Dr. Ziyue Li

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Biography

Ziyue Li is a W2 Professor of Transportation Analytics at the Technical University of Munich. His research focuses on spatiotemporal machine learning, data mining, smart cities, and smart mobility, aiming to enhance sustainability, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and interpretability in transportation systems. He addresses complex spatiotemporal systems through perception, decision-making, and explanation, combining statistical data mining with deep learning and domain knowledge to design models that adapt to the realities of transportation systems. Li earned his Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, co-supervised by Arizona State University. He has served as a W1 Professor at the University of Cologne and as a Data Mining Researcher in the Hong Kong Science Park, among other industry roles. His research has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Paper Award at the IISE Annual Meeting and the Peter Luh Young Researcher Award from the IEEE Robotics Automation Society. He has contributed to leading conferences such as AAAI and ACM SIGKDD.

Research Interests

Experience

W2 Professor

2025-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Leading research in Transportation Analytics.

W1 Professor

2022-01-01 — 2025-01-01

University of Cologne • Cologne, Germany

Part of the faculty focusing on advanced analytics in transportation.

Data Mining Researcher

2021-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Hong Kong Science Park • Hong Kong

Conducted research within the data mining domain.

Research Manager

2020-01-01 — 2021-01-01

Hong Kong MTR • Hong Kong

Oversaw research initiatives in transportation innovation.

Research Intern

2019-01-01 — 2020-01-01

Nokia Bell Labs • Hong Kong

Supported advanced research projects in data communications.

Awards

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Paper Award

2025-01-01
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Peter Luh Young Researcher Award

2023-01-01
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Applied Paper Award

2021-01-01
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Theoretical Paper Award

2021-01-01
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Conference Paper Award

2020-01-01