Sunday, June 20, 2010

Keynote speaker @ WUTLS2010 - Prof. GUO Jifu - Deputy Director, Professor - Beijing University of Technology

Mr Guo gained his PhD in 2007 from Beijing University of Technology. He has been director of Beijing Transportation Research Centre since 2008, which is decision supporting agency in Transport planning and management. His main research areas involve transport planning and policy, travel demand forecasting, etc. He has participated and played important roles in many transport studies including Beijing Urban Transport comprehensive Decision Supporting System, Beijing Urban Transport Planning Study (for ODA UK), Beijing Transport Study (Asia Development Bank), Beijing Environment Planning Study (World Bank). From 1993 to 1994, he studied in the Southampton University (UK) for Traffic Engineering. He also worked in MVA Asia Consultant Company in Hong Kong. He directed a group working for Beijing 2008 Olympic Transport Planning and Traffic Management projects. He was rewarded with Best Young Scientist by Municipal Government of Beijing, and Special Award for Achievement by State Council of China.

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