2026

Oct 16, 2026		🎤 I attended the 2026 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium. I attended the 2026 Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium in Milwaukee and shared our work on Sky-Drive. Read more →
Oct 8, 2026		🚐 We demonstrated our remote-driving research to Jong-Shi Pang. We demonstrated remote-driving research to National Academy of Engineering member Jong-Shi Pang during his visit to UW–Madison. Read more →
Sep 18, 2026		🚐 We demonstrated autonomous vehicle research to an Irish delegation. We demonstrated connected and autonomous vehicle research to an Irish delegation visiting UW–Madison. Read more →
Aug 27, 2026		🚐 We demonstrated remote-driving research at WisDOT's Safer Together Community Event. We shared remote-driving and autonomous vehicle research with the Madison community at WisDOT's Safer Together event. Read more →
Jun 18, 2026		🚐 We demonstrated our autonomous vehicle research to WFAA leaders. We demonstrated autonomous vehicle research to members of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association Board of Directors and Alumni Council. Read more →
May 22, 2026		🏆 I received the Best Presentation Award at NGTS 2026. I returned to Purdue University for the 5th Next-Generation Transport Systems Annual Conference and received the Best Presentation Award. Read more →
May 14, 2026		🌟 I received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentoring Award. I received the College of Engineering Award for Graduate Student Mentorship and Service in recognition of excellence in research leadership. Read more →
May 8, 2026		🎓 I celebrated my Ph.D. graduation at UW–Madison. I attended the UW–Madison doctoral hooding ceremony and the College of Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering commencement. Read more →
May 1, 2026		🎓 I received the 2026 CEE Academic Stewardship and Leadership Award. I received the 2026 Academic Stewardship and Leadership Award from the UW-Madison Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Read more →
Apr 10, 2026		🎓 I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation. I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation, Toward Safe, Trustworthy, and Deployable AI for Human-Centered Future Transportation. Read more →
Mar 13, 2026		🚐 We demonstrated our remote-driving research to Eva Lerner-Lam. We demonstrated remote-driving research to National Academy of Engineering member Eva Lerner-Lam during her visit to UW–Madison. Read more →

2025

Nov 14, 2025		🚐 We demonstrated our autonomous vehicle research to Wisconsin congressional staff. We introduced our autonomous vehicle research to members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation staff during their visit to UW–Madison. Read more →
Oct 17, 2025		🚐 We demonstrated our 5G-enabled remote-driving system to Dean Devesh Ranjan. We demonstrated our 5G-enabled remote takeover and real-time vehicle control system to UW–Madison College of Engineering Dean Devesh Ranjan. Read more →
Jun 15, 2025		🎵 I attended CVPR 2025 in Nashville. I attended CVPR 2025 in Nashville, where our team presented Talk2Traffic and connected with researchers working in computer vision, autonomous driving, robotics, and AI. Read more →
May 21, 2025		🚐 We demonstrated our autonomous research van at the 2025 WAVE Advisory Committee Meeting. We presented our connected and automated vehicle research and demonstrated our autonomous research van at the Spring 2025 WAVE Advisory Committee Meeting in Madison. Read more →
Apr 9, 2025		🖼️ I presented Sky-Drive at the 2025 AAA Safe Mobility Conference. I presented Sky-Drive during the poster session at the 2025 AAA Safe Mobility Conference in Madison. Read more →
Apr 7, 2025		🚐 We hosted a live autonomous vehicle demonstration at the 2025 AAA Safe Mobility Conference. We demonstrated our electric autonomous research van to more than 50 attendees at the 2025 AAA Safe Mobility Conference in Madison. Read more →
Mar 20, 2025		🎉 We received support from the NVIDIA Academic Grant Program. Two of our transportation AI projects received computing and hardware support from the NVIDIA Academic Grant Program. Read more →
Jan 12, 2025		👏 I attended the TRB 2025 Annual Meeting. I attended the TRB 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., where our team presented research in poster and lectern sessions. Read more →
Jan 10, 2025		👏 I visited Google's Washington, D.C., office. I visited Google's Washington, D.C., office to meet with its research team and discuss potential collaborations. Read more →

2024

Oct 18, 2024		🎉 Our paper, Traffic expertise meets residual RL: Knowledge-informed model-based residual reinforcement learning for CAV trajectory control, was published in Communications in Transportation Research.
Sep 1, 2024		📢 We released a new preprint, Trustworthy Human-AI Collaboration: Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback and Physics Knowledge for Safe Autonomous Driving.
Jun 13, 2024		🎉 Our paper, Toward C-V2X Enabled Connected Transportation System: RSU-Based Cooperative Localization Framework for Autonomous Vehicles, was published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Apr 8, 2024		🎉 Our paper, Human as AI mentor: Enhanced human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning for safe and efficient autonomous driving, was published in Communications in Transportation Research.
Jan 12, 2024		👏 I attended the TRB 2024 Annual Meeting. I attended the TRB 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., where our team presented research in poster and lectern sessions. Read more →

2023

Oct 19, 2023		👏 I attended the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting. I presented our traffic data recovery research at the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more →
Oct 17, 2023		👏 I visited the BELIV Lab at Arizona State University. I visited the BELIV Lab at Arizona State University to learn about its research in connected, automated, and electric vehicles. Read more →
Jun 17, 2023		👏 I attended the International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2023). I presented our roadside unit enabled cooperative localization research at ICTD 2023 in Austin, Texas. Read more →
May 18, 2023		👏 I attended the 3rd Annual Conference on Next-Generation Transport Systems (NGTS-3). I presented our cooperative localization research at the 3rd Annual Conference on Next-Generation Transport Systems at Purdue University. Read more →
Jan 12, 2023		👏 I attended the TRB 2023 Annual Meeting. I attended the TRB 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., where our team presented research in poster and lectern sessions. Read more →

2022

Aug 6, 2022		👋 I wrapped up my time at Purdue University. I wrapped up my time at Purdue University and said goodbye to the mentors and friends who made West Lafayette feel like home. Read more →

2021

Jun 30, 2021		🎓 I celebrated my Master’s graduation at South China University of Technology. I celebrated completing my Master’s degree at South China University of Technology with friends and classmates. Read more →
Jun 6, 2021		🎓 I successfully defended my Master’s thesis. I successfully defended my Master’s thesis on location-awareness and mode classification in intelligent vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems. Read more →

2019

Dec 12, 2019		🎤 I was invited to share my experiences with students at Guangzhou Yucai Middle School. I was delighted to be invited to Guangzhou Yucai Middle School to share my experiences with junior high school students. Read more →
Jul 16, 2019		🎤 I presented my research at ICTIS 2019 in Liverpool, UK. I gave an oral presentation on WiFi-based pedestrian tracking at the 5th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS 2019) in Liverpool, UK. Read more →

2018

Sep 1, 2018		📖 I was featured in Guangdong University of Technology’s 2018 Admission Guide. I was selected to be featured in Guangdong University of Technology’s 2018 Admission Guide. Read more →
Jun 27, 2018		🎓 I spoke at my college’s undergraduate degree ceremony as an outstanding graduate. I represented the graduating class and spoke at the 2018 undergraduate degree ceremony of the School of Electromechanical Engineering. Read more →
Jan 24, 2018		🎤 I was invited to share my experiences with students at Heyuan High School. I was invited to Heyuan High School in Guangdong to share my experiences with students. Read more →

2017

Sep 17, 2017		🎤 I spoke at the university opening ceremony as an outstanding student representative. I spoke at the 2017 undergraduate opening ceremony of Guangdong University of Technology, which welcomed more than 8,000 incoming students. Read more →