2025.04-Present Tsinghua University  Department of Civil Engineering  Assistant Research Professor

2023.03-2025.03 Tsinghua University  School of Vehicle and Mobility Postdoctoral Researcher

2024.12  Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST

2024.06  OnSite Autonomous Driving Algorithm Challenge 1st Place Nationwide

2023.03  Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar

Intelligent Transportation Systems, Connected and Automated Vehicles, Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integrated System, Cloud-Supported Multi-Vehicle Coordinated Decision-Making and Control

Youth Editorial Board Member, Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles

Deputy Secretary-General, The Youth Committee of China-SAE

1.Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Category C)  Cloud-Supported Cross-Scenario Safety Cooperative Control for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles  2024.01 – Present

2.Project supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation  Cross-Scenario Cooperative Decision-Making and Control for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles  2023.08 – 2025.03

3.Project supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation  Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF  2024.01 – 2025.03

4.Mercedes-Benz International Collaboration Project  Research and Validation of Key Scenario Technologies for Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integrated Systems  2024.11 – 2025.10

5.BYD Automotive Industry Collaboration Project  Layered and Decoupled Intelligent Driving Software Design Project  2024.08 – 2025.07

1. Cai M, Xu Q, Chen C, et al. Formation control with lane preference for connected and automated vehicles in multi-lane scenarios[J]. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 2022, 136: 103513.（SCI-Indexed）

2. Cai M, Xu Q, Chen C, et al. Multi-lane unsignalized intersection cooperation with flexible lane direction based on multi-vehicle formation control[J]. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technologies, 2022, 71(6): 5787-5798.（SCI-Indexed）

3. Cai M, Xu Q, Chen C, et al. Formation control for connected and automated vehicles on multi‐lane roads: Relative motion planning and conflict resolution[J]. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023, 17(1): 211-226.（SCI-Indexed）

4. Cai M, Chen C, Wang G, et al. Mixed-traffic Unsignalized Intersection Coordination with Emergency Vehicles based on Multi-lane Formation Control[C]// International Conference on Electric Vehicle and Vehicle Engineering. 2024. （EI-Indexed，Best Young Paper Award）

5. Cai M, Xu Q, Chen C, et al. Multi-lane formation control in mixed traffic environment[C]//2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). IEEE, 2024: 2283-2288. (EI-Indexed)

6. Cai M, Xu Q, Yang C, et al. Experimental Validation of Multi-Lane Formation Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles[C]//2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS). IEEE, 2023: 1267-1273.（EI-Indexed）

7. Cai M, Xu Q, Li K, et al. Multi-lane formation assignment and control for connected vehicles[C]//2019 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). IEEE, 2019: 1968-1973.（EI-Indexed）

8. Cai M, Xu Q, Chen C, et al. Formation Control for Multiple Connected and Automated Vehicles on Multi-lane Roads[C]//2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC). IEEE, 2021: 1940-1945.（EI-Indexed）

9. Xu Q, Lin X, Cai M*, et al. End-to-End Joint Multi-Object Detection and Tracking for Intelligent Transportation Systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2023, 36(1): 138.（Corresponding Author，SCI-Indexed）

10. Chen C, Cai M, Wang J, et al. Cooperation method of connected and automated vehicles at unsignalized intersections: Lane changing and arrival scheduling[J]. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2022, 71(11): 11351-11366. （SCI-Indexed）

11. Cai M, Jiang Y, Wang J. Bidirectional Platooning Collision Avoidance Method for Tidal Traffic Road Segments. China, ZL202211193974.7 [P]. 2022-09-29.

12. Li K, Cai M, Xu Q, Wang J. Platooning Control Method and Device for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles Based on Cooperative Assignment. China, ZL202010127808.1 [P]. 2020-12-25.

13. Xu Q, Cai M, Li K, Wang J, Chen C, Wang J. Multi-Vehicle Motion Planning Method and Device for Intersection Environments. China, ZL202210215659.3 [P]. 2022-03-07.

14. Xu Q, Cai M, Li K, Wang J, Chen C, Wang J. Hierarchical Decision-Making and Control Method and Device for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles Based on Vehicle-Cloud Collaboration. China, ZL202210216083.2 [P]. 2022-03-07.

15. Li K, Cai M, Wang J, Xu Q, Chen C, Wang J. Method and Device for Multi-Vehicle Coordinated Lateral-Longitudinal Motion Planning Based on Relative Coordinates. China, ZL202210215661.0 [P]. 2022-03-07.