Dr Yibing Wang - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr. Wang received the Ph.D. degree in Control Theory and Applications from Tsinghua University, China. He was with the Dynamic Systems and Simulation Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Greece, from 1999 to 2007. From 2000 to 2007, he participated in several European projects on freeway traffic surveillance and control, and collaborated with transportation research and practice professionals from Greece, Germany, the U.K., Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands. Dr. Wang joined the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash in late 2007.

Keywords

Automated Highway Systems (AHS), Environment impacts on traffic flow characteristic, Freeway ramp metering and speed limit control, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Traffic flow theory, Traffic network modelling and simulation, Urban traffic signal control, Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII)

Qualifications

CONTROL THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Institution: Tsinghus University, China

Year awarded: 1998

CONTROL ENGINEERING

Institution: Chongqing University, China

Year awarded: 1993

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Institution: Sichuan University, China

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Book Chapters

Papageorgiou, M., Papamichail, I., Messmer, A., Wang, Y., 2010, Traffic Simulation with METANET, in Fundamentals of Traffic Simulation, eds Jaume Barcelo, Springer, New York USA, pp. 399-430.

Papageorgiou, M., Papamichail, I., Wang, Y., 2009, The role of macroscopic modeling in the simulation, surveillance and control of motorway network traffic, in Transport Simulation - Beyond Traditional Approaches, eds Edward Chung and Andre-Gilles Dumont, EPFL, Lausanne Switzerland, pp. 3-25.

Wang, Y., Diakaki, C., Kotsialos, A., Papageorgiou, M., 2007, Vers le controle integre des reseaux routiers, in Systemes de transport intelligents: Modelisation, information et controle, eds Said Mammar, Editions Lavoisier, Paris France, pp. 281-313.

Wang, Y., Moshe, B., Papageorgiou, M., Bottom, J., Kotsialos, A., 2006, Dynamic Traffic Management, in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2006, eds Elizabeth Geller, Jonathan Weil, David Blumel, Alyssa Rappaport, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 107-110.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2006, Mode-based real-time motorway network traffic surveillance tool RENAISSANCE, in Modelisation du Trafic - Actes du Groupe de Travail 2003 , Actes No. 104 (Traffic Modelisation - Proceedings of the Traffic-Group 2003) -, eds Maurice Aron, Florence Boillot, Patrick Lebacque, INRETS, France, pp. 41-56.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2005, Real-time motorway network traffic surveillance tool RENAISSANCE, in Traffic and Granular Flow '03, eds S.P. Hoogendoorn, S. Luding, P.H.L. Bovy, M. Schreckenberg, D.E. Wolf, Springer, Heidelberg Germany, pp. 295-304.

Journal Articles

Wang, Y., Coppola, P., Tzimitsi, A., Messmer, A., Papageorgiou, M., Nuzzolo, A., 2012, Real-time freeway network traffic surveillance: large-scale field-testing results in Southern Italy, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems [P], vol 12, issue 2, IEEE, USA, pp. 548-562.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Young, W., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Comparing heavy vehicle and passenger car lane-changing maneuvers on arterial roads and freeways, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], vol 2260, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC USA, pp. 94-101.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., Coppola, P., Tzimitsi, A., Nuzzolo, A., 2009, An adaptive freeway traffic state estimator, Automatica, vol 45, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 10-24.

Papageorgiou, M., Kosmatopoulos, E., Papamichail, I., Wang, Y., 2008, A misapplication of the local ramp metering strategy ALINEA, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol 9, issue 2, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 360-365.

Nunes, U., Rakha, H., Wang, Y., Lee, D., 2008, Guest Editorial for a Special Issue on ITSC 2006, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol 9, issue 1, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 1-4.

Vigos, G., Papageorgiou, M., Wang, Y., 2008, Real-time estimation of vehicle-count within signalized links, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol 16, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 18-35.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2008, Real-time freeway traffic state estimation based on extended Kalman filter: Adaptive capabilities and real data testing, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol 42, issue 10, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 1340-1358.

Papageorgiou, M., Kosmatopoulos, E., Papamichail, I., Wang, Y., 2007, ALINEA maximises motorway throughput - An answer to flawed criticism, Traffic Engineering and Control, vol 48, issue 6, Hemming Group, UK, pp. 271-276.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2007, Investigation of the adaptive features of a real-time nonlinear freeway traffic state estimator, Nonlinear Dynamics, vol 49, issue 4, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 511-524.

Papamichail, I., Papageorgiou, M., Wang, Y., 2007, Motorway traffic surveillance and control, European Journal of Control, vol 13, issue 2-3, Lavoisier, France, pp. 297-319.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2007, Real-time freeway traffic state estimation based on extended Kalman filter: A case study, Transportation Science, vol 41, issue 2, Informs, USA, pp. 167-181.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2006, A real-time freeway network traffic surveillance tool, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol 14, issue 1, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 18-32.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Sarros, G., Knibbe, W.J., 2006, Feedback route guidance applied to a large-scale express ring road, Transportation Research Record, vol 0.206, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies USA, Washington DC USA, pp. 79-88.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2006, RENAISSANCE - A unified macroscopic model-based approach to real-time freeway network traffic surveillance, Tramsportation Research, Part C: Emerging Technologies [P], vol 14, issue 3, Elsevier, UK, pp. 190-212.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., 2005, Real-time freeway traffic state estimation based on extended Kalman filter: a general approach, Transportation Research Part B, vol 39, issue 2, Elsevier, UK, pp. 141-167.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Messmer, A., 2003, Predictive routing control strategy for freeway network traffic, Transportation Research Record, vol 1856, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies USA, Washington DC USA, pp. 62-73.

Papageorgiou, M., Diakaki, C., Dinopoulou, V., Kotsialos, A., Wang, Y., 2003, Review of road traffic control strategies, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol 91, issue 12, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 2043-2067.

Conference Proceedings

Wang, Y., Dong, W., Chin, S., Papageorgiou, M., Rose, G., Young, W., 2012, A note on speed modeling and travel time estimation based on truncated normal and log-normal distribution, Proceedings of TRB 91st Annual Meeting, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-15.

Aghabayk Eagely, S.K., Sarvi, M., Young, W., Wang, Y., 2012, Investigating heavy vehicle interactions during the car following process, Transportation Research Board 2012 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-13.

Pender, B.M., Currie, G., Delbosc, A.R., Wang, Y., 2012, The impacts of track crossover provision on rail disruption performance, TRB 2012 - Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, 22 January 2012 to 26 January 2012, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-16.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Young, W., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Examining vehicle interactions during a vehicle-following manoeuvre, Proceedings of ATRF 2011 - 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September 2011 to 30 September 2011, University of Sth Australia and the Sth Australian Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-14.

Pender, B., Currie, G., Delbosc, A., Wang, Y., 2011, Exploring how rail turnouts impact rail replacement outcomes, Proceedings of 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28 September to 30 September 2011, University of South Australia and the Sth Australian Dept of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Adelaide SA, pp. 1-17.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Sarvi, M., Wang, Y., 2011, Investigating heavy vehicle lane changing manoeuvres, Transportation Research Board 2011 Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, 23 January 2011 to 27 January 2011, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-16.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Gaffney, J., Papamichail, I., Rose, G., Young, W., 2010, Local ramp metering in random-location bottlenecks downstream of metered on-ramp, Proceedings of Transport Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, 10 January 2010 to 14 January 2010, Transport Research Board - National Academy, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-20.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Gaffney, J., Papamichail, I., Guo, J., 2010, Local ramp metering in the presence of random-location bottlenecks downstream of a metered on-ramp, Proceedings of the 13th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 19 September 2010 to 22 September 2010, IEEE ITSC, Portugal, pp. 1462-1467.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., Gaffney, J., Papamichail, I., Rose, G., Young, W., 2010, Pi-Alinea for local ramp metering involved with random downstream bottlenecks, 24th ARRB Conference Proceedings, 12 October 2010 to 15 oCTOBER 2010, ARRB Group, Melbourne Australia, pp. 1-14.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Moridpour, S., Wang, Y., Young, W., Sarvi, M., 2010, Understanding the lane changing behaviour of large vehicles on arterial roads, Proceedings of the 24th ARRB Conference - Building on 50 years of road and transport research, 12 October 2010 to 15 October 2010, ARRB Group, Melbourne Australia, pp. 1-15.

Aghabayk Eagely, S., Young, W., Wang, Y., Sarvi, M., Allahverdizadeh, P., 2010, Understanding the need for heavy vehicle research on traffic flow, The 10th International Conference on Traffic & Transportation Engineering, 23/11/2010 - 24/11/2010, Tehran Traffic and Transport Centre, Tehran Iran, pp. 1-12.

Wang, Y., Papageorgiou, M., 2009, A joint state and parameter estimation approach to freeway traffic state estimation, incident alarm and detector fault diagnosis, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, 11 January 2009 to 15 January 2009, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-24.

Kosmatopoulos, E., Papageorgiou, M., Wang, Y., Papamichail, I., Kouvelas, A., 2008, AFT2: An automated maintenance and calibration tool for traffic management and control systems, Proceedings of the 11th Int. IEEE Conf. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 12/10/2008 to 15/10/2008, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Beijing China, pp. 97-104.

Wang, Y., Coppola, P., Tzimitsi, A., Messmer, A., Papageorgiou, M., Nuzzolo, A., 2008, Large-scale field testing of a real-time freeway network traffic state estimator in South Italy, Proceedings of the 11th Int. IEEE Conf. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 12/10/2008 to 15/10/2008, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Beijing China, pp. 395-401.

Wang, Y., Coppola, P., Tzimitsi, A., Messmer, A., Papageorgiou, M., Nuzzolo, A., 2008, Real-time freeway network traffic surveillance: Large-scale field testing results in Southern Italy, Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 13/01/2008 to 17/01/2008, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-32.

Lentzakis, A., Spiliopoulou, A., Papamichail, I., Papageorgiou, M., Wang, Y., 2008, Real-time work zone management for throughput maximization, Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 13/01/2008 to 17/01/2008, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-16.

Wang, Y., Coppola, P., Messmer, A., Tzimitsi, A., Papageorgiou, M., Nuzzolo, A., 2007, Extended field test of a real-time freeway network traffic state estimator, Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the US Transportation Research Board, 21/01/2007 to 25/01/2007, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, USA, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-30.

Wang, Y., Schieferstein, A., Papageorgiou, M., 2007, Local ramp metering in the presence of a distant downstream bottleneck, Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the US Transportation Research Board, 21/01/2007 to 25/01/2007, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, USA, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-27.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Heavy vehicle car-following and lane-changing behaviour on urban arterials.

Supervisors:

Young, W (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate), Wang, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Incorporating stochasticity into predication of travel time on congested freeways.

Supervisors:

Wang, Y (Main), Rose, G (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Zavabeti, S.

Program of Study:

Development of a New Platform to Study Driver's Behaviour in Complex Situations Using a Novel Laser Technology. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Sarvi, M (Main), Wang, Y (Main), Sarvi, M (Associate).