Kaidi Yang

Kaidi Yang is a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Autonomous Systems Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He obtained the Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2019. Prior to that, he received a BEng. in Automation, a BSc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics (minor), and an MSc. in Control Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University in China.

His primary research interest lies in the control and optimization of multimodal transportation systems, with a particular focus on emerging technologies and shared mobility. Currently, he is working on various topics on Mobility-on-Demand systems, e.g., the coordination of a mixed fleet of autonomous and human-driven vehicles, integration of autonomous mobility-on-demand and public transport, etc.

In his free time, Kaidi enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, and tennis.

Awards:

• Best Paper Award in Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, 2019
• Postdoc.Mobility fellowship funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation