When
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 2:00 p.m.
Yiheng Feng
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director
Center for Road Safety at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering
Purdue University
"Improving Safety and Mobility and Mitigating Cyber Risks with Cooperative Driving Automation"
ENGR Building, Room 301
Abstract: Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) enables real-time communication, information sharing, and collaborative decision-making between vehicles and infrastructure. It holds significant promise for enhancing safety and mobility in the next-generation transportation system with connected and automated vehicles (CAVS). In this seminar, I will present our latest research on CDA-based traffic operation, control and management, illustrating with case studies in optimizing traffic signals, predicting and planning CAV trajectories, and safeguarding vulnerable road users (VRUs). Additionally, I will introduce the cybersecurity challenges inherent in the CDA environment, discussing strategies to mitigate cyber threats.
Bio: Dr. Yiheng Feng is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Center for Road Safety (CRS) at Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University. He received his PhD from Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. His research areas include connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and smart transportation infrastructure, with a focus on cooperative driving automation and transportation system cybersecurity. He has served as PI and Co-PI in many research projects funded by NSF, USDOT, state DOTs, and industry. His work appeared in top transportation journals and computer science security conferences. He is a member of the Traffic Signal Systems Committee (ACP25) at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and co-chair of the Simulation Subcommittee. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award and several best paper and dissertation awards from multiple organizations.