AI4OPT Student Talks
Monday, August 11, 2025, noon-1:pm
Location: Midtown Conference Room (Coda C1215)

Speaker: Jisoon Lim

Mathematical Models of Curb Space Dynamics: Infrastructure, Policies, and User Interactions

Abstract: Transportation has long served as a cornerstone of societal development, evolving from systems that enable mass movement to those that accommodate individual travel needs. Today, it is undergoing another transformation, driven by advances in connectivity, autonomy, the sharing economy, and electrification. These shifts are redefining the way we plan, operate, and interact with transportation systems, which are shaped by three interdependent pillars: infrastructure design, operational policies, and user behaviors. This talk introduces curb space as an illustrative component of this evolution. As the primary interface between urban life and mobility services, curb space is experiencing growing demand, both in diversity and intensity, from traditional uses to emerging mobility services. Mathematical frameworks are presented to support effective curb space management that integrates new technologies, promotes equitable access across diverse user needs, and sustains connectivity to key urban functions. These models inform the design of infrastructure and operational policies and, when integrated with behavioral insights and user interactions, are transformed into practical solutions that enable user-responsive and adaptive curb space management strategies. The scalability challenges of these models are also addressed to support socially inclusive and functional next-generation urban mobility systems.

Bio: Jisoon Lim is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M). He is also a 2025 U-M Rackham Predoctoral Fellow and a 2024 FHWA Eisenhower Graduate Fellow (DDETFP). Jisoon’s research focuses on transportation systems, including network modeling and optimization, game-theoretic policy design, and intelligent infrastructure planning. His work has received several distinctions, including the U-M Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement, the U-M CoE Distinguished Leadership Award, and the INFORMS Undergraduate Operations Research Prize. Jisoon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and he is also currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering at U-M.

Note:

Lunch will be served at the seminar. So, please stop by 15 minutes before the seminar to pick up lunch.