Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, Southeast University, China

2024 – Present: Associate Research Professor, Tsinghua University

2021 – 2024: Marie Curie Fellow, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Research Interests

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Transportation Big Data

Applications of Large Language Models in Intelligent Vehicles and Transportation

Grants

National High-Level Talent Program for Young Scholars, CNY 3,000,000, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2025–Present, Principal Investigator

Accelerating Transport Electrification by Machine Learning, 190,000 EUR, European Commission (Marie Curie Actions), 2021–2023, Principal Investigator

1. Yang Liu et al.; Can language models be used for real-world urban-delivery route optimization?, The Innovation, 2023, 4(6). (Flagship multidisciplinary journal of Cell Press, IF = 25.7, most cited paper in JCR 2024)

2. Yang Liu et al.; DeepPF: A deep learning based architecture for metro passenger flow prediction, Transportation Research Part C, 2019, 101. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

3. Yang Liu et al.; Deep dispatching: A deep reinforcement learning approach for vehicle dispatching on online ride-hailing platform, Transportation Research Part E, 2022, 161. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)

4. Yang Liu et al.; Emerging AI-driven smart and sustainable mobility. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2025, 198, 104126.

5. Yang Liu et al.; Exploring a large-scale multi-modal transportation recommendation system, Transportation Research Part C, 2021, 126.

• 2024: Selected for National High-Level Talent Program for Young Scholars

• 2021: Marie Curie Fellow (First recipient in China's intelligent transportation field)

• 2022: Honorable Mention, COTA Best Dissertation Award

• 2020: IEEE ITSM Outstanding Research Paper High Commendation Award

• 2022: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, China Highway & Transportation Society

• 2024 – Present: Editorial Board Member, Transportation Research Part E

• 2023 – Present: Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles

• 2023 – Present: Managing Editor, Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles & Communications in Transportation Research

• 2023 – Present: Co-Chair, WTC Technical Committee on Intelligent Driving and Mobility Services

• 2025 – Present: Co-Chair, KES International Symposium on Smart Transportation Systems (EI & CPCI Indexed)