Our Alumini

Francis Salazar is currently a Graduate Student in the Urban and Data Science Lab at Hiroshima University since 2022. He graduated from De La Salle University – Manila in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Transportation Engineering. Since then, he has worked in the Philippine government under various development projects which has cultivated his interests in transportation planning, passenger behavior, and Transit Oriented Development (TOD).

I am candidate in Urban and Data Science Lab at Hiroshima University since October, 2022 supervised by Professor Tao Feng. I received my Masters degree in English Literature and Linguistic from Pakistan.Besides, I also did MA Education in 2013. Since then, I have worked in education department and worked on various projects related to disaster in collaboration with different NGOs and government organizations. My research interests include disaster mitigation, climate change, flood and its impact on people in Pakistan, people's migration and adaptation strategies during floods.

Chao SUN is a visiting doctoral student of Urban and Data Science Lab at Hiroshima University. He is also a Ph.D. candidate of Transportation Engineering at Southeast University. He received M.S degree in Transportation Engineering (2021) from Harbin Institute of Technology. His research interests include traffic carbon emission and transport geography.

Yan Zheng joined the Urban and Data Science Lab in Hiroshima University as a visiting doctor-course student in January 2024. He is pursuing his doctoral degree in Southeast University. His current research focuses on traffic flow prediction, urban transit planning and intelligent public transportation.

Qingqing Zhao joined the Urban and Data Science Lab in Hiroshima University as a visiting doctor-course student in December 2023. She is pursuing her doctoral degree in Beijing Jiaotong University. Her current research focuses on passenger flow control in urban rail transit.

Pengcheng XU is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Traffic Information and Control at Chang’an University. In Dec. 2023, he joined the Urban and Data Science Lab of Hiroshima University as a visiting Ph.D. candidate, supervised by Prof. Tao FENG. His research interests include complex network modeling and analysis, passengers’ travel behaviors under extreme events, resilience of multi-modal public transport network, and interdependent urban infrastructure systems. In current, he focuses on the adaptability of travelers’ behaviors in urban transport system under disruptions.

Fakhourji Mohamad is a master’s Candidate in Urban and Data Science Lab at Hiroshima University from 2022.
He holds a B.E. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut. His research interests include smart vehicles (Connected vehicles), road network optimisation, and route choice analysis.