Bio
Jinghui Yuan is an R&D Staff in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems (ARMS) group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). With a passion for advancing transportation technologies, his research spans various areas, including intelligent transportation systems, crash risk prediction, big data analytics, deep learning, traffic simulation, driving behavior modeling, and connected and automated vehicles (CAVs).
He earned his B.S. in civil engineering from Central South University in Changsha, China, in 2013. He continued his pursuit of knowledge at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, graduating with an M.S. in transportation planning and management in 2016. He earned his Ph.D. in transportation engineering from the University of Central Florida in 2019.
He is a senior member of IEEE. He also actively contributes to the transportation community as a young member of the ASCE Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) transportation safety committee and an associate member of the ASCE T&DI Artificial Intelligence committee. He actively contributes as a peer reviewer for more than 20 reputable journals and conferences. He has authored and co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications, including notable journals such as TR-A, TR-C, TR-F, AAP, IEEE-ITS, IEEE-VT, and IEEE-IV.
Professional Experience
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
- R&D Staff, Apr. 2024 – Present
- R&D Associate Staff, Feb. 2022 – Mar. 2024
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Jun. 2021 – Jan. 2022
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Aug. 2019 – May. 2021
- Graduate Research Assistant, Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2019
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Graduate Research Assistant, Aug. 2013 – Jul. 2016
Awards
- Best Poster Award, The 19th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Smart Systems, IEEE MASS 2022, Oct 2022
- DOE OTT Energy I-Corps Cohort 14 (Entrepreneurial Lead), Mar 2022
- Best Paper Award (Second Place), China Journal of Highway and Transport, Dec 2019
- Stage III Winner in the USDOT’s Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge, U.S. Department of Transportation, Nov 2019 (Lead algorithm developer)
- Graduate Excellence Award, U.S.DOT University Transportation Center (SAFERSIM), Oct 2019
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering), University of Central Florida, Aug. 2019
M.S., Transportation Planning and Management, Tongji University, Jun. 2016
B.E., Civil Engineering, Central South University, Jun. 2013
Professional Affiliations
- Senior Member, IEEE