Biography
Zhenyu Wang, Ph.D., is Senior Research Faculty and Principal Investigator with the ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), University of South Florida. With more than two decades of applied transportation research experience, his work integrates emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, large-scale data analytics, and immersive VR/AR—with advanced statistical modeling and traffic engineering to address critical roadway safety and operational challenges. Dr. Wang has served as Principal Investigator or Co-PI on numerous research projects sponsored by the FHWA, FRA, FDOT, NCHRP, and U.S. DOT University Transportation Centers, addressing vulnerable road user safety, pavement friction, roadway lighting, highway-rail grade crossings, and connected and automated transportation.
A major focus of his research is translating methodological advances into practical decision-support software for transportation agencies, including the Detect-and-Track (DNT) video analytics tool, the Intelligent Lighting Analysis (LITA) system, and the Advanced Lighting Measurement System (ALMS). An active contributor to scholarly literature, he regularly publishes peer-reviewed articles and presents at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of South Florida, an M.S. from Chang’an University, and a B.S. from Taiyuan University of Technology, and has extensive experience teaching graduate and undergraduate transportation courses.