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Biography

Dr. Fangni Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhang received her PhD degree in Transportation from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and her Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Beihang University, China. Prior to joining HKU, she held Lecturer positions at University of New South Wales and University of Leeds. Dr. Fangni Zhang’s research covers a wide range of fundamental and emerging issues in transportation, including multimodal transportation system modeling and optimization, shared and automated transportation management, high-speed rail and air transportation modeling. Her research has been published in world-leading journals and conferences in the field (e.g., Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E and ISTTT). Dr. Zhang's research has been supported by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong SAR and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

Personal website: https://fangnizhang.github.io/

Research Interests

• Shared transportation and logistics systems
• Autonomous vehicle/UAV systems
• Transportation network modeling and optimization
• Transportation economics
• Transportation data analytics

Opportunities for Research

• PhD and MPhil positions: Students with B.S. or M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related fields are welcome to apply. Please send me your CV and academic transcripts, and indicate your research interests.

• Postdoc and visiting research positions: I welcome expressions of interest in collaborations in any of the above areas. Please send me your CV for inquiry.

Selected Publications

Gong, Z., Zhang, F., Liu, W., Graham, D. (2023) On the effects of airport capacity expansion under responsive airlines and elastic passenger demand. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 170, 48-76.

Zhang, F., Lindsey, R., Yang, H., Shao, C., Liu, W. (2022) Two-sided pricing strategies for a parking sharing platform: reselling or commissioning? Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 163, 40-63.

Zhang, Z., Zhang, F. (2022) Ride-pooling services with differentiated pooling sizes under endogenous congestion effect. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 144, 103883.

Liu, W., Zhang, F., Wang, X., Shao, C., Yang, H. (2022) Unlock the sharing economy: the case of the parking sector for recurrent commuting trips. Transportation Science, 56(2), 265-564.

Ma, M., Zhang, F., Liu, W., Dixit, V. (2022) A game theoretical analysis of metro-integrated city logistics systems. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 156, 14-27.

Wu, W., Liu, Y., Liu, W., Zhang, F., Dixit, V., Waller, S.T. (2022) Autonomous intersection management for connected and automated vehicles: a lane-based approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(9), 15091-15106.

Zhang, F., Liu, W. (2021) An economic analysis of integrating bike sharing service with metro systems. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 99, 103008.

Liu, W., Zhang, F., Yang, H. (2021) Modeling and managing the joint equilibrium of destination and parking choices under a hybrid supply of curbside and shared parking. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 130, 103301.

Li, S., Zhou, Y., Kundu, T., Zhang, F. (2021) Impact of entry restriction policies on international air transport connectivity during COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 152, 102411.

Zhang, F., Liu, W., Wang, X., Yang, H. (2020) Parking sharing problem with spatially distributed parking supplies. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 117, 102676.

Zhang, F., Graham, D.J. (2020) Air transport and economic growth: A review of the impact mechanism and causal relationships. Transport Reviews, 40(4), 506-528.

Zhang, F., Liu, W. (2020) Responsive bus dispatching strategy in a multi-modal and multi-directional transportation system: a doubly dynamical approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 113, 21-37.

Zhang, F., Yang, Z., Jiao, J., Liu, W., Wu, W. (2020) The effects of high-speed rail development on regional equity in China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 141, 180-202.

Wu, W., Zhang, F., Liu, W., Lodewijks, G. (2020) Modelling the traffic in a mixed network with autonomous-driving expressways and non-autonomous local streets. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 134, 101855.

Wu, W., Wang, M., Zhang, F. (2019) Commuting Behavior and Congestion Satisfaction: Evidence from Beijing, China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 67, 553-564.

Zhang, F., Graham, D.J., Wong, M. (2018) Quantifying the substitutability and complementarity between high-speed rail and air transport. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 118, 191-215.

Zhang, F., Zheng, N., Yang, H., Geroliminis, N. (2018) A systematic analysis of multimodal transport systems with road space distribution and responsive bus service. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 96, 208-230.

Liu, W., Li, X, Zhang, F., Yang, H. (2017) Interactive travel choices and traffic forecast in a doubly dynamical system with user inertia and information provision. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 85, 711-731.

Liu, W., Zhang, F., Yang, H. (2017) Modeling and managing morning commute with both household and individual travels. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 103, 227-247.

Zhang, F., Liu, W., Wang, X., Yang, H. (2017) A new look at the morning commute with household shared-ride: How does school location play a role? Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 103, 198-217.

Zhang, F., Lindsey, R. and Yang, H. (2016) The Downs–Thomson paradox with imperfect mode substitutes and alternative transit administration regimes. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 86, 104-127.

Zhang, F., Yang, H., Liu, W. (2014) The Downs-Thomson Paradox with responsive transit service. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 70, 244-263.

Full research profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pqcRnPcAAAAJ&hl=en