Welcome to Lexing Zhang's homepage!
Welcome to Lexing Zhang’s homepage!
I am currently a Master student at the University of Minnesota, College of Science and Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, advised by Prof. Michael Levin. I received my Bachelor’s degree from Chang’an University, where I majored in Transportation Engineering and was advised by Prof. Wenxuan Wang. During my senior year, I was an exchange student at the National University of Singapore.
My current research focuses on optimization and transportation networks, with particular interest in the application of optimization, graph theory and control theory to traffic systems.
If you are interested in my research areas, I welcome any discussions and potential collaborations.
Research Interests:
- Optimization methods
- Transportation networks
- Graph theory
- Control theory
- Traffic network control
Please find my CV here.
🎓 education
- 2025.08 – Present,
University of Minnesota, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, Master Student - 2024.08 - 2025.05,
National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Exchange Student - 2021.08 - 2025.06,
Chang’an University, School of Transportation Engineering, undergraduate
📝 Publications
Journal Articles
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Ma, C., Shi, B., Cheng, Y., Zhang, L., & Chen, K. (2025).
From Lockdown to Recovery: Modeling the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Station-Level Ridership of Xi’an Metro.
Transportation Research Record. -
Wang, W., Zhang, L., Yan, B., & Cheng, Y. (2025).
Development of a Surrogate Safety Measure for Evaluating Rear-End Collision Risk Perception.
Transportation Research Record.
Conference Papers
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Peng, B., Zhang, L., & Li, E. (2024).
Lane-Level Joint Control of Off-Ramp and Mainline Speed Guidance on Expressways in Rainy Weather.
Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting. -
Peng, B., Zhang, L., Li, E., Feng, Y., Zhang, Y., & Zhong, L. (2024).
Free-Flow Tolling System for Expressways with Fusion of 5G Communication and High-Precision Positioning Technology.
In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Smart City Engineering and Public Safety. -
Ai, Q., Xu, C., Tong, H., Zhang, L., Peng, C. (2025).
From Network-wide Resilience Assessment to Link-level Grading: An Integrated Framework for Urban Road Transportation Systems under Minor Disturbances. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting.
Preprints
- Wang, W., Zhang, L., Lei, J., Feng, Y., & Hu, H. (2025).
Vehicle Acceleration Prediction Considering Environmental Influence and Individual Driving Behavior.
arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.04159.