The college welcomes Xiaowei (Tom) Shi as an assistant professor, civil & environmental engineering.
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 research integrates transportation engineering, control engineering, optimization, and data science.
Prior to joining the UWM faculty, Shi was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Michigan Traffic Lab at the University of Michigan.
“Tom’s expertise in these cutting-edge fields promises to enrich our department’s research and educational endeavors,” said Rani Elhajjar, associate professor and department chair, civil & environmental engineering. “We eagerly anticipate his valuable contributions to advancing our understanding and applications of transportation technologies for a smarter and more connected future in Wisconsin and beyond.”
Shi’s work has published in top transportation journals including the Transportation Science and Transportation Research Parts B, C and D. He serves as a reviewer for leading transportation journals, including Transportation Science, Transportation Research Parts B and C, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles.
Shi’s many competitive awards include the Anne Brewer Academic Scholarship from ITS Florida and the Neville A. Parker Science & Technology Award from the Council of University Transportation Centers. He was a member of the U.S. finalist team in the ITS World Congress – Global Innovation Competition.
He earned a PhD in civil and environmental engineering at the University of South Florida (2021).
Shi’s office is the Northwest Quadrant, Room 4420 and his email address is xiaowshi@uwm.edu.