On the Empty Miles in Ridesourcing Systems

Dr. Yafeng Yin is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He works in the area of transportation systems analysis and modeling and has published more than 130 refereed papers in leading academic journals. His current research focuses on connected and automated mobility systems. He currently serves as Area Editor of Transportation Science, Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part B: Methodology, and Department Editor of Service Science and was the Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies between 2014 and 2020. Dr. Yin received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2002, his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1996 and 1994 respectively. Prior to his current appointment at the University of Michigan, he was a faculty member at the University of Florida between 2005 and 2016, a postdoctoral researcher, and then assistant research engineer at the University of California at Berkeley between 2002 and 2005. Between 1996 and 1999, he was a lecturer at Tsinghua University. Dr. Yin has received recognition from different institutions, including the Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award from the University of Michigan, a Doctoral Mentoring Award from the University of Florida, the Outstanding Leadership Award by the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA), and the Stella Dafermos Best Paper Award and the Ryuichi Kitamura Paper Award from Transportation Research Board.