Dr. Jiangbo Yu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Prof. Yu’s research focuses on agentic transportation systems — next-generation mobility networks collaboratively shaped and managed by interactive AI agents and human stakeholders. Before joining McGill, Prof. Yu worked as a senior engineering consultant and collaborated with various research institutes. Prof. Yu's lab currently has openings for fully-funded PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Partially- or fully-funded master's student positions might be available for strong applicants with Bachelor's degrees.

Research Interests

Transportation Engineering Operations Research Machine Intelligence Feedback Systems Human-Machine Interactions Agentic Systems Reinforcement Learning Human-AI Interactions Automated Electric Mobility Infrastructure Network Resilience

Experience

Senior Engineer

— Present

AECOM • Montreal, Quebec

Worked as a senior engineering consultant.

Research Associate

— Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, Massachusetts

Conducted research in transportation systems.

Senior Modeler

— Present

Cambridge Systematics • Cambridge, Massachusetts

Specialized in modeling transportation systems.

Transportation Engineer

— Present

Fehr & Peers • California

Focused on transportation engineering projects.

Courses

CIVE 208: Civil Engineering Systems Analysis CIVE 324: Project Management CIVE 543: System Dynamics for Civil & Environmental Engineering

Requirements for McGill University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
B.Sc. degree or equivalent M.D. degree
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • 2 Letters of Reference
  • CV
  • Personal Statement
  • Confirmation of Supervision
  • Research Project Proposal
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.