Yun (Charles) YE

Yun (Charles) YE

Associate Professor | PhD Supervisor | Master Supervisor

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conferences

patents

publications

Safety or efficiency? Estimating crossing motivations of intoxicated pedestrians by leveraging the inverse reinforcement learning

Published in Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024

SSCI Q1, IF 5.1

Recommended citation: Ye, Y., Zheng, P., Liang, H., Chen, X., Wong, S.C., & Xu, P.* (2024). "Safety or efficiency? Estimating crossing motivations of intoxicated pedestrians by leveraging the inverse reinforcement learning." Travel Behaviour and Society, 35, 100760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100760

Distance-informed Neural Eikonal Solver for reactive dynamic user-equilibrium of macroscopic continuum traffic flow model

Published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2025

SCI Q1, IF 7.9

Recommended citation: Ye, Y., Liang, H., Sun, J., & Chen, X.* (2025). "Distance-informed Neural Eikonal Solver for reactive dynamic user-equilibrium of macroscopic continuum traffic flow model." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Early Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2025.3543972

Modeling economic loss associated with fishing vessel accidents: A Bayesian random-parameter generalized beta of the second kind model with heterogeneity in means

Published in Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 2025

SSCI Q1, IF 12.5

Recommended citation: Ye, Y., Zheng, P., Wang, Q., Wong, S.C., & Xu, P.* (2025). "Modeling economic loss associated with fishing vessel accidents: A Bayesian random-parameter generalized beta of the second kind model with heterogeneity in means." Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 46, 100384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2025.100384

teaching

CIVL4101 Capstone design project (Teaching Assistant)

B. Eng. Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2017

Capstone Design Project is a course offering experience in multi-disciplinary project-based learning. Students are expected to take this course in the final year of study by which time most of the required courses should have been taken. The capstone experience is an essential component in the 4-year undergraduate curriculum reform. The course Capstone Design Project provides an opportunity for students to integrate and apply their knowledge acquired so far.

CIVL4101 Capstone design project (Teaching Assistant)

B. Eng. Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2018

Capstone Design Project is a course offering experience in multi-disciplinary project-based learning. Students are expected to take this course in the final year of study by which time most of the required courses should have been taken. The capstone experience is an essential component in the 4-year undergraduate curriculum reform. The course Capstone Design Project provides an opportunity for students to integrate and apply their knowledge acquired so far.

CIVL1114 Surveying & drawing (Teaching Assistant)

B. Eng. Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2018

The Surveying part of this course aims to provide students with an overview on the surveying principles in determination of the differences in levelling between stations and of the coordinates of stations. Students will be introduced to basic surveying instruments and techniques through lectures and field work. The aim of the Drawing part of this course is to familiarize the students with the techniques for reading and production of both hand drawings and computer aided drafting (CAD) drawings. Students are expected to understand and appreciate the importance of surveying and drawing in the construction industry in order to prepare them for an engineering career.

CIVL3120 Transportation infrastructure engineering (Teaching Assistant)

B. Eng. Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2018

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of transportation infrastructure planning, design and maintenance. Emphasis is placed on facility operational requirements, facility location, demand estimation, capacity assessment, properties of construction materials, design codes and their underlying theories. The different stages of project development, including system planning, feasibility studies, public consultation, project appraisal, detailed design and construction are discussed and illustrated by case studies. Students are required to complete three exercises on infrastructure planning and design.

CIVL7011 The economics of transport (Teaching Assistant)

MSc(Eng) Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2019

Transport versus widgets; profit maximization and competitive equilibrium; costs and externalities; travel demand and the value of travel time; optimal pricing and investment; sustainable transportation; national income change and benefit measures; and cost-benefit analysis of transport projects.

CIVL4101 Capstone design project (Teaching Assistant)

B. Eng. Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2019

Capstone Design Project is a course offering experience in multi-disciplinary project-based learning. Students are expected to take this course in the final year of study by which time most of the required courses should have been taken. The capstone experience is an essential component in the 4-year undergraduate curriculum reform. The course Capstone Design Project provides an opportunity for students to integrate and apply their knowledge acquired so far.

CIVL7016 Land transport and the environment (Teaching Assistant)

MSc(Eng) Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2020

Land transport systems; Rail and road construction; Rail noise emissions and abatement; Air, noise and water pollution of roads; Road related air and noise emission measurements, estimation and abatement approaches.

CIVL7001 Railway asset management (Teaching Assistant)

MSc(Eng) Course, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Civil Engineering, 2020

Requirements and obligations of physical asset stewardship, with emphasis on railway asset management; and their relationships with the growing demand of regulatory and business environments.

122A39A Ship Safety and Management

B. Eng. Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2023

Through this course, students will gain an understanding of and proficiency in the basic concepts and fundamental elements of safety science. They will learn about accident causation theories, accident control perspectives, approaches and methods for ship safety management, modern safety management theories and applications, onboard safety management and human factors, crew management methods and international conventions, crew responsibilities, and regulations for onboard safety management. Students will also acquire knowledge of the structure and relevant content of the SOLAS 74 Convention, basic knowledge of maritime law, maritime traffic safety laws, and the main content of relevant international conventions. They will become familiar with the provisions and annexes of the MARPOL 73/78 Convention, as well as the regulations in China for preventing ship pollution of the marine environment. Students will gain proficiency in emergency preparedness and response, ship firefighting, ship survival, ship stability, understanding international maritime search and rescue, and understanding and mastering emergency measures for the transportation of dangerous goods and onboard medical care and first aid. Lastly, they will acquire knowledge of maritime investigation and handling and maritime prevention strategies.

123X03A Intelligent Marine Navigation and Information System

B. Eng. Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2024

This course is one of the optional courses of navigation technology major. Bilingual teaching is adopted, which enables students to understand and master the development trend and technology development from manual, to automatic and to intelligent navigation in the future. The main content of this course is to introduce the various systems and system integration of ships to realize navigation and information functions. Through these systems, officers can achieve navigation information acquisition, positioning, control and information exchange functions that previously had to be completed manually. With the continuous development of computer and information technology, more and more equipment on the ship has the function of automatically collecting and processing information, and has realized many navigation-assistance functions. In the future, with the development of artificial intelligence, navigation intelligence, unmanned navigation is possible, and may be considered to be the inevitable trend of development. This course starts from the systems with certain navigation functions, and systematically introduces the principles, functions, characteristics and applications of these systems, and on this basis, analyzes the path and technology to realize intelligence in the future. This course plays an important supporting role in mastering the key knowledge of navigation technology, and is conducive to students’ understanding of the functional modules, developments and trends of navigation technology. It is a directional course of navigation technology major.

122A39A Ship Safety and Management

B. Eng. Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2024

Through this course, students will gain an understanding of and proficiency in the basic concepts and fundamental elements of safety science. They will learn about accident causation theories, accident control perspectives, approaches and methods for ship safety management, modern safety management theories and applications, onboard safety management and human factors, crew management methods and international conventions, crew responsibilities, and regulations for onboard safety management. Students will also acquire knowledge of the structure and relevant content of the SOLAS 74 Convention, basic knowledge of maritime law, maritime traffic safety laws, and the main content of relevant international conventions. They will become familiar with the provisions and annexes of the MARPOL 73/78 Convention, as well as the regulations in China for preventing ship pollution of the marine environment. Students will gain proficiency in emergency preparedness and response, ship firefighting, ship survival, ship stability, understanding international maritime search and rescue, and understanding and mastering emergency measures for the transportation of dangerous goods and onboard medical care and first aid. Lastly, they will acquire knowledge of maritime investigation and handling and maritime prevention strategies.

1222057 Intelligent Transportation System

MSc Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2025

This course introduces the basic elements and functionalities of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and how they are designed, deployed and operated for various traffic and transportation management purposes. Main topics covered by this course include transportation systems management and analysis, historical development, functional areas and institutional issues of ITS, advanced traffic management systems, advanced traveler information systems, advanced vehicle control systems, advanced public transportation systems, commercial vehicle operations, and role of ITS in travel demand management. The focus of this course is on the technological, systems and institutional aspects of ITS and its subsystems. To make the course self-contained, relevant transportation systems analysis methods will be covered, and elaborated if necessary.

1222056 System Modeling and Simulation

MSc Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2025

The road traffic system is a complex, dynamic system with numerous interrelated variables. To study and reflect the interactions among these internal variables and between internal and external variables, mathematical models can be constructed under certain assumptions, forming the basis for traffic simulation. The accuracy of the traffic model in describing the system, as well as the correctness of its structure, plays a critical role in the reliability of the simulation results. Additionally, the repeatability and sustainability of simulation techniques provide valuable feedback for model construction and impose higher demands on traffic system modeling. This course covers the fundamental theories, methods, and practices of traffic system modeling and simulation. It is divided into three parts across eight chapters. The first part focuses on traffic system modeling, including the concept of traffic systems, relevant definitions, commonly used models, and basic methods of traffic system modeling. The second part introduces traffic system simulation, including the basics of traffic simulation and traffic simulation models. The third part presents practical case studies, providing specific examples from macro, meso, and micro perspectives.

121X20A Introduction to Intelligent Ships

B. Eng. Course, Ningbo University, Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, 2025

Introduction to Intelligent Ships is an interdisciplinary course designed to meet the needs of the intelligent shipping industry. Based at Ningbo University’s School of Maritime Studies, it integrates naval architecture, navigation technology, AI, and big data to cultivate professionals for smart shipping. Covering ship structures, navigation principles, safety design, and intelligent control, the course blends traditional maritime knowledge with cutting-edge technology, aligning with industry policies and fostering practical skills.