Awards

• Franz Edelman Finalist Award, INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences), 2017 (1 of the 6 teams selected as the Finalists for 2017),
• Best Paper Award (2nd Prize), IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2017 (1 of the 2 papers selected from over 300 papers submitted to the Symposium),
• Honorable Mention, Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award, Network Modeling Committee (ADB30), Transportation Research Board, National Academies, 2017 (1 of the 2 papers selected from over 100 papers submitted to the Committee),
• New Oriental Scholar, Shanghai Maritime University, May 2015 - May 2018,
• School of Engineering Research Excellence Award (Junior Faculty), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2014
• New Faculty Member Award, Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) and American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA),  2012
• CAREER award, National Science Foundation,  2011
• UTRC’s 2008 Best Paper Award, University Transportation Research Center, Region 2, 2008
• Robert H. Paddock Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004
• Vilas Travel Award, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004
• IET Scholarship, Tsinghua University, China, 1998
• Outstanding Graduate Medal, Tsinghua University, China, 1997