Address: Room A927, New Main Building, Beihang University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Academic qualifications
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Hong K. Lo) |
Sep 2018 – Jul 2023 |
Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Management |
Sep 2015 – Jul 2018 |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Bachelor in Transportation Systems Engineering |
Sep 2011 – Jul 2015 |
Present and past academic positions
Beihang University |
School of Economics and Management |
Associate Professor |
Mar 2026 – Now |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lecturer (part-time) |
Sep 2023 – Feb 2026 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Research Assistant (part-time, during exchange) |
May 2014 – Jun 2014 |
Journal publications (*corresponding author)
1.Lee, E., Huai, Y.*, Lo, H.K., Zhang, A., 2026. Dynamic deployment and service pricing of upstream check-in counters in competitive multi-airport region. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 188, 105777.
2.Lee, E., Huai, Y.*, Lo, H.K., Zhang, A., 2025. Flight scheduling and pricing with high-speed rail coopetition and delay uncertainty. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 200, 104219.
3.Huai, Y., Lo, H.K.*, Zhang, A., 2025. Optimal private housing supply under various schemes of public housing provision. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 196, 103232.
4.Huai, Y., Lee, E., Lo, H.K.*, Zhang, A., 2025. Airport charge, terminal capacity, and suggested airport arrival time: Considering non-aeronautical business. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 196, 103222.
5.Huai, Y., Lee, E.*, Lo, H.K., Zhang, A., 2025. Airport's optimal decisions considering non-aeronautical business, terminal capacity and alternative regulatory regimes. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 195, 103192.
6.Liu, J., Liang Z.*, Huai, Y., Lo, H.K., 2025. Investigating utility-based walking accessibility: new versus old development areas in Hong Kong. Transport Policy, 165, 97–106.
7.Kashmiri, F., Lo, H.K.*, Huai, Y., Liang Z., Li, L.B., 2025. Routing of autonomous vehicles for optimal total system cost under equilibrium. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 171, 105004.
8.Lee, E., Kawakita, T., Huai, Y.*, Lo, H.K., Zhang, A., 2024. Airline and high-speed rail collaboration and competition under travel time variability. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 185, 104104.
9.Liang, Z., Ng, K.F., Huai, Y., Lo, H.K.*, Axhausen, K.W., 2023. A stated preference approach for measuring walking accessibility. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 122, 103876.
10.Huai, Y., Lo, H.K., Ng, K.F.*, 2021. Monocentric versus polycentric urban structure: Case study in Hong Kong. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 151, 99–118.
11.Ng, K.F., Lo, H.K.*, Huai, Y., 2017. Robust public-private partnerships for joint railway and property development. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 4, 437.
Book
1.Lo, H.K., Z.C. Li, A. Zhang and Y. Huai, 2026. Sustainable development of comprehensive transportation system for cities and urban agglomeration: theory and practice, Science China Press. (Status: In Press)
Research interests
Air transportation, Transport economics, Industrial organization, Land use and urban policies, Walkability, Urban air mobility
Teaching activities
Course Instructor |
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HKUST, CIVL4620 Transportation System Operations, Fall Semester Content: Transport Economics, Industrial Organization, Transit Operations, Land Use & Transport Planning 2025 (class size 48, evaluation: 4.2/5.0), 2024 (class size 36, evaluation: 4.3/5.0), 2023 (class size 21, evaluation: 4.9/5.0) |
Teaching Assistant |
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HKUST, CIVL3610 Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Spring Semester Content: Transportation Planning, Traffic Flow Theory, Geometric Design of Highway 2020 (class size 151, evaluation: 84/100), 2019 (class size 134, evaluation: 86/100) 2018 (class size 134, evaluation: 87/100), 2017 (class size 167, evaluation: 90/100) |
Project involvement
1.National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists |
Resilient integration and sustainable development of multimodal transport hubs under uncertainty |
2026-2028 |
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Principal Investigator |
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2.Smart Traffic Fund |
Improving taxi & driver shift operating efficiency via a next generation taxi operating system |
2025-2027 |
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Model development, Data analysis, Visualization |
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3.General Research Fund |
Modeling enhanced walkability in urban areas |
2022-2025 |
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Model development, Data analysis, Visualization |
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4.General Research Fund |
Strategies for shaping the intercity transport market in the presence of air and HSR services under delay uncertainties |
2020-2023 |
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Proposal writing, Model development, Data analysis, Visualization |
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5.National Science Foundation of China (Major Project) |
A theory of sustainable development of comprehensive transportation system for urban agglomeration |
2019-2023 |
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Model development, Project coordination, Final report |
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6.Strategic Public Policy Research Fund |
Strategies for enhancing walkability in Hong Kong via smart policies |
2018-2021 |
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Model development, Visualization, Data analysis, Final report |
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7.General Research Fund |
Strategies for sustainable railway development over time and uncertainty |
2017-2020 |
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Model development, Data analysis |
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8.HSBC 150th Anniversary Charity Program |
Personalized real-time air quality informatics system for exposure - Hong Kong (PRAISE-HK) |
2016-2023 |
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Model development, Data analysis |
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Journal peer review
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice |
Journal of Air Transport Management |
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological |
Transport Economics and Management |
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies |
Transport Policy |
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment |
Travel Behaviour and Society |
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review |
Case Studies on Transport Policy |
Professional service
Liaison Member |
Liaison Committee, Air Transport Research Society China Chapter |
Nov 2023 – Current |
Early Career Member |
Technical Committee of Integrated Mobility Service, World Transport Convention |
Jun 2024 – Current |
Selected awards
Best Presenter Award 7th International Symposium on Multi-modal Transportation, Guangzhou Multi-modal average cyclic equilibrium: Balancing traveller heterogeneity in a mixed autonomous system (with Kashmiri, F., Liang, Z. and Lo, H.K.) |
Nov 2025 |
Best Paper Award 3rd Conference of Air Transportation Research Society China Chapter, Chengdu Dynamic deployment and service pricing of upstream check-in counters in competitive multi-airport regions (with Lee, E., Lo, H.K. and Zhang A.) |
Nov 2025 |
Finalist, Best PhD Thesis 5th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research, Bogota Thesis: Spatial distribution of public resources on the equilibrium housing market |
Jun 2024 |
Finalist, "David Levinson" Best Paper Award 5th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research, Bogota Optimal housing supply under various land allocations for public housing: Case study in Hong Kong (with Lo, H.K. and Zhang, A.) |
Jun 2024 |
Best Teaching Assistant Award Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Sep 2017 |
Master Student Merit Scholarship School of Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Jan 2016 |
Department Student Scholarship Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Feb 2015 |
Wong Tit Shing Scholarship Faculty of Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Jul 2014 |
International Student Exchange Scholarship and Hardship Fund Faculty of Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Dec 2013 |
Language skills
English (Proficient), Cantonese (Fluent), Mandarin (Native)
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