About Me

Dr. Xiaotong Sun (孙晓通) is an Assistant Professor in the Intelligent Transportation Thrust at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and an affiliated Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at HKUST. Email: xtsun@ust.hk / xtsun@hkust-gz.edu.cn.

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Florida
• Bachelor in Transportation Engineering, Minor in Mathematics, Tongji University

Research Areas

Planning, operations, and regulations of multi-modal transportation systems integrating emerging technologies.

Methodology

Data-driven Optimization, Computational Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Transportation Systems Modeling, Transportation Economics.

Selected Research Topics

Implications of AI Agent Technologies for Transportation Systems

• Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Electric Vehicles
• UAVs & EVOLs

Platform-based Mobility and Delivery Services

• Pricing Mechanisms
• Contract Design
• Welfare Economics

Teaching

• UFUG2102 Matrix Algebra and Applications
• INTR5200 Emerging Mobility Systems Analysis
• INTR5110 Urban Transportation Network Modeling
• INTR5210 Game-theoretical Methods in Transportation

Funded Projects

• National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project (Principal Investigator)
• Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund (Principal Investigator)
• Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project (Participant)
• Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (Principal Investigator)
• Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund (Participant)
• Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project (Participant)
• Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (Principal Investigator)
• …

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