Lei Lei, University of Guelph

Research

Autonomous Driving Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Deep Reinforcement Learning Radio Resource Management V2X Communications Vehicle Control

Latest funding

Optimal charging control of electrified public transportation based on deep reinforcement learning
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Intelligent and Integrated Control of V2X-Enabled Autonomous Vehicles using Deep Reinforcement Learning
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$132,000

All 2 grants and awards

Optimal charging control of electrified public transportation based on deep reinforcement learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lei, Lei L

$20,000

Intelligent and Integrated Control of V2X-Enabled Autonomous Vehicles using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lei, Lei

Keywords: connected and autonomous vehicles; deep reinforcement learning; v2x communications; autonomous driving; radio resource management; vehicle control

$132,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Autonomous Driving Dear Professor Lei, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on autonomous driving connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Optimal charging control of electrified public transportation based on deep reinforcement learning" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]