Hu S | Transport Systems & Environment Lab

Simon

Hu

Assistant Professor

Zhejiang University

Simon Hu is an Assistant Professor at the ZJU-UIUC Institute at Zhejiang University.

Currently, his main research interests lie in smart urban transport systems, traffic micro-simulation modelling, vehicle emission modelling, and urban air quality management. His work to date has spanned across the areas of connected and autonomous vehicles, vehicle navigation, network reliability, traffic prediction and management, bike-sharing, urban freight logistics emissions, aviation, and railway engineering.

In the past, he obtained research grants and undertook research projects through the Royal Society, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), Department for Transport (DfT), European Commission, INNOVATE UK and industry. To date, he has obtained a total grant value of more than ￡2million. He has published over 10 peer-reviewed journal papers, 30 conference proceedings, and 2 government reports.

Dr Hu is currently serving as Associate Editor for [IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference 2020] (https://www.ieee-itsc2020.org/) and Review Editor for [Frontier in Future Transportation] (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/future-transportation).

He is a member of Chartered Institute of Highways and Transport Engineering (CIHT) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE).

He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at Centre for Transport Studies at Imperial College London and Adjunct Professor at Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Interests

Transport and Environment
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Urban Transport Systems

Education

PhD in Transport Systems, 2011
Imperial College London
MSc in Transport with Sustinable Development, 2006
Imperial College London
BEng in Civil Engineering, 2005
University of Nottingham

Publications

Zhou B, Hu S, Yang Y, Na X, Jose E, Ma D (2024). Transit Signal Priority Strategy With Heterogeneous Graph-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Public Transit Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. DOI
Chen Y, Zheng Y, Hu S, Xie S, Yang Q (2024). Optimal Operation of Fast Charging Station Aggregator in Uncertain Electricity Markets Considering Onsite Renewable Energy and Bounded EV User Rationality. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. DOI
Ye A, Zhang K, Bell M GH, Chen X M, Hu S (2024). Modeling an on-demand meal delivery system with human couriers and autonomous vehicles in a spatial market. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. DOI
Chen Y, Hu S, Zheng Y, Xie S, Yang Q, Wang Y, Hu Q (2024). Coordinated optimization of logistics scheduling and electricity dispatch for electric logistics vehicles considering uncertain electricity prices and renewable generation. Applied Energy. DOI
HU Q, Hu S, Shen S, Ouyang Yan, Chen X (2024). Optimizing routing and scheduling of shared autonomous electric taxis considering capacity constrained parking facilities. Sustainable Cities and Society. DOI
Ye A, Zhang K, Chen X M, Bell M GH, Lee D, Hu S (2024). Modeling and managing an on-demand meal delivery system with order bundling. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. DOI
Ye A, Zhang K, Chen X M, Bell M GH, Lee D, Hu S (2024). Modeling and managing an on-demand meal delivery system with order bundling. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. DOI
Hu S, Shu S, Chen Z R, Shao Y, Na X, Xie C, Stettler M, Lee D (2024). Sustainable impact analysis of freight pooling strategies on city crowdsourcing logistics platform. TRD. DOI
Chen Y, Hu S, Zheng Y, Xie S, Hu Q, Yang Q (2024). Coordinated expansion planning of coupled power and transportation networks considering dynamic network equilibrium. Applied Energy. DOI
Zhu B, Hu S, Kaparias L, Zhou W, Ochieng W, Lee D (2024). Revealing the driving factors and mobility patterns of bike-sharing commuting demands for integrated public transport systems. Sustainable Cities and Society. DOI
Chen Y, Hu S, Xie S, Zheng Y, Hu Q, Yang Q (2024). Optimal Dynamic Pricing of Fast Charging Stations Considering Bounded Rationality of Users and Market Regulation. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. DOI
Wang Y, Yu X, Zhang S, Zheng P, Guo J, Zhang L, Hu S, Cheng S (2020). Freeway Traffic Control in Presence of Capacity Drop. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. PDF DOI
Yu J, Stettler M, Angeloudis P, Hu S, Chen X (2020). Urban Network-Wide Traffic Speed Estimation with Massive Ride-Sourcing GPS Traces. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. DOI
Tang C, Hu W, Hu S, Stettler M (2020). Urban Traffic Route Guidance Method with High Adaptive Learning Ability under Diverse Traffic Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. DOI
Wu C, Wang G, Zhu J, Lertvittayakumjorn P, Hu S, Tan C, Mi H, Xu Y, Xiao J (2019). Exploratory Analysis for Big Social Data Using Deep Network. IEEE Access. DOI
Tian Y, Hu W, Du B, Hu S, Nie C, Zhang C (2018). IQGA: A route selection method based on quantum genetic algorithm- toward urban traffic management under big data environment. World Wide Web. PDF DOI
Yan L, Hu W, Hu S (2018). SALA: A Self-Adaptive Learning Algorithm—Towards Efficient Dynamic Route Guidance in Urban Traffic Networks. Neural Processing Letters. DOI
Koudis G, Hu S, Stettler M, Majumdar A (2018). The impact of single engine taxiing on aircraft fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. The Aeronautical Journal. PDF DOI
Koudis GS, Hu S, Majumdar A, Jones R, Stettler MEJ (2017). Airport emissions reductions from reduced thrust takeoff operations. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. PDF DOI
Koudis GS, Hu S, North RJ, Majumdar A, Stettler MEJ (2017). The impact of aircraft takeoff thrust setting on NOX emissions. Journal of Air Transport Management. PDF DOI
Mascia M, Hu S, Han K, Sun A, North R, Lees-Miller JD (2016). A holistic approach for performance assessment of personal rapid transit. Research in Transportation Business and Management. PDF DOI
Mascia M, Hu S, Han K, North R, Van Poppel M, Theunis J, Beckx C, Litzenberger M (2016). Impact of Traffic Management on Black Carbon Emissions: a Microsimulation Study. Networks and Spatial Economics. PDF DOI
Sun R, Han K, Hu S, Wang Y, Hu M, Ochieng WY (2016). Integrated solution for anomalous driving detection based on BeiDou/GPS/IMU measurements. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. PDF DOI
Vranckx S, Lefebvre W, van Poppel M, Beckx C, Theunis J, Mascia M, Hu S, Kobl R, Litzenberger M (2015). Air quality impact of intelligent transportation system actions used in a decision support system for adaptive traffic management. International Journal of Environment and Pollution. PDF DOI
Angeloudis P, Hu S, Bell MGH (2014). A strategic repositioning algorithm for bicycle-sharing schemes. Transportmetrica A-Transport Science. PDF DOI
Hu S, Mascia M, Litzenberger M, Thiyagarajah A, North R, K Han (2014). Field Investigation of Vehicle Acceleration at the Stop Line with a Dynamic Vision Sensor. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering.
Hu S, Kaparias I, Bell MGH (2009). Spatial econometrics models for congestion prediction with in-vehicle route guidance. IET Intelligent Transport Systems. PDF DOI

Preprints

Huang X, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Yang YB, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Ye Q, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Zhang Z, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Zhou B, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Chen H, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Chen Y, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Wang K, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Xu K, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Hu Y, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Wang J, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Wu Z, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Yang B, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Yao S, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Lian S, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Chen Z, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Shu S, Hu S Impact of the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Restrictions on Emissions. Preprint.
Song J, Hu S, Han K, Jiang C Nonlinear Decision Rule Approach for Real-Time Traffic Signal Control for Congestion and Emission Reductions. Preprint.
Li J, Hu S, Roncoli C, Lehe L, Bell MGH Real-Time Queue Length Estimation with Connected Vehicles Data at Signalized Intersections. Preprint.
Hu J, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Xin H, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Yang Y, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Zhou Q, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Zhu B, Hu S Research plan under the development. Preprint.
Chen C, Hu S, Ochieng W, Chen X Spatial Autocorrelation Model for Ride-souring Passenger Flow Analysis: A Case Study in Hangzhou, China. Preprint.
Ye A, Hu S, Chen X A New Assessment Framework for TOD Design: Lesson Learnt from Chinese Cities. Preprint.
Hu Q, Hu S, Chen X Dynamic Routing Strategy for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Preprint.
Taleongpong P, Hu S, Jiang Z, Wu C, Popo-Ola S, Han K Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Cascading Delays on British Railway Network. Preprint.

Conference Papers

Song L, Zhou B, Hu S, Hu J, Wang G, Escribano J (2024). Enhanced Multimodal Trajectory Prediction for Autonomous Vehicles Using Advanced Diffusion Model Techniques. 2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV).
Yang Y, Yang Y B, Zhang B, Cheng P, Lee D, Hu S (2024). Traffic Emission Estimation and Modelling at Urban Intersections Using High-Resolution UAV-Based Video. 2024 Forum for Innovative Sustainable Transportation Systems (FISTS).
Ye A, Zhou Q, Liu X, Zhang Y, Tao Z, Li Jun, Bell M GH, Bhattacharjya J, Ben S, Chen X, Hu S (2022). Modeling and Managing an On-Demand Meal Delivery System with Mixed Autonomy. 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC). DOI
Ye A, Hu S, Chen X (2020). A Review of Assessment Framework for TOD Design: Lesson Learnt from Chinese Cities. The 19th International CICTP conference.
Yang H, Zhang X, Zhang X, Hu S, Liu J, Liu Y (2020). Cluster-based Short-term Demand Forecasting for Bike-sharing System Using Machine Learning Methods. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Record.
Wang Y, Zhang S, Diamantis M, Cao J, Hu Y, Guo J, Papamichail I, Papageorgiou M, Zhang L, Hu S (2020). Joint Queue Estimation and Max Pressure Control for Signalized Urban Networks with Connected Vehicles. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Record.
Liu W, and Hooff T, An Y, Hu S, Chen C (2020). Prediction of transient particle transport in transient indoor airflow by integrated fast fluid dynamics and Markov chain model. the 16th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate.
Song J, Hu S, Han K (2020). Real-Time Network Traffic Signal Control Based on Nonlinear Decision Rule. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Record.
Wang Y, Zhang S, Yu X, Zhao M, Zheng P, Guo J, Zhang L, Hu S (2020). The Role of Capacity Drop in Freeway Traffic Flow Control Transportation Research Board. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Record.
Wang L, Ye F, Wang Y, Guo J, Papamichail I, Papageorgiou M, Hu S, Zhang L (2019). A Q-learning Foresighted Approach to Ego-efficient Lane Changes of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Freeways. 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC). DOI
Hu S, Zavitsas K, Angeloudis P, Stettler M (2019). Modelling and evaluation of impact of autonomous vehicle on the driver behaviour of human-driven vehicles. The 24th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies.
Liu Q, Hu S, Angeloudis P, Wang Y, Zhang L, Yang Q, Li Y (2019). Simulation and Evaluation of CAVs Behavior in an Isolated Signalized Intersection Equipped with Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer System. 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC). DOI
Han K, Mascia M, Hu S, North R. J, Eve G (2015). Day-to-day dynamic traffic assignment model with variable message signs and endogenous user compliance. 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. PDF
Mascia M, Hu S, Han K, North R, Vranckx S, Van Poppel M, Theunis J, Litzenberger M (2015). Reducing Environmental Impact by Adaptive Traffic Control and Management for Urban Road Networks. 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Araghi BN., Hu S, Krishnan R, Bell MGH, Ochieng WY (2014). A comparative study of k-NN and hazard-based models for incident duration prediction. 17th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC). PDF DOI
Koudis G, North R, Majumdar A, Schuster W, Hu S, Polak JW (2014). Method for the improvement of aircraft take-off trajectory simulation using variability analysis. 6th International Conference on Research in Air Transport.
Litzenberger M, Hu S, North R (2013). Field Investigation of Vehicle Acceleration at the Stop Line with a Dynamic Vision Sensor. 2013 16th International Ieee Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems - (ITSC). PDF
Hu S, Kaparias I, Bell MGH (2012). Current state and future outlook of traffic data fusion in London. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2012 15th International IEEE Conference on. PDF DOI
Hu S, Krishnan R, Bell MGH (2011). Incident duration prediction for in-vehicle navigation systems. 90th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Hu S, Krishnan R, Bell MGH (2008). TPEG feed from the BBC: A potential source of ITS data?. Road Transport Information and Control - RTIC 2008 and ITS United Kingdom Members’ Conference, IET.
Hu S, Kaparias I, Bell MGH (2007). Identification of Link Congestion Dependence Patterns for Dynamic Route Guidance. 14th ITS World Congress.