Assistant Professor, College of Engineering Dr. Handong Yao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering (ECAM) at the University of Georgia, where he leads the Mobility Lab. His research focuses on the development of cyber-physical transportation systems driven by emerging smart infrastructure technologies, including advanced sensing, communication, and automation. By integrating machine learning techniques and traffic flow theory, Dr. Yao’s work aims to enhance the sustainability, safety, and efficiency of modern transportation networks. His areas of expertise include cyber-physical transportation systems, traffic flow theory and modeling, AI-enhanced safety, and electric mobility. Education: Ph.D. Transportation Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2020 Research Research Interests: Cyber-physical transportation systems Smart infrastructure technologies (sensing, communication, and automation) Machine learning applications in transportation systems Traffic flow theory and modeling AI-enhanced transportation safety Electric mobility
