Introduction

Dr. An kun is committed to the analysis and optimization of complex traffic networks and the characterization of travelers' travel behavior in random networks, so as to promote the planning and management of urban tracks, public transportation, shared cars, and road traffic signal control networks. She has been approved to preside over four scientific research projects in Australia. She has participated in 2 monographs and published 30 periodical papers.

Email: kunan@tongji.edu.cn

Work Experience

Dec., 2019~　             Professor, Department of Transportation Information and Control Engineering of College of Transportation Engineering in Tongji University

Feb., 2018~Nov., 2019 Monash University Department of Civil Engineering，Senior Lecturer

Mar., 2016~Jan., 2018 Monash University Department of Civil Engineering，Lecturer

Mar., 2015~Feb., 2016 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Civil Engineering，postdoctoral

Sep., 2014~Feb., 2015 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering，postdoctoral

Education Experience

Aug., 2010~Aug., 2014 Doctor Degree，The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering

Aug., 2005~Jun., 2009 Bachelor Degree，College of Transportation Engineering of Tongji University

Honors and Awards

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship，2010-2014

TRBADB30 Best paper nomination for network modeling，2014

Best paper for the students of the 18th Hong Kong Transportation Annual Meeting (ranking second)，2013

Publications

Book Chapters

1.   Kun An and Hong K. Lo. Chapter 10 “Transit Network Designwith Stochastic Demand” in Multi-Modal Transit System Modeling. 2016.

2.   Inhi Kim and Kun An. Chapter VIII in Traffic Engineering and Management by the Monash Institute of Transport Studies, pages 743-789, VIC 3800, Australia. 2017.

Journal Articles

1.   Yao Chen, Kun An*. “Integrated Optimization of Bus Bridging Routes and Timetables for Rail Disruptions”. European Journal of Operation Research, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.03.014

2.   Carrone, A.P., Rich, J., Vandet, C.A., Kun An. “Autonomous vehicles in mixed motorway traffic: capacity utilisation, impact and policy implications”. Transportation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-020-10154-4.

3.   Kai Huang, Kun An*, Jeppe Rich, Wanjing Ma. “Vehicle relocation in one-way station-based electric carsharing systems: A comparative study of operator-based and user-based methods”. Transportation Research Part E 142, 2020. 102081

4.   Kai Huang, Kun An*, G Correia. “Planning station capacity and fleet size of One-way Electric Carharing Systems with Continuous State of Charge Functions”. European Journal of Operation Research 287(3), 1075-1091, 2020.

5.   Kun An*. "Battery electric bus infrastructure planning under demand uncertainty." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 111: 572-587, 2020.

6.   Jin, Fanglei, Kun An*, and Enjian Yao. "Mode choice analysis in urban transport with shared battery electric vehicles: A stated-preference case study in Beijing, China." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 133: 95-108, 2020.

7.   Liang, Xiao, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Kun An, and Bart van Arem. "Automated taxis’ dial-a-ride problem with ride-sharing considering congestion-based dynamic travel times." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 112: 260-281, 2020.

8.   Wu, Zhongjun, Kun An, Wei Wang, Graham Currie, and Xiaojian Hu. "Comprehensive Approach to Transfer Synchronization in Public Transit." Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems 146, no. 4: 04020017, 2020.

9.   Jin, Fanglei, Enjian Yao, and Kun An. "Analysis of the potential demand for battery electric vehicle sharing: Mode share and spatiotemporal distribution." Journal of Transport Geography 82: 102630, 2020.

10.   Kun An*, Wentao Jing and Inhi Kim, and, “Battery swapping facility planning for electric buses with local charging systems”. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 1-13, 2019.

11.   Siyang Xie, Kun An and Y.F. Ouyang, “Planning of Facility Location under Correlated Disruptions”. Transportation Research Part B. 122, 115-139, 2019.

12.   Mingtao Xu, Kun An*, Zhirui Ye, Le Hai Vu, and Chao Wang, “Optimizing Multi-agent Based Urban Traffic Control System”. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. 23 (4), 357-369, 2019.

13.   Huang, K., Liu, Z., Zhu, T., Kim, I. and An, K., “Analysis of the acceptance of park-and-ride by users: A cumulative logistic regression approach”. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 12(1), 2019.

14.   Mingtao Xu, Kun An, Zhirui Ye, Jinlong Luo and Wei Wang, “A Bi-Level Model to Resolve Conflicting Transit Priority Requests at Urban Arterials”. IEEE transactions on ITS. Issue: 99, 1-12. DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2018.2853102. 2018.

15.   Long T. Truong, Graham Currie, Mark Wallace, Chris De Gruyter and Kun An, “Coordinated Transit Signal Priority Model Considering Stochastic Bus Arrival Time”. IEEE transactions on ITS. Issue: 99, 1-9. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2018.2844199

16.   Kai Huang, G. Correia and Kun An*, “Solving the Station-based One-way Carsharing Network Planning Problem with Relocations and Non-linear Demand,” Transportation Research Part C. 90, 1-17, 2018.

17.   Wanjing Ma, Li Zou, Kun An, Nathan H. Gartner and Meng Wang, “A Partition-enabled Multi-mode Band Approach to Arterial Traffic Signal Optimization”. IEEE transactions on ITS. 1-10. DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2018.2815520. 2018.

18.   Wentao Jin, M. Ramezani, Kun An and Inhi Kim, “Battery Swapping Facility Location Problem with Localized Charging System Serving Electric Buses”. PLoS One, 13(3): e0194354. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194354.

19.   Kun An, Siyang Xie and Y.F. Ouyang, “Reliable Sensor Deployment for Object Positioning and Surveillance Via Trilateration”. Transportation Research Part B. 117 (PB): 956-970, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.11.012,  2017.

20.   Wentao Jing, Kun An, M. Ramezani, and Inhi Kim, “Location Design of Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities: A Path-Distance Constrained Stochastic User Equilibrium Approach”. Journal of Advanced Transportation, vol. 2017, Article ID 4252946, 2017.

21.   Wanjing Ma, Kun An*, and Hong K. Lo. “Multi-stage Stochastic Program to Optimize Signal Timings Under Coordinated Adaptive Control”. Transportation Research Part C. 72, 342–359, 2016.

22.   Kun An and Y.F. Ouyang, “Robust Grain Supply Chain Design Considering Post-Harvest Loss and Harvest Timing Equilibrium”. Transportation Research Part E. 88, 110-128, 2016.

23.   Kun An and Hong K. Lo. “Two-phase Stochastic Program for Transit Network Design under Demand Uncertainty”. Transportation Research Part B. 84, 157-181, 2016.

24.   Kun An and Hong K. Lo. “Robust Transit Network Design with Stochastic Demand Considering Development density”. Transportation Research Part B. 81(3), 737-754, 2015.

25.   Baoxin Han, Wanjing Ma, Kun An and Nan Zhang, “Investigating the Applicability of Exclusive Pedestrian Phase at Actuated Signalized Intersections”, Journal of Advanced Transportation. 49(6), 752-767, 2015.

26.   Kun An and Hong K. Lo, “Service Reliability-Based Transit Network Design with Stochastic Demand”, Transportation Research Record. 2467, 101-109, 2014.

27.   Kun An and Hong K. Lo, “Ferry Service Network Design with Stochastic Demand under Equilibrium Flows”, Transportation Research Part B. 66, 70-89, 2014.

28.   Hong K. Lo, Kun An and Wei-hua Lin, “Ferry Network Design under Demand Uncertainty”, Transportation Research Part E, 59, 48-73, 2013.

Project Experience

1. ARC DP18, Australia Scalable urbantraffic control framework driven by distributed information, CI, Fund: 294, 139 AUD, 2018-2020

2. Monash University Linkage Seed Fund, Australia Logistics management for blood sample transportation, LeadCI, Fund: 28, 000 AUD, 2018-2019

3. Monash University Discovery Seed Fund, AustraliaSustainable charginginfrastructure deployment for electric vehicles, LeadCI, Fund: 29, 780 AUD, 2017-2018

Academic Service

·  Journal Editor

Journal of Advanced Transportation, Frontiers in Future Transportation

· Journal Reviewer

Transportation Research Part B, Transportation ResearchPart E, Transportation Research Part A,Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part D, TransportationScience, Transportation ResearchRecord, European Journal ofOperational Research, IEEETransactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems etc.

·  Conference Paper Reviewer

Transportation Research BoardAnnual Meeting(TRB), International Conference of Hong Kong Society forTransportation Studies(HKSTS), Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)

· Conference Sub-venue Moderator

Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Auckland, New Zealand,2017.