Associate Professor
Zuduo Zheng

Biography

Dr. Zuduo Zheng is an Associate Professor in the Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology. He has won several awards in the USA, Australia and China. His research findings have been regularly published in top-ranked journals in his field and presented at important technical conferences. Dr. Zheng joined QUT in May 2011 as a Lecturer and Early Career Academic Fellow. Prior to his role at QUT, he conducted research in the United States for several years. Besides his academic profile at QUT, more information on his research can be found at his project webpage: http://www.connectedandautonomoustransport.com/                      

Academic appointments

• DECRA Research Fellow, Australian Research Council, 2016-2018
• Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, August 2016 – Present
• Senior Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, August 2014 – July 2016
• Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, May 2011 – July 2014
• Early Career Academic fellow, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, May 2011 – May 2012
• Research Associate, the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, January 2012 – December 2012
• Post-doctoral Researcher, Minnesota Traffic Observatory, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, United States, August 2010 – May 2011

Research interests

• Traffic flow theories, operations, and safety (connected and autonomous vehicles in particular);
• Travel behaviour, strategic transport planning and modeling, and sustainable transportation systems;
• Decision making, choice modelling, and human factor;
• Advanced data analysis techniques (e.g., mathematical modeling, econometrics, numerical optimization)

Current projects

• Modelling Mixed Traffic of Traditional, Connected, and Automated Vehicles; Sponsor: Australian Research Council.
• Market Intelligence and Technology Assessment – EEV Towards a Green Mobility Solution for ASEAN and Australia; Sponsor: AutoCRC & Malaysia Automotive Institute.

Previous projects (since Dr. Zheng joined QUT in 2011)

• Loan Material Distribution Cost Reduction; Sponsor: The State Library of Queensland.
• RIB Mining System Monitoring and Optimisation; Sponsor: Department of Industry – Enterprise Connect
• Who Killed New York City’s Congestion Pricing? An International Comparison Analysis and its Implication to Australia; Sponsor: The United States Studies Centre at University of Sydney.
• Impact of Traffic Characteristics on Crash Occurence: A Meta Analysis Approach; Sponsor: TCT Tesic GmbH
• Survey Design, Survey Data Analysis & Modeling; Sponsor: CRC for Rail Innovation: Urban Rail Travel Behaviour Project.