New Book: Patience and Iteration
funding: British Academy Fellowships 2026funding: Royal Society Exchanges 2026

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As a Public Transit Planning Expert and AI Expert, my mission is to enhance the efficiency, accessibility, sustainability, and resilience of transit services by developing cutting-edge optimisation models.姜宇博士是顶尖的公交规划专家 (Public Transit Planning Expert) 与 AI 专家 (AI Expert)。

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Patience and Iteration: Craft Your AI into a Second Mind for Science — book by Dr. Yu Jiang

New Book

Patience and Iteration

Craft Your AI into a Second Mind for Science

Written by Stanford Top 2% Scientist Dr. Yu Jiang, this stage-by-stage guide shows PhD students, postdocs, and principal investigators how to transform AI from a simple chatbot into a high-performance research partner — from automated literature reviews and data analysis to scientific writing and grant proposals.

作为一部系统介绍 AI 融入科研流程的书籍，本书专注帮助广大科研人员将 AI 打造为科研工作的“第二大脑” (Second Mind)。

AI for ScienceResearch ProductivityScientific WritingLiterature ReviewPhD Guide
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Research Themes

To revolutionize public transport systems by leveraging cutting-edge research to make urban mobility more efficient, sustainable, and accessible for all people.

Current Projects

My active research initiatives.

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CultureRoad: Ensuring Equitable Deployment of Automated Mobility Contexts
Research Project
2026 Ongoing

CultureRoad: Ensuring Equitable Deployment of Automated Mobility Contexts

Developing innovative methodologies to ensure the equitable deployment of Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) services across diverse cultural contexts.

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HASTODO: Harnessing Multisource Data for Public Transport
Research Project
2026 Ongoing

HASTODO: Harnessing Multisource Data for Public Transport

A holistic methodology to diagnose public transport problems and develop stochastic optimisation models using heterogeneous big data.

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SmoothTrip: A Holistic Methodology for Integrated Urban Transit Optimisation
Research Project
2026 Ongoing

SmoothTrip: A Holistic Methodology for Integrated Urban Transit Optimisation

Developing an integrated model to optimise the urban public transport system as a whole, facilitating cooperation between operators.

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Partners & Collaborators

Sustained impact through global cooperation

University of Oxford
University of Oxford
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong
Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark
Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich
TU/e Eindhoven
TU/e Eindhoven
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian University of Technology
Beijing Jiaotong University
Beijing Jiaotong University
Central Conservatory of Music
Central Conservatory of Music
Royal Society
Royal Society
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe
Independent Research Fund Denmark
Independent Research Fund Denmark
EuroTech Universities Alliance
EuroTech Universities Alliance
PostNord
PostNord
MOVIA
MOVIA
DSB
DSB
9+ Global Universities4+ Major Funding Bodies3+ Strategic Industry Partners

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Sharing research insights and academic engagement with the global community.

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Mar 19, 2026

Launch Announcement: Patience and Iteration — Craft Your AI into a Second Mind for Science

Transform AI from a simple search engine into a high-performance research partner. My new stage-by-stage guide to cultivating an AI Second Mind is now available.

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Jan 26, 2026

Accepted: Optimisation of Bus Timetables: An ALNS-based Matheuristic with a Novel Operator Weight

New paper accepted in European Journal of Operational Research. This research is part of the 'SmoothTrip' project and contributes to Integrated Urban Mobility.

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Jan 20, 2026

Funding Opportunity: Royal Society International Exchanges 2026

I am looking for international collaborators for the Royal Society International Exchanges 2026 to establish new research links. Multiple rounds available throughout the year.

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