Faculty Profile

    刘涛，男，博士，西南交通大学教授、博士生导师。本硕毕业于北京交通大学，博士毕业于新西兰奥克兰大学。曾在德国慕尼黑工业大学—新加坡南洋理工大学联合研究中心TUMCREATE、香港理工大学从事科研工作。中国系统工程学会第十届交通运输系统工程专业委员会副秘书长、世界交通运输大会综合交通运输供需分析学部技术委员会委员、四川欧美同学会·四川留学人员联谊会澳新分会第一届理事会理事。期刊《交通运输工程与信息学报》公共交通领域主编、《International Journal of Sustainable Energy》可持续交通领域编委、《Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems（人工智能与自主系统）》副编辑，以及《交通运输系统工程与信息》、《J. Advanced Transportation》等学术期刊编委。曾入选“香江学者计划”、西南交通大学“雏鹰学者”计划，四川省海外高层次留学人才。博士论文获新西兰奥克兰大学最佳博士论文奖。

    主要从事公共交通与城市轨道交通、多模式交通协同运输组织、人工智能与交通运输融合发展领域的研究工作。主持国家自然科学基金面上项目、青年科学基金项目（C类）、国际（地区）合作交流“中欧人才”项目、教育部“春晖计划”合作科研项目等多项国家级或省部级科研项目。在施普林格·自然（Springer Nature）出版学术著作1部，在Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E、IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems、Transport Reviews、Transport Policy、European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR)、Omega-The International Journal of Management Science、Computers & Industrial Engineering、ISTTT等学术期刊与会议发表论文80余篇，部分论文入选ESI 高被引论文和“领跑者5000—中国精品科技期刊顶尖学术论文（F5000）”。获授权发明专利10项、软件著作权5项。科技创新成果获中国公路学会科学技术奖一等奖、中国智能交通协会科学技术奖。曾做客中央电视台CCTV10《透视新科技》栏目。

    承担《可持续交通》、《机车车辆与列车牵引计算》、《城市轨道交通新技术》、《交通运输专业英语》等6门本科生课程的教学工作。作为课程负责人，承担西南交通大学《轨道交通运输系统规划理论与方法》研究生课程建设工作。参与建设西南交通大学首期来华留学全英语授课精品课程《Fundamental Models for Public Transportation Systems》。主持西南交通大学“导辅协同育人机制创新与实践”专项重点项目1项。指导本科生获全国高校智能交通创新与创业大赛二等奖，指导研究生获西南交通大学优秀研究生、四川省优秀毕业生。

近期主要论著 (Selected Recent Publications): 

期刊论文 (Journal Papers):

一作或通讯作者 (First or Corresponding Author):

1. Jin, T., Liu, T.*, Gkiotsalitis, K., Cats, O., and Yin, Y. (2025). Optimising Public Transport Passenger Transfer Waiting Time: Comparing the Impacts of Alternative Objectives. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, Online, 1-35. DOI: 10.1080/23249935.2025.2495128

2. Yang, Y., Jiang, X., Yan, Y., Liu, T.*, and Jiang, Y. (2025). Bimodal Transit Design with Heterogeneous Demand Elasticity under Different Fare Structures. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 21(1), 200-226. 

3. Wu, Y., Liu, T.*, and Du, B. (2024). Fleet Sizing and Static Rebalancing Strategies for Shared E-scooters: A Case Study in Indianapolis, USA. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 190: 104287.

4. Liu, T., You, H., Gkiotsalitis, K., and Cats, O. (2024). Human-Machine Collaborative Decision-Making Approach to Scheduling Customized Buses with Flexible Departure Times. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 187: 104184.

5. Wu, Y., Liu, T.*, Gong, L., Luo, Q., and Du, B. (2024). Mining Smart Card Data to Estimate Transfer Passenger Flow in a Metro Network. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 18(10), 1830-1846. 

6. Liu, T., Ji, W., Cats, O., and Gkiotsalitis, K. (2023). Optimizing Public Transport Transfers by Integrating Timetable Coordination and Vehicle Scheduling. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 184: 109577.

7. Liu, T., Cats, O., and Gkiotsalitis, K. (2021). A Review of Public Transport Transfer Coordination at the Tactical Planning Phase. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 133: 103450.

8. Liu, T.* (2020). Continuous Approximation of Deficit Functions for Fleet Size Calculation. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 146(2): 04019064. 

9. Liu, T.* and Ceder, A. (2020). Battery-Electric Transit Vehicle Scheduling with Optimal Number of Stationary Chargers. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 114, 118-139.

10. Liu, T.*, Ceder, A., and Rau, A. (2020). Using Deficit Function to Determine the Minimum Fleet Size of an Autonomous Modular Public Transit System. Transportation Research Record, 2674(11), 532-541. 

11. Liu, T., Ceder, A., and Chowdhury, S. (2017). Integrated Public Transport Timetable Synchronization with Vehicle Scheduling. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 13(10), 932-954. 

12. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2017). A Note on Transit Coordination Using Integer-Ratio Headways. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 18(6), 1654-1656. 

13. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2017). Deficit Function Related to Public Transport: 50-Year Retrospective, New Developments, and Prospects. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 100, 1-19.

14. Liu, T., Ceder, A., Ma, J.H., Guan, W., and Zhou, L.J. (2017). Graphical Human-Machine Interactive Approach for Integrated Bus Transit Scheduling: Lessons Gained from a Large Bus Company. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 18(4), 1023-1028.

15. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2016). Communication-Based Cooperative Control Strategy for Public-Transport Transfer Synchronization. Transportation Research Record, 2541, 27-37.

16. Liu, T., Ceder, A., Romain, B., and Benjamin, C. (2016). Commuting by Customized Bus: A Comparative Analysis with Private Car and Conventional Public Transport in Two Cities. Journal of Public Transportation, 19(2), 55-74.

17. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2016). Synchronization of Public Transport Timetabling with Multiple Vehicle Types. Transportation Research Record, 2539(1), 84-93.

18. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2015). Analysis of a New Public-Transport-Service Concept: Customized Bus in China. Transport Policy, 39, 63-76. 

19. Liu, T., Ceder, A., Ma, J., and Guan, W. (2014). Synchronizing Public Transport Transfers by Using Intervehicle Communication Scheme: Case Study. Transportation Research Record, 2417(1), 78-91.

其他 (The Others):

20. Dimitriadou, A., Gkiotsalitis, K., Liu, T., and Cats, O. (2025). An Exact Optimization Model for the Electric Bus Charging Station Location Problem under Inter-Station Travel Time and Energy Consumption Uncertainties. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 178: 105182.

21. Feng, Y., Zhang, S., Yin, Y., Liu, T., and Cao, Z. (2025). Hybrid Real-Time Bus Bridging Optimization Tactic for a Disrupted Railway: Fine-Tuning Routing and Temporary-Adding Routing. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, Online, DOI: 10.1080/21680566.2025.2515483

22. Gkiotsalitis, K., Rizopoulos, D., Merakou, M., Iliopoulou, C., Liu, T., and Cats, O. (2025). Electric Bus Charging Station Location Selection Problem with Slow and Fast Charging. Applied Energy, 382, 125242.

23. He, Y., Zhang, W., Liu, T., Ma, J., and Sun, H. (2025). Day-to-Day Integrated Optimization of Bus Transit Maintenance and Vehicle Scheduling. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(3), 3814-3830.

24. Zhang, W., He, Y., Zhang, X., Liu, T., and Guan, W. (2025). Integrated Crew Organization and Work Zone Scheduling for Network-Wide Daily Road Pavement Rehabilitation. European Journal of Operational Research, 320(2), 290-308.

25. Ji, W., Liu, S., Han, K., Li, Y., and Liu, T. (2024). The Share-a-Ride Problem with Mixed Ride-Hailing and Logistic Vehicles, Transportation Research Part E, 192: 103758.

26. Guo, R., Li, W., Liu, T., and Jiang, Y. (2024). Optimal Fare and Headway for a Demand Adaptive Paired-Line Hybrid Transit System in a Rectangular Area with Elastic Demand. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 12(1): 2389882.

27. Tang, C., Zhao, A., Liu, T., and Zhang, J. (2023). Electric Vehicle Type Selection for Single-Line Transit Fleet Replacement, Journal of Public Transportation, 25: 100077.

28. Gkiotsalitis, K., Cats, O., Liu, T., and Bult, J.M. (2023). An Exact Optimization Method for Coordinating the Arrival Times of Urban Rail Lines at a Common Corridor. Transportation Research Part E, 178: 103265.

29. Ji, W., Han, K., and Liu, T. (2023). Trip-based Mobile Sensor Deployment for Drive-by Sensing with Bus Fleets. Transportation Research Part C, 157: 104404.

30. Tang, C., Shi, H., and Liu, T. (2023). Optimization of Single-Line Electric Bus Scheduling with Skip-Stop Operation. Transportation Research Part D, 117: 103652.

31. Gkiotsalitis, K., Cats, O., and Liu, T. (2023). A Review of Public Transport Transfer Synchronisation at the Real-Time Control Phase. Transport Reviews, 43(1), 88-107.

32. Wei, M., Zhang, S., Liu, T., and Sun, B. (2023). The Adjusted Passenger Transportation Efficiency of Nine Airports in China with Consideration of the Impact of High-Speed Rail Network Development: A Two-Step DEA-OLS Method. Journal of Air Transport Management, 109: 102395.

33. Ji, W., Han, K., and Liu, T. (2023). A Survey of Urban Drive-by Sensing: An Optimization Perspective. Sustainable Cities and Society, 99: 104874. 

34. He, D., Guan, W., Liu, T., and Zhang, W. (2023). Coordinated Operation of Fixed-Route and Demand-Responsive Feeder Transit Services in a Travel Corridor. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149(2): 04022142.

35. Gkiotsalitis, K. and Liu, T. (2023). Periodic Optimization of Bus Dispatching Times and Vehicle Schedules Considering the COVID-19 Capacity Limits: A Dutch Case Study. Transportation Research Record, 2677(4), 765-777.

36. Wang, X. S., Liu, T., and Xu, M. (2023). Bus Bunching Simulation based on the Lattice Boltzmann Model of Traffic Flow. SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, 99(2), 183-199.

37. Tang, L., Li, Y., Bai, D., Liu, T., and Coelho, L. C. (2022). Bi-objective Optimization for a Multi-period COVID-19 Vaccination Planning Problem. OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, 110: 102617.

38. Zhang, W., Xia, D., Liu, T., Fu, Y., and Ma, J. (2021). Optimization of Single-Line Bus Timetables Considering Time-Dependent Travel Times: A Case Study of Beijing, China. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 158: 107444.

39. Tang, C. Y., Ceder, A., Ge, Y. E., and Liu, T. (2021). Optimal Operational Strategies for Single Bus Lines Using Network-Based Method. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 15(5), 325-337.

40. Wei, M., Liu, T., and Sun, B. (2021). Optimal Routing Design of Feeder Transit with Stop Selection Using Aggregated Cell Phone Data and Open Source GIS Tool. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 22(4), 2452-2463.

41. Rau, A., Tian, L., Jain, M., Xie, M., Liu, T., and Zhou, Y. (2019). Dynamic Autonomous Road Transit (DART) for Use-Case Capacity More than Bus. Transportation Research Procedia, 41, 812-823.

42. Gertsbakh, I. B., Liu, T., and Ceder, A. (2017). On the Problem of Constructing Routes. Transport and Telecommunication Journal, 18(3), 231-239. 

中文期刊论文 (Chinese Journal Papers):

43. 刘涛, 尤海林. (2024). 基于人机协同决策的运输调度优化研究. 《交通运输系统工程与信息》, 24(2), 136-148.

44(a). 刘涛, 郭家新, 韩莹, 唐春艳. (2024). 氢燃料电池公交研究文献综述及展望. 《交通运输系统工程与信息》, 24(5), 1-13+23.

44(b). 英文专栏英文版：Liu, T., Guo, J., Han, Y., and Tang, C. (2024). Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus: A Literature Review and Prospects. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology, 24(5), 1-13+23.

45. 范文博, 陈香, 刘涛. (2023). 基于模块化自动驾驶车的穿梭公交服务频率优化及时刻表设计. 《交通运输工程与信息学报》, 21(2), 160-176.

46(a). 徐猛, 刘涛, 钟绍鹏, 姜宇. (2022). 城市智慧公交研究综述与展望. 《交通运输系统工程与信息》, 22(2), 91-108.

46(b). 英文专栏英文版：Xu, M., Liu, T., Zhong, S., and Jiang, Y. (2022). Urban Smart Public Transport Studies: A Review and Prospect. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology, 22(2), 91-108.

47. 夏胜利, 李鹏林, 刘涛. (2019). 客运枢纽交通流线设计的研究述评---基于跨学科视角的思考. 《北京交通大学学报 (社会科学版)》, 18(3), 120-128. 

书籍 (Book):

1. Wang J., Liu K., Liu T., Yamamoto T. (2025). Customized Bus: User Travel Behavior and Demand Evolution. 1st Edition, Springer Nature, 222 Pages. ISBN: 978-981-96-3487-3.

书籍章节 (Book Chapters):

1. Liu, T. and Ceder, A. (2021). Research in Public Transport Vehicle Scheduling (Chapter 18). In: Currie, G. (Ed.), Handbook of Public Transport Research, Edward Elgar Publishing, 388-408.

2. Liu, T. and Xu, M. (2018). Integrated Multilevel Measures for the Transformation to a Transit Metropolis: The Successful and Unsuccessful Practices in Beijing (Chapter 1). In: Shiftan, Y. and Kamargianni, M. (Eds.), Advances in Transport Policy and Planning, Volume 1: Preparing for the New Era of Transport Policies-Learning from Experience. Elsevier, Academic Press, 1-34.

3. Nesheli, M.M., Ceder, A., and Liu, T. (2015). A Robust, Tactic-Based, Real-Time Framework for Public-Transport Transfer Synchronization. In: M. Kuwahara, H. Kita, Y. Asakura, (Eds.), The 21st International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT21), Transportation Research Procedia, 9, 246-268. 

联系方式：

邮箱：tao.liu@swjtu.edu.cn  地址：四川省成都市郫都区犀安路999号，邮编：611756