Texas State University
McCoy College of Business.Research Insights

Emily Zhu

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Analytics, Department of Information Systems and Analytics Faculty profile

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July–September 2025

Illustration of a planner studying a detailed model city on a desk, with traffic sensors on poles casting beams over roads, bridges, and intersections.
Supply Chain3 min read

Where to Put Traffic Sensors When Demand Is Linked and Sensors Fail

A new set of models picks locations for traffic sensors while accounting for two facts planners usually ignore: trip demand across a road network is connected across places and times, and sensors wear out. The result is a placement plan with lower estimation error and a faster path to a solution.

Emily Zhu

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