Zongtao Duan is an active researcher with a focus on intelligent transportation systems, cybersecurity, and machine learning applications. His work spans areas including traffic flow prediction, silent data corruption detection, vehicular networks security, and deep learning architectures for autonomous systems. He collaborates frequently with colleagues like Lei Tang and Junchi Ma, publishing in top-tier journals such as IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Future Generation Computer Systems. His research emphasizes practical solutions for urban mobility challenges, including ridesharing optimization and railway congestion control, while also addressing foundational issues in hardware reliability and error propagation modeling. Recent contributions include advancements in multimodal retrieval systems and knowledge graph applications in scientific data management. Zongtao has contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed publications since 2004, with notable work in 2025 exploring SDC evaluation frameworks and scenario-based testing for autonomous vehicle safety. His interdisciplinary approach bridges computer science, transportation engineering, and cybersecurity to address real-world technical challenges.