Xia Jin

Dr. Xia Jin is a Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). She specializes in transportation planning, with over 15 years of academic and professional experience. Her research focuses on human and freight mobility behavior, travel demand forecasting, and emerging technologies like autonomous and connected vehicles. Dr. Jin leads the Travel Behavior and System Modeling Lab at FIU, emphasizing data-driven approaches to urban mobility challenges.

She holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Her work bridges transportation engineering and urban planning, addressing topics such as telecommuting impacts, e-commerce effects on travel, and freight safety analysis. She serves on committees for the Transportation Research Board (TRB), including the Travel Survey Methods and Travel Behavior and Values committees.

Dr. Jin’s research themes include micromobility adoption, pandemic-induced travel behavior changes, and the integration of machine learning in transportation modeling. Her recent studies explore the nexus between urban planning, boredom, and mobility, as well as the socio-economic implications of autonomous vehicles. Despite her extensive publication record (over 60 journal articles and 70+ conference papers), she has no listed awards but actively contributes to transportation policy and decision-making through applied research.

Her lab and advisory roles highlight a commitment to advancing sustainable urban mobility solutions. Current and future work includes scenario analyses for autonomous vehicles in suburban areas and enhancing travel time reliability predictions using advanced algorithms.