Summary Education and Background Research Highlights Publications Students Links
Students
- Sajeeb Kumar Kirtonia (Spring 2019- )
- Shijie Chen (Spring 2021- )
- Esther Ndemasi Mneney (Summer 2022- )
- JohnPaul Adimonyemma (Fall 2022-)
Publications
- Kirtonia, S., and Sun, Y.* (2022) Evaluating Rail Transit’s Comparative Advantages in Travel Cost and Time over Taxi with Open Data in Two U.S. Cities. Transport Policy, 115, 75-87.
- Guo, Q., Sun, Y.*, Schonfeld, P., and Li, Z. (2021) "Time-dependent Transit Fare Optimization with Elastic and Spatially Distributed Demand". Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 148, 353-378.
- Sun, Y.*, Kirtonia, S., and Chen, Z.-L. (2021) "A survey of finished vehicle distribution and related problems from an optimization perspective", Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 149, 102302
- Sun, Y.*, Choi, J., Nickdoost, N., Kirtonia, S., and VanDenBogaert, J. (2021) Evaluating Correlations of External Factors and Performance Measures of the Multimodal Transportation System in Florida, Transportation Research Record, 2675(9), 1089-1105.
- Jiang, Z., Wang, H.*, and Sun, Y. (2021) “Improved co-scheduling of multi-layer printing path scanning for collaborative additive manufacturing”. IISE Transactions, 53(9), 960-973.
- Gu, J., Jiang, Z.*, Sun, Y., Zhou, M., Liao, S., and Chen, J. (2021) "Space-Time Trajectory Estimation Using Incomplete Wi-Fi Probe Data in Urban Rail Transit Network", Knowledge-Based Systems, 211, 106528
- Sun, Y.*, Chen, Z.-L., and Zhang, L. (2020) “Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Ridesharing Optimization”, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 142, 102053.
- Sun, Y., Gong, H., Guo, Q. *, Schonfeld, P., and Li, Z. (2020) “Regulating a Public Transit Monopoly under Asymmetric Cost Information”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 139, 496-522
- Sun, Y.*, and Kirtonia, S. (2020) "Identifying Regional Characteristics of Transportation Research with Transport Research International Documentation (TRID) Data". Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 137, 111-130.
- Sun, Y., Jiang, Z.*, Gu, J., Zhou, M., Li, Y., and Zhang, L. (2018) Analyzing High Speed Rail passengers’ train choices based on new online booking data in China. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 97, 96-113.
- Sun, Y., and Zhang, L.* (2018) Microeconomic model for designing public transit incentive programs. Transportation Research Record. Vol. 2672(4), 77–89
- Sun, Y., and Zhang, L.* (2018) Potential of taxi-pooling to reduce vehicle miles traveled in Washington, D.C. Transportation Research Record. Vol. 2672(8), 775–784
- Sun, Y., Schonfeld, P. and Guo, Q.* (2018) Optimal extension of rail transit lines. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 12:10, 753-769
Education and Background
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2016
- M.S., Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2012
- B.S., Transportation Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, 2010
Experiences
- Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Florida State University. 2018–present
- Research Scientist, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland. 2016–2018
Research Highlights
Current Projects
- Excellence in Research: Understanding the interactions of terrestrial and freshwater systems for developing a data-driven decision-making framework to manage Algal Blooms.
PI: Alamdari, N., Co-PI: Y. Sun. 08/2022 - 07/2025. $415,694. Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- Robustness Assessment of Florida Index for Transportation (FIT) as a Decision-Making Tool in Transportation Planning-Phase 2
PI: J. Choi, Co-PI: Y. Sun. 04/2022 - 03/2024. $269,196. Sponsor: Florida Department of Transportation
- Evaluating and Validating Technology Options for Estimating Transit Vehicle Occupancy in Real Time
PI: Y. Sun, Co-PIs: Guo, Q., Guo, Z., and Gan, A. 05/2022 - 10/2023. $225,208. Sponsor: Florida Department of Transportation
- Prediction and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms in Biscayne Bay using Advanced Numerical Methods
PI: Alamdari, N., Co-PI: Y. Sun. 01/2022 - 12/2024. $252,915. Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Excellence in Research: Interoperable Transportation Service Roaming System for Transportation Disadvantaged Populations
PI: Y. Sun , Co-PIs: Celeste, C., and Markovic, N. 09/2021 - 08/2024. $789,942. Sponsor: National Science Foundation
- Research Initiation Award: Automated Distribution of Autonomous Vehicles
PI: Y. Sun, 05/2021 - 04/2024. $300,000. Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Research Interest
- Mathematical Programming and Big Data
- Analytics with Applications in Transportation
- Logistics
- Supply Chains
- Infrastructure Sustainability
Dr. Yanshuo Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University. His research expertise is in operations research and big data analytics with applications in transportation systems, logistics, and supply chains. As the project principal investigator, he is currently conducting two research projects funded by the National Science Foundation and another project sponsored by the Florida Department of Transportation. Dr. Sun has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal papers and presented his research at numerous international conferences, such as the INFORMS annual meeting. He holds a Ph.D. in transportation engineering from the University of Maryland.
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