Xinlei Hu, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Department of Traffic and Transportation, Central South University

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

[1] Sept. 2023 – Present

            Associate Professor, Department of Traffic and Transportation, Central South University

[2] June 2021 – Sept. 2023

            Assistant professor, Department of Traffic and Transportation, Central South University

EDUCATION

[1] Sept. 2017 – May 2021

     Ph.D. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University

[2] Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2020

     Visiting Ph.D. student, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

[3] Sept. 2014 – June 2017

     M.S. in Traffic and Transportation, Central South University

[4] Sept. 2010 – June 2014

     B.S. in Traffic and Transportation, Central South University

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

[1] Hu, X., Huang, J.*, Long, X., Wang, J. (2024). Service vulnerability assessment of China's high-speed train network: a simulation approach. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 245, 109971. (IF: 8.1, JCR-Q1)

[2] Hu, X., Huang, J.*, Shi, F. (2022). A robustness assessment with passenger flow data of high-speed rail network in China. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 165, 112792. (IF: 9.922, JCR-Q1)

[3] Hu, X., Wang, X.*, Ni, L., Shi, F. (2022). The impact of intercity economic complementarity on HSR volume in the context of megalopolization. Journal of Transport Geography. 98. 103222. (IF: 5.899, JCR-Q1)

[4] Hu, X., Shi, F.*, Xu, G., Qin, J. (2020). Joint optimization of pricing and seat allocation with multistage and discriminatory strategies in high-speed rail networks. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 148, 106690. (IF: 5.431, JCR-Q1)

[5] Hu, X., Huang, J.*, Shi, F.* (2019). Circuity in China's high-speed-rail network. Journal of Transport Geography, 80, 102504. (IF: 3.834, JCR-Q1)

Projects

[1]  Dynamic Pricing Optimization Method for High-Speed Rail Considering Passenger Ticket Purchase Stage(52302396), NSFC, 2024-2026, Leading

[2]  Passenger Whole-Journey Intelligent Service Technology for Large-Scale Hubs under Multi-Network Integration(2025YFB2606402), Sub-Project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2025-2028, Leading

[3]  Rolling Prediction Method for Regional Multi-Mode Rail Transit Passenger Flow Oriented to Multi-Temporal Granularity(25A0020), Key Project of the Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education, 2026-2028, Leading

[4]  Mining Passenger Booking Behavior Characteristics and Demand Forecasting for High-Speed Rail Revenue Management (2023JJ40784), Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, 2023-2025, Leading

[5]  Research on the International Talent Cultivation Model of Non-Degree Education in Universities from the Perspective of Educational Power: A Case Study of China's Railway "Going Global" (25JX0207), Key Project of the Higher Education Scientific Research Planning Project of the China Association of Higher Education, 2025-2027, Leading

[6]  Prediction Model Algorithm for Urban Rail Transit Station–Section Passenger Flow, Consulting Project, 2025, Leading

[7]  The Calculation and Basis of Key Indicators for Planning, Construction and Management of Tourism Rail Transit, Consulting Project, 2024, Leading

[8]  Railway Logistics Research and Survey of Changsha City, Consulting Project, 2025,  Participating

[9]  Passenger Flow Prediction and Operations Simulation, Consulting Project, 2024, Participating

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

[1] Instructor, Spring 2023-2025, Fall 2025      Organization of Railway Operation (B.S.)

[2] Instructor, Spring 2025, Fall 2025                Railway Passenger Transportation (B.S.)

Email: huxinlei1012@csu.edu.cn