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Wenlong Jin
- GSRBS, Automatic ControlUniversity of Science and Technology of China1998
- GSRMS, Applied MathematicsUC Davis2000
- GSRPhD, Applied MathematicsUC Davis2003
- GSRBS, Automatic ControlUniversity of Science and Technology of China1998
- GSRMS, Applied MathematicsUC Davis2000
- GSRPhD, Applied MathematicsUC Davis2003
- PostdocITS-IrvineUC Irvine20052006
- Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20082014
- Faculty AssociateITS-IrvineUC Irvine2008
- Associate ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine20142020
- ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSamueli School of EngineeringUC Irvine2020
- Executive Committee MemberITS-IrvineUC Irvine2023
Dr. Wenlong Jin (BS, University of Science and Technology of China; MS, PhD, UC Davis) is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Irvine. He is interested in fundamental and systematic studies on modeling, analysis, monitoring, and control of transportation systems through interdisciplinary approaches based on behavioral modeling, mathematical analysis, systems theory, and information and communication technologies. He has been a principal or co-principal investigator over ten federally- and state-sponsored projects. Dr. Jin has co-authored 33 peer-reviewed journal articles, including 17 in Transportation Research and Transportation Science journals (one among top 10 cited articles published during 2006-2011 and one among top 25 cited articles published during 2007-2012 in Transportation Research Part B), 30 conference proceedings, and five reports, and has given over 40 invited talks and conference presentations. He is an editorial board member of Transportation Research Part B and an Associate Editor of Transportmetrica B.
Contact
Email:
wjin@uci.eduRelated Information
ITS Affiliations
- Faculty Associate
- Advised PhD Graduates
- Project PI
- Product Author
- Project Member
Recent Projects
Research Team:
Wenlong Jin (lead)
Department(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Team:
Wenlong Jin (lead), Charlie Zhao
Department(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Team:
Wenlong Jin (lead), Sara-Grace Lien
Department(s):
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Recent Research Products
Optimal Evacuation Control in Large Urban Networks With Stochastic Demand
Risk Aware Reservoir Control For Safer Urban Traffic Networks
Provably safe and human-like car-following behaviors: Part 2. A parsimonious multi-phase model with projected braking
Events
Seminar: Provably Safe and Human-like Car-following Model for Automated Vehicles
Seminar: Modeling Instantaneous Multihop Connectivity of Inter-Vehicle Communication
Publications
Note: Publications listed below are generally limited to those associated activity during Wenlong Jin's affiliation with ITS-Irvine. The list may be incomplete. For a more comprehensive list, please visit their Google Scholar profile or consult other data sources in their Related Information.
Journal Articles
- Ximeng Fan, Wen-Long Jin and Penghang Yin (2024) “Two-Step Quadratic Programming for Physically Meaningful Smoothing of Longitudinal Vehicle Trajectories”, Transportation Science, 58(6), pp. 1371–1388. Available at: 10.1287/trsc.2024.0524. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2024) “Dynamic Distance-Based Pricing Scheme for High-Occupancy-Toll Lanes Along a Freeway Corridor”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(8), pp. 9344–9363. Available at: 10.1109/TITS.2024.3416845. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2024) “Priority queue formulation of agent-based bathtub model for network trip flows in the relative space”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, p. 104765. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2024.104765. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin (2023) “Multi-phase Projection-based Model of Provably Safe and Human-like Car-Following Behaviors”, Transportation Research Part B [Preprint]. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Pengyuan Sun, Daisik Nam, R. Jayakrishnan and Wenlong Jin (2022) “An eco-driving algorithm based on vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) communications for signalized intersections”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 144, p. 103876. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2022.103876. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Anthony Bahadir Lopez, Wen-Long Jin and Mohammad Adbullah Al Faruque (2022) “Attack Modeling Methodology and Taxonomy for Intelligent Transportation Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(8), pp. 13255–13264. Available at: 10.1109/TITS.2021.3123193. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2021) “On Time-Dependent Trip Distance Distribution with For-Hire Vehicle Trips in Chicago”, Transportation Research Record, 2675(11), pp. 915–934. Available at: 10.1177/03611981211021552. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Xuting Wang, Wen-Long Jin and Yafeng Yin (2021) “A Control Theoretic Approach to Simultaneously Estimate Average Value of Time and Determine Dynamic Price for High-Occupancy Toll Lanes”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 22(11), pp. 7293–7305. Available at: 10.1109/TITS.2020.3007160. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin, Irene Martinez and Monica Menendez (2021) “Compartmental model and fleet-size management for shared mobility systems with for-hire vehicles”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 129, p. 103236. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2021.103236. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2021) “Stable local dynamics for day-to-day departure time choice”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 149, pp. 463–479. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2021.05.013. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2021) “A Link Queue Model of Network Traffic Flow”, Transportation Science, 55(2), pp. 436–455. Available at: 10.1287/trsc.2020.1012. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Pengyuan Sun, Dingtong Yang and Wen-Long Jin (2020) “Eco-Driving Algorithm with a Moving Bottleneck on a Single-Lane Road”, Transportation Research Record, 2674(12), pp. 493–504. Available at: 10.1177/0361198120961381. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin, Xuting Wang and Yingyan Lou (2020) “Stable dynamic pricing scheme independent of lane-choice models for high-occupancy-toll lanes”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 140, pp. 64–78. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2020.07.008. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Anthony Lopez, Wenlong Jin and Mohammad Abdullah Al Faruque (2020) “Security analysis for fixed-time traffic control systems”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 139, pp. 473–495. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2020.07.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2020) “Optimal location problem for variable speed limit application areas”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 138, pp. 221–246. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2020.05.003. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2020) “Generalized bathtub model of network trip flows”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 136, pp. 138–157. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2020.04.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Kentaro Wada, Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2020) “Continuum car-following model of capacity drop at sag and tunnel bottlenecks”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 113, pp. 260–276. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2019.05.012. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-long Jin (2020) “Stochastic LWR model with heterogeneous vehicles: Theory and application for autonomous vehicles”, Transportation Research Procedia, 47, pp. 155–162. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2020.03.088. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2020) “Stable Day-to-Day Dynamics for Departure Time Choice”, Transportation Science, 54(1), pp. 42–61. Available at: 10.1287/trsc.2019.0919. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2019) “Nonstandard second-order formulation of the LWR model”, Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 7(1), pp. 1338–1355. Available at: 10.1080/21680566.2019.1617803. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Adrian Rey, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen G. Ritchie (2019) “An extension of Newell's simplified kinematic wave model to account for first-in-first-out violation: With an application to vehicle trajectory estimation”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 109, pp. 79–94. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2019.10.005. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Qinglong Yan (2019) “A formulation of unifiable multi-commodity kinematic wave model with relative speed ratios”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 128, pp. 236–253. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2019.08.007. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2018) “Unifiable multi-commodity kinematic wave model”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 117, pp. 639–659. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.08.013. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Jorge Laval (2018) “Bounded acceleration traffic flow models: A unified approach”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 111, pp. 1–18. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2018.03.006. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang, Lawrence Andres, Zhe Sun, Qijian Gan and Wen-Long Jin (2018) “Field tests of a dynamic green driving strategy based on inter-vehicle communication”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 59, pp. 289–300. Available at: 10.1016/j.trd.2018.01.009. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Qinglong Yan, Zhe Sun, Qijian Gan and Wen-Long Jin (2018) “Automatic identification of near-stationary traffic states based on the PELT changepoint detection”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 108, pp. 39–54. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.12.007. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2018) “Kinematic wave models of sag and tunnel bottlenecks”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 107, pp. 41–56. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.11.006. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Felipe de Souza, Marjan Mosslemi, Jasper A. Vrugt and Wenlong Jin (2018) “Microscopic simulation replicates the capacity drop phenomenon”, Procedia Computer Science, 130, pp. 908–913. Available at: 10.1016/j.procs.2018.04.088. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2017) “Kinematic wave models of lane-drop bottlenecks”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 105, pp. 507–522. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.09.015. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2017) “A first-order behavioral model of capacity drop”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 105, pp. 438–457. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.09.021. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Penghang Yin, Zhe Sun, Wen-Long Jin and Jack Xin (2017) “1 -minimization method for link flow correction”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 104, pp. 398–408. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.08.006. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Zhe Sun, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen G. Ritchie (2017) “Simultaneous estimation of states and parameters in Newell's simplified kinematic wave model with Eulerian and Lagrangian traffic data”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 104, pp. 106–122. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2017.06.012. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Qi-Jian Gan, Wen-Long Jin and Vikash V. Gayah (2017) “Analysis of traffic statics and dynamics in signalized networks: A poincaré map approach”, Transportation Science, 51(3), pp. 1009–1029. Available at: 10.1287/trsc.2017.0740. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2017) “On the stability of stationary states in general road networks”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 98, pp. 42–61. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2016.12.010. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2017) “A Riemann solver for a system of hyperbolic conservation laws at a general road junction”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 98, pp. 21–41. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2016.12.007. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Anupam Srivastava and Wen-Long Jin (2017) “Framework for deriving macroscopic demand functions from microscopic acceleration models”, Transportation Research Record, 2623(1), pp. 40–48. Available at: 10.3141/2623-05. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2016) “On the equivalence between continuum and car-following models of traffic flow”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 93, pp. 543–559. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2016.08.007. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang and Wen-Long Jin (2016) “Instantaneous communication capacities of vehicular ad hoc networks”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 72, pp. 325–341. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.10.005. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin, Wilfred W. Recker and Xiubin B. Wang (2016) “Instantaneous multihop connectivity of one-dimensional vehicular ad hoc networks with general distributions of communication nodes”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 91, pp. 159–177. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2016.05.011. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Gerard Aguilar Ubiergo and Wen-Long Jin (2016) “Mobility and environment improvement of signalized networks through Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 68, pp. 70–82. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.03.010. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Zhe Sun, Wen-Long Jin and ManWo Ng (2016) “Network sensor health problem”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 68, pp. 300–310. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.04.015. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Yifeng Yu (2015) “Asymptotic solution and effective Hamiltonian of a Hamilton–Jacobi equation in the modeling of traffic flow on a homogeneous signalized road”, Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées, 104(5), pp. 982–1004. Available at: 10.1016/j.matpur.2015.07.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Anupam Srivastava, Wen-Long Jin and Jean-Patrick Lebacque (2015) “A modified Cell Transmission Model with realistic queue discharge features at signalized intersections”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 81(1), pp. 302–315. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2015.05.013. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2015) “On the existence of stationary states in general road networks”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 81(3, SI), pp. 917–929. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2015.05.010. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin, Qi-Jian Gan and Jean-Patrick Lebacque (2015) “A kinematic wave theory of capacity drop”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 81(1), pp. 316–329. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2015.07.020. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hui-Yu Jin and Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Control of a lane-drop bottleneck through variable speed limits”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 58, pp. 568–584. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.08.024. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Point queue models: A unified approach”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 77, pp. 1–16. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2015.02.015. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang and Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Instantaneous communication throughputs of vehicular ad hoc networks”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 53, pp. 19–34. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2015.01.026. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Continuous formulations and analytical properties of the link transmission model”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 74, pp. 88–103. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2014.12.006. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Analysis of kinematic waves arising in diverging traffic flow models”, Transportation Science, 49(1), pp. 28–45. Available at: 10.1287/trsc.2013.0499. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Qi-Jian Gan and Wen-Long Jin (2015) “Left-lane changes in laterally unbalanced traffic. Estimating Number of Lane Changes with Data from Lane-Based Loop Detectors”, Transportation Research Record, 2490(1), pp. 106–115. Available at: 10.3141/2490-12. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2014) “Advances in dynamic traffic assgmnt: Tac. A New Relationship Between Wardrop's User Equilibrium and Nash Equilibrium”, Networks and spatial economics, 15(3), pp. 617–634. Available at: 10.1007/s11067-014-9250-x. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang and Wen-Long Jin (2014) “A control theoretic formulation of green driving strategies based on inter-vehicle communications”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 41, pp. 48–60. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.01.016. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2013) “Stability and bifurcation in network traffic flow: A Poincaré map approach”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 57, pp. 191–208. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2013.08.013. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin, Qi-Jian Gan and Vikash V. Gayah (2013) “A kinematic wave approach to traffic statics and dynamics in a double-ring network”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 57, pp. 114–131. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2013.09.004. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2013) “A multi-commodity Lighthill–Whitham–Richards model of lane-changing traffic flow”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 57, pp. 361–377. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2013.06.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2013) “A Multi-commodity Lighthill-Whitham-Richards Model of Lane-changing Traffic Flow”, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 80, pp. 658–677. Available at: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.05.035. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and H. Michael Zhang (2013) “An instantaneous kinematic wave theory of diverging traffic”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 48(1), pp. 1–16. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.12.001. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Qi-Jian Gan and Wen-Long Jin (2013) “Validation of a macroscopic lane-changing model”, Transportation Research Record, 2391(1), pp. 113–123. Available at: 10.3141/2391-11. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2012) “The traffic statics problem in a road network”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 46(10), pp. 1360–1373. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.06.003. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2012) “A kinematic wave theory of multi-commodity network traffic flow”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 46(8), pp. 1000–1022. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.02.009. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2010) “A kinematic wave theory of lane-changing traffic flow”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 44(8-9), pp. 1001–1021. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2009.12.014. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2010) “Continuous kinematic wave models of merging traffic flow”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 44(8-9), pp. 1084–1103. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2010.02.011. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Bruce (Xiubin) Wang, Teresa M. Adams, Wenlong Jin and Qiang Meng (2010) “The process of information propagation in a traffic stream with a general vehicle headway: A revisit”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 18(3), pp. 367–375. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2009.05.011. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Bing-Feng Si, Ming Zhong, Hao-Zhi Zhang and Wen-Long Jin (2010) “An improved Dial's algorithm for logit-based traffic assignment within a directed acyclic network”, Transportation Planning and Technology, 33(2), pp. 123–137. Available at: 10.1080/03081061003643705. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Rex Chen, Wen-Long Jin and Amelia Regan (2010) “Broadcasting safety information in vehicular networks: Issues and approaches”, IEEE Network, 24(1), pp. 20–25. Available at: 10.1109/mnet.2010.5395779. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2010) “Macroscopic characteristics of lane-changing traffic”, Transportation Research Record, 2188(1), pp. 55–63. Available at: 10.3141/2188-07. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Wilfred Recker (2010) “An analytical model of multihop connectivity of inter-vehicle communication systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 9(1), pp. 106–112. Available at: 10.1109/twc.2010.01.05545. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2009) “Asymptotic traffic dynamics arising in diverge–merge networks with two intermediate links”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 43(5), pp. 575–595. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2008.10.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Will Recker, WenLong Jin, Xu Yang and James Marca (2009) “Autonet: inter-vehicle communication and network vehicular traffic”, International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems, 1(3/4). Available at: 10.1504/IJVICS.2008.022360. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Rui Jiang, Wen-Long Jin and Qing-Song (2008) “Instantaneous information propagation in free flow, synchronized flow, stop-and-go waves in a cellular automaton model”, Chinese Physics B, 17(3), pp. 829–835. Available at: 10.1088/1674-1056/17/3/017. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2008) “On the stability of user equilibria in static transportation networks”, Transportmetrica, 4(1), pp. 1–17. Available at: 10.1080/18128600808685677. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Wilfred W. Recker (2007) “Monte Carlo simulation model of intervehicle communication”, Transportation Research Record, 2000(1), pp. 8–15. Available at: 10.3141/2000-02. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2007) “A dynamical system model of the traffic assignment problem”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 41(1), pp. 32–48. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2006.02.010. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Wilfred W. Recker (2006) “Instantaneous information propagation in a traffic stream through inter-vehicle communication”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 40(3), pp. 230–250. Available at: 10.1016/j.trb.2005.04.001. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Yu Zhang (2005) “Paramics simulation of periodic oscillations caused by network geometry”, Transportation Research Record, 1934(1), pp. 188–196. Available at: 10.1177/0361198105193400120. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2005) “A method for computing quadratic Brunovsky forms”, ELA, 13, pp. 40–55. Available at: 10.13001/1081-3810.1149. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and R. Jayakrishnan (2005) “First in, first out properties of a commodity-based kinematic wave simulation model”, Transportation Research Record, 1934(1), pp. 197–207. Available at: 10.1177/0361198105193400121. [ITS-Irvine record]
Conference Papers
- Chenyu Yuan, Sara-Grace Lien, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen Ritchie (2025) “Optimizing Prompt Engineering for LLMs in Transportation: A Freeway Segment Analysis Case Study”, in Proceedings, 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jooneui Hong and Wen-Long Jin (2025) “Detecting Traffic Sensor Malfunctions Through Lane-to-Lane Correlation Analysis: A Comparative Study Using Next-Generation Simulation and Performance Measurement System Data Sets”, in Proceedings, 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Ximeng Fan, Xuting Wang and Wen-Long Jin (2024) “Quadratic Programming Method for Vehicle Trajectory Imputation Using Fixed and Mobile Sensor Data”. Transportation Research Board 103rd Annual Meeting. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Ximeng Fan, Wenlong Jin and Penghang Yin (2023) “Two-step quadratic programming for physically meaningful smoothing of longitudinal vehicle trajectories”. International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT25). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wenlong Jin (2023) “Priority Queue Formulation of Agent-Based Bathtub Model for Network Trip Flows in the Relative Space”. International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT25). [ITS-Irvine record]
- I. Martínez and Wen-long Jin (2023) “On Down-Scaling of the Agent-Based Bathtub Model with Generic Demand Patterns”. 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2023. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Ximeng Fan, Wenlong Jin and Penghang Yin (2022) “Novel Approach for Correcting and Smoothing Longitudinal Trajectories of Individual Vehicles”. 101st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez, Markantonakis, Vasileios, Papmichail, Ioannis, Markos Papageorgiou and Wenlong Jin (2022) “Stationary States and Capacity Drop at Lane-Drop Bottlenecks with the Intelligent Driver Model”. 101st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wen-long Jin (2021) “Trip length distribution of TNC trips: based on empirical data in Chicago”, in ISTDM 2021. Available at: https://limos.engin.umich.edu/istdm2021/session/th-6-lightning-session-shared-mobility-irene-martinez/ (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wenlong Jin (2021) “Calibration of Time-dependent Trip Distance Distribution with For-hire Vehicle Trips in Chicago”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wenlong Jin (2021) “Dynamic Pricing for High Occupancy Toll Lanes along a Freeway Corridor based on Bathtub Model”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. Available at: https://scholar.google.it/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=iyvllDAAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=iyvllDAAAAAJ:8k81kl-MbHgC (Accessed: October 16, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Pengyuan Sun, Dingtong Yang and Wenlong Jin (2020) “Eco-driving algorithm with a moving bottleneck on a single lane”, in Proceedings of the 99th annual meeting of the transportation research board. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin (2020) “Vickery's bathtub model”, in Proceedings of the 3rd annual irvine symposium for emerging research in transportation (ISERT 2020). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez, Michael Hyland and Wenlong Jin (2020) “Improving urban multi-modal transport system through congestion pricing and bus fleet sizing: Bi-modal network fundamental diagram modeling approach”, in Proceedings of the 99th annual meeting of the transportation research board. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Pratiik Malik, Wen-Long Jin, Roger Lloret-Batlle and R. Jayakrishnan (2019) “A unifiable multi-commodity kinematic wave model for traffic systems with tradable right-of-way”, in Proceedings of the 98th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 20p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Adria Morales Fresquet and Wenlong Jin (2019) “Evaluating the impacts of start-up and clearance behaviors in a signalized network: A network fundamental diagram approach”, in Proceedings of the 98th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 20p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Adrian Rey, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen G. Ritchie (2019) “An extension of newell's simplified kinematic wave model to account for first-in-first-out violation: With an application to vehicle trajectory estimation”, in Proceedings of the 98th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 29p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin, Xuting Wang and Yingyan Lou (2018) “Control and estimation of traffic systems with high-occupancy-toll lanes”, in Proceedings of the 97th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 15p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Kentaro Wada (2018) “A new cell transmission model with priority vehicles and special lanes”, in . Yoshii, T and Shiomi, Y and Kusakabe, T and Wada, K (ed.) INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF TRANSPORT SIMULATION (ISTS'18) AND THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION AND ITS STANDARDIZATION (IWTDCS'18) - EMERGING TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEXT GENERATION MOBILITY. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV (Transportation research procedia), pp. 28–35. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2018.11.010. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wen-Long Jin (2018) “Impact of VSL location on capacity drop: A case of sag and tunnel bottlenecks”, in . Yoshii, T and Shiomi, Y and Kusakabe, T and Wada, K (ed.) INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF TRANSPORT SIMULATION (ISTS'18) AND THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION AND ITS STANDARDIZATION (IWTDCS'18) - EMERGING TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEXT GENERATION MOBILITY. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV (Transportation research procedia), pp. 12–19. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2018.11.008. [ITS-Irvine record]
- K. Wada, I. Martínez and W.-L. Jin (2018) “Continuum car-following model of capacity drop at sag and tunnel bottlenecks”, in Transportation research procedia, pp. 668–687. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2019.05.035. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Xuting Wang and Wenlong Jin (2017) “A new method to estimate value of time for high-occupancy-toll lane operation”, in Proceedings of the 96th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 18p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- W.-L. Jin (2017) “Unifiable multi-commodity kinematic wave model”, in Transportation research procedia, pp. 137–156. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.009. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Felipe Augusto de Souza and Wenlong Jin (2017) “Integrating a smith predictor into ramp metering control of freeways”, in Proceedings of the 96th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 20p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Anupam Srivastava and Wenlong Jin (2016) “A lane changing cell transmission model for modeling capacity drop at lane drop bottlenecks”, in Proceedings of the 95th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 17p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Felipe Augusto de Souza and Wenlong Jin (2016) “System performance and controller design of the PI-ALINEA ramp metering scheme”, in Proceedings of the 95th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 24p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Zhe Sun, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen G. Ritchie (2015) “Simultaneous state and parameter estimation in newell's simplified kinematic wave model with heterogeneous data”, in Proceedings of the 94th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 22p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2015) “On the existence of stationary states in general road networks”, in . Kuwahara, M and Kita, H and Asakura, Y (ed.) 21st international symposium on transportation and traffic theory. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV (Transportation research procedia), pp. 689–703. Available at: 10.1016/j.trpro.2015.06.036. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Huiyu Jin (2014) “Analysis and design of a variable speed limit control system at a freeway lane-drop bottleneck: A switched systems approach”, in 53rd IEEE conference on decision and control. IEEE (IEEE conference on decision and control), pp. 1753–1758. Available at: 10.1109/cdc.2014.7039652. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang and W.-L. Jin (2012) “Communication throughput of vehicular ad hoc networks”, in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE vehicular network conference (VNC 2012), seoul, south korea. [ITS-Irvine record]
- W.-L. Jin, Candy Kwan, Zhe Sun, Hao Yang and Qijian Gan (2012) “SPIVC: Smart-phone-based inter-vehicle communication system”, in Proceedings of 91st annual meeting of the transportation research board, washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- J. Barberillo and W.-L. Jin (2012) “A web 2.0 platform for experimental research into day-to-day route choice behavior in advanced traveler information systems”, in Proceedings of 91st annual meeting of the transportation research board, washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang, Qijian Gan and W.-L. Jin (2011) “Calibration of a family of car-following models with retarded linear regression methods”, in Proceedings of the 90th annual meeting of the transportation research board annual meeting. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Rex Chen, Hao Yang, Wen-Long Jin and Amelia Regan (2010) “Dynamic transmission range in inter-vehicle communication with stop-and-go traffic”, in 2010 IEEE intelligent vehicles symposium. IEEE (IEEE intelligent vehicles symposium), pp. 1166–1171. Available at: 10.1109/ivs.2010.5547994. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jaeyoung Jung, Rex Chen, Wenlong Jin, R. Jayakrishnan and Amelia C. Regan (2010) “An empirical study of inter-vehicle communication performance using NS-2”, in Proceedings of the 17th ITS world congress, busan, south Korea, p. 12p. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/874253j6?conferencePaper. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jaeyoung Jung, Rex Chen, Wenlong Jin, R. Jayakrishnan and Amelia C. Regan (2010) “An empirical study of inter-vehicle communication performance using NS-2”, in Proceedings of the 17th ITS world congress, busan, south Korea, p. 12p. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/874253j6?conferencePaper. [ITS-Irvine record]
- W.-L. Jin and Bruce Wang (2010) “Connectivity of vehicular ad hoc networks with continuous node distribution patterns”, in Proceedings of 89th annual meeting of the transportation research board, washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Josep Barberillo and W.-L. Jin (2010) “Study of drivers day-to-day route choice behaviors and network performance in advanced traveler information systems”, in Proceedings of IEEE ITS conference. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Rex Chen, Wenlong Jin and Amelia Regan (2010) “Multi-hop broadcasting in vehicular ad hoc networks with shockwave traffic”, in 2010 7th IEEE consumer communications and networking conference. IEEE, pp. 1–5. Available at: 10.1109/ccnc.2010.5421584. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Zhe Wang, Wei Lu and Wenlong Jin (2009) “A study on information throughput of inter-vehicle communications in a unidirectional traffic stream”, in 2009 WRI international conference on communications and mobile computing. IEEE, pp. 396–401. Available at: 10.1109/cmc.2009.226. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Wilfred W. Recker (2009) “Instantaneous connectivity of One-Dimensional intervehicle communication networks for general traffic conditions”, in Proceedings of the 88th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 21p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- W.-L. Jin, Liang Chen and E.G. Puckett (2009) “Supply-demand diagrams and a new framework for analyzing the inhomogeneous Lighthill-Whitham-Richards model”, in Proceedings of the 18th international symposium on transportation and traffic theory (ISTTT18), pp. 603–635. [ITS-Irvine record]
- W.-L. Jin (2009) “Continuous kinematic wave models of merging traffic flow”, in Proceedings of 88th annual meeting of the transportation research board, washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Liang Chen, Wen-Long Jin, Jianming Hu and Yi Zhang (2008) “An urban intersection model based on multi-commodity kinematic wave theories”, in . Mahmassani, H and Nie, Y and Smilowitz, K (ed.) 2008 11th international IEEE conference on intelligent transportation systems. IEEE (Transportation research procedia), pp. 137–156. Available at: 10.1109/itsc.2008.4732597. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Kai-Fu Qiu and Wen-Long Jin (2008) “Studies of emergency evacuation strategies based on kinematic wave models of network vehicular traffic”, in 2008 11th international IEEE conference on intelligent transportation systems. IEEE, p. 222+. Available at: 10.1109/itsc.2008.4732595. [ITS-Irvine record]
- WL Jin and R Jayakrishnan (2005) “First in, first out properties of a commodity-based kinematic wave simulation model”, in TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY 2005. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL, pp. 197–207. [ITS-Irvine record]
- WL Jin and Y Zhang (2005) “Paramics simulation of periodic oscillations caused by network geometry”, in TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY 2005. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL, pp. 188–196. [ITS-Irvine record]
- WL Jin and HM Zhang (2004) “Multicommodity kinematic wave simulation model for network traffic flow”, in TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY AND HIGHWAY CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES 2004. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL, pp. 59–67. [ITS-Irvine record]
Books and Book Chapters
- Wen-Long Jin (2021) Network Traffic Flow Theory: Principles, Concepts, Models, and Methods. Elsevier. [ITS-Irvine record]
Technical Reports
- Wenlong Jin and Ximeng Fan (2021) Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on the performance of signalized networks: A network fundamental diagram approach. Research Report. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://www.metrans.org/assets/research/psr-19-32%20to044_jin_final%20report.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Adrià Morales Fresquet (2019) Evaluating the Impacts of Start-Up and Clearance Behaviors in a Signalized Network: A Network Fundamental Diagram Approach. Final Report. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/36v9c2ct (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin and QI-JIAN GAN (2017) CTM-based optimal signal control strategies in urban networks. Final Report CA17-2912. ITS-Irvine. Available at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/research/researchreports/reports/2017/CA17-2912_FinalReport.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin and Shizhe Shen (2017) A unified framework for analyzing and designing for stationary arterial networks. Final Report CA17-2876. ITS-Irvine, p. 43p. Available at: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/final-reports/ca17-2876-finalreport-a11y.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Xinkai Wu, Sawanpreet Dhaliwal, Will Recker, Wenlong Jin and Xudong Jia (2016) Evaluation of Signalized Intersection Safety Using Centracs System. Final Report CA17-2646. Caltrans / CalPoly Pomona / ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/final-reports/ca17-2646-finalreport-a11y.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Zhe Sun, Wen-Long Jin and Stephen G Ritchie (2015) Simultaneous state and parameter estimation in newell's simplified kinematic wave model with heterogeneous data. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Qijian Gan, Jielin Sun, Wenlong Jin and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2011) Incorporating Vehicular Emissions into an Efficient Mesoscopic Traffic Model: An Application to the Alameda Corridor, CA. Final Report UCTC-FR-2011-02. Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine: University of California Transportation Center. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2w12n0c6. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Hao Yang, Daji Yuan, Wen-Long Jin and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2010) Simulation evaluation of green driving strategies based on inter-vehicle communications. University of California Transportation Center, p. 23p. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jaeyoung Jung, Rex Chen, Wenlong Jin, R Jayakrishnan and Amelia C Regan (2010) An empirical study of inter-vehicle communication performance using NS-2. Final Report UCTC-FR-2010-33. University of California Transportation Center. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/874253j6. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Michael Zhang, Taewan Kim, Xiaojian Nie, Wenlong Jin, Lianyu Chu and Will Recker (2001) Evaluation of On-ramp Control Algorithms. Final Report UCB-ITS-PRR-2001-36. Institute of Transportation Studies, Irvine. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/83n4g2rq. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin and Michael Zhang (2001) Evaluation of On-ramp Control Algorithms: Final Report. Research Report. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1gz7w0wm. [ITS-Irvine record]
Policy Briefs
- Wen-Long Jin and Joseph Lo (2025) Using a “Bathtub Model” to Analyze Travel Can Protect Privacy While Providing Valuable Insights. Policy Brief UC-ITS-2022-45. UC ITS / ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/G2D798TX (Accessed: November 3, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2025) The Missing Link in Automated Vehicle Safety: Projected Braking and Realistic Driving Behavior. Policy Brief UC-ITS-2022-39. UC ITS / ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g2j101j6 (Accessed: November 3, 2025). [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin (2024) A New Approach to Calculating Dynamic Pricing of High-Occupancy-Toll (HOT) Lanes Can Improve the Performance of Travel Corridors. Policy Brief. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g2125r1r. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin and Ximeng Fan (2021) Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on the performance of signalized networks: A network fundamental diagram approach. Policy Brief. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://www.metrans.org/assets/research/psr-19-32%20research%20brief.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin and Adrià Morales Fresquet (2019) Evaluating the Impacts of Start-Up and Clearance Behaviors in a Signalized Network: A Network Fundamental Diagram Approach. Policy Brief. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://www.metrans.org/assets/research/psr-18-13_jin_research-brief.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wenlong Jin (2016) Performance Analysis and Control Design for On-ramp Metering of Active Merging Bottlenecks. Policy Brief. Institute of Transportation Studies, Irvine. Available at: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/research-results/task2808-rrs-10-16-a11y.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
Working Papers
- QI-JIAN GAN, JIELIN SUN, Wenlong Jin, Jean-Daniel Saphores (2011) Estimating Emissions Using an Integrated Traffic Model. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5hp379p2. [ITS-Irvine record]
Presentations
- Koti Reddy Allu, Montana Reinoehl, Siwei Hu, Andre Tok, Wenlong Jin, Jared Sun and Stephen G. Ritchie (2022) “Investigation to Develop Impaired Driving Detection System Using Lidar”. NSF AI Workshop, Gainesville, Florida, 15 December. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Ximeng Fan and Wenlong Jin (2021) “Periodicity Detection of Simulated Traffic Data and Calibration of Network Fundamental Diagrams in Signalized Road Networks”. 100th TRB Annual Meeting. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Ximeng Fan, Pengyuan Sun and Wenlong Jin (2020) “Impact of Advisory Speed Limit on the Overall Performance of Signalized Networks: A Network Fundamental Diagram Approach”. 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 15 January. [ITS-Irvine record]
Preprints
- Alexander Hammerl, Wenlong Jin, Ravi Seshadri, Thomas Kjær Rasmusssen and Otoo Anker Nielsen (2025) “Optimal Evacuation Control in Large Urban Networks With Stochastic Demand”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.06797. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Alexander Hammerl, Wenlong Jin, Ravi Seshadri, Thomas Kjær Rasmussen and Otto Anker Nielsen (2025) “Risk Aware Reservoir Control For Safer Urban Traffic Networks”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.06790. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2025) “Provably safe and human-like car-following behaviors: Part 2. A parsimonious multi-phase model with projected braking”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.09988. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin (2025) “Provably safe and human-like car-following behaviors: Part 1. Analysis of phases and dynamics in standard models”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.09987. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Wen-Long Jin and Irene Martinez (2025) “Monotone three-dimensional surface and equivalent formulations of the generalized bathtub model”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.10014. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martínez and Wen-Long Jin (2023) “Dynamic distance-based pricing scheme for high-occupancy-toll lanes along a freeway corridor”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.01990. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Irene Martinez and Wen-long Jin (2023) “Priority Queue Formulation of Agent-Based Bathtub Model for Network Trip Flows in the Relative Space”. arXiv. Available at: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.01970. [ITS-Irvine record]