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Dr. Zhiwei Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at Drexel University and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He leads the Community-Centered Advanced Mobility (CAM) Lab and conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of transportation engineering, optimization, data science, and social science. His research connects travel behavior, infrastructure systems, and emerging vehicle technologies, with applications to modular, connected, and automated vehicles, shared mobility, and public transit. He received his PhD and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida and his bachelor’s degree in Transportation Engineering from South China University of Technology. Before joining Drexel, he held postdoctoral appointments at the University of South Florida and Georgia Tech. He received the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA) and the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis in Policy and Planning from the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC).