Faculty
Dr. Pengfei (Taylor) Li, P.E.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Dr. Pengfei (Taylor) Li is a tenured faculty of Transportation Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research and professional practices focus on intelligent transportation systems (ITS), smart sensor development, traffic signal systems and big data analytics. He has built and delivered arterial management tools and smart sensors for multiple agencies. Dr. Li is a co-chair of simulation subcommittee of TRB traffic signal systems committee (ACP25) and a member of TRB traffic simulation committee (ACP80). He led the efforts with many professional volunteers in delivering a practitioner-oriented “traffic signal simulation cookbook”, which has been downloaded over 8,500 times. His research has resulted in 70 peer-reviewed and referred papers and one patent. Dr. Li is an editor or editorial member of multiple leading journals. He is a professional engineer registered in Alberta, Canada.
Research Interests
high-performance computing, urban traffic signal control, connected and autonomous vehicles scheduling,
novel traffic signal control prototype and design.
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation), Virginia Tech
M.S. Systems Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Control, Beijing Jiaotong University
CV DownloadPostdoctor associates
Peirong(Slade) Wang
Postdoctoral associate
Research Interests
traffic signal systems, network modeling, traffic engineering, traffic simulation
Education
B.S. Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China Agricultural University 2017
M.S. Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University 2019
Ph.D.Civil Engineering, University of Texas Arlington 2024
Graduate Students
Khadka, Swastik (swastik.khadka@mavs.uta.edu)
Ph.D. Research Assistant
Research Interests
Big data,Traffic control theories and practice
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, UT Arlington 2021
Shrestha, Sijan (sijan.shrestha@uta.edu)
Ph.D. Research Assistant
Research Interests
Traffic control and analytics
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2019
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alumni
Luitel, Nishma (nishma.luitel@mavs.uta.edu)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research Interset
full stack web development, app
Education
B.S in Software Engineering, UT Arlington 2021
Farzana Rahman Chowdhury
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Research Interests
traffic signal systems, network modeling, traffic engineering
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2014
M.S. Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University 2019
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington 2022
First job after graudated
Transportation Engineer at WSP Engineering Service.
Sayem Mohammad Imtiaz
Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interest
Software Security, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Data Mining
Education
B.S. Computer Science & Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), 2013
M.S. Computer Science & Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2019
Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering, Iowa State University, 2023 (expected)
Lei Zhang
Assistant Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interest:
traffic signal systems, connected vehicle technology, variable speed limit and speed harmonization
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation), Mississippi State University
B.S. Computer Science and Technology, Beijing University of Technology
M.S. Applied Information Technology, Monash University
M.S. Information System, Gannon University