Canada Research Chair in electric mobility and intelligent infrastructure

Electric mobility such as electric private cars, buses, and micromobility, has become central to Canada's decarbonization agenda. Yet critical challenges remain: limited charging accessibility, affordability gaps, and insufficient understanding of how people adopt and use electrified transport.

As Canada Research Chair in electric mobility and intelligent infrastructure, Professor Yili Tang and her team  will address these challenges by integrating human behavior, infrastructure optimization, and emission resilience into a coherent research framework.

This research program has three interconnected objectives:

• Develops behavioral models capturing the diversity and heterogeneity of electric travel choices across socio-economic, geographic, and climatic contexts.
• Designs connected, user-centric charging infrastructure that integrates multimodal demand, shared-use mechanisms, and advanced technologies such as autonomous and connected vehicles.
• Evaluates greenhouse-gas reduction and climate resilience strategies, identifying how e-mobility systems can mitigate emissions and support recovery during climate and disruption management.

This research chair will develop theoretical and practical advancements to unveil people's travel needs of e-mobility, optimize infrastructure, evaluate multi-scale emissions and enhance transportation climate resilience.

• Canada Research Chairs Program
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Additional Information

• Tier 2 Chair - 2026-11-01