Prof. Hai Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

Prof. Hai Yang is a Chair Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he is recognized as a leading expert in transportation research. His work has been published in top-tier international journals, including Transportation Research, Transportation Science, and Operations Research, earning him a high ranking in both publications and citations within the transportation field. Throughout his career, Prof. Yang has received numerous prestigious awards, such as the 2020 Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award and the 2021 Francis C. Turner Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. In addition, he was honored with the National Natural Science Award by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2011. Prof. Yang was appointed as a Chang Jiang Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education of China and served as the Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research (TR) Part B: Methodological from 2013 to 2018, a highly regarded journal in transportation studies. Currently, he is a member of the Distinguished Editorial Board for TR Part B and the Scientific Council for TR Part C: Emerging Technologies, and he also serves as an Advisory Editor for Transportation Science.

Speech Title: An aggregate matching and pick-up model for mobility-on-demand Services

Abstract: This presentation introduces the Aggregate Matching and Pick-up (AMP) model for mobility-on-demand (MoD) service markets, focusing on matching processes through matching intervals and radii. The model uses passenger demand rates, vehicle fleet sizes, and matching strategies to estimate drivers’ idle time and passengers’ waiting time. Key analyses include the relationship between waiting and idle times and their dependence on market thickness. The AMP model unifies existing matching models, showing specific applications, and can reduce to known models under certain conditions. Simulation experiments validate the performance of the AMP model, demonstrating its effectiveness in MoD contexts.

Prof. Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Zhejiang University, China

Paul Tae-Woo Lee is a PhD Supervisory Professor of Maritime Transport and Logistics and the Director of the Maritime Logistics and Free Trade Islands Research Centre at Ocean College, Zhejiang University [浙江大学港航物流与自由贸易岛硏究中心主任] and High-Level Overseas Talent of Zhejiang Province (2017) [(2017 年 浙江省’千人计划’专家)]. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Cardiff University in the UK. He has been a Visiting Scholar at, among others, The Faculty of Economics and Politics at the University of Cambridge in the UK, the Institute of Marine Studies at the University of Plymouth, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The MPA Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Visiting Professor at PhD Logistics Program in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is currently Adjunct Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne Australia. He is also a regular speaker at international conferences, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Supply Chain Asia (Singapore), and Vietnam Academy for Social Sciences (VASS). In particular, Paul is currently a consultant for UNESCAP and has published several reports about maritime connectivity, green shipping corridors, sustainable future port development, and smart ports over the last four years. Professor Lee has published nine books, more than 200 journal papers, and guest-edited 26 special issues of distinguished international journals. Following Editor-in-Chief of two international journals in the supply chain, logistics, trade, and maritime transportation, he is currently an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part E. He is alsothe Book Editor of Elsevier’s China Transportation Series (Scopus indexed) and Anthem Book Series of Supply Chain Management, Maritime Transport and Logistics (Scopus indexed). Professor Lee served the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) as co-opt Vice President, Secretary of IAME, and Council member since its inception in 1992. He is a founding member of the Asian Logistics Round Table (established in 2007), Yangtze River Research Innovation and Belt (established in 2017), and a founding member and Secretary-General of Global Research Network-Belt and Road Initiative (established in 2016).

Prof. Kun An, Tongji University, China

Kun An is currently a professor with College of Traffic and Transportation Engineering at Tongji University. Dr. An received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2014. She worked as lecturer, senior lecturer in the Institute of Transport Studies, Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Australia from 2016-2019. Her research interests include transit network design considering stochastic demand, logistic system management and design, shared mobility, electric vehicle charging management. She has published 2 book chapters and 40+ peer-reviewed papers on top journals including Transportation Research Part ABCDE. She has obtained multiple research projects including NSFC projects in China, and ARC Discovery Project in Australia. She served as referee for top journals in the field of Transportation, Discovery projects and Linkage projects for Australia Research Council.