Dr. Tianjia Yang is a postdoctoral scholar in the Smart Mobility Lab, where he leads the Pennsylvania DEP project on medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles. He received his Ph.D. in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2024), his M.S. in Transportation Planning and Management from Tongji University (2012), and his B.S. in Transportation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2009). His interests include intelligent transportation systems, machine learning, connected and autonomous vehicles, transportation electrification, operations research, and traffic flow theory.

Publications

  • Lightweight LiDAR-Based Cooperative Localization Model for Asymmetric Leader-Follower Cooperative Driving Automation System

    Yuxin Ding, Chenxi Chen, Tianjia Yang, Xianbiao Hu* (2026). IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 27, 1650–1665.

  • Morning Commute in a Y-Shaped Traffic Network with Early and Late Arrivals

    D. He, Y. Li, Tianjia Yang, J. Wu, Xianbiao Hu (2026). Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 206, 104501.

  • Public or Private? A Unified Demand–Supply Coupled Framework for EV Infrastructure Investment

    Shuhua Hong, Tianjia Yang, Yang Song, Xianbiao Hu (2026). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 159, 105501.

  • Optimizing Maintenance Routes for Highway Infrastructure Using Leader-Follower Autonomous Vehicles

    Qing Tang, Chenxi Chen, Xianbiao Hu*, Yuxin Ding, Tianjia Yang (2026). Automotive Innovation, 9, 3–15.

  • Equitable Urban Electric Vehicle Charging: Feasibility and Benefits of Streetlight Charging in Kansas City Right-of-Way

    Yuyan Pan, Yang Song*, Tianjia Yang, Yuxin Ding, Xianbiao Hu (2025). Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 151(4), 04025066.

  • SimLKAS: A Simulation-Based Framework for the Verification and Validation of Lane Keeping Assistance Systems

    Tianjia Yang, Yuxin Ding, K. Li, Yuyan Pan, Ruwen Qin, Z. Yin, Xianbiao Hu* (2025). Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems.