01 Automated Mobility Intelligence
Interaction modeling and reasoning; motion prediction, planning, and control; mixed traffic safety analysis.
Research Interests
02 Digital Twins & Cyber-Physical Systems
Digital twin simulation; physical-virtual integration; human/traffic dynamics modeling; scenario generation.
03 Spatiotemporal AI
Spatiotemporal reconstruction and forecasting; geospatial network modeling; sparse-sensing data fusion.
04 Connected Infrastructure Systems
V2X communication data pipeline; connected corridor analytics; integrated vehicle-road-cloud architecture.
05 LLM-augmented Mobility
LLM and VLM reasoning; generative scenario and behavior synthesis; mobility decision intelligence.
2026
A Deep Learning Enabled Economical Informatization Framework with Sparsely Located Sensors
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Li, X., Ye, X., Tu, Z.
Under Review (2026)
# inductive learning # hybrid sensor network # graph transformer
A Deep Learning Enabled Economical Informatization Framework with Sparsely Located Sensors
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Li, X., Ye, X., Tu, Z.
Under Review 2026
# inductive learning # hybrid sensor network # graph transformer
V2XSynth: An LLM-Driven, Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Realistic V2X Scenario Synthesis
Wu, K., Zhang, H., Li, P., Gan, R., You, J., Tu, Z., Zhou, Y.
Under Review (2026)
# LLM # RAG # V2X # scenario generation
V2XSynth: An LLM-Driven, Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Realistic V2X Scenario Synthesis
Wu, K., Zhang, H., Li, P., Gan, R., You, J., Tu, Z., Zhou, Y.
Under Review 2026
# LLM # RAG # V2X # scenario generation
AI²-Active Safety: AI-enabled Interaction-aware Active Safety Analysis with Vehicle Dynamics
Wu, K., Li, Z., Li, S., Ye, X., Lord, D., Zhou, Y.
Under Review (2026)
# active safety # vehicle dynamics # hypergraph
AI²-Active Safety: AI-enabled Interaction-aware Active Safety Analysis with Vehicle Dynamics
Wu, K., Li, Z., Li, S., Ye, X., Lord, D., Zhou, Y.
Under Review 2026
# active safety # vehicle dynamics # hypergraph
V2X-LLM: Enhancing V2X Integration and Understanding in Connected Vehicle Corridors
Wu, K., Li, P., Zhou, Y., Gan, R., You, J., Cheng, Y., Zhu, J., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D., Ran, B., Tu, Z.
Under Review (2026)
# LLM # V2X
V2X-LLM: Enhancing V2X Integration and Understanding in Connected Vehicle Corridors
Wu, K., Li, P., Zhou, Y., Gan, R., You, J., Cheng, Y., Zhu, J., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D., Ran, B., Tu, Z.
Under Review 2026
# LLM # V2X
V2X-VLM: End-to-End V2X Cooperative Autonomous Driving Through Large Vision Language Models
You, J., Shi, H., Jiang, Z., Huang, Z., Gan, R., Wu, K., Cheng, X., Li, X., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2026)
# VLM # V2X # trajectory planning
V2X-VLM: End-to-End V2X Cooperative Autonomous Driving Through Large Vision Language Models
You, J., Shi, H., Jiang, Z., Huang, Z., Gan, R., Wu, K., Cheng, X., Li, X., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 2026
# VLM # V2X # trajectory planning
2025
FollowGen: A Scaled Noise Conditional Diffusion Model for Car-Following Trajectory Prediction
You, J., Gan, R., Tang, W., Huang, Z., Liu, J., Jiang, Z., Shi, H.,, Wu, K., Long, K., Fu, S., Chen, S., Ran, B.
Communications in Transportation Research (2025)
# trajectory prediction # diffusion models # car-following
FollowGen: A Scaled Noise Conditional Diffusion Model for Car-Following Trajectory Prediction
You, J., Gan, R., Tang, W., Huang, Z., Liu, J., Jiang, Z., Shi, H.,, Wu, K., Long, K., Fu, S., Chen, S., Ran, B.
Communications in Transportation Research 2025
# trajectory prediction # diffusion models # car-following
Virtual Roads, Smarter Safety: A Digital Twin Framework for Mixed Autonomous Traffic Analysis
Zhang, H., Yue, X., Tian, K., Li, S., Wu, K., Li, Z.,, Lord, D., Zhou, Y.
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2025)
# digital twin # active safety # autonomous vehicle # high-fidelity simulation
Virtual Roads, Smarter Safety: A Digital Twin Framework for Mixed Autonomous Traffic Analysis
Zhang, H., Yue, X., Tian, K., Li, S., Wu, K., Li, Z.,, Lord, D., Zhou, Y.
IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2025
# digital twin # active safety # autonomous vehicle # high-fidelity simulation
Hypergraph-based Motion Generation with Multi-modal Interaction Relational Reasoning
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Shi, H., Lord, D., Ran, B., Ye, X.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2025)
# hypergraph # interaction # multi-modality
Hypergraph-based Motion Generation with Multi-modal Interaction Relational Reasoning
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Shi, H., Lord, D., Ran, B., Ye, X.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 2025
# hypergraph # interaction # multi-modality
A Predictive Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Connected Automated Vehicle Anticipatory Longitudinal Control in a Mixed Traffic Lane Change Condition
Shi, H., Shi, K., Wu, K., Li, W., Zhou, Y., Ran, B.
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2025)
# DRL # CAV # predictive control
A Predictive Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Connected Automated Vehicle Anticipatory Longitudinal Control in a Mixed Traffic Lane Change Condition
Shi, H., Shi, K., Wu, K., Li, W., Zhou, Y., Ran, B.
IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2025
# DRL # CAV # predictive control
Goal-based neural physics vehicle trajectory prediction model
Gan, R., Shi, H., Li, P., Wu, K., An, B., Li, L., Ma, J., Ma, C., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2025)
# trajectory prediction # neural differential equations # transformer
Goal-based neural physics vehicle trajectory prediction model
Gan, R., Shi, H., Li, P., Wu, K., An, B., Li, L., Ma, J., Ma, C., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 2025
# trajectory prediction # neural differential equations # transformer
A Digital Twin Framework for Physical-Virtual Integration in Enhancing Connected Vehicle Corridor Data Pipeline
Wu, K., Li, P., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D.,, Ran, B., Ye, X.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2025)
# digital twin # V2X # connected vehicle corridor
A Digital Twin Framework for Physical-Virtual Integration in Enhancing Connected Vehicle Corridor Data Pipeline
Wu, K., Li, P., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D.,, Ran, B., Ye, X.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2025
# digital twin # V2X # connected vehicle corridor
2024
How Does C-V2X Perform in Urban Environments? Results From Real-World Experiments on Urban Arterials
Li, P., Wu, K., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D. A.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2024)
# V2X # V2I # field experiment
How Does C-V2X Perform in Urban Environments? Results From Real-World Experiments on Urban Arterials
Li, P., Wu, K., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Noyce, D. A.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles 2024
# V2X # V2I # field experiment
Graph-Based Interaction-Aware Multimodal 2D Vehicle Trajectory Prediction Using Diffusion Graph Convolutional Networks
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Shi, H., Li, X., Ran, B.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2024)
# GNN # interaction # mutli-modality
Graph-Based Interaction-Aware Multimodal 2D Vehicle Trajectory Prediction Using Diffusion Graph Convolutional Networks
Wu, K., Zhou, Y., Shi, H., Li, X., Ran, B.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles 2024
# GNN # interaction # mutli-modality
2023
Physics-informed deep reinforcement learning-based integrated two-dimensional car-following control strategy for connected automated vehicles
Shi, H., Zhou, Y., Wu, K., Chen, S., Ran, B., Nie, Q.
Knowledge-Based Systems (2023)
# DRL # CAV # 2D control
Physics-informed deep reinforcement learning-based integrated two-dimensional car-following control strategy for connected automated vehicles
Shi, H., Zhou, Y., Wu, K., Chen, S., Ran, B., Nie, Q.
Knowledge-Based Systems 2023
# DRL # CAV # 2D control
Development of the Data Pipeline for a Connected Vehicle Corridor
Wu, K., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Ran, B., Noyce, D. A.
ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2023 (2023)
# data pipeline # connected vehicle # v2x corridor
Development of the Data Pipeline for a Connected Vehicle Corridor
Wu, K., Cheng, Y., Parker, S. T., Ran, B., Noyce, D. A.
ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2023 2023
# data pipeline # connected vehicle # v2x corridor
2022
Work zone crash occurrence prediction based on planning stage work zone configurations using an artificial neural network
Cheng, Y., Wu, K., Li, H., Parker, S., Ran, B., Noyce, D.
Transportation research record (2022)
# crash prediction # work zone
Work zone crash occurrence prediction based on planning stage work zone configurations using an artificial neural network
Cheng, Y., Wu, K., Li, H., Parker, S., Ran, B., Noyce, D.
Transportation research record 2022
# crash prediction # work zone
2021
Connected automated vehicle cooperative control with a deep reinforcement learning approach in a mixed traffic environment
Shi, H., Zhou, Y., Wu, K., Wang, X., Lin, Y., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2021)
# DRL # CAV # cooperative control
Connected automated vehicle cooperative control with a deep reinforcement learning approach in a mixed traffic environment
Shi, H., Zhou, Y., Wu, K., Wang, X., Lin, Y., Ran, B.
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 2021
# DRL # CAV # cooperative control
Ongoing Research
Traj-WMoE: A World-Model-Driven Mixture-of-Experts for Multi-Agent Scenario and Trajectory Prediction
# trajectory prediction # world model # mixture of experts
Traj-WMoE: A World-Model-Driven Mixture-of-Experts for Multi-Agent Scenario and Trajectory Prediction
# trajectory prediction # world model # mixture of experts
Knowledge Is Not Static: Order-Aware Hypergraph Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Large Language Models
# knowledgegraph # hypergraph # LLM # RAG
Knowledge Is Not Static: Order-Aware Hypergraph Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Large Language Models
# knowledgegraph # hypergraph # LLM # RAG
Digital Cousins for Transportation and Urban Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Paradigms, Architectures, and Applications
# digital twins # digital cousins # urban mobility
Digital Cousins for Transportation and Urban Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Paradigms, Architectures, and Applications
# digital twins # digital cousins # urban mobility
Hypergraph Learning and Neural Approximation: Theory for Higher-Order Structured Prediction
# hypergraph learning # learning theory # neural approximation # structured prediction
Hypergraph Learning and Neural Approximation: Theory for Higher-Order Structured Prediction
# hypergraph learning # learning theory # neural approximation # structured prediction
Vision-Language Control for Safe Autonomous Driving
# vision language model # autonomous driving # safe control
Vision-Language Control for Safe Autonomous Driving
# vision language model # autonomous driving # safe control