President, CUTC
Council of University Transportation Centers
Professional Service
Leadership & Professional Service
Advancing the transportation and civil engineering professions through leadership in professional societies, research organizations, editorial service, conferences, and university-based transportation programs.
Professional Leadership
Building Communities, Institutions, and New Directions
Throughout his career, Prof. Wang has taken active leadership roles in major transportation and civil engineering organizations, including the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Prof. Wang's professional service has focused on strengthening research and education communities, advancing emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and connected and automated transportation, supporting technology transfer, and creating opportunities for collaboration across academia, public agencies, and industry.
Chair, ASCE CTA
Center for Technical Advancement, American Society of Civil Engineers
President, ASCE T&DI
Transportation & Development Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers
Chair, TRB AED50
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Committee
Leadership Roles
Selected Professional Society Leadership
CUTC
Council of University Transportation Centers
National leadership in the university transportation research, education, workforce development, and technology-transfer community.
2025–2026
President
2024–2025
Vice President, Executive Committee
2023–2024
Secretary, Executive Committee
2019–2022
Board Director
ASCE
Center for Technical Advancement
Leadership supporting technical advancement and cross-disciplinary innovation across the American Society of Civil Engineers.
2025–2026
Past Chair
2024–2025
Chair
2023–2024
Vice Chair
2020–2023
Executive Committee Member
T&DI
ASCE Transportation & Development Institute
Board and executive leadership in one of ASCE's major technical institutes.
2019–2020
Past President
2018–2019
President
2017–2018
Vice President
2016–2017
Treasurer
2016–2020
Elected Governor, Board of Governors
2013–2015
Board of Governors Member
2017–2022
Founding Co-Chair, Connected and Automated Vehicle Impact
Committee
TRB
Transportation Research Board
Committee leadership in artificial intelligence, advanced computing, traffic operations, and transportation technology.
2021–2025
Chair, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing
Committee (AED50)
2011–2018
Research Subcommittee Chair, Highway Capacity and Quality
of Service Committee
2016–2021
Member, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing
Committee
IEEE
IEEE Leadership & Governance
Service connecting transportation, intelligent systems, smart cities, computing, and emerging technologies.
2013–2018
Member, IEEE Smart Cities Steering Committee
2011–2014
Member, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
Board of Governors
Institutional Leadership
Transportation Research, Technology Transfer & Workforce Development
In addition to professional-society leadership, Professor Wang directs major transportation research and technology-transfer programs at the University of Washington. These roles connect research, education, workforce development, tribal and rural transportation assistance, and implementation across the Pacific Northwest.
Director, PacTrans
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, the USDOT University Transportation Center for Federal Region 10.
Director, Northwestern TTAP Center
Northwestern Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center, supporting transportation capacity building and technology transfer for tribal communities.
Director, TRAC
Washington State Transportation Center, advancing applied transportation research and collaboration with public agencies.
Faculty Advisor, UW ITE Student Chapter
Supporting student professional development, leadership, and engagement with the transportation profession.
Scholarly Service
Editorial Leadership
Interim Founding Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Transactions on AI in Transportation
2026–PresentConnected and Automated Transportation Special Section Editor
ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
2021–PresentCo-Editor-in-Chief
AI for Transportation, Elsevier
2025–2026Associate Editor
ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
2011–2021Associate Editor
Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
2013–2024Associate Editor
ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
2007–2017Associate Editor
PLoS ONE
2013–2015Convening the Profession
Selected Conference & Workshop Leadership
Co-Chair, ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce)
Seattle, Washington
Chair of Advisory Committee, ASCE AI Summit
Reston, Virginia
Co-Chair, AAA Safe Mobility Conference
Seattle, Washington
Co-Chair, AI in Motion: Shaping the Future of Mobility and Safety Symposium
Austin, Texas
Co-Chair, NSF AI in Transportation Workshop — Phase II: Workforce Development
Gainesville, Florida
Co-Chair, NSF AI in Transportation Workshop — Phase I: Research
Seattle, Washington
General Co-Chair, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development
Seattle, Washington
General Co-Chair, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference
Virtual Conference
General Co-Chair, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development
Seattle, Washington
General Co-Chair, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
General Co-Chair, IEEE Smart Cities Conference
Wuxi, China
Conference Chair, COTA International Conference for Transportation Professionals
Changsha, China
Additional conference leadership has included program chair, publication chair, executive chair, vice conference chair, keynote chair, and session-chair roles for IEEE, ASCE, TRB, COTA, and other professional organizations.
Broader Service
Advisory, Committee & Public-Sector Service
Professional & Technical Committees
- ASCE Award Candidate Development Committee
- ASCE Committee on Torrens and Associate Editor Awards
- ASCE Paper Award Review Committee
- TRB Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee
- TRB Freeway Operations Committee
- TRB Transportation Information Systems and Technology Committee
- ASCE T&DI Advanced Technology Committee
Government & Advisory Service
- Planning Committee, EU–US Transportation Research Forum
- Washington State Transportation Innovation Council
- Washington State autonomous-vehicle advisory activities
- Professional Engineer, State of Washington
Recognition
Selected Leadership & Service Recognition
CUTC Technology Transfer Leadership Award
PacTrans received the award under Prof. Wang's directorship.
TRB Blue Ribbon Award in Leadership
The Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Committee received the recognition during Prof. Wang's term as chair.
COTA Outstanding Leadership Award
Recognition from the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association.
Professional Community
Service as an Extension of Research and Education
Prof. Wang views professional service as an important extension of research, education, and technology transfer. Leadership in professional societies, research organizations, editorial boards, and conferences provides an opportunity to help shape emerging research directions, connect people across disciplines and sectors, support the next generation of transportation professionals, and accelerate the translation of new knowledge into practice.