About Me
I am currently a third-year Ph.D. student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. My research interest focuses on developing and employing operations research tools, including network modeling, optimization, and equilibrium, to understand and enhance transportation systems. I believe transportation serves as a microcosm for understanding the world, and my initial motivation for pursuing operations research is to make a difference to the world.
Education
- Sep 2023 - Now, Ph.D. Student (Supervised by Dr. Wei Liu), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sep 2019 - Jul 2023, B.Mgt. in Information Management and Information System, Tongji University
Experiences
- Apr 2023 - May 2023, Algorithm Intern in Operations Research, Cardinal Operations
- May 2021 - Jun 2023, Research Assistant (Supervised by Prof. Xiaolei Wang), Tongji University
Selected Research Works
Working Papers
- Shan Yang, Yuzhen Feng, Xiaolei Wang, Yang Liu, and Yuchen Sun. Designing a forward-looking probabilistic matching policy for dynamic ridepooling service. R&R at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
- Whether and which current opportunities can be sacrificed for better future potential?
- Yuzhen Feng, Wei Liu, Guangming Xu, and Hai Yang. High-speed rail capacity allocation and pricing: Flexible ticket or reserved seat?. R&R at Transportation Science.
- When and why is flexibility beneficial or not in an uncertain and competitive world?
- The 104th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, U.S., Jan 2025.
- Yuzhen Feng, Qingyang Li, Wei Liu, Fangni Zhang, and Jiancheng Long. Resource-constrained user equilibrium. Working paper.
- How “will” one choose in their limited existence and a competitive world?
- The 12th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis Conference, Japan, Jun 2025.
- Yuzhen Feng and Wei Liu. Value of modularity against en-route demand uncertainty in bus services. Major Revision at Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.
Publications
- Chen Yang, Xiaolei Wang, Yuzhen Feng, Luohan Hu, Xing Yang, and Zhengbing He. (2024). A prediction-based forward-looking vehicle dispatching strategy for dynamic ride-pooling. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Awards
- Runner-up in the 1st Sinopec AI Innovation Competition
- Best Poster Award at The 3rd PolyU Research Student Conference
- Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship by Hong Kong Research Grant Council
- Outstanding Graduate by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
- First Prize (in Shanghai) in the 12th National College Students Mathematical Competition
- National Scholarship by Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Others
Technical Notes
- Yuzhen Feng. (2026). Time-of-use pump scheduling for flow transmission. Available at Optimization Online.
Theses
- A network modeling approach to assess dynamic en-route ridepooling service (in Chinese). Tongji University, 2023.
Collaborators
I am grateful to have collaborated with wonderful coauthors, including many of my peers: Qingyang Li (HKU), Chen Yang (Tongji), Shan Yang (NUS). Names are listed alphabetically by last name.