Lab Director
Sikai (Sky) Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Office: 2266 Engineering Hall
Email: sikai.chen@wisc.edu
Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering / Computational Science & Engineering, Purdue University, 2019
- M.S., Transportation Engineering, University of Southern California, 2014
Lab Members
Postdoctoral Researchers
Chengyuan Ma
Research Associate
Spring 2023 - present
Email: cma97@wisc.edu
(Co-advise with Prof. Xiaopeng Li)
Ph.D., Tongji University, 2023
B.E., Tongji University, 2017
Research Interests: Urban Traffic Control, Traffic Data Analysis
Ph.D. Students
Zilin Huang
Research Assistant
Fall 2022 - present
Email: zilin.huang@wisc.edu
M.S., South China University of Technology, 2021
B.E., Guangdong University of Technology, 2018
Research Interests: Human-Centered AI, Autonomous Driving, Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Intelligent Transportation
Zihao Sheng
Research Assistant
Spring 2023 - present
Email: zihao.sheng@wisc.edu
M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2022
B.E., Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2019
Research Interests: Human-Centered AI, Autonomous Driving, Robotics, Physics, Intelligent Transportation
Keke Long
Research Assistant
Spring 2023 - present
Email: klong23@wisc.edu
(Co-advise with Prof. Xiaopeng Li)
M.S., Tongji University, 2021
B.E., Changan University, 2018
Research Interests: Vehicle Trajectory Optimization, Vehicle Control
Zheng Li
Research Assistant
Fall 2023 - present
Email: zli2674@wisc.edu
(Co-advise with Prof. Xiaopeng Li)
M.S., Tongji University, 2023
B.E., Hunan University, 2020
Research Interests: Autonomous Driving Safety Validation, Intelligent Transportation
Yongju Kim
Research Assistant
Fall 2023 - present
Email: yongju.kim@wisc.edu
(Co-advise with Prof. Sue Ahn)
M.S., Seoul National University, 2021
B.S., Seoul National University, 2019
Research Interests: Freeway Traffic Control, Traffic Simulation, Traffic Flow Theory
Yuhao Luo
Research Assistant
Fall 2025 - present
Email: yluo955@connect.hkust-gz.edu.cn
M.S., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (GZ), 2025
B.E., Wuhan University of Technology, 2023
Research Interests: Autonomous Driving, Uncertainty Quantification, Spatial-temporal data mining, and driving behavior modelling
Undergraduate Researchers
Boyue Wang
Undergraduate Researcher
Fall 2024 - present
Email: bwang367@wisc.edu
B.E., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests: Autonomous Driving Simulation, Intelligent Transportation
Affiliates
Runjia (Rayne) Du
Research Assistant
Fall 2019 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: du187@purdue.edu
Research Interests: Optimal and AI-based control for CAVs, Machine learning for autonomous driving, Traffic safety in mixed traffic flow
Jiqian (Frank) Dong
Research Assistant
Fall 2019 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: dong282@purdue.edu
Research Interests: AI-based control for CAVs, Machine learning for autonomous driving, Connected infrastructure system
Yujie Li
Research Assistant
Fall 2019 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: li2804@purdue.edu
Research Interests: Optimal and AI-based control for CAVs, Machine learning for autonomous driving, Human factors in AV technologies
Paul (Young Joun) Ha
Research Assistant
Fall 2019 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: ha55@purdue.edu
Research Interests: AI-based control for CAVs, Machine learning for autonomous driving, Connected infrastructure system
Jiaming Wang
ECE M.S. Student
Fall 2022 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: wang4146@purdue.edu
Research Interests: AI-driven control systems for CAVs, simulator development, V2V energy transfer optimization
Zhongnan Ye
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Summer 2022 - present
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Email: zhong-nan.ye@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interests: Path planning, Structural safety engineering, Fire emergency management, Building energy modeling
Penglin Song
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Spring 2023 - present
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Email: peng-lin.song@connect.polyu.hk
Research Interests: Proactive safety, Econometric methods application, Surrogate safety measures
Qichao Liu
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Spring 2024 - present
(Southeast University)
Email: qliu426@wisc.edu
Research Interests: Automated Vehicles, Optimal Control, Optimization, Distributed Control
Yansong Qu
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2024 - present
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: qu120@purdue.edu
Research Interests: Autonomous Driving Simulation, Human-Centered AI, Control, Intelligent Transportation
Sky-Lab Alumni
Suya (Sue) Zong
Research Assistant
Fall 2020 - Summer 2022
(Purdue University, co-advise with Prof. Samuel Labi)
Email: shuyazong@microsoft.com
Current Position: Product Manager, Microsoft Software and Technology Center Asia