Call for abstracts/papers

The Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2012 gives all those involved in any surface transport mode the opportunity to present their work and their vision of greener, safer, and smarter surface transport for Europe and for the rest of the world.

The TRA 2012 Programme Committee has the pleasure of inviting you to submit for consideration abstracts for oral or poster presentations at the TRA conference, which will be held in Athens, Greece, from 23–26 April 2012. Abstracts should relate to one of the conference topics, which are grouped into 6 pillars that cover all areas of surface transport. Abstracts should be submitted in electronic form by registered users through the website www.traconference.eu. Please consult this website for detailed instructions on the submission procedure. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words in length and must be submitted by midnight on 15 April 2011.

The submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the members of the Programme Committee and by additional experts and professionals of international calibre invited to assist the committee. All abstracts will be evaluated by at least two reviewers. The authors of the best abstracts will be invited to submit full papers, which will than be presented at the conference's oral or poster sessions and be included in the CD of conference proceedings. Successful authors will be notified by 15 June 2011. Full paper will be required by 15 September 2011.

Moreover, all full papers will be considered for publication in one or more well-known international journals. The authors of the conference's top papers will be invited to submit their papers in the right format for publication in these journals. The exact procedure will be announced in due time.

The conference topics, which have been grouped into six main pillars, are as follows:

List of Topics per Pillar

PILLAR I: Governance of the transport system (11)

- Robustness and resilience in transport systems

- Liberalisation of transport markets

- Transport policy and economics

- Demand management

- Users’ needs and expectations

- Customer satisfaction

- Transport infrastructure and systems financing

- Transport infrastructure procurement and legal issues

- Standardization in transport

- Strengthening competitiveness in transport

- International harmonisation of transport

PILLAR II: Transport, mobility and infrastructure (18)

- Transport infrastructure management and operation

- Transportation planning and modelling

- Traffic modelling and simulation

- Urban public transport systems

- Long distance passenger transport

- Accessibility in transport

- Traffic management

- Mobility management

- Pedestrian modelling and simulation

- Pedestrian and cycle path facilities and provisions

- Inland facilities and provisions to environmental friendly modes

- Long distance freight transport

- Urban freight transport

- Maritime transport

- Inland waterways transport

- Automation in transport systems

- Cooperative systems I

- Inland waterways infrastructure

PILLAR III: Safety and security (13)

- Integrated safety and security for surface transport systems

- Safety assessment

- Vulnerable road users’ safety

- Incident Management

- Emergency management

- Crashworthiness

- Self explaining and forgiving roads

- Safety and security in maritime and inland transport

- Railway safety and security

- Tunnel safety and security

- Traffic Law Enforcement Cross border enforcement

- Vehicle-Driver Interaction

- Cooperative systems II

PILLAR IV: Energy, environment and resources (12)

- Integrated transport and land use planning

- Landscape and environment design

- Energy harvesting

- Energy efficient asset management

- Electromobility for road transport

- Electromobility for waterborne transport

- Advanced propulsion systems

- Noise mitigation

- Air quality

- Water quality

- Alternative fuels for transport

- Climate change mitigation

PILLAR V: Design and production (vehicles, vessels and infrastructure) (19)

- Pavement construction and management

- Bridge and tunnel design and construction

- Construction management for transport infrastructure

- Railway design, construction and maintenance

- Reliability and robustness of the infrastructure

- Electric vehicles

- Infrastructure for electrified transport

- Advanced vehicle technology and high speed rail

- Advanced maritime vessel technology

- Advanced vessel and marine tracking solutions

- Advanced inland navigation vessels

- Advanced road vehicle technology

- Design and manufacturing for advanced vehicles

- Adaptation to climate change

- Intelligent road infrastructure

- Certification aspects in transportation

- Control centre technology

- Advanced monitoring techniques

- Improved maintenance techniques

PILLAR VI: Complementarities of transport modes (8)

- Socio-economics issues in multi modal transport

- Intelligent Transport Systems

- Travel behaviour and cultural aspects

- New transport and mobility concepts and services

- Logistics and intermodal transport

- Interoperability in Transport Systems

- Multimodal corridors

- Sea / Inland ports and terminals