban transportation system with ridesharing
• 2016-2017 Co-principal investigator of Hong Kong’s General Research Fund (GRF) # 16222916: How is e-hailing reshaping the taxi industry?
• 2015-2017 Principal investigator of Natural Science Foundation of China #71401102: Modelling and Optimizing the Taxi Market under Hybrid Modes of E-hailing and Roadside Hailing
• 2015-2016 Co-principal investigator of Natural Science Foundation of China #7142800004: PM2.5 and Management of Regional/Urban Transportation and Logistics – Multiscale Systems Modelling and Quantitative Analysis of Transportation Emissions and Air Pollution
• 2015-2018 Participator in National Science Foundation of China #71471112: Multi-product Competition in General Networks with Heterogeneous Users
• 2012-2016 Participator in U.S. National Science Foundation Standard Grant EFRI-RESIN #0835982: Interdependence, resilience and sustainability of infrastructures for biofuel development
• 2011-2012 Participator in Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council Project HKUST620712: On the Morning Commute Problem with Bottleneck Congestion and Parking Space Constraints
• 2009-2012 Participator in Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council Project HKUST621111 Towards Sustainable Network Mobility with Tradable Travel Credits
• 2009-2011 Participator in Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council Project HKUST620910 Traffic Rationing and Pricing for Congestion Reduction

Selected Publications

• Liu, Y., Chen, Z.* and Wang, X., (2024). Alleviating bus bunching via modular vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, p.103051.
• Yang, C., Wang, X.*, Feng, Y., Hu, L., Yang, X., & He, Z. (2024). A prediction-based forward-looking vehicle dispatching strategy for dynamic ride-pooling. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• Wang, S., Wang, X.*, Yang, C., Zhang, X., & Liu, W. (2024). Optimizing OD-based up-front discounting strategies for enroute ridepooling services. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 103013.
• Yuan, F., Wang, X.L.* and Chen, Z., 2024. Assessing the impact of ride-sourcing vehicles on HOV-lane efficacy and management strategies. Transport Policy, 150, 35-52.
• Wang, X.* and Yuan, F., 2024. Managing travelers’ mode choices in the era of shared mobility through traditional traffic regulation policies. Transport Policy, 146, pp.1-18.
• Su, H., Wang, X.*, Liu, W., Zhang, X. and Xu, M., 2024. Modelling and accelerating the passenger evacuation process in a bi-modal system with bus and e-hailing modes after mass gathering events. Travel Behaviour and Society, 35, p.100713.
• Liu, W., Zhang, F., Wang, X.L., Shao, C., & Yang, H. (2022). Unlock the Sharing Economy: The Case of the Parking Sector for Recurrent Commuting Trips. Transportation Science, 56(2), 338-357.
• Qin, X., Ke, J., Wang, X.L., Tang, Y., & Yang, H. (2022). Demand management for smart transportation: A review. Multimodal Transportation, 1(4), 100038.
• Wang, J.,Wang, X.L.*, Yang, S., Yang, H., Zhang, X.N. and Gao, Z.Y. (2021). Predicting the matching probability and ride/shared distance for each dynamic ridepooling order: A mathematical modeling approach. Transportation Research Part B 154, 125-146.
• Wang, X.L.*, Wang, J., Guo, L., Liu, W., Zhang X.N. (2021). A Convex Programming Approach for Ridesharing User Equilibrium Under Fixed Driver/Rider Demand. Transportation Research Part B, 149, 33-51.
• Wang, X.L., Liu, W., Yang, H., Wang, D., Ye, J.P. (2020) Customer behavioural modelling of order cancellation in coupled ride-sourcing and taxi markets. Transportation Research Part B, 132, 358-378.
• Jian S., Liu, W., Wang, X.L., Yang, H., Travis Waller, S. (2020). On integrating carsharing and parking sharing services. Transportation Research Part B 142, 19-44.
• Zhang, F., Liu, W., Wang, X., Yang, H. (2020) Parking sharing problem with spatially distributed parking supplies. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (accepted).
• Wang, X., Yang, H., & Zhu, D. 2018. Driver-Rider Cost-Sharing Strategies and Equilibria in a Ridesharing Program. Transportation Science, 52(4), 868-881.
• He, F., Wang, X.L., Lin, X., Tang, X.D., 2018. Pricing and penalty/compensation strategies of a taxi hailing platform. Transportation Research Part C 86，263-279.
• Zhang, F., Liu, W., Wang, X., Yang, H., 2017, July. A new look at the morning commute with household shared-ride: How does school location play a role?. Transportation Research Part E 103, 198-217.
• Wang, X.L., He, F., Yang, H., Gao, H. O. 2016, Sep. Pricing strategies for a taxi-hailing platform. Transportation Research Part E 93, 212-231.
• Wang, X.L., Ye, H., and Yang, H. 2015, Nov. Decentralizing Pareto-efficient network flow/speed patterns with hybrid schemes of speed limit and road pricing. Transportation Research Part E 83, 51-64.
• Zhu, D.L., Li, C.M., Yang, H. and Wang, X.L., 2015, Aug. Properties of the multiclass traffic network equilibria under a tradable credit scheme. Transportation Science 49(3), 519-534.
• Wang, X.L., Yang, H., Han, D. and Liu W., 2014, Oct. Trial and error method for optimal tradable credit schemes: The network case. Journal of Advanced Transportation 48, 685-700.
• Yang, H., Liu, W., Wang, X.L.，and Zhang X., 2013, Dec. On the morning commute problem with bottleneck congestion and parking space constraints. Transportation Research Part B 58, 106-118.
• Wang, X.L., Ouyang, Y., Yang, H and Bai Y., 2013, Nov. Optimal biofuel supply chain design under consumption mandates with Renewable Identification Numbers. Transportation Research Part B 57, 158-171.
• Yang, H., Wang, X.L. and Yin, Y.F., 2012, Dec. The impact of speed limit on network equilibrium and system performance. Transportation Research Part B 46 (10), 1295–1307.
• Wang, X.L. and Yang, H. 2012, Nov. Bisection based trial-and-error implementation of marginal cost pricing and tradable credit scheme. Transportation Research Part B 46(9), 1085-1096.
• Wang, X.L., Yang, H., Zhu, D.L. and Li, C.M., 2012. Tradable travel credits for congestion management with heterogeneous users. Transportation Research Part E 48(2), 426-437
• Yang, H. and Wang, X.L., 2011. Managing network mobility with tradable credits. Transportation Research Part B 45 (3), 580-594.
• Wang, X.L., Yang, H. and Han, D., 2010. Traffic rationing and short-term and long-term equilibrium. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record 2196, 131-141.
• Han, D., Yang, H. and Wang, X.L., 2010. Efficiency of the plate-number-based traffic rationing in general networks. Transportation Research Part E 46 (6), 1095–1110.

LANGUAGES

• Chinese (mother tongue)
• English (excellent)

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• 2013 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology  SENG PhD Excellent Research Award
• 2007 University of Science and Technology of China Guo Moruo Scholarship