Introduction

Dr. Zicheng Su is a distinguished researcher at Tongji University. His research interests include traffic signal control, traffic flow modeling, optimal control and reinforcement learning. Dr. Su has authored/co-authored more than ten peer-reviewed papers published in top transportation journals and conferences including Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C, ISTTT and AAAI. He has won the Outstanding Student Paper Award of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) in 2021.

Work Experience

Jul., 2023 - Now              College of Transportation Engineering in Tongji University, Distinguished Researcher

Education

Sep., 2018 ~ Oct., 2022 City University of Hong Kong，Advanced Design and Systems Engineering，Supervisor：Prof. Andy H.F. Chow

Sep., 2014 ~ Jun.,2018  Sun Yat-sen University，Transportation Engineering，Supervisor：Prof. Renxin Zhong

Research Interests

Traffic flow modeling

Network traffic signal control

Optimal control and reinforcement learning

Publications

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW*, C.L. FANG, E.M. LIANG, R.X. ZHONG. (2023) Hierarchical control for stochastic network traffic with reinforcement learning. Transportation Research Part B, 167, 196-216

-E.M. LIANG, Z.C. SU, C.L. FANG, R.X. ZHONG*. (2022) OAM: An Option-Action Reinforcement Learning Framework for Universal Multi-Intersection Control. Proceedings of the 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI2022，CCF-A)

-Andy H.F. CHOW*, Z.C. SU, E.M. Liang, R.X. ZHONG. (2021) Adaptive signal control for bus service reliability with connected vehicle technology via reinforcement learning. Transportation Research Part C, 129, 103264

-Y.P. HUANG, C. Chen, Z.C. SU, T.S. CHEN, A SUMULAEE, T.L. PAN*, R.X. ZHONG*. (2021) Bus arrival time prediction and reliability analysis: An experimental comparison of functional data analysis and Bayesian support vector regression. Applied Soft Computing, 111, 107663

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW*, R.X. ZHONG. (2021) Adaptive network traffic control with an integrated model-based and data-driven approach and a decentralised solution method. Transportation Research Part C, 128, 103154（Accepted by ISTTT24 with acceptance rate ≈ 10%）

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW, N. ZHENG, Y.P. HUANG, E.M. LIANG, R.X. ZHONG*. (2020) Neuro-dynamic programming for optimal control of macroscopic fundamental diagram systems. Transportation Research Part C, 116, 102628

  

Conference Presentations

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW*, R.X. ZHONG. (2022) Adaptive network traffic control with an integrated model-based and data-driven approach and a decentralised solution method. Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT24), acceptance rate = 10%, July 24-26, Beijing, China. [文章链接]

-Z.C. SU(2021) Adaptive transit signal control for bus service reliability via reinforcement learning. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS 2021), December 9-10. Hong Kong. Outstanding Student Paper Award [获奖链接]

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW. (2019) Adaptive network traffic signal control with approximate dynamic programming. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS 2019), December 14-16. Hong Kong.

-Z.C. SU, Andy H.F. CHOW, N. ZHENG, Y.P. HUANG, R.X. ZHONG. (2019) A neuro-dynamic programming approach for perimeter control of two urban regions with macroscopic fundamental diagrams. Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Conference (ITSC 2019), October 27-30. Auckland, New Zealand. [文章链接]

-S.H. GUAN,Z.C. SU. (2017) Optimization of the Number of Parking Spaces and Rates for on-street Metered Parking: Case Study of Guangzhou CBD”. Proceedings of 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS 2017), December 8-10. Hong Kong.

Awards and Honor

Dec., 2021 HKSTS Outstanding Student Paper Award, 1st place [获奖链接]

Sep., 2021 The Outstanding Academic Performance Award for Research Degree Students, City University of Hong Kong  

Dec., 2020 Best Student Presentation Award,Workshop on“Mobility and logistics in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic”, Zhejiang University

2020-2022 Research Tuition Scholarship, City University of Hong Kong  

2018-2022 Postgraduate Studentship, HKRGC

Jun., 2018 Outstanding bachelor graduates of Sun Yat-sen University

Jun., 2018 Outstanding bachelor thesis of Sun Yat-sen University