Yuxuan Wang

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering

2021 - 2025
Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC
Advisor: Catherine Morency
Co-Advisor: Martin Trépanier

M.S., Civil Engineering

2018 - 2020
The Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Advisor: Andre Carrel

M.C.R.P., City and Regional Planning

2018 - 2020
The Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Advisor: Zhenhua Chen

B.S., Computer and Information Science

2014 - 2018
The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

Journal Paper

Chen, Z., & Wang, Y. (2019). Impacts of severe weather events on high-speed rail and aviation delays. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 69, 168-183.
Chen, Z., Wang, Y., & Zhou, L. (2020). Predicting weather-induced delays of high-speed rail and aviation in China. Transport Policy.
Chen, Z., Yu, M., Wang, Y., & Zhou, L. (2020). The Effect of the Progressive Multi-Dimensional Policies on Imported COVID-19 Curtailment in China. Available at SSRN 3711450.
Chen, Z., Yu, M., Wang, Y., & Zhou, L. (2021). The effect of the synchronized multi-dimensional policies on imported COVID-19 curtailment in China. PloS one, 16(6), e0252224.
Wang, Y. N., Carrel, A. L., & Robert, W. (2021). Disaggregating Variability in Projected Benefits of Transit State of Good Repair Due to Uncertainty of Travel Demand Forecasts. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 147(11), 04021081.
Wang, Y., Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2025). Systemwide variations and factors affecting mixture transit travel time distributions. Transportation Research Procedia, 82, 460-480.
Wang, Y., Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2025). Decomposition and Sensitivity Analysis of Bus Travel Times. Transportation Research Record, 03611981251391715.

Thesis

Wang, Y. (2020) A Methodology for Identifying Inconsistencies Between Scheduled and Observed Travel and Transfer Times using Transit AVL data: Framework and Case Study of Columbus, OH. Masters' Thesis
Wang, Y. (2025) Understanding Transit Travel Time Variations Through Data Integration and Multi-Level Analysis. Doctoral Thesis

Conference Presentations

Chen, Z.*, Wang, Y., & Zhou, L. (2019) Predicting weather-induced delays of high-speed rail and aviation in China. The 7th International Conference on Transportation and Space-time Economics, Beijing, China.
Wang, Y.*, Chen, Z. (2019) Does Transit Schedules Reflect Actual Travel Times Accurately? A Comparison Using Transit Vehicle Real Time GPS Data. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference 2019, Greenville, SC.
Wang, Y.*, Chen, Z., & Carrel, A. (2020) Identifying Systemwide Inconsistencies Between Scheduled and Actual Travel Times at Stop Level: A Case Study of Columbus OH. 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2020.
Wang, Y., Carrel, A., & Roberts, W*. (2020) Return on Investment for Transit State of Good Repair: Summary Results and Sensitivity Analysis for Selected Scenarios. 13th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, Boston, MA, 2020.
Wang, Y.*, Chen, Z., & Carrel, A. (2020) A Methodology for Identifying Inconsistencies Between Scheduled and Observed Travel and Transfer Times using Transit AVL data: Framework and Case Study of Columbus, OH. 6th Transit Data Symposium, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2020.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2022). Une analyse longitudinale de la fiabilité du transport en commun. 56e congrès de l'Association québécoise du transport, Laval, QC, Canada, 2022.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2023). Fluctuations spatio-temporelles des temps de déplacement en bus. 56e congrès de l'Association québécoise du transport, Québec, QC, Canada, 2023.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2023). Evaluating Transit Reliability: Comparing Travel Time and Travel Speed Approaches. 58th Annual Conference of Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2023.
Wang, Y., Carrel, A.*, & Roberts, W. (2023) Disaggregating Variability in Projected Benefits of Transit State of Good Repair Due to Uncertainty of Travel Demand Forecasts. Bridging Transportation Researchers Conference, Online, 2023.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2023). Systemwide Variations and Factors Affecting Transit Travel Time Distributions. 16th World Conference on Transport Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2023.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2024). Decomposition and sensitivity analysis of bus travel times. Transit Data 2024: The 9th International Workshop and Symposium on Research and Applications on the Use of Passive Data from Public Transport, London, UK, 2024.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2024). La fiabilité des correspondances en bus. 6e Rencontres Francophones Transport Mobilité, Brussels, Belgium, 2024.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2025). Décomposition et analyse de sensibilité des temps de parcours en bus. 58e congrès de l'Association québécoise du transport, Québec, QC, Canada, 2025.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2025). Examining Transit Reliability Using an Origin-Destination Reliability Matrix. International Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport and TransitData 2025, Kyoto, Japan, 2025.
Wang, Y.*, Morency, C., & Trépanier, M. (2026). Improving bus travel time models with detailed trip components. Transit Data 2026: The 10th International Workshop and Symposium on Research and Applications on the Use of Passive Data from Public Transport, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2026.
Wang, Y., Morency, C., & Trépanier, M.* (2026). Spatial-Temporal Equity Assessment of Public Transport Travel Time Reliability. 17th World Conference on Transport Research, Toulouse, France, 2026.
* as presenter.

2017 - 2018 Research Assistant

Zhenhua Chen, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include collecting housing market data, managing and integrating datasets, and extracting information for analysis.

2017 - 2019 Research Assistant

Zhenhua Chen, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include collecting and extracting delay information from public sources, integrating data from different sources for analyses, and implementing data analysis algorithms.

2018 - 2020 Thesis Research

Transit Inconsistency and Reliability in Central Ohio

2019 Research Assistant

Yasuyuki Motoyama, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include collecting restaurant rating data, managing datasets, and extract information for analysis.
Motoyama, Y., & Usher, K. (2020). Restaurant Reviews and Neighborhood Effects. Papers in Applied Geography, 1-16.

2019 Research Assistant

Yasuyuki Motoyama, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include collecting Arch Grant data, and extract information for analysis.

2019 - 2020 Research Assistant

Zhenhua Chen, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include developing and managing research datasets, examining and identifying related materials in crash reports, and extracting and recoding relevant information for analyses.

2019 - 2020 Co-Researcher

Andre Carrel, The Ohio State University
This project examines the sensitivity of key parameters, such as mode shift and value of externalities, when calculating return on investments for transit state of good repair projects.

2020 Research Assistant

Zhenhua Chen, Principal Investigator, The Ohio State University
Responsibilities include developing, managing, and aggregating research data for analyses.

Spring 2016 - Teaching Assistant

Jeremy Morris, Instructor, Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
This class introduces the fundamental software engineering principles, mathematical modelling, design by contract, and component-based software principles.
Responsibilities included grading and providing feedbacks to students' homework and projects, holding office hours, and evaluating student programs in lab sessions.

Computer Science - Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Database Structures and Management, Data Visualization

Transportation - Data Analytics in Transportation, Public Transit, Mode Choice.

Theatre - Classical Dance, Documentary, Narrative, Video Production, Video Editing.

Chinese - Native speaker

English - Bilingual Proficiency

Norwegian - Intermediate Proficiency

French - Intermediate Proficiency

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