Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
| Full-paper track | Extended-abstract track (up to 1000 word) | ||
| 15 December 2020 | Deadline for submission of full papers | 15 February 2021 | Deadline for extended abstract submission |
| 15 April 2021 | Notification of the 1st-round review of full papers, and acceptance for presentation | 15 May 2021 | Notification of the review result, and acceptance for presentation |
| 15 July 2021 | Submission of revised version for selected full papers | 15 August 2021 | Submission of revised version of the extended abstracts |
Publications
Papers accepted to journals (following a review process) will be published in three journals:
- Public Transport
- Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
- Transport Policy
This publication includes:
- Papers accepted from the outset for the full-paper track
- Full papers from accepted extended abstracts, which will be published subsequent to the conference.
List of Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Planning (network design, timetabling, vehicle and driver scheduling)
- Operations (monitoring, control, robustness, flexibility, efficiency, reliability)
- Control (real-time strategies, synchronization)
- Modelling, optimization, visualization and simulation techniques
- Mobility and accessibility needs, social equity, security
- Policy (governance, economics, tendering)
- Mobility as a Service (MaaS), Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), Mobility on Demand and ride-sharing
- Modal shift, multimodality, integration of modes
- Behavioral models (mode and route choice)
- Facilities and asset management (rolling stock, terminals, switches)
- Environmental impacts (emissions, noise control, energy)
- Traffic modeling and engineering, and safety aspects of transit services
- Big data, ITS (decision-making and management support)
- Case studies
- Future challenges and opportunities.