Heng Wei is currently a Professor of transportation systems and engineering and the Director of the Advanced Research on Transportation Engineering and Systems (ART-Engines) with the University of Cincinnati. He has extensive research expertise and industrial experience in intelligent transportation systems (ITS), connected and automated vehicle (CAV) impacts, infrastructure-CAV nexus in traffic signal system design, and artificial intelligent (AI)-based Informatics and geographic information system (GIS) in smart-city-oriented travel demand and environmental analytics. He has secured a great number of research projects at fedearl and state levels, and his research has resulted in more than 196 peer-reviewed and referred articles, and ten book or chapters. He has served as a member of outstanding professional committees, such as TRB Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing Applications (ABJ70), User Information Systems (AND 20), and Transportation in Developing Countries (ABE90), as well as ASCE T&DI Committees on: Advanced Technology and Transportation Safety, Sustainability and Environment, and CAV Impacts.