Qing He

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I am working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Department of Business Analytics and Mathematics Science, IBM Watson Research Center. Before joining IBM, I have completed my PhD in SIE at the University of Arizona, working with Dr. Larry Head, Dr. Pitu Mirchandani and Dr. Wei-Hua Lin.

My current contact information:

address

  

IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

P.O. Box 218

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

email

  

qhe(at)us.ibm.com 

phone

  

(914) 945-1142 

fax

  

(914) 945-3434 

 

Research Interests:

      Operation Research: System Modeling and Simulation, Mixed-Integer Programming, Robust Optimization, and Heuristics.

      Statistics: Time Series Modeling, Quantile Regression and Regression Trees.

      Transportation: Traffic Signal Control, Traffic Prediction, Incident Prediction and Management, logistics, GIS and GPS Positioning.

      Railway: Electric Locomotive Traction and Automatic Train Control

 

Current Research Projects in IBM Watson:

Smart city agency coordination in Minneapolis and Cambridge (Canada) 2011

Customer Segmentation in DC Wasa (District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority) 2011

Strategic predictive modeling with traffic incidents for TfL (Transport for London) 2011

IBM Traffic Prediction Tool (TPT) in New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) 2011

Smart traveler in California 2011

 

Past Research Projects in UA:

Simulation with VISSIM under v2x environment 2010

Robust Multi-Priority Request Modeling 2010

Lane-Level GPS positioning with low cost GPS 2009

MILOS Phase II (Real-time Adaptive Ramp Metering System) 2009-2010

Arizona E-VII (Details:pdf) 2008-2009

Traffic Signal Optimization with MIP 2008

Geocoding Highway crashes in California with Traffic Safety Center, UC Berkeley 2007

Bus Stop Search based on Google Map Course Project for C E 562 2007

Travel Time Estimation Demo with Arizona DOT (Department of Transportation) 2006

Accident Analysis Demo with Arizona DOT 2006

 

Education
Systems and Industrial Engineering PhD 2010, University of Arizona

Industrial Engineering M.S. 2009, University of Arizona

Electrical Engineering B.S.2003 and M.S. 2006 from Southwest Jiaotong University, China

 

Patent 

      He, Q., K. Jintanakul, Y. Kamarianais and L. Wynter, “Incident Characteristic Prediction for Real-time Traffic Management”, US Patent, filed in June 2011 

 

Theses

      Ph.D. Thesis: “Robust-Intelligent Traffic Signal Control within a Vehicle- to- Infrastructure and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Environment”, University of Arizona, 2010

      M.S. Thesis: “Optimized Train Control based on Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Expert System” (in Chinese), Southwest Jiaotong University, 2006

 

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “PAMSCOD: Platoon-based Multi-modal Traffic Signal Control with Online Data”, Transportation Research Part C 2011, in press.

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “A Heuristic Algorithm for Priority Traffic Signal Control”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2011. in press.

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “Robust  Real-time Coordinated-Actuated Traffic Signal Control with Multiple Priorities", under review.

      He, Q. Y. Kamarianais, K. Jintanakul and L. Wynter, “Incident Duration Prediction with Hybrid Tree-based Quantile Regression” under review.

      He, Q., W. Lin, H. Liu and K. L. Head, “Heuristic Algorithms for Online Traffic Signal Control with Cell Transmission Models”, under review

      Jintanakul K., Q. He, Y. Kamarianais, and L. Wynter, “Simulation-Based Study of Traffic Incident Impacts: An Examination on Link and Network-Wide Levels Using Regression Trees”, under review

 

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “A Heuristic Algorithm for Priority Traffic Signal Control”, Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting Preprint CD-ROM, Washington D.C., January 2011

      Shen, W., Y. Kamarianakis, J. He, Q. He, G. Swirszcz,  R. Lawrence, and L. Wynter, "Traffic Velocity Prediction Using GPS Data: IEEE ICDM Contest Task 3 Report", Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International conference on Data Mining (ICDM10), pp 1369 – 1371, Sydney, Australia, December, 2010

      He, J., Q. He, G. Swirszcz, Y. Kamarianakis, R. Lawrence, W. Shen, and L. Wynter, “Ensemble-based Method for Task 2: Predicting Traffic Jam”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International conference on Data Mining (ICDM10), pp 1363 – 1365, Sydney, Australia, December, 2010 

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “Platoon-based Multi-modal Traffic Signal Control with Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications”, Proceedings of 19th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT 19), Berkeley, CA, 2011

      He, Q. and K. L. Head, “Pseudo-Lane-Level, Low-Cost GPS Positioning with Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication and Driving Event Detection”, Proceedings of 13th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC ‘10), pp 1669-1676, Madeira Island, Portugal, September 2010

      He, Q., W. Lin, H. Liu and K. L. Head, “Heuristic Algorithms to Solve 0-1 Mixed Integer LP Formulations for Traffic Signal Control Problems”, Proceedings of  2010 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics (IEEE/SOLI ‘10), pp 118-124, Qingdao, China, July, 2010

      He, Q. and K. L. Head, “Lane-Level Vehicle Positioning with Low-Cost GPS”, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting Preprint CD-ROM, Washington D.C., January, 2010

      He, Q., X. Feng, and J. Zhu, "An Ideal Run Model for Mass Transit Based on ADS", The 7th International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 4-6 April, 2005, China, pp. 267-274. IEEE Computer Society

      Zhu, J., X. Feng, and Q. He, "The Simulation Research for the ATO Model Based on Fuzzy Predictive Control",The 7th International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 4-6 April, 2005, China, pp. 235-241. IEEE Computer Society

 

Other publications

      He, Q. Y. Kamarianais, K. Jintanakul and L. Wynter, “Incident Duration Prediction with Hybrid Tree-based Quantile Regression” IBM report number RC25175, June, 2011.

 

Working Papers

      He, Q. W. Shen, Y. Kamarianais, K. Jintanakul and L. Wynter, “Network Wide Traffic Control under Incident Occurrence”

      He, Q. Y. Kamarianais, K. Jintanakul, W, Shen and L. Wynter, “Freeway Spatial-Temporal Incident Impact Prediction with Multivariate Regression”

 

Presentations

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “PAMSCOD: Platoon-based Multi-modal Traffic Signal Control with Online Data”, 19th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT 19), Berkeley, CA, July 2011

      He, Q. “Traffic Signal Control with Mobile Sensors”, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, June 24, 2011 (Invited Talk)

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding, “A Heuristic Algorithm for Priority Traffic Signal Control”, Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 25, 2011

      He, Q. and L. Wynter. “Smarter Transportation Analytics”, Chinese Institute of Engineers- USA/Greater New York Chapter 2010 Annual Convention, Newark, NJ, Nov. 2010 (Invited Talk)

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding. “Robust Multiple Priority Traffic Signal Control with Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, Nov. 2010

      He, Q. and L. Wynter. “Smarter Transportation Analytics”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, Nov. 2010 (Invited Talk)

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding. “Robust Multiple Priority Control with Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Systems”, Penn State at Altoona, Altoona, PA, April 22, 2010 (Invited Talk)

      He, Q., K. L. Head and J. Ding. “Robust Multi-Modal Traffic Signal Control with Advanced Wireless Communication Techniques”, INFORMS student chapter seminar at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, March 2, 2010

      He, Q. and K. L. Head. “Lane Level GPS Positioning within a V2x Environment using Low Cost GPS”, Technical Challenges for Future IntelliDrive Applications: Timing, Positioning, and Stability Issues, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12, 2010

      He, Q. and K. L. Head. “Robust-Intelligent Traffic Signal Control within an IntelliDriveSM world”, Doctoral Student Research in Transportation Operations and Traffic Control, Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 10, 2010

      He, Q. and W. Lin. “Robust Optimization for Traffic Signal Control Problems”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, Oct. 2009

      He, Q., W. Lin, K. L. Head, and H. Liu. “A Linear Relaxation Solution Approach to Analytical Traffic Signal Control Problems”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., Oct. 2008

      He, Q., X. Feng, and J. Zhu, "An Ideal Run Model for Mass Transit Based on ADS", The 7th International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 4-6 April, 2005, China, pp. 267-274. IEEE Computer Society

      Zhu, J., X. Feng, and Q. He, "The Simulation Research for the ATO Model Based on Fuzzy Predictive Control", The 7th International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 4-6 April, 2005, China, pp. 235-241. IEEE Computer Society

 

 



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