The 2nd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems– VEHITS 2016

Venue:
Rome, Italy

Event date:
23 - 24 April, 2016

Regular Papers
Paper Submission: December07, 2015
Authors Notification: February 1, 2016
Camera Ready and Registration: February 16, 2016

Position Papers
Paper Submission: January 5, 2016
Authors Notification: February 9, 2016
Camera Ready and Registration: February 23, 2016

Workshops
Workshop Proposal: November 11, 2015

Doctoral Consortium
Paper Submission: February 16, 2016
Authors Notification: February 24, 2016
Camera Ready and Registration: March 4, 2016

Special Sessions
Special Session Proposal: November 20, 2015

Tutorials, Demos and Panel Proposals
December 16, 2015

Scope:
The purpose of the 2nd International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS) is to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems.
This conference focuses on innovative applications, tools and platforms in all technology areas such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics and electronics, related to different kinds of vehicles, including cars, off-road vehicles, trains, ships, underwater vehicles, or flying machines, and the intelligent transportation systems that connect and manage large numbers of vehicles, not only in the context of smart cities but in many other application domains.

Conference Areas:
Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:
1 . INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
2 . INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
3 . CONNECTED VEHICLES
4 . SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

AREA 1: INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES
 Driver Behavior Analysis
 Navigation Systems
 Autonomous Vehicles and Automated Driving
 Vision and Image Processing
 Vehicle Environment Perception
 Pattern Recognition for Vehicles
 Cognitive and Context-aware Intelligence
 Automotive Control and Mechatronics
 Off the Road Vehicles
 Traffic and Vehicle Data Collection and Processing
AREA 2: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
 Big Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation
 Urban Mobility and Multimodal Transportation
 Congestion Management and Avoidance
 Public Transportation Management
 Parking Management and Electronic Parking
 Intelligent Infrastructure and Guidance Systems
 Traffic Theory, Modeling, and Simulation
 Air, Road, and Rail Traffic Management
 Ports and Vessel Traffic Management
 Road Safety and Transport Security
 Real-time Incident Detection
 Information Systems and Technologies
 Wireless Sensor Networks
 Automatic Tolls
 Geographic Information Systems
AREA 3: CONNECTED VEHICLES
 Cooperative Driving and Traffic Management
 V2V, V2I, V2X
 Vehicular Networks
 Security and Safety
 Cognitive Radio
 Communication Protocols
 Connected Services
 Remote Diagnosis
 Vehicle Telematics
 Vehicular Cloud Computing
 Mobility and the Internet of Vehicles
 Big Data and Vehicle Analytics
AREA 4: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
 City Mobility and Ecodriving
 Electric Vehicles
 Fuel Cell Vehicles
 Hybrid EVs
 Smart Grid and V2G
 Systems Modeling and Simulation
 Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Control
 Power Management
 Alternative Fuels
 Transport for People with Disabilities
KEYNOTE LECTURES
Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company, United States
Danil Prokhorov, Toyota Tech Center, United States

CONFERENCE CHAIR
Oleg Gusikhin, Ford Research & Adv. Engineering, United States

PROGRAM CHAIR
Markus Helfert, Dublin City University, Ireland

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
http://www.vehits.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx

VEHITS Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +44 203 014 8813
e-mail: vehits.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.vehits.org/