The Outstanding ITS Service Award recognises the individual(s) who exceptionally dedicated and contributed to the Institute in the most recent academic year. ITS proudly announces the awardees for academic year 2025-2026: Mr. Qingyang Li (Chairperson of the ITS Student Committee 2025-2026, PhD candidate in the Department of Data and Systems Engineering, HKU) Mr. Hui Wang (Deputy Chairperson of the ITS Student Committee 2025-2026, PhD candidate in the Department of Geography,

Title: Enhancing Multimodal Transportation Network Resilience through Cross-Layer Interaction Modeling Speaker: Ms. Tianliang Zhu (Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: Sep 8, 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, G/F, Run Run Shaw Building, HKU Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/wFrBs0tH4K ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstr

Title: HFCV Adoption Under Externality: Low- and High-Travel-Distance Consumers Speaker: Ms. Busra Bayrak (Management School, University of Liverpool) Date: Jul 29, 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, G/F, Run Run Shaw Building, HKU Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/sh8i2iympQ ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract: Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) are increasingly v

Title: Coordinated path planning of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for maritime monitoring Speaker: Ms. Qingying He (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date: May 28, 2026 (Thursday) Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, HKU Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/YuBwcqw9y2 ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract: Maritime monitoring often involves dispersed t

Title: More-than-Human Urban Accessibility: Veterinary Care and Pet-Friendly Public Transport Speaker: Mr. Ka Yiu (Benjamin) NG (Department of Geography) Date: May 22, 2026 (Friday) Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 nn Venue: Room 1010, CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/ehQUVw9vAM ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract: Traditional urban accessi

Title: Unequal Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Identifying Vehicular Drivers of Exposure Disparity Speaker: Mr. Chenming Niu (Department of Geography) Date: May 13, 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Venue: Room 1010, CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/cgThea0b4d ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract: Traffic-related air pollutio

Title: Air Pollution and Urban Mobility: Two Quasi-experimental Designs Speaker: Mr. Yuan Liang (Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University) Date: Apr 28, 2026 (Tueday) Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Venue: Room 1010, CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jokey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/L6i8Kxxf2D ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract: I will share two studies

Title : Let Drivers Roam: How ETA Slack Unlocks Network Effects in On-Demand Food Delivery Markets Speaker : Mr. Kaihang Zhang (Department of Civil Engineering) Date : Apr 20, 2026 (Monday) Time : 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/bMhERMSx61 ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract : Platforms in on-demand delivery compete on spe

Title : Resource-Constrained User Equilibrium Speaker : Mr. Yuzhen Feng (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) Date : Mar 26, 2026 (Thursday) Time : 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/552KT3frUg ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract : We study user equilibrium with resource constraints (UERC) where users face strict budget on e

Title : Toward Unified Risk Field Modeling for Interactive Autonomous Driving: A Comparative Study and Future Directions Speaker : Mr. Zian Wang Peter (Department of Data and Systems Engineering) Date : Mar 11, 2026 (Wednesday) Time : 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/r/WssbpUgZaj ITS Student Committee will provide a beverage for registered participants. Abstract : Quantifying i

Title : Mobility, Segregation, and Inequalities: How experienced income segregation relates to travel behaviour and health inequalities Speaker : Mr. Yuxuan Zhou ( Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong ) Date : Mar 4, 2026 (Wednesday) Time : 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Venue : Room 1010, CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/r/4WLBeJ73Y5 ITS Student Comm

Title : Resource allocation for an air-rail-integrated co-modality platform considering both demand and supply uncertainties Speaker : Ms. Xinyi Zhu (Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering , Hong Kong Polytechnic University ) Date : Nov 26, 2025 (Wednesday) Time : 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/r/1nLK1SMMHh ITS Student Committee will provide light refreshments

Title : Urban logistics system design with truck-drone collaborative delivery Speaker : Dr. Zhenwei Gong ( Department of Data and Systems Engineering ) Date : Nov 4, 2025 (Tuesday) Time : 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/r/UzVxX5SgF9 ITS Student Committee will provide light refreshments and drinks for registered participants. Abstract : This study investigates the optimal desig

Title : Strategic planning for public transportation electrification: large-scale electric bus network transition planning via deep reinforcement learning Speaker : Ms. Luyun Zhao ( Department of Urban Planning and Design ) Date : Oct 14, 2025 (Tuesday) Time : 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Venue : Room 8-28, Haking Wong Building, The University of Hong Kong Registration Link : https://forms.office.com/r/FThKpBgpfp ITS Student Committee will provide light refreshments and drinks for regi

Title : Event-driven policy optimization for dynamic ambulance dispatch: An attention-based reinforcement learning approach Speaker : Dr....

Title : From association to causality: Causal effects of urban transport infrastructure intervention in China using natural experiment...

Title : Walking (In)Convenience: An in-depth study of pedestrian detours to daily facilities Speaker : Ms. Ting Lian (Department of ...

Title : Urban visual intelligence: uncovering hidden pattern of road safety, group behavior, and urban profiles Speaker : Ms. Zhuangyuan...

Title : Truck-and-Drone Routing Problem for Disaster Response: From Deterministic to Dynamic Speaker : Dr. Wenbo Sun (Department of Data...

Title : Repositioning in bike sharing systems with broken bikes considering on-site repairs Speaker : Mr. Runqiu Hu (Department of Civil...