Bio
Roy Luo is a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Applied Research for Mobility Systems Group at National Transportation Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He received his Ph. D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University in 2024. His research focused on network optimization, simulation, facility location modeling, spatial analysis, and open-source packages/tools development. Roy contributes to open-source packages with over 1 million downloads, focusing on transportation demand generation, spatial analysis, and the GMNS standard, among others. Roy also holds master’s degrees in Vehicle Engineering, Dual master’s degree (Civil Engineering, and GIS), which solidify his multidisciplinary expertise. He earned his bachelor’s degree in applied physics.
Roy has gained significant work experience before graduation. He worked as a Data Scientist and Software Developer at FII USA LLC, where he focused on full-stack development to monitor industry production lines in detail. His role included applying ETL techniques for back-end data warehousing and developing dashboards for front-end visualization, providing the CEO with critical insights for decision-making. Additionally, he interned as an Engineering Intern at a startup company in San Jose (2024), where he explored the applications of large language models (LLMs) in process automation.