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Yuanwen Lai

Professor

Department：College of Civil Engineering of Fuzhou University

Position：Doctoral Supervisor, “085400 Electronic Information - Intelligent Building and Intelligent Transportation” & “085900 Civil and Hydraulic Engineering - Smart Transportation”; Graduate Supervisor, “Traffic Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering” & “Transportation” & “Engineering Management”

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E-mail： aiyuanwen@fzu.edu.cn

Address： College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, 2 Xueyuan Rd., Minhou, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China

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Doctor of Engineering, Beijing University Of Technology, China (2012)

Master of Engineering, Southeast University, China (2007)

Bachelor of Engineering, Southeast University, China (2004)

Full-time Professor, Fuzhou University, China, 2024-present

Full-time Associate Professor, Fuzhou University, China, 2017-2024

Full-time Lecturer, Fuzhou University, China, 2011-2017

Full-time Teaching Assistant, Fuzhou University, China, 2007-2011

Traffic System Analysis, Fuzhou University, China

Traffic Planning, Fuzhou University, China

Comprehensive transportation planning and management

Emergency response and resilience enhancement of transportation system

Optimization of transportation energy integration

Key technologies for vehicle-road coordination for autonomous driving

Low altitude traffic design and control

Principal Investigator: “Theory and Model for Setting Traffic Islands at Signalized Intersections Based on Capacity”, Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation, (2014-2016)

Principal Investigator: “Study on Bus Operation Reliability Based on Arrival Time Prediction”, Fujian Provincial Department of Education Research Project, (2016-2018)

Principal Investigator: “Research and Platform Development for Intelligent Operation Management of Urban Bus Systems”, Technical Development Project, (2023-present)

Member, Technical Committee on Resilient Transportation Network Modeling and Optimization, and Transportation Demand Survey and Analysis (WTC)

Reviewer, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems & Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems & International Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Structures

[1] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Yuanchen Cai, Yanhui Fan, Ziye Lan, Said M. Easa, and Shuyi Wang*. Subway-emergency bridging strategy for bus scheduling considering passenger travel behavior, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 2025, 151(7): 04025039.

[2] Shuyi Wang, Jiakun Zhang, Yang Ma, Yuan Zheng, Bin Yu, Fangtong Jiao, and Yuanwen Lai*. Sight distance analysis of vehicles with driving automation on horizontal curves of as-built highway tunnels. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2025, 163: 106719.

[3] Jie Zhang, Yulong Pei*, Jianqi Sun, Yuanwen Lai, Shuyi Wang, and Said M. Easa. Achieving bus electrification: Strategy for bus fleet replacement in cold region. Transportation Research Part D - Transport and Environment, 2025, 145: 104825.

[4] Yuanwen Lai, Yansheng Chen, Said M. Easa, Zhenhong Ma, Xinyun Zhu, Peiyuan Chen, and Shuyi Wang*. Guidelines for bus speed at intersections under travel time control. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024, 51(9): 1041-1055.

[5] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Yinsheng Rao, Yanhui Fan, Renyan Zhan, Said M. Easa, and Shuyi Wang*. Flexible optimal bus-schedule bridging for metro operation-interruption. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2024, 14(3): 1306-1323.

[6] Yansheng Chen, Yuanwen Lai*, Said M. Easa and Shuyi Wang. Micro circulation bus routes design and coordinated schedules considering the impact of shared bicycles. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 2024, 150(10): 04024058.

[7] Shuyi Wang, Yang Ma, Said M. Easa, Hao Zhou, Yuanwen Lai*, and Weijie Chen. Sight distance of automated vehicles considering highway vertical alignments and its implications for speed limits. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, 2024, 16(4): 45-61.

[8] Yuanwen Lai*, Yanhui Fan, Yinsheng Rao, Said M. Easa, Jiafan Chen, and Yinzhu Zhao. Maximizing synchronous transfer between metro and buses considering connection level. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023, 50(7): 594-608.

[9] Yuanwen Lai* and Yang Wang. Short-term passenger flow prediction for rail transit based on improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023, 17(4): 825-834.

[10] Yuanwen Lai*, Yang Wang, Xinying Xu, Said M. Easa and Xiaowei Zhou. Hybrid models of subway passenger flow prediction based on convolutional neural network. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023, 17(14), 716-729.

[11] Yuanwen Lai*, Zhenhong Ma, Shutian Xu, and Said M. Easa. Information entropy evaluation model of bus line reliability considering the combination of bus stops and bus travel time. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022, 49(1), 64-72.

[12] Yuanwen Lai, Yangfan Wu, Jianhong Liang, Yuancen Cai, Shuyi Wang*. Multi-mode evacuation strategies facing subway operation interruptions. Journal of Jilin University (Engineering Edition), 2025, 05.

[13] Yuanwen Lai, Xuntao Qiu, Rongbin Guo, Shuyi Wang*, Boshen Zhang. Study on vehicle lane-changing behavior considering the impact of autonomous buses. Journal of Hunan University (Natural Science Edition), 2025, 03.

[14] Yuanwen Lai*, Yansheng Chen, Shuyi Wang, Yulong Zhang, Xinyun Zhu. Optimization of bus timetables considering transfer demand between buses and subways. Journal of Jilin University (Engineering Edition), 2024, 03.

[15] Yuanwen Lai*, Jie Zhang. Research on urban bus scheduling optimization based on simulated annealing-adaptive cuckoo algorithm. Transportation Systems Engineering and Information, 2021, 21(1), 183-89.

[1] Yuanwen Lai, Peiyuan Chen, Shuyi Wang, Yansheng Chen, Mao Ye, Wenhai Lan. A modular bus Skip-Stop and relocation scheduling method considering station dwell time. [P] (CN120148280B).

[2] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Shuyi Wang. Emergency bus shuttle scheduling method considering passenger travel choice behavior during sudden metro disruptions. [P] (CN117422263B).

[3] Yuanwen Lai, Rongbin Guo, Shuyi Wang, Xuntao Qiu, Yerong Wei, Hongxin He. Optimization design method and system of bus-only lanes considering the section-level vehicle exhaust emissions. [P] (CN119761222B).

[4] Yuanwen Lai, Yuancheng Cai, Jianhong Liang, Shuyi Wang, Yangfan Wu, Hengrui Chen. A method for evacuating passengers at train turnaround stations under sudden metro operation interruptions. [P] (CN119740497B).

[5] Yuanwen Lai, Shiqi Zhang, Yuchen Ge, Shuyi Wang, Wangxing Xu, Jun Li. A method for evaluating the resilience of bus networks considering metro passenger evacuation and station failure propagation. [P] (CN119294925B).

[6] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Yinsheng Rao, Shuyi Wang, Hainan Huang, Peikun Lian. An optimization method for maximum synchronous transfer bus timetables considering passenger flow constraints. [P] (CN119180525B).

[7] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Yinsheng Rao, Shuyi Wang, Mao Ye, Shanglu He. Method for passenger flow diversion during sudden subway operation interruptions based on an improved sparrow search algorithm. [P] (CN118710478B).

[8] Yuanwen Lai, Jianhong Liang, Yuancen Cai, Shuyi Wang, Wenhai Lan, Yi Lin. A method for modeling passengers' transfer mode choice behavior under unexpected subway interruptions. [P] (CN118798062B).

[9] Yuanwen Lai, Xuntao Qiu, Shuyi Wang. Method for evaluating energy saving and emission reduction of pure electric vehicles under complex road alignment conditions. [P] (CN117172024B).

[10] Yuanwen Lai, Yuchen Ge, Shuyi Wang, Shiqi Zhang, Qiang Lian, Li Jiang. Method for ,easuring the resilience of urban public transport networks under extreme rainstorm weather. [P] (CN120217736B).