Professor, Chair of Transportation Engineering   Ir Professor S.C. WONG   BSc (Eng), The University of Hong Kong, China MPhil, The University of Hong Kong, China PhD, University College London, U.K. FHKIE, FHKSTS, FCILT, MASCE, MIHT, MITE   Office:      HW 6-26 Phone:     +852 28591964 Fax:         +852 25595337 E-mail:     hhecwsc@hku.hk Homepage:   http://web.hku.hk/~hhecwsc/

 

Teaching Activities

• CIVL1011 Transportation Engineering
• CIVL3019 Traffic Engineering
• CIVL6046 Theory of Traffic Flow
• CIVL6047 Traffic Management and Control

 

Research Interests

• Traffic signals
• Continuum modeling for traffic
• Equilibrium problems
• Theory of traffic flow
• Highway capacity
• Dynamic network modeling
• Land-use and transportation problem
• Urban taxi service
• Road safety

 

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects

• Enhancement of the trip matrix estimation procedure in the CTS-3 Model
• Review of overseas practices on the formulation of road safety strategy and the effectiveness and the applicability in Hong Kong
• First and second parking demand Study
• Review of the Annual Traffic Census
• Hong Kong Island North and Kowloon West Traffic Study

 

Representative Publications

1. Wong, S.C. (1996). "Group-based optimisation of signal timings using the TRANSYT traffic model." Transportation Research Part B, 30, 217-244.
2. Wong, S.C., and Yang, H. (1997). "Reserve capacity of a signal-controlled road network." Transportation Research Part B, 31, 397-402.
3. Wong, S.C., and Tong, C.O. (1998). "Estimation of time-dependent origin-destination matrices for transit networks." Transportation Research Part B, 32, 35-48.
4. Wong, S.C. (1998). "Multi-commodity traffic assignment by continuum approximation of network flow with variable demand." Transportation Research Part B, 32, 567-581.
5. Wong, S.C., Yang, C., and Lo, H.K. (2001). "A path-based traffic assignment algorithm using the TRANSYT traffic model." Transportation Research Part B, 35, 163-181.
6. Wong, S.C., Wong, W.T., Leung, C.M., and Tong, C.O. (2002). "Group-based optimization of a time-dependent TRANSYT traffic model for area traffic control." Transportation Research Part B, 36, 291-312.
7. Wong, S.C., and Wong G.C.K. (2002). "An analytical shock-fitting algorithm for LWR kinematic wave model embedded with linear speed-density relationship." Transportation Research Part B, 36, 683-706.
8. Wong, S.C., Leung, B.S.Y., Loo, B.P.Y., Hung, W.T., and Lo, H.K. (2004). "A qualitative assessment methodology for road safety policy strategies." Accident Analysis and Prevention, 36, 281-293.
9. Wong, S.C., Sze, N.N., Lo, H.K., Hung, W.T., and Loo, B.P.Y. (2005). "Would relaxing speed limits aggravate safety? A case study of Hong Kong." Accident Analysis and Prevention, 37, 377-388.
10. Wong, S.C., Sze, N.N., Yip, H.F., Loo, B.P.Y., Hung, W.T., and Lo, H.K. (2006). "Association between setting quantified road safety targets and road fatality reduction." Accident Analysis and Prevention, 38, 997-1005.

 

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