Zhibin Chen (陈志斌)

Zhibin Chen is the Area Head of Engineering, an Assistant Professor of Engineering at NYU Shanghai, and a Global Network Assistant Professor at the Tandon School of Engineering at NYU. Prior to this appointment, he was a research fellow at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in transportation engineering from the University of Florida in 2017. Dr. Chen’s research goal is to identify, develop, and implement emerging technologies to achieve a safer, more efficient, and environment-friendly transportation system. His research interests include modeling emerging vehicle technologies, the application of AI in transportation, and the design of sustainable transportation systems. His research has been published in a series of transportation journals including Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part B/C/D/E, EJOR, IEEE ITS, Applied Energy, and Sustainable Cities and Society. He was the recipient of the Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award and the Ryuichi Kitamura Paper Award at the 95th TRB Annual Meeting.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Da3X2g4AAAAJ&hl=en

Website: https://wp.nyu.edu/lists

Select Publications

• Hao, Y., Chen, Z.*, Sun, X., & Tong, L. (2025). Planning of truck platooning for road-network capacitated vehicle routing problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 194, 103898.
• Deng, Y., Chen, Z.*, & Lin, X. (2025). Cost-competitiveness analysis of mobile chargers in an electric vehicle parking and charging system. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 171, 104951.
• Lin, X., Chen, Z.*, Li, M., & He, F. (2024). Bunching-proof capabilities of modular buses: An analytical assessment. Transportation Science.
• Liu, Y., Chen, Z.*, & Wang, X. (2024). Alleviating bus bunching via modular vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 189, 103051 (Podium on The 25th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT)).
• Li, Z., Chen, Z.*, Li, H., Guan, C., & Zhong, M. (2024). On the value of orderly electric vehicle charging in carbon emission reduction. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 135, 104383.
• Li, Z., Bian, Z., Chen, Z.*, Ozbay, K., & Zhong, M. (2024). Synthesis of electric vehicle charging data: A real-world data-driven approach. Communications in Transportation Research, 4, 100128.
• Chen, Z., Deng, Y., Xie, C., Guan, C., & Pan, T. (2023). Network equilibrium of battery electric vehicles considering drivers’ resting behavior. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 155, 104305.
• Li, Z., Xu, Z., Chen, Z.*, Xie, C., Chen, G., & Zhong, M. (2023). An empirical analysis of electric vehicles’ charging patterns. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 117, 103651.
• Liu, Y., Chen, Z.*, Xie, C., & Liu, K. (2023). Temporal equilibrium for electrified ride-sourcing markets considering charging capacity and driving fatigue. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 147, 104008.
• Deng, Y., Chen, Z.*, Yan, P., & Zhong, R. (2023). Battery swapping and management system design for electric trucks considering battery degradation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 122, 103860.

Grant

• 01/2022–12/2024  “Optimal Deployment of Charging Infrastructure Considering the Electrified Ride-Sourcing Market”, NSFC Young Scientist Program (72101153), PI.
• 01/2022–12/2024  “Itinerary Planning of Electric Trucks with the Support of Mobile Charging Vans”, Shanghai Chenguang Program (21CGA72), PI.
• 03/2023–12/2023  “Two-Stage Deployment and Operation Plan of PCR Sample Collection Booths under Demand Uncertainty”, Shanghai Key Lab Preparation Fund, PI.
• 11/2020–10/2022  “Optimal Deployment of Quarantine Facilities during the Pandemic”, Shanghai Pujiang Program (2020PJC086), PI.
• 11/2020–10/2023  “Analysis, Detection, and Defense of Cyberattacks on Connected Automated Vehicles”, The Joint Laboratory for Internet of Vehicles, Ministry of Education-China Mobile Communications Corporation (2020106), PI.
• 01/2025-12/2029 "Ride-hailing Platform Operation and Management under a Green and Low-carbon Initiative", NSFC Key Program (72431007), CoPI.
• 02/2021–01/2024  “The Yangtze River Delta Urban Digital Platform and Urban Big Data Analysis”, Fujian Urban Investment and Technology Institutes Re-search Fund (20210201 FJCT), CoPI.
• 04/2020–03/2023  “Disruption Management for Multi-Modal Urban Transportation Systems under Extreme and Special Events”, NSFC Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges (7191101307), CoPI.
• 03/2020–02/2021  “Urban Micro-transit Cross-sectional Study for Service Portfolio Design”, USDOT & C2Smart Center (69A3551747124), CoPI.

Courses Taught