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Xiaowei (Tom) Shi

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Founder and Director, Automated, Connected & Electric Mobility Systems Lab

Dr. Xiaowei (Tom) Shi is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and is also affiliated with Electrical Engineering and the Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT). He is the director of the Automated, Connected & Electric Mobility Systems (ACEMS) Lab at UWM. He is also a co-chair of the IEEE Emerging Transportation Technology Testing Technical Committee.

Dr. Shi’s research focuses on evaluating existing emerging mobility technologies, such as automated, connected, and electric vehicles, and developing novel technologies through the utilization of field experiments and hardware-in-the-loop methodologies. His works have been published in top transportation journals, e.g., Transportation Science, Transportation Research Parts Series (A-F), and IEEE Transactions on ITS.

Dr. Shi is the area editor of Cleaner Logistics Supply Chain and an editorial board member of Transportation Research Today. Dr. Shi has led a series of external research grants funded by the US DOT, Wisconsin DOT, and industry companies.

Dr. Shi's website

Dr. Shi's Automated, Connected & Electric Mobility Systems (ACEMS) Lab website

Education

PhD, Transportation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021, University of South Florida
MS, Transportation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2020, University of South Florida
MS, Control Science and Engineering, Traffic and Transportation, 2018, Beijing Jiaotong University
BE, Urban Rail Transit, Traffic and Transportation, 2015, Beijing Jiaotong University

Research interests

Evaluation and Testing of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs)
Development of Vehicle Automation and Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) Communications Technologies
Hardware-in-the-loop Testing for Cooperative Driving Automation (CDA) Systems

Selected Publications

Google Scholar Link

Long, K., Shi, X.*, Li, Y., Chen, Z., Wang, Y. and Li, X.*, 2025. Before and after riding: changing comfort attitude towards autonomous shuttles from perspectives as riders, drivers, and pedestrians. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104613
Xu, J.*, Xu, D., Wu, J., and Shi, X.*, 2025. Modeling the Collective Behavior of Pedestrians with the Spontaneous Loose Leader-follower Structure in Public Spaces. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13429
Long, K., Shi, X.*, and Li, X., 2024. Physics-Informed Neural Network for Cross-Dynamics Vehicle Trajectory Stitching. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103799
Yang, L., Shi, X.*, and Li, X., 2024. Effect of Riding Experience on Changing Opinions Toward Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Safety – Evidence from Field Experiments. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.07.023.
Shi, X. and Li, X.*, 2023. Trajectory Planning for an Autonomous Vehicle with Conflicting Moving Objects over a Fixed Path. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2023.05.001
Shi, X., Yao, H., Liang, Z. and Li, X.*, 2022. An Empirical Study on Fuel Consumption of Commercial Automated Vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103253
Shi, X. and Li, X.*, 2021. Operations Design of Modular Vehicles on an Oversaturated Corridor with First-in-first-out Passenger Queueing. Transportation Science. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2021.1074
Shi, X. and Li, X.*, 2021. Constructing Fundamental Diagram for Traffic Flow with Automated Vehicles: Methodology and Demonstration. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.06.011
Shi, X. and Li, X.*, 2021. Empirical Study on Car Following Characteristics of Automated Vehicles with Different Headway Settings. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103134
Shi, X., Zhao, D., Yao, H. and Li, X.*, 2021. Video-based Trajectory Generation for High-Granularity Highway Simulation (HIGH-Sim). Communications in Transportation Research. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commtr.2021.100014
Wang, Z., Shi, X.*, Zhao, X. and Li, X., 2021. Modeling Decentralized Mandatory Lane Change for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103441
Shi, X., Wang, Z., Li, X.* and Pei, M., 2021. The Effect of Ride Experience on Changing Opinions Toward Autonomous Vehicle Safety. Communications in Transportation Research. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commtr.2021.100003
Shi, X., Chen, Z., Pei, M. and Li, X.*, 2020. Variable-Capacity Operations with Modular Transits for Shared-Use Corridors. Transportation Research Record. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120928077
Shi, X.*, Liu, H., Wang, M., Li, X., Ciuffo, B., Work, D., and Kan, D., 2023. Inconsistency of AV Impacts on Traffic Flow: Predictions in Literature. Road Vehicle Automation 10. Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34757-3_13

Community Involvement

Chair, IEEE Emerging Transportation Technology Testing (ET3) Technical Committee
Co-Chair, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Wisconsin - Traffic Engineering Council
Faculty Advisor, UWM ITE
Faculty Advisor, UWM IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Student Branch Chapter
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) AI in Transportation Committee
Member, ASCE Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Impacts Committee
Member, Wisconsin Automated Vehicle External Advisory Committee

Awards

2026 Ken Voigt Rising Star Award. Institute of Transportation Engineers Wisconsin Section.
2026 Student Organization Advisor of the Year. UWM.

Student and Student Organization Awards

2026 – Olanrewaju Emmanuel Ogunniyi, Student Organization Leader of the Year Award, UWM. Role: Faculty Advisor.
2026 – Muhammad Fahad, 3rd Place, Graduate Research, College of Engineering & Applied Science Poster Competition, UWM. Role: Ph.D. Advisor.
2025 – UWM ITE Student Chapter, Emerging Student Organization Award, UWM. Role: Faculty Advisor.
2024 – UWM ITE Student Chapter, Momentum Award, ITE Great Lakes District. Role: Faculty Advisor.