Max T.M. Ng

Machine Learning Engineer, Uber Autonomous Mobility & Delivery

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I am passionate about designing and modeling innovative, efficient, and sustainable mobility solutions for passengers and freight. I finished my PhD in Transportation Systems Analysis & Planning at Northwestern University, focusing on network design, optimization, and data analytics.

I am also a chartered civil engineer in the United Kingdom with experience in large-scale project management.

I joined Uber Autonomous Mobility & Delivery in San Francisco in 2024, pushing forward optimization and service planning of shared autonomous vehicles.

selected publications

2025

  1. Joint Optimization of Multimodal Transit Frequency and Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Size with Hybrid Metaheuristic and Nonlinear Programming
    Max T. M. NgHani S. Mahmassani, Draco Tong, Omer Verbas, and Taner Cokyasar
    In 16th International Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport (CASPT2025) and TransitData 2025, 2025

2024

  1. Redesigning large-scale multimodal transit networks with shared autonomous mobility services
    Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Mar 2024
  2. Semi-on-Demand Hybrid Transit Route Design with Shared Autonomous Mobility Services
    In 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Mar 2024