Xuxilu Zhang

Xuxilu Zhang is a Researcher at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), holding primary appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering within the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering. Additional affiliation exists with the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Research is conducted through the Barcelona Innovative Transportation (BIT) group, focusing on data-driven urban mobility solutions.

Research expertise centers on transportation engineering with specialization in:

• Smart bike-sharing systems and parking management
• Crowd flow prediction for urban safety
• Autonomous vehicle traffic modeling
• Real-time urban mobility analytics
• Sustainable transportation infrastructure

Recent publications demonstrate strong trend toward interdisciplinary approaches combining civil engineering with data science. Work features international case studies in Chinese megacities, addressing critical urban safety and mobility challenges through advanced computational modeling. Research shows consistent progression from theoretical frameworks to practical implementation.

No scientific awards are documented in the available information.

Active supervision occurs through UPC's PhD Program in Civil Engineering, with research supported by competitive national grants including the 2020 autonomous vehicle project. Current funding enables ongoing work on urban mobility optimization using real-world transportation datasets from multiple international cities.

The Barcelona Innovative Transportation (BIT) group provides collaborative environment for transportation innovation, maintaining strong industry partnerships and access to real urban mobility data. The group emphasizes practical implementation of research findings in partnership with municipal transportation authorities.