Jesus Osorio

Dr. Jesus Osorio

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

Room 249, Koch Center for Engineering and Science
812-488-3211
jo164@evansville.edu

Jesus Osorio, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Evansville. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), specializing in transportation systems. His research explores strategic and tactical models for improving the planning, design, and operation of transportation systems, including shared mobility options such as electric bikes and scooters, as well as conventional modes like bus and metro. His teaching interests include transportation engineering, transportation network modeling, and optimization.

Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2025
  • MS in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2019
  • BS in Civil Engineering, Valparaiso University, 2017

Research Interests

  • Network modeling; freight logistic systems; shared mobility; public transit systems planning, design, and operations; intelligent transportation systems; mobility as a service; transportation safety.

Journal Articles

  • Osorio, J., Uhm, H. S., Ismael, A., Sahin, O., & Zuniga-Garcia, N. (2026). A Continuous Approximation Model for Large-Scale Delivery Alternative Optimization: Case Study in Chicago Using POLARIS, an Agent-based Transportation Modeling Framework. Sustainability Analytics and Modeling, 100073.
  • Almasry, O., Ignacio, E. J., Osorio, J., El-Rayes, K., & Ouyang, Y. (2026). Planning the Deployment and Layout of Smart Work Zone Systems on Roadway Projects. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 152(10), 04026098.
  • Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2025). To ride or to fly: Optimal freight-on-transit operations using drones. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Reviews. 201, 104231.
  • Osorio, J. and Ouyang, Y. (2025). Optimal rebalancing and charging of shared electric scooters with charging hubs. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 196, 104018.
  • Liu, Y., Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2025). COVID-19’s Impacts on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Rail and Bus Ridership in Northeastern Illinois. Transportation Research Record, 2679(6), 631-647.
  • Light, E., Osorio, J., Liu, Y., and Ouyang, Y. (2025). How COVID-19 impacted Chicago Metra’s ridership loss and recovery: 2019-2022. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 146, 104857.
  • Osorio, J., Shen, S., and Ouyang, Y. (2024). Planning service protocols for extra-long trains with transfers. Transportation Science, 58(6):1214-1234. (Joint publication in Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT25)).
  • Shen, S., Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2024). Optimizing block configuration and operation protocol for extra-long metro trains. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 162, 104612.
  • Liu, Y., Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2023). How long it took transit ridership to recover from disruptive events: A review into the recent history. Journal of Public Transportation. 25, 100051.
  • Osorio, J., Liu, Y., and Ouyang, Y. (2022). Executive orders or public fear: What caused transit ridership to drop in Chicago during COVID-19? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 105, 103226.
  • Osorio, J., Lei, C., and Ouyang, Y. (2021). Optimal rebalancing and on-board charging of shared electric scooters. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. 147, 197–219.

Technical Reports

  • Osorio, J., Uhm, H. S., Ismael, A., Sahin, O., and Zuniga-Garcia, N. (2025). Business to Customer Delivery Alternatives. Argonne National Laboratory. https://vms.taps.anl.gov/research-highlights/ mobility-systems/b2c-delivery/
  • El-Rayes, K., E.J., Ignacio, Ouyang, Y., Almasry, O., and Osorio, J. (2024). Development of design guidance for smart work zone systems. FHWA-ICT-24-001.
  • Light, E., Sai, S., Ouyang, Y., O’Brien, W., Osorio, J., and Yuhui Z. (2023). Investigating statewide transit maintenance needs. FHWA-ICT-23-021.
  • Liu, Y., Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2023) Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ridership of CTA rail and bus systems in Chicago. FHWA-ICT-23-001.
  • Liu, Y., Osorio, J., and Ouyang, Y. (2021). Literature review and data analysis on the impacts of prolonged events on transit system ridership. Report No. FHWA-ICT-21-021.
  • Benekohal, R., Jeon, H., Osorio, J., and Garshasebi, B. (2019). Evaluation of adaptive signal control technology - Final. Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-19-006.
  • Osorio, J. and Benekohal, R. (2019). Safety analysis and crash modification factors of an adaptive signal control technology along a corridor. Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-19-001.
  • Boyles, S., Walton, C.Duthie, J., Jafari, E., Jiang, N., Khani, A., Li, J., Osorio, J., Pandey, V., Rambha, T., and Yahia, C. (2018). Planning tool for active traffic management combining microsimulation and DTA. Research Report No. FHWA 0-6859-1.