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EDUCATION
XUAN "SHARON" DI
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University in the City of New York. I also serve on the committee of Columbia's Center for Smart Cities in the Data Science Institute.
My specialty is travel behavior analysis and transportation network modeling. My research applies optimization, game theory, and data analytics to study transportation problems.
Good research should always be rooted in real-life problems. Therefore I strive to maintain a balance between theory and application. To this end, I aim to understand and model transportation systems which are radically evolving thanks to the emerging communication and sensing technologies. In particular, I am interested in leveraging large data collected from various traffic sensors to understand transformation in travel behavior pattern and help public agencies make efficient and sustainable decisions in transportation planning and management.
Research Interests
Data-Driven Travel Behavior Analysis
Shared Mobility Modeling
Disrupted Network Modeling
EMPLOYMENT
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Ph.D., Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
Columbia University, New York
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanic
Assistant Professor 2016 - 2021
Associate Professor 2021 -
Tongji University, China
B.S., School of Traffic Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
Ditecters
Zhenyu Shou. Harnessing big data for the sharing economy in smart cities. (Graduated in Dec. 2020)
Xu Chen. A Novel Game-Theoretic Framework for the Autonomous Mobility Ecosystem in Mixed Traffic. (To-be-graduated in Aug. 2022)
Zhaobin Mo. (2018-)
Kangrui Ruan. (2020-)
Yongjie Fu. (2021-)
Located in one of the world’s busiest regions - Manhattan of the New York City, Columbia University offers a natural laboratory to conduct cutting-edge research in transportation. The Data Science Institute provides a multi-disciplinary platform to facilitate collaboration among researchers from Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Statistics, Economics, Business, and Law School. Sharon is looking for highly motivated undergraduate, graduate students, and postdocs with strong background in optimization, programming, and machine learning to join her in this promising research field.
If you are interested, please follow this application link for Columbia's MS and PhD programs.
Columbia's DSI just launched a Post-Doctoral Fellows Program. Feel free to apply if you are interested in working with me.
Check out a previous master student's visualization art while doing research in my group: link