Smart Mobility Analytics Center (SMAC) of IBSS at XJTLU
西浦智慧出行分析研究中心
Vision
To be a leading platform on smart mobility analytics that synergises the insights and needs of academic research, industry and education.
西浦智慧出行分析研究中心旨在构建领先的智慧出行研究合作平台，整合学术研究、行业洞察和商业教育。
Missions
- Promote the interdisciplinary and cutting-edge academic research on smart mobility analytics.
- Establish close collaboration relationships with companies in the mobility sector to help them enhance their management.
- Explore opportunities to contribute to the executive education programmes as well as undergraduate/postgraduate student projects in the domain of mobility and transport.
Scope
Research
- The Adoption of Smart Mobility Technologies/Solutions
- Data Privacy and Algorithm Ethics in the Smart Mobility
- Operations and Revenue Management of Smart Mobility Network
- Low Carbon Mobility Analytics and Policy
- More…
Industry Collaboration
- Joint Research Initiative
- Business Consulting
Teaching
- Executive Education
- Student Projects
Structure and Team
IBSS Faculty Members
| Name | Academic position | Research expertise |
|---|---|---|
 Lixian Qian |
Professor; Associate Dean for Research of IBSS |
Mobility Analytics, Data-driven Marketing Strategy, Mobility Behavior |
 Ou Liu |
Senior Associate Professor | Business Intelligence and Analytics |
 Jianghang Chen |
Associate Professor | Transportation Optimization |
 Linjia Zhang |
Associate Professor | Tourism Economics |
 Yang Lu |
Assistant Professor | Adoption of new technologies |
 Miaomiao Liu |
Assistant Professor | Data Analytics |
Zhe Lin |
Assistant Professor | Two-side Market, Causal Inference |
Other XJTLU Faculty Members
| Name | Academic position | Research expertise |
|---|---|---|
 Sophie Sturup |
Senior Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Design | Networked public transport |
 Hyung-Chul Chung |
Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Design | Travel behavior and satisfaction |
Dongyao Jia |
Associate Professor, Department of Communications and Networking | Intelligent transportation, Connected and autonomous driving |
 Jianjun Chen |
Teaching Fellow in Computing | Transportation Optimization |
 Bing Han |
Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Electric vehicle integration to power grids, energy storage systems and smart grids |
 Juhyun Lee |
Assistant Professor in Urban Planning and Design | Smart accessibility and smart mobility |
PhD Students
| Name | Student Type | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Yang | PhD student in Business (2023 ~ ) |
The Economic and Social Impacts of Market-Driven Policies on the Development of the New Energy Vehicle Industry in China |
| Ya Liang | PhD student in Business (2020 ~ ) |
Individual Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles and Related Services |
| Ruicheng Liu | PhD student in Business (2020 ~ ) |
Dynamic Rebalancing Strategies and Optimization Dockless Bike-sharing System |
| Shaohua Hu | PhD student in Urban Planning (2020 ~ ) |
Networked Public Transport |
| Yu Han | PhD student in Business (2018 ~ 2022) |
Supply chain risk management in the context of China |
| Youlin Huang | PhD student in Business (2017 ~ 2020) |
Consumer choice for electric vehicles and potential adoption of autonomous vehicles in China Placement: Zhejiang Gongshang University |
| Zhuang Ma | PhD student in Business (2016 ~ 2020) |
Developing manufacturers’ operational capabilities for servitization through service offshoring Placement: Chongqing Technology and Business University |
Master Students & RAs
| Name | Student Type | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Yanbo Li | MRes Management (2024) |
Open Innovations in New Energy Vehicle Industry |
| Tianchen Liu | Research Assistant (2023) |
Spatial Analytics |
| Tong Chen | Research Assistant (2022~2023) |
Mobility Analytics |
| Yiming Liu | Research Assistant (2022~ ) |
Mobility Analytics |
| Ruoyun Chen | MSc. Project Management (2022~2023) |
Investigating the Attitude and Intention of Non-early Adopters to Purchase New Energy Vehicles in China |
| Yifan Liang | MSc. Project Management (2022~2023) |
Consumer Preferences for Adopting New Energy Vehicles in the Small Cities and Rural Areas of China |
| Yuqing Bao | MSc. Project Management (2022~2023) |
Consumer Preferences for Electric Vehicles: the Perspectives of Utilitarian and Hedonic Values |
| Wenyu Li | MSc. Project Management (2022~2023) |
The Evolutionary Game of Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Business Model |
| Yinchang Yuan | MSc. Operations & Supply Chain Management (2022~2023) |
Service Quality of Fresh Food E-commerce Retailers |
| Xiaoxuan Shan | MSc. Management student (2021~2022) |
Consumer Awareness, Attitude and Purchasing Behavior towards Low Carbon Products in China |
| Shimin Cai | MSc. Management student (2021~2022) |
Transformation of Value Co-creation and Value Co-destruction: The Case of Car Sharing in China |
| Yu Zhang | MSc. Management student (2021~2022) |
The Role of Trust in Consumers’ Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles: An Extended Technology Acceptance Model |
| Yan Zhang | MSc. Management student (2021~2022) |
The Impact of Personal Carbon Trading on Consumers’ Choice of Takeout Tableware |
| Xixian Ding | MSc. Operations & Supply Chain Management (2021~2022) |
Consumers’ perceived risk, attitudes and adoption intention for Robotaxi: an extended technology acceptance model |
| Athiya Hongpaisanvivat | MSc. Business Analytics student (2020~2021) |
Information diffusion behavior in Twitter: A case study of Nissan Leaf in marketing perspective |
| Ziqi Shen | MSc. Business Analytics student (2020~2021) |
Influence of microblog marketing on consumers’ purchase intention to buy snack and beverage |
| Yifan Xiao | MSc. Business Analytics student (2020~2021) |
The consumer behaviour of China’s Gen Z in live streaming e-commerce |
| Haitao Meng | International MBA student (2020) |
Business Transition Driven by the Penetration of EV technology: the Case of ICEFC Company |
| Daizhou Sun | Interational MBA student (2018) |
POWERSITE Strategy & Competitive Advantage Analysis and Business Model Innovation |
| Dandan Lu | MRes Management student (2017~2018) |
Behaviour intention and satisfaction in bicycle sharing options: A comparison of two different bicycle sharing systems in China |
| Qimeng Zheng | MSc. Project Management student (2017~2018) |
Analyzing project risk management in new energy vehicle industry: Taking QTM Company as an example |
| Yangfan Zhang | MSc. Management student (2017~2018) |
Compare and contrast the penetration of bike-sharing, ridesharing and car-sharing from the multi-level perspective |
| Youlin Huang | MRes Management student (2016~2017) |
Adoption Preference for Alternative Fuel Vehicles in South Jiangsu Region: Instrumental, Institutional, and Psychological Perspectives |
International Research Network
| Name | Academic position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
 Zhan Pang |
Lewis B. Cullman Rising Star Professor of Management | Purdue University, USA |
 Dong Li |
Professor of Operational Research | Lancaster University, UK |
 Didier Soopramanien |
Professor in Marketing | Ecole de Management Léonard De Vinci, France |
 David Tyfield |
Professor in Sustainable Transitions and Political Economy | Lancaster University, UK |
 Cheng Zhang |
Professor in Information System | Fudan University, China |
 Tristan Chong |
Professor in Marketing | SP Jain School of Global Management, Singapore |
 Juelin Yin |
Professor in Management | Sun Yat-sen University, China |
 Yixin Zhang |
Professor in Ecology and Sustainability | Soochow University, China |
 Shaofeng Lu |
Professor in Engineering | South China University of Technology, China |
 Jose M. Grisolia |
Associate Professor in Economics | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
 Xi Chen |
Associate Professor in Marketing | Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands |
 Bowei Chen |
Senior Lecturer in Marketing Analytics and Data Science | University of Glasgow, UK |
 Cheng Wang |
Associate Professor in Marketing | Zhejiang University, China |
 Russa Yuan |
Assistant Profesor in Marketing | Nottingham University Ningbo China |
 Jinzhu Song |
Associate Professor in Marketing | Zhejiang Gongshang University, China |
 Youlin Huang |
Associate Professor | South China University of Technology, China |
 Zhuang Ma |
Lecturer in Management | University of Huddersfield, UK |
 Dun Li |
Associate Professor in Management | Guizhou University, China |
 Yifu Li |
Associate Professor in Operations Management | University of Science and Technology in China |
Industry Advisory Board
| Name | Position & Organization |
|---|---|
 Guoquan Liu |
Senior Director of IT Innovation Division of National Innovation Center - Yangtze Delta; Visiting Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
 Yongtao Chen |
General Manager of EV New Car Business Cooperation Division, CheHaoDuo Group |
 Qiu Chun |
Chief Marketing Officer, iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
Research Publications
2024
- Huang, Y., Wu, W. & Qian, L. (2024). Implicit versus explicit? How Different Self-presentations of Luxury Tourism Experience Induce Others’ Value Co-destruction Intention in Online Travel Communities, Tourism Management, accepted (ABS4, ABDC-A*)
- Qian, L., Zhang, C., Chen, Y. & Xiao, Z. (2024). Spatial Network Effect of Charging Stations in Electric Vehicle Adoption, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, accepted (ABS3, ABDC-A)
- Yuan, R., Liu, J. M., Qian, L. & Chen, Y. (2024). The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Hybridity on Firm Performance: Moderating Role of Aspirational Talk, Industrial Management & Data Systems, 124(9), 2758-2790 (ABS2, ABDC-A). DOI
- Lee, J. & Gim, T. (2024). Reconsidering AVs future: A socio-spatial perspective. Technology in Society, 78, 102618. DOI
- Wu, W., Huang, Y. & Qian, L. (2023). Social Trust and Algorithmic Equity: The Societal Perspectives of Users’ Intention to Interact with Algorithm Recommendation Systems. Decision Support Systems, 178, 114115 (ABS3, ABDC-A*). DOI
2023
- Qian, L., Huang, Y., Tyfield, D. & Soopramanien, D. (2023). Dynamic Consumer Preferences for Electric Vehicles in China: A Longitudinal Approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 176, 103797 (ABS3, ABDC-A*). DOI
- Zhang, C., Qian, L.*, Yu, W., Hu, J.-Q. & Lu, X. (2023). When Omicron Knocks at Door: An Inverted U-shape Relationship between Virus Proximity and Prosocial Behavior. Fundamental Research, in press.DOI
- Qian, L., Soopramanien, D., Michaelidou, N. (2023). Consumers’ Transport and Mobility Decisions, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 22 (2), 378-381. DOI
- Ying, S., Huang, Y., Qian, L. & Song, J. (2023). Privacy Paradox for Location Tracking in Mobile Social Networking Apps: The Perspectives of Behavioral Reasoning and Regulatory Focus, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 190, 122412. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Qian, L.* & Zhang, C. (2023). Complementary or Congruent? The Effect of Hosting Tesla Charging Stations on Hotels’ Revenue, Journal of Travel Research, 62(3), 663–684. (ABS4, ABDC-A*). DOI
- Qian, L., Yin, J., Huang, Y. & Liang, Ya. (2023). The Role of Values and Ethics in Influencing Consumers’ Intention to Use Autonomous Vehicle Hailing Services, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 188, 122267. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Li, D., Pang, Z. & Qian, L. (2023). Bid Price Controls for Car Rental Network Revenue Management, Production and Operations Management, 32(1), 261-282. (UTD-24, FT-50, ABS4, ABDC-A*). DOI
- Jeong, J., Lee, J. & Gim, T.-H. T. (2023). Predicting Changes in the Built Environment in the era of Vehicular Automation: A Review. Journal of Planning Literature, 38(2), 215-228. DOI
2022
- Li, D., Huang, Y.* & Qian, L. (2022). Potential Adoption of Robotaxi Service: The Roles of Perceived Benefits to Multiple Stakeholders and Environmental Awareness, Transport Policy, 126, 120-135. (ABS2, ABDC-A). DOI
- Qian, L.*, Pang, Z. & Soopramanien, D. (2022). Influences of Car Sharing and Car License Plate Lottery Policy on Consumer Preference and Accessibility in Urban Mobility System: A Stated Choice Experiment in Beijing, Journal of Cleaner Production, 362, 132505. (ABS2, ABDC-A). DOI
- Li, D., Huang, Y.*, Sun, H., & Zhi, B. (2022). Achieving sustainability in sharing-based product service system: a contingency perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 332, 129997. (ABS2, ABDC-A). DOI
2021
- Huang, Y. & Qian, L.* (2021). Understanding the Potential Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles: The Perspective of Behavioural Reasoning Theory, Psychology & Marketing, 38(4), 669-690. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Huang, Y. & Qian, L.*, Soopramanien, D. & Tyfield, D. (2021). Buy, Lease or Share? Consumer Preferences for Innovative Business Models in the Market of Electric Vehicles, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120639. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Huang, Y., Qian, L.*, Tyfield, D. & Soopramanien, D. (2021). On the heterogeneity in consumer preferences across generations and cities towards electric vehicles in China, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 167, 120687. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Huang, Y. & Qian, L.* (2021). Consumer Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Alternative Business Models, Energy Policy, 155, 112338. (ABS2, ABDC-A). DOI
- Zhang, C., Qian, L.*, & Hu, J.-Q. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic with Human Mobility across Countries, Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 9(2), 229-244. DOI
2019
- Qian, L, Grisolía, J.* & Soopramanien, D. (2019). The Impact of Service and Governmental Policy Attributes on Consumer Preferences towards Electric Vehicles in China, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 122, 70-84. (ABS3, ABDC-A*). DOI
- Yin, J., Qian, L.* & Shen, J. (2019). From Value Co-creation to Value Co-destruction? The Case of Dockless Bike Sharing in China, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 71, 169-185. (ASB3, ABDC-A). DOI
- ESI Highly Cited Paper in Social Science General, 2021
2018
- Huang, Y. & Qian, L.* (2018). Consumer preferences for electric vehicles in lower tier cities of China: evidences from south Jiangsu region, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 63, 482-497. (ASB3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Yin, J., Qian, L. & Singhapakdi, A.* (2018). Sharing sustainability: how values and ethics matter in consumers’ adoption of public bicycle-sharing scheme, Journal of Business Ethics, 149(2), 313-332. (FT-50, ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- ESI Highly Cited Paper in Economics & Business, 2020
2017
- Qian, L. & Yin, J.* (2017). Linking Chinese Cultural Values and the Adoption of Electric Vehicles: The Mediating Role of Ethical Evaluation, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 56, 175-188. (ASB3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Li, D. & Pang, Z. (2017). Dynamic booking control for car rental revenue management: A decomposition approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 256 (3), 850-867. (ABS4, ABDC-A*). DOI
- Qian, L., Soopramanien, D.* & Daryanto, A. (2017). First-time buyers’ subjective knowledge and the attribute preferences of Chinese car buyers, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 36, 189-196. (ASB2, ABDC-A). DOI
2015 and earlier
- Qian, L. & Soopramanien, D.* (2015). Incorporating heterogeneity to forecast the demand of new products in emerging markets: the green car market in China, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 91(1), 33-46. (ABS3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Qian, L. & Soopramanien, D.* (2014). Using diffusion models to forecast market size in emerging markets with applications to the Chinese car market, Journal of Business Research, 67(6), 1226-1232. (ASB3, ABDC-A). DOI
- Qian, L. and Soopramanien, D.* (2011). Heterogeneous consumer preferences for alternative fuel cars in China, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 16(8), 607-613. (ASB3, ABDC-A). DOI
Research Grants
- “Sustainable Diffusion of New Energy Vehicles: the Perspective of Integrating User Adoption and Innovative Usage”, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Programme Grant, 01/2025 - 12/2028, PI: Lixian Qian
- “Consumer preferences for autonomous vehicles: the perspective of privacy data management and ethics of algorithm decisions”, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Scientist Grant, 01/2023 – 12/2025, PI: Youlin Huang.
- “Consumer Preferences and Behavioral Mechanism for Automated Vehicles: the Perspective of Privacy Data Governance and Algorithm Ethics”, The Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang, 2022 - 2024, PI: Youlin Huang.
- “Adoption and Diffusion of New Energy Vehicles: the Unified View of Electrification, Sharing and Connected-Autonomous Driving”, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Programme Grant, 01/2020 – 12/2023, PI: Lixian Qian.
- “Theoretical and Empirical Studies on the Dynamic Diffusion of Low Carbon Innovations: the Perspective of Socio-technical System Evolution”, The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Programme Grant, , 01/2016 -12/2019, PI: Lixian Qian.
- “Consumer Adoption of Connected-Automated Vehicles in China: A Preliminary Study”, Research Enhancement Fund of XJTLU, 09/2019 – 08/2021, PI: Lixian Qian.
- “Research on the low-carbon innovation adoption and empirical evidences in south Jiangsu region”, Jiangsu Department of Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Program, 07/2015 – 06/2017, PI: Lixian Qian.
- “Consumer Adoption Preferences to Eco-Innovations: the Case of Alternative Fuel Cars in China”, Research Development Fund of XJTLU, 03/2014 – 02/2016, PI: Lixian Qian.
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