Ziran Wang
Scholar

Ziran Wang

Google Scholar ID: hdKpuOEAAAAJ
Purdue University
Autonomous DrivingDigital TwinHuman-Centered AIHuman-Autonomy TeamingIntelligent Vehicles
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
5,468
 
H-index
36
 
i10-index
72
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
19
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Author of 80+ refereed papers
  • - 50+ patent applications
  • - Recipient of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation Dissertation Award issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation
  • - SAE Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award (best paper in 2019)
  • - SAE Arch T. Colwell Merit Award (best paper in 2021) and five other best paper awards
  • - Serves various roles in multiple academic organizations, including Associate Editor of IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, etc.
Research Experience
  • - Former Principal Researcher at Toyota Motor North America R&D - InfoTech Labs, leading the Digital Twin Roadmap
  • - Currently leads the Purdue Digital Twin Lab
Education
  • - Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside, supervised by Dr. Matthew J. Barth
  • - Ph.D. dissertation: 'Developing Agent-Based Distributed Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems in the Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment'
Background
  • - Assistant Professor at Purdue University, College of Engineering
  • - Serves in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy) at Purdue University
  • - Assistant Director for Purdue University Institute for Control, Optimization and Networks (ICON)
  • - Leads the Purdue Digital Twin Lab, focusing on AI, big data, edge/cloud computing, and mixed reality, with particular applications in autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation systems
Miscellany
  • - Personal interests and hobbies not mentioned