معرفی
Dr. Guang Tian is an Associate Professor in the Transportation Studies Program at the University of New Orleans, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities (CETOC) and coordinator of the GIS graduate certificate program. His research focuses on sustainable transportation systems with emphasis on land use-transportation interactions, travel behavior modeling, and climate-resilient infrastructure planning.
Research Interests:
- Spatial analysis of transportation systems using machine learning and AI
- Equitable transit-oriented development in diverse urban contexts
- Impact assessment of emerging mobility services on traditional transit
- Climate adaptation strategies for transportation infrastructure
- Advanced quantitative methods including GIS and statistical modeling
His scholarly publications demonstrate consistent focus on sustainable transportation metrics and machine learning applications in urban mobility analysis, with recent work exploring telecommuting impacts, rail infrastructure evaluation, and built environment influences on travel behavior across diverse U.S. regions.
Research Funding:
- Principal investigator for USDOT-funded projects on transit equity
- Supported by National Institute of Transportation and Communities
- Recipient of Louisiana Board of Regents research grants
- Collaborative projects with Regional Transit Authority and UDOT
