XINKAI WU Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
xinkaiwu@cpp.edu

Teaching

Courses

• Undergraduate Teaching:
  • CE492/L: Traffic Engineering / Laboratory
    • Lecture: covering traffic data collection, traffic flow theory, freeway control, signal control, & intelligent transportation systems (ITS).
    • Lab: covering PeMs traffic data analysis, Synchro signal optimization, and arterial VISSIM simulation.
  • CE223/L: Transportation Engineering / Laboratory
    • Lecture: covering 4-step planning model, traffic operations fundamentals, traffic safety, and introduction of ITS.
    • Lab: covering freeway traffic data analysis & freeway weaving section simulation (VISSIM).
  • CE222/L: Highway Engineering / Laboratory
    • Lecture: covering road geometric design including horizontal alignments, vertical alignments, superelevation, pavement design, and drainage treatment.
    • Lab: covering applications of MicroStation/AutoCAD for road design.
  • CE127/L: Civil Engineering CAD I / Laboratory
    • Introduction to software MicroStation and AutoCAD.
  • CE122: Introduction to Civil Engineering
    • Introduction to branches of Civil Engineering: structure, transportation, geotechnical, geospatial, construction, and environmental and water resources.


• Graduate Teaching:
  • CE582: Traffic Flow Analysis
    • Theory covering micro/macro traffic flow modeling, local/area-wide freeway ramp metering, fixed-time/actuated/adaptive signal control, incident management, transit & advanced transportation technologies.
    • Hands-on projects: high-resolution traffic and signal data collection and analysis, freeway weaving simulation using CTM, and signalized arterial traffic control and simulation.
    • Research-orientation course projects & journal article writing.
  • CE599: Transportation System Simulations
    • Deep learning about theories on micro/meso/macro traffic flow theory and control mechanisms of freeway management and signal control; introduction to advanced transportation technologies.
    • Hands-on project: campus-wide multi-modal traffic simulation using VISSIM covering simulations for auto, freight, transit, cyclists, and pedestrians.
    • Research-orientation course projects & journal article writing.
  • CE591: Advanced Transportation Technologies
    • Introduction to connected vehicle (V2X) technologies, autonomous vehicle technologies, electric vehicle (EV) technologies, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies.
    • Hands-on project: V2X, EV, and UAV data collection and analysis.

Caltrans Training

• Innovative/Alternative Intersections and Interchanges
• Intersection Control Evaluation

Textbooks

• Wikibooks
  • Transportation Systems Simulation - A Tutorial for Multi-Modal Simulation Using VISSIM
  • Urban Traffic Operations

Labs

• Hardware-Software-In-Loop Simulation
• Driver Simulator
• Multi-Modal Campus Simulation