Dr. Xianbiao (XB) Hu (pronounced “Sean-Bill” in English) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, where he leads the SmartMobility Lab. Before joining Penn State, he served as an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and was a founding member and Director of R&D at Metropia Inc. He received a PhD degree from the University of Arizona. His research focuses in the area of Smart Mobility System, Dynamic System Modelling, Vehicle Technology, Active Demand Management, Automated Vehicles, and Transportation Electrification. He is the Committee Research Coordinator of the TRB Committee on Maintenance and Operations Management (AKR10). Additionally, he is an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, a handling editor for Transportation Research Record, and an Associate Editor for The International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology.

Education

• PhD, Transportation Engineering. University of Arizona. 2013. Dissertation: Developing the Analysis Methodology and Platform for Behaviorally Induced System Optimal Traffic Management. Advisor: Dr. Yi-Chang Chiu
• MS, Transportation Engineering. Tongji University, China. 2009. Thesis: Travel Time Estimation Based on Cellular Probe Data Collection
• BS, Transportation Engineering. Tongji University, China. 2006

Work Experience

• Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA. 2021/8~present. Assistant Professor
• Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rolla MO. 2017/8~2021/8. Assistant Professor.
• Metropia Inc. Tucson, AZ. 2011/8~2017/7. Founding team member, and R&D Director.

Honors and Awards

1. Harry West Teaching Award. Penn State. 2024.
2. Joseph H. Senne Jr. Academy of Civil Engineers Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award, Missouri S&T, 2020.
3. Outstanding Teaching Award. Missouri S&T. 2020
4. University of Missouri System Teaching Scholar. 2020.
5. Excellent Associate Editor. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology. 2021.
6. Excellent Paper Award. 2018 World Transport Convention. June 18-21, 2018. Paper presented “Advancing Usage Based Insurance – A Contextual Driving Risk Modeling and Analysis Approach”.

Student Awards 

1. IACIP (International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals) Student Best Presentation Award. (Chenxi Chen). 2024.
2. FEGR Assistantship Stipend Supplement Fund (Shuhua Hong). 2024.
3. Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, PennState (Chris Song). 2023.
4. Mark E. and Claire L. Alpert Graduate Fellowship (Qing Tang). 2023.
5. NASA Women in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) scholarship (Victoria Butler). 2023.
6. FEGR Assistantship Stipend Supplement Fund (Yuxin Ding). 2023.
7. Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, PennState (Qing Tang). 2022.
8. First place poster competition award in the 2022 Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure (Chris Song). 2022.
9. Ozarks Chapter ITE (OCITE) student excellence scholarship (Qing Tang). 2021
10. First-place winner of Central Missouri ITE (CMITE) Student Poster Competition (Qing Tang). 2020
11. Excellent Paper Award. 2018 World Transport Convention. (Qing Tang). 2018

Service

1. Committee Research Coordinator and Paper Review Coordinator. TRB Committee on Maintenance and Operations Management (AKR10)
2. Associate Editor. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
3. Assistant Editor. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Technology, Planning, and Operations.
4. Handling Editor. Transportation Research Record.
5. Associate Editor. The International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology
6. Organizing Committee. 6^th Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR) Conference
7. TRB Committee Research Coordinators Leadership Council (CRCC), Highway Infrastructure Group (AK000) Representative
8. Board of Directors. Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA).
9. Faculty advisor. Engineering Graduate Student Council (EGSC). 2023-present.
10. Penn State Representative, Smart Belt Coalition. 2023 – Present.
11. Member, Centre Region Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) Implementation Technical Advisory Group (TAG). 2023 – Present.
12. Standing committee member. TRB Committee on the Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices (AEP35), 2012 – 2021.
13. Member. American Society of Civil Engineers
14. NSF panelist
15. Member. Chancellor Search Committee. Missouri S&T. 2018.
16. Faculty Advisor. Missouri S&T Institution of Transportation Engineers (ITE) chapter. 2017-2021.
17. Organizing committee member and publication chair. 7th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management. Tucson, AZ. 2015.
18. Reviewer for 20+ peer reviewed journals and conferences (and maybe others since I stopped counting)
    1. Transportation Research Part A, B, C, D, E
    2. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation System
    3. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations
    4. IET Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
    5. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
    6. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science
    7. Journal of Advanced Transportation
    8. Transport
    9. Transportation
    10. Plus one
    11. Journal of Simulation
    12. PROMET –Traffic & Transportation
    13. Journal of Transportation of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
    14. Advances in Mechanical Engineering
    15. Automation in Construction
    16. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology
    17. Traffic and Transportation Research
    18. Transportation Research Board
    19. COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals
    20. 7th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management
    21. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conferences
    22. And many others after I stopped counting