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Mei Chen is the Raymond-Blythe Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky's Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering. Her research focuses on leveraging advanced data analytics and emerging technologies to enhance transportation systems' mobility, safety, and resilience. She leads interdisciplinary efforts to integrate crowd-sourced data, machine learning, and network analysis into transportation planning and policy.
Her work emphasizes practical applications such as improving traffic forecasting accuracy, analyzing TNC impacts on urban congestion, and developing frameworks for highway criticality assessment. She collaborates with state and local agencies to address real-world challenges in infrastructure management and incident response. Notable contributions include methodologies for conflating large-scale roadway networks and enhancing statewide traffic estimation through probe vehicle data integration.
Dr. Chen’s research has consistently addressed the intersection of transportation systems and emerging technologies, with a focus on data-driven solutions for complex urban mobility issues. Her recent work highlights trends in analyzing TNC effects, optimizing congestion metrics, and quantifying crash causality using text mining.
She holds no listed scientific awards but is actively involved in advancing transportation education through her role as Director of Graduate Studies, shaping the next generation of civil engineers.
