Areas of Research
- Connected and Automated Vehicles
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Transportation Data Analytics
- Transportation Planning
- Transportation Safety
His primary areas of research interests are innovations related to intelligent transportation systems, connected and automated vehicles, transportation planning, highway safety and operation, and sustainable transportation.
Dr. Liu's research interests include:
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Shared Mobility
- Connected & Automated Vehicles
- Urban Transportation Planning
- Highway Safety & Operations
- Evacuation Traffic Modeling
- Fuel Economy/Consumption & Emissions
- Travel Behavior
- Driving Behavior
- Travel Demand Modeling
- Large-Scale Transportation Data Analytics
- Agent-based Modeling
- Geo-spatial & Temporal Modeling
His research focuses on various types of innovations related to intelligent transportation systems (ITS), connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), traffic safety and operation, urban/transportation planning, and sustainable transportation.
Example Topics:
- Data Science for Connected and Automated Vehicles
- Shared Mobility with Autonomous Vehicles
- Agent-Based Simulation for SAVs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area
- Agent-Based Simulation for SAVs in Austin, Texas Area
- Shared Low-Speed Light-Weight Autonomous Mobility (SLLAM)
- Urban Air Mobility in Small Cities
- Advanced Traffic Safety Modeling
