About me

I am Yifan Shen (Chinese: 沈一帆), a Ph.D. student (2022 fall) of Industrial Engineering in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, supervised by Dr. Chiwei Yan. Before joining ISE, I obtained my master’s degree in logistics engineering and bachelor’s degree in transportation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Research Interests

• Methodologies: Large-scale combinatorial optimization, network flow optimization, stochastic optimization, data-driven decisions
• Applications: Transportation and logistics, ride-sharing

Education

• M.Eng in Logistics Engineering, 2022,
  Sino-US Global Logistics Institute,
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
  Advisor: Jun Xia
• B.Eng in Transportation Engineering, 2019,
  School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering,
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
  Advisor: Jiangang Jin

Publications

Published Journal Papers

1. Jian Gang Jin, Yifan Shen, Hao Hu, Yiqun Fan, & Mingjian Yu. “Optimizing underground shelter location and mass pedestrian evacuation in urban community areas: A case study of Shanghai.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 149: 124-138, 2021. [Article]
2. Dingyi Zhuang, Jian Gang Jin, Yifan Shen, & Wei Jiang. “Understanding the bike sharing travel demand and cycle lane network: The case of Shanghai.” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 1-13, 2019. [Article]
3. Qiujia Liu, Jiali Deng, Yifan Shen, Wenxin Wang, Zhan Zhang, & Linjun Lu. “Safety and Efficiency Analysis of Turbo Roundabout with Simulations Based on the Lujiazui Roundabout in Shanghai.” Sustainability, 12(18): 7479, 2020. [Article]

Working Paper

1. Yifan Shen, Jun Xia. “Intermodal Container Routing Optimization with Service Requirements.” Working paper.