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Delaware Center for Transportation
University of Delaware
355A Dupont Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Tel: (641) 781-1974
E-mail: [email protected]
https://udel.edu/~lmx
Mingxin Li
EDUCATION
PhD (Civil Engineering) University of Utah, 2011
Dissertation Topic: Modeling Network-Wide Impacts of Traffic Bottleneck Mitigation
Strategies under Stochastic Capacity Conditions
Areas of Specialization: Stochastic road capacity, stochastic user-equilibrium assignment,
travel time variability, bottleneck
Committee: X. Zhou,P. Martin, R. J. Porter,H. J. Miller,P. Romero
M.S. (Major: Civil Engineering; Minor: Statistics) Oregon State University, 2007
Thesis Topic: Optimal Mixture of Road Network Ownership
Areas of Specialization: Degree of privatization, transportation financing, transportation
network modeling, land supply, land use, infrastructure provision, growth management,
transportation policy, urban growth equilibrium
Committee: L. Zhang, K. Dixon, D. Birkes, W. Kong
B.S. (Rail Operations Management/Logistics) Beijing Jiaotong University, 1996
Thesis Topic: Integration of Railway Freight Transport: A Case Study of Qingdao
Railway
Areas of Specialization: Logistics management, railway freight transport integration,
economic analysis
Committee: J.Y. Hu, Y.Q. Xu
Relevant Graduate Coursework
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Oregon State University
Airport Planning and Design
Computer-Aided Site & Road Design
Engineering Planning
Human Factors Engineering
Introduction to Highway Engineering
Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (I, II)
Methods of Data Analysis (I, II)
Principles of Statistics (I, II, III)
Probability, Computing & Simulation in Statistics
Traffic Operations & Design (II)
Transportation System Analysis & Planning
Transportation Facility Design
Transportation Safety Analysis
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University of Utah
Advanced Technical Communication
Applied Mathematics-Optimization
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
Pavement Design
Principles of Econometrics
Public Transportation
Scientific Writing
Traffic Flow Theory
Transportation Modeling
Transportation Planning
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
September 2014- current
Research Associate II
Web: http://www.ce.udel.edu/
University of Delaware
I’m the Principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on various studies and responsible for directing
many day-to-day activities of members of a research team that includes graduate students and
undergraduates. My duties include collection, organization, technical analysis of data;
interpreting results and identifying engineering issues based on statistical analysis; writing
technical reports summarizing conclusions and recommendations. Typical projects include, but
are not limited to, application of GPS to travel time and delay measurements; capacities of
various freeway work zone lane closure configurations; traffic operational and safety
evaluation; multi-modal studies involving interactions between vehicular, transit, bicycle, and
pedestrian traffic; intersection and corridor improvement studies; signal phasing and timing
optimization studies; micro-simulation modeling, etc.
January 2012- August 2014
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Delaware
Web: http://www.ce.udel.edu/
My primary responsibility with Delaware Center for Transportation (DCT) is oversight of the
implementation of research outcomes: follow up on all research and development projects that
are completed and final reports submitted to project managers; develop the research tracking
form to facilitate information gathering from project managers; identify research needs and
submitting proposals; identify a potential partner/project manager at DelDOT; supervises the
collection of data and information for travel time and delay using GPS and gives a data
summary sheet and Geographic information System (GIS) database; teach Synchro and Vissim
simulation software to undergraduate students; review conference/journal papers; review
proposals.
February 2011- December 2011
Team Leader for Software localization
MultiLing Corporation, Provo, Utah
Web: www.multiling.com
Managed localization of all product and marketing documentation for Dell, Inc., re-coded to
accommodate localization-related adjustments, script writing; extracted content from DTP files
to TM compatible formats; analyzed web sites; corrected multimedia project problems; edited
and reviewed documents; reviewed the work done by editors and DTP formatters; generated
$65,000 average in monthly revenue.
January 2009- December 2010
Research Assistant, SHRP2
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Web: www.utah.edu
Conducted research analysis for the Strategic Highways Research Program (project SHRP2C05) that focused on congestion and safety improvements; participated in project meetings and
addressed questions related to the project; authored technical reports, papers, and memos as
needed for the project; prepared presentations, handouts, and other information sheets; wrote
research proposals, interim reports and final reports; improved simulation models to quantify
the capacity benefits of operations, design, and technology improvements at the network level
for both new and existing facilities and provide transportation planners with the information
and tools to analyze operational improvements as an alternative to traditional construction.
June 2008- August 2008
Intern, Estimator / AutoCAD Drafter
American Hintech Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
Web: www.americanhintech.com
Performed quantity take-offs on assigned projects using AutoCAD; analyzed and compiled
estimate data that impact the cost of materials to ensure a high quality and timely estimate;
reviewed drawings and specifications; completed take-offs for project estimates, ensured
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accurate estimates from subcontractors and helped to assemble final bid proposals for multiple
projects.
August 2007- December 2008
Teaching Assistant, Transportation Planning
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Web: www.utah.edu
Assisted students with weekly homework assignments, projects and laboratory data processing;
graded students’ homework, and quizzes; created questions for midterm and final exams;
enhanced laboratory facilities; developed a spreadsheet-based tool that enables students to
better understand the sequential four-step model and urban transportation planning (UTP)
procedure.
September 2006- March 2007
Intern, Transportation Modeling
PTV America, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Web: www.ptvamerica.com
Provided research data, analysis, and reporting in support of the programs and projects of the
city of Corvallis and the Portland urban area; analyzed site plan drawings for transportation
impacts and recommended changes or mitigation; conducted analysis with PTV’s VISUM
regional travel demand model and traffic design software such as AutoCAD, Synchro, VISSIM
etc.
September 2005- April 2006
Teaching Assistant, Traffic Operations & Design
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Web: http://oregonstate.edu
Graded weekly assignments, helped sessions and recitations, facilitated classroom activities.
January 2002- July 2005
Assistant professor
Shandong Polytechnic, China
http://www.sdp.edu.cn
Taught the theory and practice of rail transportation to undergraduate students; created course
syllabus and selected course materials; designed lectures, assignments, exams and website,
maintained the website and email distribution list, and held office hours; supervised student
projects; advised students and served on department committees; generated external funding,
and other related duties; completely renovated our teaching laboratory and purchased $170,000
new teaching equipment for a railway dispatcher training program.
Course Taught: railway freight traffic organization, railway transportation planning, field work
in traffic dispatch, training on railway goods transport organization, programming language c,
computer network, software engineering foundations, basis of computer engineering,
multimedia technique, and web design/ web authoring.
July 1996- December 2001
Instructor
Jinan Railway Polytechnic, China
Course Taught: railway transport equipment, railway goods transport organization
Professional Society Memberships
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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE Communications Society
International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR)
Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
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Friends of TRB Committees on Freeway Operations (AHB20), Transportation and Land
Development (ADD30), Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems (ABJ30),
Travel Survey Methods (ABJ40), Transportation Demand Forecasting (ADB40), Bicycle
Transportation (ANF20).
Member of Editorial Boards
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Modern Applied Science
Modern Traffic and Transportation Engineering Research
American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Journal of Airport Management
World Journal of Engineering and Technology (Topic Editor-in-Chief)
International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (Editors)
International Journal of Information Science and Intelligent System
Journal of Engineering and Technology Research
American Journal of Civil Engineering
International Journal of Intelligent Information Systems
Trends Journal of Sciences Research
Reviewer for Academic Journals
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IEEE Transaction on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Journal of Transportation Security
Journal of Location Based Services
Journal of Transportation Technologies
Journal of Civil Engineering and Science
Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Journal Of Modern Transportation (Handling Editor)
Journal of Developing Areas
Journal of Traffic and Logistics Engineering
Road and Transport Research
The Open Transportation Journal
Open Journal of Civil Engineering
Transportation Planning and Technology
Annals of GIS
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
American Journal of Environmental Protection
Research in Transportation Business & Management
International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management
International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
International Journal of Digital Earth
International Journal of Civil Engineering Science
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SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Computer Skills
 Transportation: AutoCAD/Autodesk Civil 3D, MicroStation, SYNCHRO, VISUM/VISSIM,
UC-win/Road, DYNASMART/ DynusT, CUBE, ProModel , TSIS-CORSIM, TransCAD,
TELUS/TELUM
 Pavement：WESLEA, EVERSTRESS, KENSLAB
 GIS: ArcGIS
 Statistics: S-PLUS, R, SAS, SPSS, STATA
 Programming Languages/Database: MATLAB, C#,GAMS, MySQL
 Web: HTML & CSS, Dreamweaver/Fireworks
 Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Adobe Acrobat, Prezi
 Desktop publishing: FrameMaker, InDesign
 Able to learn new software quickly
Certificate
Engineering in Training (EIT), Utah, 2008
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
 Determining Ideal Locations for Radar Speed Signs for Maximum Effectiveness. Mingxin Li
(PI) and Ardeshir Faghri (Co-PI). Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).
09/01/2014-08/31/2015. $19,964.
 Determining Work Zone Capacities along Multi-Lane Signalized Corridors. Mingxin Li (PI)
and Ardeshir Faghri (Co-PI). Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).
09/01/2014-08/31/2015. $76,269.
 Satellite Assessment and Monitoring for Pavement Management. Ardeshir Faghri (PI) and
Mingxin Li (Co-PI). National UTC Research Project. Center for Advanced Infrastructure
and Transportation (CAIT). 09/01/2014-08/31/2015. $98,890.
 Land Use Master Planning for Environmental Sustainability (Core Project). Marcia Scott (PI),
Mingxin Li (Co-PI), and Sinaya Dayan (CO-PI). Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability
University Transportation Center (MATS UTC). 09/01/2014-08/31/2016. $256,528.
Other Research Projects Involved
 Lighting for Pedestrians/Urban Design. Ardeshir Faghri (PI) and Mingxin Li (Primary
Researcher). Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). 09/01/2014-08/31/2015.
 Use of Porous Pavement Shoulders as Stormwater BMPs. Ardeshir Faghri (PI) and Mingxin
Li (Primary Researcher).Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). 09/01/201408/31/2015.
 GPS Travel Time and Delay Data Collection and Analysis. Ardeshir Faghri (PI) and Mingxin
Li (Primary Researcher). Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). 2011-2014.
$480,000.
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 Understanding the Contributions of Operations, Technology, and Design to Meeting
Highway Capacity Needs. Mingxin Li (Research Assistant). Strategic Highway Research
Program 2 (SHRP2) Project C-05: Transportation Research Board. 01/07/2008-12/31/2010.
$1,000,000.
 Co-Evolution of Transportation and Land Use: Modeling Historical Dependencies in Land
Use and Transportation Decision. Lei Zhang (PI), Wei Xu and Mingxin Li (Research
Assistant). Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC).
05/22/2007-05/31/2008. $42,000
 Brooklane Developments Traffic Impact Analysis. 2007
 I-5 Freeway Corridor Operations Study Scope of Work – Task 200 – Data Collection and
Calibration of Base Year VISSIM Model. 2007
 Vancouver Regional District Transit Priority Plan. 2006
 Traffic Impact Analysis Witham Oaks Development. 2006
PUBLICATIONS
Journals
1. Hamad, K., Faghri, A., Li, M. (2015). Forecasting Model for Vehicular Demand: An
Alternative Methodology in the Context of Developing Countries. Journal of Developing
Areas, 49(2), 125-143.
2. Li, M., Faghri, A. (2015) Problem-Oriented and Project-Based Learning (POPBL) as an
Innovative Approach for Teaching Highway Capacity Concepts. Accepted for presentation
and publication in Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting (No. 15-4544).
3. Taromi, R., DuRoss, M., Chen, B., Faghri, A., Li, M., DeLiberty, T. (2015) A MultiObjective Land Development Optimization Model: the case of New Castle County, Delaware.
Transportation Planning and Technology, 38(2). (Forthcoming)
4. Berzina, L., Faghri, A., Shourijeh, M., Li, M. (2014) Development of A Post-Processing
Automation Procedure for the GPS-Based Travel Time Data Collection Technique. Journal
of Transportation Technologies, 4(1), 63-71.
5. Frey R., Faghri, A., Li, M. (2014) The Development of an Expert System for Effective
Countermeasure Identification at Rural Unsignalized Intersections. International Journal of
Information Science and Intelligent System, 3(1), 23-40.
6. Li, M., Faghri, A. (2014) Cost–Benefit Analysis of Added Cycling Facilities. Accepted for
publication in Transportation Research Record (TRR) - Journal of Transportation Research
Board. (Forthcoming)
7. Suarez R., Faghri, A., Li, M., (2014) Evaluation of the Accuracy and Automation of Travel
Time and Delay Data Collection Methods. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 4(1), 7283.
8. van Boekhold, J., Faghri, A., Li, M. (2014) Evaluating Security Screening Checkpoints For
Domestic Flights Using a General Microscopic Simulation Model. Journal of Transportation
Security, 7(1), 45-67.
9. Berzina, L., Faghri, A., Shourijeh, M., Li, M. (2013) Evaluation of Travel Time Data
Collection Techniques: A Statistical Analysis. International Journal of Traffic and
Transportation Engineering, 2(6), 149-158.
10. Humphrey S., Faghri, A., Li, M., (2013) Health and Transportation: the Dangers and
Prevalence of Road Rage within the Transportation System. American Journal of Civil
Engineering and Architecture, 1(6), 156-163.
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11. Lichliter A., Faghri, A., Li, M., (2013) Assessing airport snow and ice removal and its
economic implications for a sustainable airport management. Journal of Airport
Management,8(2).
12. Jia, A., Zhou, X., Li, M., Rouphail, N.M., Williams, B.M. (2011) Incorporating Stochastic
Road Capacity into a Day-to-Day Traffic Simulation and Traveler Learning Framework:
Model Development and Case Study. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the
Transportation Research Board 2254(1), 112-121.
13. Reynolds, W., Zhou, X., Rouphail, N.M., Li, M. (2010) Estimating Sustained Service Rates
at Signalized Intersections with Short Left Turn Pockets: A Mesoscopic Approach.
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2173(1),
64-71.
14. Li, M. (2004) Study Methods of Computer Essential English, Ningxia Education (ISSN
1002-4050), Issue 11.
15. Li, M. (2002) Multi-Media for Teaching, Ningxia Education (ISSN 1002-4050), Issue 10.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
16. Li, M., Faghri, A. (2013) Cost–Benefit Analysis of Added Cycling Facilities, Bicycle
Urbanism Symposium Reimagining Bicycle-Friendly Cities, Seattle, Washington.
17. Li, M., Zhou, X., Rouphail, N.M. (2011) Quantifying benefits of traffic information
provision under stochastic demand and capacity conditions: a multi-day traffic equilibrium
approach. In Intelligent transportation systems (ITSC), 2011 14th international IEEE
conference on (pp. 2118-2123). IEEE.
18. Li, M., Zhou, X., Rouphail, N.M. (2011) Planning-Level Methodology for Evaluating
Traveler Information Provision Strategies under Stochastic Capacity Conditions. In
Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting (No. 11-3002).
19. Zhou, X., Rouphail, N.M., Li, M. (2011) Analytical Models for Quantifying Travel Time
Variability Based on Stochastic Capacity and Demand Distributions. In Transportation
Research Board 90th Annual Meeting (No. 11-3603).
20. Chen,X., Zhou X, Li,M. (2010) A Multiple User Class Static Traffic Assignment Model
under Stochastic Capacity, third International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling
(ITM 2010), Tempe, Arizona.
21. Chen,X., Zhou X, Li,M. (2010) A Gap Function-Based Static Traffic Assignment Model
with Multiple User Classes under Stochastic Capacity, third International Conference on
Innovations in Travel Modeling (ITM 2010), Tempe, Arizona.
22. Li, M. ,Zhou X, Chen,X. (2010) Vehicle Trajectory-Based Bottlenecks Identification and
System-wide Impact Analysis, third International Conference on Innovations in Travel
Modeling (ITM 2010), Tempe, Arizona.
Abstract-Refereed Conference & Symposium Proceedings
23. Pavlick D., Faghri, A., Li, M. (2012) Health Effects of the Built Transportation Environment.
Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) 4th Annual Summit. Dover, Delaware.
24. Humphrey S., Faghri, A., Li, M., (2012) Mental Health and Transportation: the Dangers and
Prevalence of Road Rage. Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) 4th Annual Summit.
Dover, Delaware.
25. Li, M., Su, L. (2010) Quantitative Method for Analyzing Road Network Ownership,
Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Workshop and Conference, Orlando,
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Florida.
26. Zhou, X., List, G., Li, M. (2007) Optimizing Truck Appointment Systems: An Integrated Lot
Sizing and Queuing Model, 2nd Annual National Urban Freight Conference. Long Beach,
California.
Published Research Reports
27. Faghri, A., Li, M., Ozden A. (2014) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to
Travel Time and Delay Measurements (2014 Summer), 64 pp.
28. Faghri, A., Li, M., Ozden A. (2014) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to
Travel Time and Delay Measurements (2013 Fall), 122 pp.
29. Faghri, A., Li, M., Ozden A. (2013) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to
Travel Time and Delay Measurements (2013 Sumer), 61 pp.
30. Faghri, A. and Li, M. (2013) Recently Completed and Implemented Projects by the Delaware
Center for Transportation (DCT), 110 pp.
31. Faghri, A., Li, M., Ozden A. (2013) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to
Travel Time and Delay Measurements (2012 Fall), 117 pp.
32. Faghri, A. and Li, M. (2012) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to Travel Time
and Delay Measurements (2012 Summer), 62 pp.
33. Faghri, A. and Li, M. (2012) Application of Global Positioning System (GPS) to Travel Time
and Delay Measurements (2011 Fall) 116 pp.
34. Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) C05 group (2010) Understanding the
Contributions of Operations, Technology, and Design to Meeting Highway Capacity Needs,
Final Report Chapter 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 8, Appendix C, 218 pp.
35. Zhang, L., Xu, W., Li, M. (2009) Co-Evolution of Transportation and Land Use: Modeling
Historical Dependencies in Land Use and Transportation Decision –Making, US DOT UTC
Program. No. OTREC-RR-09-08, Final Report, 78 pp.
PRESENTATIONS
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Added Cycling Facilities, Transportation
Research Board’s 93rd Annual Meeting (No. 14-3486)
(January, 2014)
Washington DC
Development of an Expert System for Effective Countermeasure
Identification at Rural Unsignalized Intersections, Transportation
Research Board’s 93rd Annual Meeting (No. 14-3494)
(January, 2014)
Washington DC
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Added Cycling Facilities, Bicycle Urbanism
Symposium Reimagining Bicycle-Friendly Cities
(June, 2013)
Seattle, Washington
Mental Health and Transportation: The Dangers of Road Rage, DE
HEAL 4th Annual Summit
(March,2012)
Dover, Delaware
Health Effects of the Built Transportation Environment,
DE HEAL 4th Annual Summit
(March,2012)
Dover, Delaware
Quantifying Benefits of Traffic Information Provision under Stochastic
Demand and Capacity Conditions: A Multi-day Traffic Equilibrium
(October, 2011)
Washington DC
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Approach, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC)
Analytical Models for Quantifying Travel Time Variability Based on
Stochastic Capacity and Demand Distributions, Transportation
Research Board’s 90th Annual Meeting
(January,2011)
Washington DC
Planning-Level Methodology for Evaluating Traveler Information
Provision Strategies under Stochastic Capacity Conditions,
Transportation Research Board’s 90th Annual Meeting
(January,2011)
Washington DC
A Multiple User Class Static Traffic Assignment Model under
Stochastic Capacity, Third International Conference on Innovations in
Travel Modeling (ITM 2010)
(May, 2010)
Tempe, Arizona
Vehicle Trajectory-Based Bottlenecks Identification and System-wide
Impact Analysis, Third International Conference on Innovations in
Travel Modeling (ITM 2010)
(May, 2010)
Tempe, Arizona
Incorporating Stochastic Road Capacity into a Day-to-Day Traffic
Simulation and Traveler Learning Framework: Model Development
and Case Study, Transportation Research Board’s 89th Annual
Meeting.
(January,2010)
Washington DC
Road Pricing Model with Multiple User Classes under Stochastic
Capacity, Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Workshop
and Conference
(May, 2010)
Orlando, Florida
Quantitative Method for Analyzing Road Network Ownership,
Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Workshop and
Conference
(May, 2010)
Orlando, Florida
Estimating Sustained Service Rates at Signalized Intersections with
Short Left Turn Pockets: A Mesoscopic Approach, Transportation
Research Board’s 88th Annual Meeting.
(January,2009)
Washington DC
Optimizing Truck Appointment Systems: An Integrated Lot Sizing and
Queuing Model, 2nd Annual National Urban Freight Conference
(December,2007)
Long Beach, California
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