Publication

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Jounral Articles

Published

• Li, Z., Guo, Q., & Schonfeld, P. (2025). Joint optimization of capacity expansion timing and increment in airport terminals: Addressing stochastic demand and logistic growth. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 180, 105347. paper
• Li, Z., Chow, J. Y., & Guo, Q. (2025). Runway capacity expansion planning for public airports under demand uncertainty. Journal of Air Transport Management, 128, 102824. paper
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2025). Vehicle occupancy estimation in Automated Guideway Transit via deep learning with Wi-Fi probe requests. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1-19. paper

Under Review

• Li, Z., Guo, Q., & Schonfeld, P. (2025). Airport capacity expansion decisions under airport-airline-passenger interactions and stochastic dynamic demand growth with a jump-diffusion model. Available at SSRN 5442988. paper

Working Papers

• Li, Z., Guo, Q., & Schonfeld, P. (2026). Energy-efficient drone logistics for last-mile delivery: Implications of payload-dependent routing strategies. arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.07514. paper
• Li, Z., Udekwe, D., & Guo, Q. (2025). A two-stage restoration approach for road networks after disruptive natural disasters. Available at SSRN 5442988. paper
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2025). Assessing the impact of online shopping and drone delivery on socio-economic profiles and CO2 emissions. Available at SSRN 6732138. paper

Technical Reports

• Lu, J., Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2024). Equitable Restoration Strategies for Bridge and Road Infrastructure Networks after Hurricanes in Coastal Communities (No. ABC-UTC-FIU-2016-6-04-Final). report

Conference Presentations

• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2026, July 26). Airport capacity expansion under demand uncertainty and present-biased decisions. Present at the 2026 Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Conference, Boston, MA, USA.
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2026, June 8). Airport capacity expansion under demand uncertainty and present-biased decisions. Present at the 2026 TRB Symposium on Aviation Innovation and Research, Dayton, OH, USA.
• Li, Z., Udekwe, D., & Guo, Q. (2026, January 13). A two-stage restoration approach for road networks after disruptive natural disasters. Presented at the 105th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Li, Z.. (2026, January 11). Transportation infrastructure investment under uncertainty: Models and applications in airport capacity expansion decisions. Presented at 2026 COTA TRB Winter Symposium, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2025, October 27). How fare capping affects transit ridership and social welfare? An optimization approach with elastic and spatially distributed demand. Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Guo, Q., & Li, Z. (2025, October 27). Beyond the horizon: Valuing flexibility in urban rail extension decisions under political cycles and present bias. Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Li, Z., Udekwe, D., & Guo, Q. (2025, August 6). A two-stage restoration approach for road networks after disruptive natural disasters. Presented at the 7th Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR7) Conference, Online.
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2025, June 27). Assessing the impact of drone delivery on urban spatial structure and transportation networks. Presented at ITEA 2025 Annual Conference, Evanston, IL, USA.
• Li, Z., Guo, Q., & Schonfeld, P. (2025, January 6). Stochastic models for airport terminal capacity expansion planning. Presented at the 104th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Li, Z. (2024, October 21). Contrasting risk-averse investment decisions: A comparative study of real options analysis versus risk measures optimization for airport facilities capacity expansion. Presented at INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.
• Li, Z., & Guo, Q. (2024, August 8). Stochastic models for airport runway capacity expansion planning. Presented at the 6th Bridging Transportation Researchers (BTR6) Conference, Online.