Zhaomiao Guo Zhaomiao Guo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Cockrell School of Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Email Dr. Guo Google Scholar LinkedIn UT Faculty Profile About Dr. Zhaomiao Guo joined the University of Texas at Austin as an Assistant Professor in August 2024, where he founded and directs the INSPIRE Lab. His research builds intelligent and resilient infrastructure systems through optimization, artificial intelligence, and data analytics, with particular emphasis on the integration of transportation and energy systems under large-scale electrification. He has authored over thirty refereed publications in leading venues including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Transportation Research Part C, and Cell Reports Physical Science. His work has been recognized by the NSF CAREER Award and supported by over $2.49M in research funding from NSF, DOE, USDOT, Amazon, TxDOT, FDOT, etc. Academic Journey B.S. · 2010 Tsinghua University Civil Engineering › M.S. · 2011 UC Berkeley Transportation Engineering › Ph.D. · 2016 UC Davis Transportation Engineering › Postdoc · 2016–18 Argonne National Lab Energy Systems Division › Faculty · 2018–24 University of Central Florida Assistant Professor › Current · 2024– UT Austin Assistant Professor Research Explore → Transportation–Energy Integration EV and power grid co-optimization under large-scale electrification. Infrastructure Resilience Systems that withstand and recover from disruptions and uncertainty. AI & Operations Research Optimization, deep learning, and LLMs for infrastructure decisions. Smart & Sustainable Mobility Connected mobility, freight decarbonization, and green hydrogen. Teaching All Courses → Optimization Techniques for Transportation Engineering Infrastructure Systems Optimization Transportation Network Applied Numerical Methods Selected Awards View All → 2026 Amazon Research Award Amazon · Advance customer-obsessed science. 2023 NSF CAREER Award National Science Foundation · Prestigious early-career faculty award 2022 IISE Best Student Paper Award · 3rd Place Energy Systems Track, IISE Annual Conference · with S. Baghali & M. R. Alam 2021 IISE Best Paper Award · Energy Systems Track IISE Annual Conference · with S. Baghali 2021 INFORMS Best Poster Competition · Winner INFORMS Annual Conference · with F. Afifah Contact Email zguo@utexas.edu Office ECJ Building 6.104 301 E. Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78712-1700 Department Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin Professional Service Memberships IEEE Senior Member ASCE Member TRB Network Modeling Committee INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics World Transport Convention · Co-chair, Transportation Energy Technology Committee Editorial & Review NSF Grant Reviewer · 2019–present Reviewer for IEEE T-PWRS, T-ITS, T-STE; Transportation Research Part B/C/D/E; Transportation Science; and others
