👦 About Me

Hi there! I'm an incoming 1st-year Ph.D. student of Mobile Automation and Sensing Systems (MASS) Lab at The University of Texas at Austin under the supervision of Professor Christian Claudel with Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering.

In May 2025, I received my Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science from Yale University. Since June 2024, I've been working in Urban Information Lab(UIL) in School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, supervised by Professor Junfeng Jiao and Dr. Yiming Xu. Prior to that, I obtained my Bachelor of Engineering degree in Vehicle Engineering (Automobile) from Tongji University in July 2024, advised by Professor Yangyang Wang. I’m also honored to work closely with Professor Ziran Wang at Purdue Digital Twin Lab.

My primary research centers on intelligent transportation systems and connected and automated vehicles, particularly in decision-making, trajectory-planning and cooperative control. My research vision is to build a safer, more efficient, and stable autonomous driving system.

Please contact me if you are interested in my research and I'm open to any academic collaboration!

🔥 News

• Jul. 2025: Two papers are accepted by IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) 2025!
• Jun. 2025: One paper entitled BIDA: A Bi-Level Interaction Decision-Making Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicles in Dynamic Traffic Scenarios is pre-printed!

• Jun. 2025: One paper entitled Trust-MARL: Trust-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Framework for Cooperative On-Ramp Merging Control in Heterogeneous Traffic Flow is pre-printed!

• Jun. 2025: One paper is published online (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) Workshops)! Find paper here!
  
• May 2025: I received my Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science from Yale University!
  
• Apr. 2025: One paper is accepted by Expert Systems with Applications (Q1 Top, IF=7.5) and is published online! Find paper here!
• Apr. 2025: One paper is accepted by Transportation Research Record (Q3)!
• Apr. 2025: One paper is accepted by Workshop on Distillation of Foundation Models for Autonomous Driving at IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2025!
• Mar. 2025: I received UT Austin Engineering Fellowship 2025/2026 (6,000$) to support my Ph.D.'s study at The University of Texas at Austin!
• Mar. 2025: One paper is accepted by IEEE Intelligent Vehicles (IV) Symposium 2025!
• Mar. 2025: One paper entitled RAD: Retrieval-Augmented Decision-Making of Meta-Actions with Vision-Language Models in Autonomous Driving is pre-printed!
• Mar. 2025: One paper entitled PromptLNet: Region-Adaptive Aesthetic Enhancement via Prompt Guidance in Low-Light Enhancement Net is pre-printed!
• Mar. 2025: One paper entitled A Cascading Cooperative Multi-Agent Framework for On-Ramp Merging Control Integrating Large Language Models is pre-printed!
• Feb. 2025: One paper entitled Characteristics Analysis of Autonomous Vehicle Pre-Crash Scenarios is pre-printed!
• Feb. 2025: One paper entitled Damper-B-PINN: Damper Characteristics-Based Bayesian Physics-Informed Neural Network for Vehicle State Estimation is pre-printed!
• Jan. 2025: One paper is accepted by WCX SAE World Congress Experience 2025 and is published online! Find paper here!
• Jan. 2025: I'm honored to present my work at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.! Find news here!
• Oct. 2024: Two papers are accepted by Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2025 Annual Meeting!

• Aug. 2024: My acceptance to Yale University is reported by UIL TEAM! Find news here！

• Jul. 2024: One paper is published online (Automotive Innovation)! Find paper here！

• Jul. 2024: I received my Bachelor of Engineering degree in Vehicle Engineering (Automobile) from Tongji University with the honor of Tongji Outstanding Graduate and Tongji Outstanding Graduation Design!

• Mar. 2024: I received Chiang Chen Overseas Fellowship 2024/2025 (50,000$) to support my Master’s study at Yale University!

📝 Publications

• HCOMC: A Hierarchical Cooperative On-Ramp Merging Control Framework in Mixed Traffic Environment on Two-Lane Highways

  Tianyi Wang^*, Yangyang Wang, Jie Pan, Junfeng Jiao, Christian Claudel

  The 28th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2025 (Pre-Print)

• TGLD: A Trust-Aware Game-Theoretic Lane-Changing Decision Framework for Automated Vehicles in Heterogeneous Traffic

  Jie Pan, Tianyi Wang^*, Yangyang Wang, Junfeng Jiao, Christian Claudel

  The 28th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2025 (Pre-Print)

• BIDA: A Bi-Level Interaction Decision-Making Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicles in Dynamic Traffic Scenarios

  Liyang Yu, Tianyi Wang, Junfeng Jiao, Fengwu Shan, Hongqing Chu^*, Binzhao Gao

  The 36th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2025 (Pre-Print)

• HLCG: A Hierarchical Lane-Changing Gaming Decision Model for Heterogeneous Traffic on Two-Lane Highways

  Tianyi Wang, Chong He, Hao Li, Yixuan Li, Yiming Xu, Yangyang Wang, Junfeng Jiao^*

  Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

• RAD: Retrieval-Augmented Decision-Making of Meta-Actions with Vision-Language Models in Autonomous Driving

  Yujin Wang, Quanfeng Liu, Zhengxin Jiang, Tianyi Wang, Junfeng Jiao, Hongqing Chu^*, Bingzhao Gao, Hong Chen

  IEEE/CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference Workshops 2025

• CCMA: A Framework for Cascading Cooperative Multi-Agent in Autonomous Driving Merging Using Large Language Models
  Miao Zhang, Zhenlong Fang, Tianyi Wang, Shuai Lu, Xueqian Wang, Tianyu Shi^*
  Expert Systems with Applications
  

• Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Longitudinal and Lateral Performance of Heterogeneous Traffic Flow in Shared Autonomy on Two-Lane Highways

  Tianyi Wang, Qiyuan Guo, Chong He, Hao Li, Yiming Xu, Yangyang Wang, Junfeng Jiao^*

  WCX SAE World Congress Experience 2025

• Research on Dual-Clutch Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative Control Based on System Delay Prediction of Two-Lane Highway On-Ramp Merging Area

  Yangyang Wang^*, Tianyi Wang

  Automotive Innovation

• Wheel Load Estimation and Anti-Roll Bar Control Using Suspension Analysis with Neural Network

  Tianyi Zeng, Tianyi Wang^*, Liyang Yu, Zeyu Liu, Haotian Chen, Xinbo Chen

  The 16th IFTOMM World Congress 2023

• Engine Retrofit and Electronic Fuel Injection Parameter Design Based on the Fuel-Efficient Racing Vehicle

  Quanfeng Liu, Tianyi Wang^*, Hengpu Dong, Shuming Zhang, Liang Fang

  The 30th China SAE Congress 2023

• Research on Cooperative Control of Four-Wheel Steering and Four-Wheel Independent Drive in Saturation Region of Lateral Force for Improving High Speed Steering Stability

  Yangyang Wang^*, Tianyi Wang

  The 34th Chinese Control and Decision Conference 2022

📖 Experiences

• University of Texas at Austin, Mobile Automation and Sensing Systems Lab

  Research Intern Advised by Prof. Christian Claudel

  Apr. 2025 – Present

  • UAV-Assisted Traffic Surveillance

  • VR-Assisted Vehicle Positioning

  
  

  University of Texas at Austin, Urban Information Lab

  Research Intern Advised by Prof. Junfeng Jiao

  Jun. 2024 – Apr. 2025

  • Cooperative On-Ramp Merging Control in Mixed Traffic Environment

  • Characteristics Analysis of Crash Data

  • Driving Performance Evaluation of Autonomous Vehicles Used for Robotaxis

  
  

  Purdue University, Purdue Digital Twin Lab

  Research Intern Advised by Prof. Ziran Wang

  Jun. 2024 – Jan. 2025

  • Survey on Electronic Breaking Systems in Commercial Vehicles

  
  

  Tongji University
  1) Research Intern Advised by Prof. Yangyang Wang

  Mar. 2020 – Jun. 2024
  • Smart IoT Campus Based on Efficient Logistics Chain and Convenient Unmanned Vehicle

  2) Research Intern Advised by Prof. Xinbo Chen

  Mar. 2023 – Mar. 2024
  • Wheel Load Estimation and Driving Assistance System Design Based on Chassis By-Wire

  3) Research Intern Advised by Prof. Diming Lou

  Mar. 2023 – Mar. 2024
  • Electronic Fuel Injection Design Based on the Fuel-Efficient Racing Vehicle

  4) Captain of Tongji Zeal Eco-Power Team

  Oct. 2020 – Dec. 2023
  • Routine Vehicle Manufacturing, Testing & Design, and Administrative Duties

  
  

  SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd.
  Intern at Department of Powertrain Assembly

  Aug. 2022 – Sep. 2022
  • Powertrain Assembly Design and Real Vehicle Test

📚 Academic Services

Journal Reviewer

• 1. IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IEEE IoTJ)

  2. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE TITS)

  3. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (IEEE TNNLS)

  4. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering (Proc. IMechE, Part D)

Conference Reviewer

• 1. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IEEE IV)

  2. IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE ITSC)

  3. Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision (PRCV)

Membership

• 1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  2. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (IEEE ITSS)

  3. Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  4. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

🥇 Honors and Awards

• Mar. 2025: UT Austin Engineering Fellowship 2025/2026 (6,000$)
  

• Jun. 2024: Tongji Outstanding Graduation Design (3/165)

• May 2024 : Tongji Outstanding Graduate Honor

• Mar. 2024 : Chiang Chen Overseas Fellowship 2024/2025 (Top 10 in China, 50,000$)

• Dec. 2023 : Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Student Honor

• Dec. 2023 : 1st Prize for Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship

• Dec. 2023 : “My Favorite Project” in the 16th National Annual Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for College Students (Top 21 in China)

• Oct. 2023 : 1st Prize in Shell Eco-Marathon China 2023

• Sep. 2023 : “Best Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project Case” in the 8th Shanghai College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Achievement Exhibition (Ranking 1st)

• Aug. 2023 : 3rd Prize in the 16th National College Student Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Social Practice and Technology Competition

• Jul. 2023 : 6th Place in Shell Eco-Marathon Asia Pacific and the Middle East 2023 (Indonesia)

• Jun. 2023 : 2nd Prize in the 18th "Challenge Cup" Shanghai College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition

• Aug. 2022: 3rd Prize in the 15th National College Student Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Social Practice and Technology Competition

• Dec. 2022: Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Student Honor

• Dec. 2022 : 1st Prize for Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship

• Dec. 2022: 2nd Prize in 2022 Shanghai College Student "Creation Cup" Competition

• Sep. 2022 : 2nd Prize in Shell Eco-Marathon China 2022

• Dec. 2021: 1st Prize for Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship (Sponsored by Hydra-Vision)

• May. 2021: 1st Prize in the 6th National Art Exhibition for College Students

• Dec. 2020 : Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Student Honor

• Dec. 2020 : 2nd Prize for Tongji Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship

• Dec. 2020 : 2nd Prize for Tongji Jingchuan Scholarship