Guohao Zhong
Getzville,NY
Summary
Early-career Traffic Engineer with hands-on experience in traffic simulation, signal control, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Skilled in tools such as Synchro, SUMO, TraCI, and Python to support data-driven traffic analysis and optimization. Experience includes intersection analysis, signal timing evaluation, and AI-based traffic control research. Seeking to grow within a collaborative traffic engineering practice.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
AI-Based ITS Engineer Intern (Research / Project-Based)
VisionX
09.2025 - Current
- Designed a prototype AI-based traffic signal control framework integrating reinforcement learning and real-time traffic simulation via SUMO + TraCI.
- Divided urban network into sub-regions and tested phase control strategies, achieving 18% simulated improvement in average travel time across controlled intersections.
- Initiated integration of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) elements to support adaptive corridor-level demand management.
- Developed and visualized preliminary results with Python and OpenAI Gym-like environments; currently developing full scenario training loop.
- Engineered real-time data integration pipelines that enhanced traffic signal responsiveness, improving urban mobility and reducing congestion delays.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER
DS8 Trading LLC
12.2024 - 09.2025
- Conducted meticulous surveys and field analyses at over 12 intersections.
- Engineered alternative traffic control scenarios in Synchro, achieving a 15-20% reduction in corridor-wide delay times.
- Formulated permit application packages in compliance with state DOT and local municipal guidelines.
- Implemented design calculations for lane widths, cycle splits, and queue lengths, improving peak-hour throughput by 22%.
- Reduced design revision rates by over 40% during QA/QC through phasing logic optimization.
Education
BACHLOR'S OF SCIENCE -
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY05.2024
Skills
- AutoCAD
- Synchro
- MicroStation
- OpenRoads
- Transportation engineering
- Traffic Simulation
- Signal Timing Analysis
- Data Analysis
LANGUAGES
Chinese - Native
English - Advanced
Timeline
AI-Based ITS Engineer Intern (Research / Project-Based)
VisionX
09.2025 - Current
TRAFFIC ENGINEER
DS8 Trading LLC
12.2024 - 09.2025
BACHLOR'S OF SCIENCE -
University at Buffalo