Title

On the Empty Miles in Ridesourcing Systems

Time

1:40pm - 3:00pm

Location

Remote instruction

Abstract

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Yafeng Yin is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He works in the area of transportation systems analysis and modeling, and has published more than 120 refereed papers in leading academic journals. His current research focuses on connected and automated mobility systems.

Dr. Yin has extensive experience in editing academic journals. He now serves as Area Editor of Transportation Science, Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part B: Methodology and Department Editor of Service Science and was the Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies between 2016 and 2020.

Dr. Yin received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2002, his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1996 and 1994 respectively. Prior to his current appointment at the University of Michigan, he was a faculty member at University of Florida between 2005 and 2016, a postdoctoral researcher and then assistant research engineer at University of California at Berkeley between 2002 and 2005. Between 1996 and 1999, he was a lecturer at Tsinghua University.

Dr. Yin has received recognition from different institutions, including a Doctoral Mentoring Award from University of Florida, Outstanding Leadership Award by the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA), and the Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award and the Ryuichi Kitamura Paper Award from Transportation Research Board.

https://cee.umich.edu/yafeng-yin

Yafeng Yin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, “On the Empty Miles in Ridesourcing Systems” do not post recorded seminar