Lucas Yu
Analyst II
Lucas (Pingzhou) Yu is a transportation data analyst who fuses data science with advanced sensing technologies to solve complex mobility challenges at scale. Lucas earned his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS from Auburn University. He has led multidisciplinary teams on statewide safety and asset-management project sponsored by state/local DOTs and NCHRP, engineering end-to-end data pipelines that turn raw field data into actionable insights. His work leverages spatial analysis, machine learning, and smartphone-based data collection to help agencies make evidence-driven decisions.
Outside of work, Lucas enjoys playing piano, competes in sim-racing, and tackling logic puzzles.