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Jisoon Lim (임지순) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan (U-M). His research focuses on developing scalable mathematical frameworks for multi-stakeholder decision-making across multimodal, technology-integrated, and increasingly complex mobility systems. His work spans game-theoretic policy modeling, large-scale and AI-accelerated optimization, and intelligent infrastructure planning, with applications in curb space management, air mobility and transit design, and connected and automated vehicle technologies.
Jisoon holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and an M.S.E. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from U-M, and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. A 2026 IOE-ISyE-MS&E Rising Star, Jisoon has been recognized with distinctions including the U-M Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, USDOT FHWA Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, U-M Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement, and INFORMS Undergraduate OR Prize. His research has been published in leading venues including Transportation Science and Transportation Research Part B.
Recent News
2026
November*: I will present at the 2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting, while also serving as a session chair!
September: I started my postdoctoral research fellow appointment at the University of Michigan!
August: My paper "Curb Space Infrastructure Planning Under Demand Uncertainty" was accepted to Transportation Research Part C!
August: I gave an invited talk at UT Arlington!
July: I presented at the 2026 INFORMS TSL Conference!
June: My paper "Enhancing Transportation Education to Reflect Technological Advancements in Connected and Automated Vehicles" was accepted to Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives!
May: I defended my Doctoral Dissertation! I truly appreciate everyone's support, care, and mentorship throughout my doctoral journey!
March: I was selected for the 2026 IOE-ISyE-MS&E Rising Stars Workshop, co-organized by U-M IOE, GaTech ISyE, and Stanford MS&E!
March: I was invited to serve as an observer for the 2026 INFORMS Undergraduate OR Prize Committee (Mar-Dec 2026)!
February: My paper "Spatiotemporal Pricing of Curb Space for Improving Operator and User Utilities" was accepted to Transportation Research Part B!
January: I presented at a lectern session during the 105th TRB Annual Meeting!
2025
December: I gave an invited talk at the University of Houston!
November: I completed the Thesis Proposal Defense! I plan to defend my final thesis during the 2026 Spring/Summer semester.
October: I presented at the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting!
October: My research was featured on U-M CEE's social media. Check it out! YouTube: [link] LinkedIn: [part1] [part2] [part3] [part4]
September: Play Curb Tycoon Jr.! This interactive game, designed particularly for K-12 students, introduces the ideas behind my research on dynamic curb space management in a fun and engaging way.
August: I gave an invited talk at the AI Research Institute for Advances in Optimization at Georgia Tech!
August: I delivered an oral presentation at UKC 2025 (US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship)!
August: I delivered an oral presentation at #BTR7!
July: My paper "A Microsimulation Study of Curb Space Operational Strategies and User Behaviors" was accepted to Transportation Research Part E!
May: I was selected as a recipient of the 2025 KSCEA Student of the Year Award, awarded by the Korean-American Society of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineers!
March: I was awarded the U-M Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, the most prestigious university-wide recognition!
January: I presented two posters during the 104th TRB Annual Meeting!
News archive (previous years)
2024
October: I served as a session chair for the TSL Urban Transportation cluster and presented at the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting!
October: I was selected as a Graduate Fellow for the 2024 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, awarded by the Federal Highway Administration!
September: I gave an invited talk at the U-M CEE NGTS Seminar series!
August: I delivered an oral presentation at #BTR6!
July: I presented at the 25th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT25)!
May: My paper "Dynamic Usage Allocation and Pricing for Curb Space Operation" was accepted to Transportation Science!
April: I completed my tenure as the president of the Michigan Transportation Student Organization!
March: I received two U-M College of Engineering awards!
January: I presented a poster during the 103rd TRB Annual Meeting!
2023
October: I was admitted to the M.S.E. Industrial and Operations Engineering dual degree program!
October: I presented at the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting!
August: I gave an invited talk at the U-M CEE NGTS Seminar series!
August: I delivered an oral presentation at #BTR5!
August: I delivered a talk at the 2023 ITE International Annual Meeting!
May: The U-M Transportation Technology Tournament team, led by me, was selected as a finalist!
May: I started my tenure as the president of the Michigan Transportation Student Organization!
January: I presented two posters during the 102nd TRB Annual Meeting!
2022
August: I passed the Ph.D. preliminary exam and advanced to candidacy!
June: My paper "The Bicycle Network Improvement Problem" was accepted to the Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems!
2021
October: I won the 2021 INFORMS Undergraduate Operations Research Prize for my work titled "The Bicycle Network Improvement Problem"!
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