Li Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
P.O. Box 9546
235H Walker Engineering Building
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9546
Phone: 662-325-9838
Fax: 662-325-7189
Personal website: http://www2.msstate.edu/~lz75/
Research Interests
Dr. Zhang's primary research focus is on the transportation system analysis, traffic modeling, traffic operations, distributed traffic simulation, traffic control algorithms, operations research and dynamic traffic assignment. Those areas of research have been successfully applied to solve the problems in intelligent transportation systems, traffic engineering, intermodal transportation, optimizing road geometric design, highway rail grade crossing, evacuation studies, traffic control and signal systems (include preemption and priority), work zone traffic studies, transportation safety, and GIS/GPS application in transportation.
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2000
M.S., Computer Science & Applications, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2000
M.S., Railroad Engineering in Civil Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Railroad Technology, 1986
B.S., Railroad Engineering in Civil Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Railroad Technology, 1983
Teaching Interests
Transportation Engineering
Traffic Engineering
