Born in Anhui Province, member of the Communist Party of China. Currently as an Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the College of Transportation, Tongji University. Research focuses on applying complexed networks, machine learning, mathematical optimization, and simulation models to areas such as integrated transportation strategies and planning, governance of transportation service markets, modeling of travel activities and demand forecasting, optimization of multimodal complex transportation networks, and planning and techno-economic studies of maglev transportation systems.
Has led two National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, one Shanghai Natural Science Foundation project, one Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program project, one Ministry of Transport’s Transportation Power Strategy research project, one National Railway Administration research project, one Tongji University Outstanding Young Talent Program project, and one Tongji University Key Laboratory project under the Ministry of Education.
As project leader, completed practical projects in cities such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Changsha, including intelligent connected vehicle innovation and development planning, smart transportation system strategic planning, urban integrated transportation planning, public transportation development strategies, transportation simulation modeling, and travel service pricing.
Contributed to policy consultation, with multiple policy recommendations receiving approval from national ministerial-level or higher leadership. Serves as a youth committee member of the editorial board of Urban Rail Transit Research and a member of the Transportation Planning Committee of the 8th Council of the Shanghai Highway Society.
Education
2007.03 – 2014.01 Ph.D., Transportation Planning and Management, Tongji University
2004.09 – 2007.03 M.Sc., Transportation Planning and Management, Tongji University
2000.09 – 2004.06 B.Eng., Transportation Engineering, Tongji University
Experience
2014.07 – present, Associate Researcher, College of Transportation, Tongji University
2017.11 – 2018.11, Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, supported by the China Scholarship Council
2022.02 – 2023.02, Deputy Director (Secondment), Jiading District Transportation Committee, Shanghai
2024.07 – present, Director of Consulting Department, Lingang Tongji Institute of Intelligent Science and Technology (part-time, university-affiliated institute)
Research Projects
Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program, Autonomous Road Traffic Network Plastic Flow Technology, June 2025 – May 2028, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program, No. 72174147, Algorithmic Governance of Taxi-like Service Platforms from the Perspective of Bilateral Matching Markets, January 2022 – December 2025, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
National Railway Administration Research Project, Study on the Necessity of Maglev Railway Network Construction, October 2024 – September 2025, Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
Ministry of Transport Project, Study on Transportation Layout Strategies for Urban Agglomerations, June 2019 – October 2020, Principal Investigator, Completed.Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, Research on Collaborative Governance Mechanisms for Urban Mobility Service Platforms from the Perspective of the Algorithmic Economy, November 2019 – October 2021, Principal Investigator, Completed.
National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Program, No. 71603186, Analysis of the Mechanisms and Effects of Motor Vehicle Traffic Demand Regulation Measures, January 2017 – December 2019, Principal Investigator, Completed.
Shanghai Natural Science Foundation Project, No. 16ZR1447000, Study on the Evolution of Complex Public Transportation Network Structures and Service Performance, July 2016 – June 2019, Principal Investigator, Completed.
Tongji University Outstanding Young Talent Program, Analysis of the Mechanisms and Effects of Urban Motor Vehicle Demand Regulation Measures, January 2016 – December 2017, No. 2015KJ012, Principal Investigator, Completed.
Honors & Awards
Third Prize, Decision-making Consultation Research Achievement Award of Shanghai
Nomination Award, Qian Xuesen Urban Studies (Transportation) Gold Award
Outstanding Contributor, Strategic Research on Building a Strong Transportation Nation, Ministry of Transport of China
Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program
Second Prize, Shanghai 2040 Master Plan Special Research
Second Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, Tibet Autonomous Region
Third Prize, Chongqing Urban Planning Association
Publications
Selected Publications in the Last Five Years:
• ZHANG Hua, LEI Lingyun, LIU Ruoyun, et al. Urban Transportation Development in China: Current State and 2035 Prospect [J]. Urban Transport of China, 2024, 22(03): 36-42+76.
• CHEN Xianlong,ZHANG Hua, MA Yilin, et al. Reflections on the Paradigm Shift in Travel Demand Models in the Big Data Era [J]. Urban Transport of China, 2024, 22(04): 1-10.
• ZHANG Hua, MA Miaoxi. Challenges and New Idea of the Governance of Online Ride-hailing Platform Service [J]. CHINA TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, 2024, 46(08): 19-27.
• CHEN xiaohong, TIAN Tiantian,Hua Zhang*. Activity Resilience of Urban Residents: Empirical Evidence Based on the Recovery of Rail Transit Ridership During the COVID-19 Pandemic [J]. Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2023, 51(7): 109-119.
• CHEN Xianlong,ZHANG Hua, CHEN Xiaohong, et al. Urban Activity Models Based on Spatiotemporal Inference [J]. Urban Transport of China, 2023, 21(01): 60-68+120.
• WANG Guangtao, SHAN Xiaonian,ZHANG Hua, YE Jianhong. Digital Transformation in Urban Transportation Governance [J]. Urban Transport of China, 2022，20(01): 1-9+127.
• Jianhong Ye, Daoge Wang, Yuanchu Jia &Hua Zhang*. Competition or cooperation: Relationship between carsharing and other travel modes [J]. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2022, 16:7, 610-626. DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2021.1914792.
• Hua Zhang, Ying Fu*, Xiang Liu. Exploring Hierarchical Structure for Demand Responsive Transit Network: Evidence from Actual Performance [C]. 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), October 8-12, 2022, Macau, China.
• Xiaohong Chen, Yiqing Cui,Hua Zhang*. Identifying User Attention for Car Sharing Service via Text Comments Data [C]. 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), October 8-12, 2022, Macau, China.
• CHEN Xiaohong, TIAN Tiantian,Hua Zhang), et al. Recovery Patterns and Heterogeneity of Urban Rail Transit Under Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic [C]. Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, January 9-13, 2022, Washington D.C, USA.
• CHEN Xiaohong, LIU Han,ZHANG Hua*, et al. Temporal and Spatial Characteristic Differences and Influencing Factors of Heavy Freight Vehicle Travel[J]. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information, 2022, 22(06): 160-171.
• Qian Ye, Xiaohong Chen,Hua Zhang*, et al. Demonstration of Participation Networks in Urban Transport Policy of Public and Private Sectors through Social Media: The Case of Bike-Sharing Pricing Strategy in China [J]. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021, Article ID 8881106.
• YE Qian,ZHANG Hua, CHEN Xiaohong. Impacts of Information Mechanisms on Taxi Drivers’ Behaviors in Ride-Hailing Services[J]. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science)，2020，48(4): 536-544.
• Xiaohong Chen, Kunyun Li,Hua Zhang*, et al. Identifying and Recognizing Usage Pattern of Electric Vehicles Using GPS and On-Board Diagnostics Data [C]. International Conference on Transportation and Development 2020, Seattle, USA, May 26-29, 2020.