Zhong-Ping Jiang Elected to IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Board of Governors
NYU Tandon Institute Professor Zhong-Ping Jiang has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society following a highly competitive selection process.
As one of 15 members-at-large elected by the Society, Jiang will focus on expanding educational activities, advancing professional development opportunities for students and practitioners in intelligent transportation and related fields, and shaping the governance of the organization moving forward.
The Intelligent Transportation Systems Society is at the forefront of developing technologies that are transforming how people and goods move. The organization advances the theoretical, experimental, and operational aspects of electrical and electronic engineering, and information technologies as they apply to intelligent transportation systems — encompassing everything from autonomous vehicles and connected infrastructure to traffic management and sustainable mobility solutions.
Jiang's election recognizes his distinguished contributions at the intersection of control theory and machine learning for network systems. His research directly addresses critical challenges in modern transportation, including the development of safe and robust automated lane-changing technology that accounts for complex vehicle interactions, routing choices, and environmental factors — innovations with the potential to significantly increase road safety. His work on control systems for networked technologies has broad implications for the coordination and safety of intelligent transportation infrastructure. (Beyond transportation, Jiang's research extends to biomedical applications, helping clinicians devise new approaches to diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's, demonstrating the versatility of his control and learning systems expertise.)
At NYU Tandon — where he is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Civil and Urban Engineering, Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications, Center for Urban Science + Progress, and the transportation research center C2SMART — his distinguished title of Institute Professor recognizes his exceptional and sustained contributions through outstanding research and educational activities.
This newest IEEE appointment adds to Jiang's record of prestigious honors, including, in 2023 alone, his elevation to Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, election as a foreign member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and inclusion on Stanford's list of the world's top 2% of all scientists.
“I am deeply honored to be chosen to serve on the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Board of Governors,” Jiang says.“I look forward to supporting our collective goals of fostering excellence in transportation engineering, planning, and policy, and ensuring that emerging leaders in the field have access to the resources required to address the complex challenges facing our transportation systems.”
