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Meet Our Researcher

Dr. Yang is an Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering at the University of Utah. His current research areas includes machine learning and data mining for transportation, evacuation planning and operation, connected automated vehicles, intelligent transportation system, traffic safety, and traffic operations.

Final Reports (View All)

• Knowledge-Based Machine Learning for Freeway COVID-19 Traffic Impact Analysis and Traffic Incident Management (Aug 2023, MPC-23-502)
• Impact of Connected Vehicle Technology on Traffic Safety under Different Highway Geometric Designs (Sep 2022, MPC-22-484)
• Design and Evaluate Coordinated Ramp Metering Strategies for Utah Freeways (Sep 2022, MPC-22-486)

Projects

• MPC-657 — Knowledge-Based Machine Learning for Freeway COVID-19 Traffic Impact Analysis and Traffic Incident Management
• MPC-641 — Design and Evaluate Coordinated Ramp Metering Strategies for Utah Freeways
• MPC-610 — Impact of Regulatory Hybrid Changeable Message Sign on Traffic Safety under Different Freeway Geometric Designs
• MPC-590 — Impact of Connected Vehicle Technology on Traffic Safety under Different Highway Geometric Designs