Lexing Zhang(le hsing chang)

Lexing Zhang(le hsing chang)

University of Minnesota

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Welcome to Lexing Zhang’s homepage!

I am currently a PhD 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, PhD 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

  1. Lexing Zhang, Michael W. Levin*, Mobina Nankali. (2027).
    A Bi-level Optimization Model for Urban Bicycle Lane Planning with a Globally Optimal Branch-and-Price-and-Cut Algorithm.
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.

  2. Yin Feng, Enjian Yao, Rui Zhang*, Rongsheng Chen, Lexing Zhang (2026).
    Optimization of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Layout Considering Mobile Charging Vehicles.
    Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

  3. Ma, C., Shi, B., Cheng, Y.*, Zhang, L., & Chen, K. (2026).
    From Lockdown to Recovery: Modeling the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Station-Level Ridership of Xi’an Metro.
    Transportation Research Record.

  4. 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

  1. Zhang, L., Nankali, M., Ai, Q., & Levin, M. W. (2027).
    Bicycle-Lane Network Design with Coupled OD-Level and Path-Level Coverage.
    Transportation Research Board (TRB) 106th Annual Meeting.

  2. Zhang, L., Ai, Q., Nankali, M., & Levin, M. W. (2027).
    Estimating Bicycle AADT from Short-Duration Counts Using Scaling Factors and Local Network Transfer.
    Transportation Research Board (TRB) 106th Annual Meeting.

  3. Ai, Q., Xu, C., Tong, H., Zhang, L., & Levin, M. W. (2027).
    Dynamic Snowplow Routing for Improving Peak-Period Traffic Resilience: A Target-Driven Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search on Space-Time Networks.
    Transportation Research Board (TRB) 106th Annual Meeting.

  4. Ai, Q., Xu, C., Tong, H., Zhang, L., & Peng, C. (2027).
    Safe Linear Interval–Based Resilience Enhancement: A Linear Gain Theorem for Minor Disturbances and Recovery Strategies for Daily Disruption and Post-Disaster Conditions.
    Transportation Research Board (TRB) 106th Annual Meeting.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

Preprints

  1. 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.