On the morning of April 2, Carlos F. Daganzo, an academician of the American Academy of Engineering and the chief professor of the University of California at Berkeley, was invited to visit our base. Zhao Xiangmo, the director of the base, met with the visitors in the VIP room of the Academic Exchange Center. The heads of the International Office, the School of Information and the Highway College accompanied the meeting.

Professor Zhao Xiangmo welcomed Professor Carlos F. Daganzo and his delegation. He briefed the guests on the development history of the base, the scale of the school, the characteristics of the discipline, the cultivation of talents and the international exchanges. He highlighted the characteristics of the base and the combination of the national key strategies and industry needs and played in the field of national infrastructure construction. The important role combined with Professor CarlosF. Daganzo's research field, introduced the development of intelligent transportation research in our base. He hopes that with the visit of Professor Carlos F. Daganzo as an opportunity to further expand the cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in transportation related fields.

Professor Carlos F. Daganzo expressed sincere gratitude to the warm reception of our base, expressed appreciation for the outstanding contribution of our base in the field of infrastructure construction, and endorsed Professor Zhao Xiangmo's basic concept of strengthening academic exchanges between the two sides. He pointed out that the vehicle-road information perception and intelligent transportation system innovation-inducing base is located in Xi'an, a world famous cultural city. The historical and cultural heritage is profound, the characteristics of the dominant disciplines are distinct, the location development advantages are outstanding, and the cooperation potential between the two sides is huge. He said that in the future, the two sides should further strengthen cooperation in the areas of teacher exchanges and scientific research and strive to push cooperation to more fields and higher levels. After the meeting, Professor Carlos F. Daganzo gave an academic report entitled “Four Traffic Physics Laws and Suggestions for Future Urban Transport Development in China” for our base teachers and students.

Professor Zhao Xiangmo met with Professor Carlos F. Daganzo

Professor Carlos F. Daganzo gave an academic report to the base teachers and students

Group photo of Meeting