Joshua Li

Professor

Civil & Environmental Engineering

  • Professor
    Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • 405-744-6697 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University System, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 224 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Dr. Joshua Q. Li is Williams Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University (OSU), USA. His expertise spans automated infrastructure condition evaluation, sensor instrumentation, connected and autonomous transportation, transportation safety, pavement design, big data analytics, asset management, and driving behavior modeling.


Dr. Li’s research has been supported by major agencies including the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC), Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO), and several other state agencies around the nation. He has authored over 100 publications in leading journals and international conferences, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Infrastructure Systems (ASCE), International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, and Advances in Data Science and Adaptive Analysis. He is also an active member of professional committees for ASCE and the Transportation Research Board (TRB).


Research Interests:

Automated infrastructure condition evaluation, sensor instrumentation and data automation, connected and autonomous transportation, transportation safety (highway, rail, airport), pavement design, big data analytics, transportation asset management, driving behaviors and simulation.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2025 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2014 - 1 Jan 2020
  • Research Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, United States1 Jan 2012 - 1 Jan 2014
  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    University of Delaware, Newark, United States1 Jan 2009 - 1 Jan 2011
  • Graduate Research Associate (Ph.D. Student)
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, United States1 Jan 2005 - 1 Jan 2009
  • Assistant Professor
    Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China1 Jan 2002 - 1 Jan 2005

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Project Engineer
    Applied Pavement Technology Inc., Urbana IL, United States2011 - 2012

DEGREES

  • Ph.D.
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, United States2005 - 2009
  • Master of Civil Engineering
    Chang'an University, Xi'an, China1999 - 2002
  • Bachelor
    Xi'an Highway and Transportation University, Xi'an, China1995 - 1999

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

LANGUAGE

  • English

DEPARTMENT

  • Civil & Environmental Engineering

FIELDS OF RESEARCH