Peilin Zhao
I am a Research Fellow at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). I received my Ph.D. from NTU in 2026, under the supervision of Prof. Zhu Feng and Prof. Wong Yiik Diew. My research centers on traffic flow theory and traffic safety analysis, and currently spans two main directions:
- Hysteresis phenomenon in traffic safety analysis.
- Mixed traffic modeling and analysis.
Experience
Research Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2026 - Present).
Research Associate, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2025 - 2026).
Research Associate, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2025 - 2026).
Education
Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2022 - 2026). [Thesis]
M.Eng. in Transportation Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2021 - 2022).
B.Eng. in Transportation Equipment and Control Engineering, School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (2017 - 2021).
B.Mgt. (Minor) in Big Data Management and Application, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (2018 - 2021).
M.Eng. in Transportation Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2021 - 2022).
B.Eng. in Transportation Equipment and Control Engineering, School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (2017 - 2021).
B.Mgt. (Minor) in Big Data Management and Application, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (2018 - 2021).
Publications
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "Safety hysteresis in traffic flow: Evidence from vehicle trajectory data." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 190 (2026): 105806. [Paper] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "A platoon-centric approach to the capacity analysis of mixed traffic comprising connected and autonomous vehicles." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 177 (2025): 105170. [Paper] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "Modeling and analysis of the platoon size of Connected Autonomous Vehicles in a mixed traffic environment." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 199 (2025): 104130. [Paper] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "Modeling the clustering strength of connected autonomous vehicles and its impact on mixed traffic capacity." Communications in Transportation Research 4 (2024): 100151. [Paper] | [Code] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "A platoon-centric approach to the capacity analysis of mixed traffic comprising connected and autonomous vehicles." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 177 (2025): 105170. [Paper] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "Modeling and analysis of the platoon size of Connected Autonomous Vehicles in a mixed traffic environment." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 199 (2025): 104130. [Paper] | [Web]
Zhao, Peilin, Yiik Diew Wong, and Feng Zhu. "Modeling the clustering strength of connected autonomous vehicles and its impact on mixed traffic capacity." Communications in Transportation Research 4 (2024): 100151. [Paper] | [Code] | [Web]
Conferences
(2026-05) Presentation at the 5th Annual Next-Generation Transport Systems Conference (NGTS-5) on accepted paper "Platoon-Centric Framework for Mixed Traffic Capacity Modeling" [Slides] | [Paper]
(2025-12) Presentation at the 29th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS2025) on accepted paper "Impact of Vehicle Sequence Autocorrelation Function on Mixed Traffic Fundamental Diagram" [Slides] | [Paper]
(2025-08) Presentation at the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE2025) on accepted paper "Revisiting Mixed Traffic Fundamental Diagram under Vehicle Sequence Autocorrelation" [Slides] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-12) Presentation at the 28th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS2024) on accepted paper "Hysteresis Phenomenon in Traffic Safety Analysis" [Poster] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-09) Presentation at the 4th Annual Next-Generation Transport Systems Conference (NGTS-4) on accepted paper "Probability Distribution of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Platoon Size in a Mixed Traffic Environment" [Slides] | [Paper]
(2024-07) Presentation at the 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE2024) on accepted paper "On the Impact of the Clustering Strength of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic" [Slides] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-01) Presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB2024) on accepted paper "Autocorrelation-based Platooning Intensity for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in a Mixed Traffic Environment" [Poster] | [Paper]
(2025-12) Presentation at the 29th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS2025) on accepted paper "Impact of Vehicle Sequence Autocorrelation Function on Mixed Traffic Fundamental Diagram" [Slides] | [Paper]
(2025-08) Presentation at the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE2025) on accepted paper "Revisiting Mixed Traffic Fundamental Diagram under Vehicle Sequence Autocorrelation" [Slides] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-12) Presentation at the 28th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS2024) on accepted paper "Hysteresis Phenomenon in Traffic Safety Analysis" [Poster] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-09) Presentation at the 4th Annual Next-Generation Transport Systems Conference (NGTS-4) on accepted paper "Probability Distribution of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Platoon Size in a Mixed Traffic Environment" [Slides] | [Paper]
(2024-07) Presentation at the 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transportation and the Environment (APTE2024) on accepted paper "On the Impact of the Clustering Strength of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic" [Slides] | [Photo] | [Paper]
(2024-01) Presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB2024) on accepted paper "Autocorrelation-based Platooning Intensity for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in a Mixed Traffic Environment" [Poster] | [Paper]