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Artificial Intelligence Seminar

Harnessing Autonomous Vehicles for Smarter Traffic Management

Event Details

Speaker: Ruolin Li, USC

Conference Rm Location: ISI-MDR #1014

Zoom Info:  https://usc.zoom.us/j/93611391909?pwd=995rTEdKQwrDjObtL3amUojQXGYISL.1

Meeting ID: 936 1139 1909 Passcode: 172658

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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer new opportunities to improve traffic flow, enhance system-wide coordination, and maximize societal benefits through their increased controllability and adaptability. However, their effective integration into transportation systems requires a comprehensive understanding of AV-human interactions and the development of strategic control mechanisms to prevent potential negative consequences, such as the exploitation of AVs’ cooperative behaviors by selfish drivers.

This talk examines a series of representative transportation scenarios—highway on-ramps, vehicle routing in networks, and toll lane usage—to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance. The presentation introduces innovative models that capture the complex interplay between human-driven and autonomous vehicles and demonstrates control strategies that optimize AVs’ potential while mitigating the risks of adverse exploitation. The discussion highlights the importance of well-designed AV deployment and control policies to ensure that autonomous mobility serves broader societal interests.

 

Speaker Bio

Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on the active control and management of autonomous vehicles in mixed-autonomy environments, leveraging game theory, multi-agent systems, and optimization to enhance the societal benefits of intelligent transportation systems. She explores how AVs can be strategically integrated to foster more adaptive and cooperative mobility networks.

Prior to joining USC, Ruolin was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2023 and 2018, respectively. She is recognized as a Rising Star in Civil and Environmental Engineering by MIT and a Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering by Stanford.

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