EDUCATION May 2008         Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Transportation) University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland USA Dec. 2007         M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering  University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland USA Feb. 2003          M.S. in Transportation System Engineering Hanyang University, South Korea Feb. 2001          B.S. in Transportation System Engineering                         Hanyang University, South Korea   Research Interest Dr. Kang’s research interests are in: Route optimization for cost-effective and sustainable highway infrastructure planning and design, transit, robot movement, and military path planning; Traffic control, operation; Traffic safety and accident analysis; GIS application for transportation system evaluation; regional transportation planning; Decision analysis. He has expertise in quantitative methods in transportation engineering such as linear programming and integer programming, artificial intelligent (AI)-based optimization techniques, and network-based representation. He also has experience in traffic control and safety studies involving signal timing, ramp metering, intersection delay and queue modeling. He has worked extensively on the research & development of agency-sponsored programs more than 7 years. The key sponsoring agencies of his research projects include U.S. Department of Defense, National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA). Dr. Kang has authored (or co-authored) many peer reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the traffic safety, highway design, optimization, and transportation literature.   Professional Experience 2009-present    Faculty Research Associate, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA 2008-present    Research Scientist, Amar Transportation Research & Consulting (ATRC) Inc., MD, USA 2008                Senior Transportation Engineer, Brudis & Associates Inc. (BAI), MD, USA 2003-2008        Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, USA 2003                Research Assistant, Korea Transportation Institute, South Korea 2001-2003        Graduate Research Assistant at Hanyang University, South Korea   Selected Publication Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles 1.           Kang, M.-W., Jha, M.K., and Schonfeld, P. (tentatively accepted), Applicability of Highway Alignment Optimization Models, Transportation Research Part C. 2.           Kim, E., Jha, M.K., and Kang, M.-W. (tentatively accepted), A Sensitivity Analysis of Critical Genetic Algorithm Parameters: Highway Alignment Optimization Case Study, International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems 3.           Kang, M.-W., Jha, M.K., and Hwang, D. (forthcoming issue), A GIS-Based Simulation Model for Military Path Planning of Unmanned Ground Robots, International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering. 4.           Kang, M.-W., Yang, N., Schonfeld, P., and Jha, M.K. (2010), Bilevel Highway Route Optimization, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2197, Transportation Research Board of National Academies, Washington, D.C., pp.107-117 5.           Kang, M.-W., Schonfeld, P., and Yang, N. (2009), Prescreening and Repairing in a Genetic Algorithm for Highway Alignment Optimization, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 109-119 6.           Jha, M.K. and Kang, M.-W. (2009), GIS-Based Model for Highway Noise Analysis, Journal of Infrastructure Systems-ASCE, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 88-94 7.           Yang, N., Schonfeld, P., and Kang, M.-W. (2009), A Hybrid Methodology for Freeway Work Zone Optimization with Time Constraints, Public Works Management & Policy, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 253-264 8.           Kang, M.-W., Schonfeld, P., and Jong, J.-C. (2007), Highway Alignment Optimization through Feasible Gates, Journal of Advanced Transportation, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 115-144 9.     Jha, M.K., Davis, C., and Kang, M.-W. (2007), State-of-the-art Intelligent Road Design Model with Genetic Algorithms, Geographic Information Systems, and CADD, Advances in Transportation Studies-An International Journal, Section A&B, 13, pp. 41-52   Conference Proceedings     1.       Kang, M.-W., Buddharaju, R., Jha, M.K., and Pack, H. (forthcoming issue), Railway Alignment Optimization: A Case Study for St Andrews, Scotland, In           Proceedings of the 9th Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol.8, 2011     2.     Kang, M.-W., Wang, S., Jha, M.K., Chen, C.-C., and Schonfeld, P. (2011), A Simulation Framework for the Path Planning of Unmanned Autonomous           Systems, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Analysis, Modeling, and Management (Bilal Ayyub, Ed.), Proceedings of the ASCE–ICVRAM 2011           and ISUMA 2011 conferences, pp. 129-137, ASCE Press, Reston, VA.     3.       Kang, M.-W., Jha, M.K. and Karri, G. (2010) Determination of Robot Drop Locations for Military Path Planning Using GIS Application, In Proceedings           of the 4th WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (CEA '10)     4.       Jha, M.K., Karri, G., and Kang, M.-W. (2010) A Military Path Planning Algorithm Using Visualization and Dynamic GIS, In Proceedings of the 4th           WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications (CEA '10)     5.      Kang, M.-W., Yang, N., Schonfeld, P. and Jha,M.K. (2010) Bi-Level Highway Route Optimization, In Proceedings of the 89thAnnual Meeting of           Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Paper No. 10-1330 on CD-ROM.     6.       Yang, N., Kang, M.-W., Schonfeld,P., and Jha, M.K. (2010) Multiple Objective Optimization of Highway Alignments Incorporating Preference Information,           In Proceedings of the 89thAnnual Meeting of Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Paper No. 10-1128 on CD-ROM     7.       Burnier, C., Clifton, K.J., Huang, S., Kang, M.-W., and Schneider, R. (2008) A Meso-Scale Model of Pedestrian Demand,  In Proceedings of ACSP-           AESOP 4th Joint Congress     8.       Kang, M.-W., Jha, M.K., and Schonfeld, P. (2006) 3D Highway Alignment Optimization for Brookeville Bypass, In Proceedings of the 85thAnnual           Meeting of Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Paper No. 06-1023 on CD-ROM   Book Chapters 1.          Jha, M.K., Djiki, B., Kang, M.-W., and Kim, E. (2009). Cost-Benefit Analysis in Applying Design Flexibility and Context Sensitive Solutions: A Case Study of Alternative Alignment of MD 43 Extension, in “The Development of the Town and the Region: Past, Present and Future,’’ Dd Eleni Stamatiou (ed.)         Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010   News Report 1.       Kang, M.-W. and Schonfeld, P. Towboat Analysis Finds Seasonality Is Prevalent and Important in the Upper Mississippi River and Affects Other Rivers. Navigation Economic Technologies (NETS) News, Vol. II, Issue 3, March 2006.