Yucheng Shi

Yucheng is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Distributed Simulation Group (DSG) of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, where Professor Vinny Cahill supervises him. Prof Vinny ‘s research field includes Reinforcement Learning (RL) , Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs), and Distributed Simulation, a subfield of Intelligent Transportation aiming to deliver high-quality traffic management solution while reducing the average travel time in highway and intersection scenario.

Yucheng holds an MSc. in Software Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. His proposal focuses on Multi-agent Reinforcement learning on Intersection Management joining the CRT-AI funded PhD programme. Yucheng now is working on the Slot-Base Driving (SBD) management algorithm on the highway, which allows the vehicle to follow a real-time calculated trajectory and eventually drive into its target slot. The project aimed to improve the vehicle’s arrival rate performance without any collision compared with traditional ramp metering and traffic light. In his spare time, Yucheng enjoys reading, gaming, and sports, especially basketball.

Supervisors: Professor Vinny Cahill