ETC conference programme day 1

ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN TRANSPORT presents

European Transport Conference 2024

Wednesday 18 Sep 2024
Conference opening and Plenary Session	09:00 - 10:30 Opening plenary
	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
Stream	11:00 - 12:30	14:00 - 15:30	16:00 - 18:00

Aviation	Passenger Behaviour, Evolution of Scheduled air routes sand UK domestic aviation changes Session chair: Johnny Ojeil Room: Data Collection on Passenger Behaviour to Support Future Pandemic Mitigation Efforts in the Aviation Sector Steve Gwynne, Ailsa Hamilton Smith, Aoife Hunt, Hui Xie, Simon Owen, Ewa Prawdzik, Shelley Roberts, Paul Lebbin The evolution of scheduled air routes between the UK & Europe and the changing role of low-cost and network carriers Dr Nigel Dennis Changes in UK domestic aviation since 2019 Mr Nilesh Gorsia, Mr Richard Coulthad, Mr Andy Schofield, Dr Nigel Dennis	Sustainability, Green Skies and Intensity of Aviation Activity Session chair: Johnny Ojeil Room: Flying Under The Sustainability Radar? – Sustainable Development in Pilot Training Michael Stiebe Navigating Green Skies: The Impact of Digital Innovations on General Aviation's Environmental Journey Michael Stiebe, Matthias Niederhaeuser The Effect of Aircraft Operations and Route on the CO2e Intensity of Aviation Activity (from a Life Cycle Assessment Perspective) Mr Aron Bell, Mr Liam Anthony Mannion, Dr Mark Kelly, Dr Stephen Dooley	The Paris Agreement, Decarbonisation, Climate change and zero emissions Session chair: tbc Room: Respecting the Paris Agreement in the Aviation Sector? Choosing Technological Optimism over Demand Management Dr Emilia Suomalainen The impact of climate change on aviation demand through its effect on income Laila AitBihiOuali Opportunities for surface access in UK airports related to sustainable targets Johnny Ojeil
Data	Charging infrastructure and fleet policy Session chair: tbc Room: Register data versus survey data for estimation of national forecasting models of car type choice Ida Kristoffersson, Filip Kristofersson, Staffan Algers Spatially-Informed EV Charge Point Placement: A Vehicle Movement Approach Rachel Wiseman, Timothy Beech, Graeme Hill A data-driven approach to strategic site selection on a national scale Neil Montague, Ana Rodriguez Coteron, Hazel King	Passive data analysis (GPS, Smartcard) Session chair: tbc Room: Overcoming Population Bias: Heuristic Pathways to Enhance Smartcard Data with Home Location and Trip Purpose Information Joseph Fenwick, Howard Wong, Sophie Levi Kallin Data preprocessing for real-time traffic forecasting of noisy journey times – A case study of Greater Manchester Mohammadmahdi Rahimiasl, Dr. Ynte Vanderhoydonc, Prof. Siegfried Mercelis Annotate, Estimate, Validate! Road Traffic Volume Estimation using GPS probe data Edwin Kools, Gunnar Berghauser, Stephen Curran, Douglas Gilmour, Rafal Karczmarczyk, Anna Nowak, Jakub Rutkowski, Kristina Vuletic	Demand profiles and travel surveys Session chair: tbc Room: Travel Time and Volume Analysis for Inner-City Freeway Using Continuous One-Hour Values Motohiro Fujita, Atsuki Aratani, Shinji Yamada Self-reported and GPS-based mobility panels: what can they learn from each other? Marie Jose Olde Kalter, Mathijs de Haas, Peter van der Mede, Marije Hamersma Combining permanent counting stations and travel surveys to reconstruct purpose-driven demand profiles Jan Vallee, Bastian Chlond, Peter Vortisch Questionnaire designs of (national) travel surveys - can we satisfy the requirements for all use cases? Dr. Luuk Brederode, Dr. ing. Ines Kawgan Kawan, Craig Drury
Freight and Logistics	Maritime Session chair: tbc Room: A feasibility study of alternative fuels, port infrastructure, and powertrains to decarbonise the Irish shipping sector Dr Nathan Gray, Dr Richard O Shea, Dr David Wall, Dr Jukka Pekka Jalkanen, Professor Jerry Murphy Analysis of the impact of the emission trading system on the demand for short-sea shipping: an application to the Spain-Northern Italy Transport Corridor Maria Feo Valero, Julian Martinez Moya, Amaya Vega The Fifth Transport Modality: Problems and Perspectives Dr Vladimir Komashinsky Connectivity Session chair: tbc Room: A Closer Look at Rail Freight Potentials in the Region Peter Endemann, DI Dr Heinz Doerr Foreign direct investment and maritime transportation infrastructure: competition effects under the BRI Pr. Natalia VECHIU Cost of disruption: a study of the UK’s connection to Europe Eugenie Dawlings, Jai Mehta	Ports Session chair: tbc Room: AI applications in the port and shipping operation: outcomes from literature review and expert interviews Mehran Farzadmehr, Valentin Carlan, Thierry Vanelslander Evaluating the impact of integrating zero trust architecture in the implementation of digital technologies in ports Stephen Rakoma Emerging ICT technologies implemented in container ports: theoretical models and experimental analyzes of the effects on ship times in port Francesco Russo, Giuseppe Musolino Hinterland Session chair: tbc Room: Identifying risks and development potential for a national rail freight market by a new Sectoral Group AHP (SGAHP) model: evidence from Hungary Dr. Balint Farkas, Dr. Szabolcs Duleba Seeking efficiency in road transport operations at ports’ hinterland: A comparative analysis of advanced truck guidance systems in European ports Dr. Valentin Carlan, Dr. Daniela Tocchi, Fabio Danilo Cristiano The impact of critical water levels on container inland waterway transport: Exploring climate change uncertainty Felipe Bedoya Maya, Peter Shobayo, Joris Beckers, Edwin van Hassel	Synchromodality Session chair: tbc Room: Exploring the potential of data spaces in Synchromodality Juan Manuel Pulido, Ivan Dario Cardenas, Valentin Carlan, Tom Bergmans, Thierry Vanelslander Requirements of synchromodality on freight transport: an operational case study Mylena C. Rodrigues de Jesus, Emma Ceulemans, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander Pathways for road transport and logistics innovation in 2035 Ming Chen, Jaco van Meijeren, Saarang Gaggar, Marijn van Adrichem Towards the implementation of truck platooning: a reconfiguration of the freight transport ecosystem Sergio Pedro Duarte, Antonio Silva, Jorge Grenha Teixeira, Liliana Cunha, Sara Ferreira, Antonio Lobo Supply chain Session chair: tbc Room: Exploring the future of goods movement Ritu garg Technology adoption in maritime supply chain: actors’ interdependences influencing determinants Lorenzo Franchi, Prof. Thierry Vanelslander, Dr. Valentin Carlan, Prof. Wouter Van Bockhaven Handling strategies of disruptions in transport and logistics networks Dr Gunnhild Svaboe, Dr Marianne Ryghaug, Dr Astrid Bjorgen, Dr Maria Diez, Dr Lillian Hansen, Dr Christine Roxanne Hung, Dr Eivind Lekve Bjelle Advancing Green and Digital Logistics through Spatio-Temporal Data Integration Joao Tiago Aparicio, Sofia Cerqueira, Dr. Elisabete Arsenio, Dr. Rui Henriques
Global Trends Impacting Transport	Micromobility Session chair: tbc Room: Exploring Global Dynamics of Micromobility Market - An Open Data Approach Merja Kajava, Milos Mladenovic Comparative Analysis of User Characteristics and Use Patterns in Free-Floating and Station-Based E-Bike Sharing Systems – Empirical Insights from the Basel Metropolitan Area Michael Stiebe, Widar von Arx, Sibylle Sager Mueller, Finn Schuermann, Dominic Haefliger Mobility in action, how mobility injustice impacts data analysis in road safety policy planning for micromobility users. Delia Valastro	Shared and autonomous mobility Session chair: tbc Room: Connected Automated Mobility (CAM) for Public Transport Lara Tabet	Mobility & Decision-making Session chair: tbc Room: Current mobility behaviour and theoretical willingness to use of residential shared electric mobility concept in medium-sized cities in Germany Franziska Weiser How to win Taxi Drivers for Electromobility: Potentials and Barriers in Berlin Welf Luecke, Vera Maria Fahrner How the UK’s Department for Transport uses futures thinking and foresight techniques to support decision making. Samuele De Guido, Annette Smith How would people travel today if they had the same characteristics as people in 1980? – Using entropy balancing to decompose changes in observed travel behavior over time in repeated cross sections Nicole Reinfeld, Tobias Hagen
Rail Policy and Planning	Getting user fiendly framework on track Session chair: tbc Room: How to proceed in railway passenger transport? Milestones and strategies for the Slovak Republic Ing. Milan Dedik PhD., prof. Ing. Jozef Gasparik PhD., Ing. Zdenka Bulkova PhD. Safety and interoperability in Europe Torben Holvad, Francesco Rotoli, Idriss Pagand, Giacomo Potenza, Mitchell Van Balen, Eva Valeri, Martin Schroeder Socially optimal train running time regulation in mixed rail markets Dr Mohammad Maghrour Zefreh, Dr Oskar Froidh		What about people in rail? Session chair: Peter Endemann Room: The positive impact of train staff on customer satisfaction Dr Mark van Hagen, Msc Pauline Bron Choice behaviour of railway passengers during maintenance works Niek Guis, Menno de Bruyn, Pleuni van Heiningen, Ilka Vaatstra, Jesper Haverkamp, Wieke Selten Testing the relationship between engagement and safety culture Andrew Meaney, Khaldia Al Kasm, Eduard Cruset Pla The impact of video testimonials on attitudes and behaviour of Belgian adolescents near level crossings Ronald Wolfs
Intelligent Mobility - Management and Operation	MaaS platforms Session chair: tbc Room: School mobility strategies leading to happier children Bruno Oliveira Accessible Platform-based Mobility for Persons with Reduced Mobility: The Case of Flanders ulku tanriverdi MaaS4Italy Firenze Giuseppe Brancaccio, Giovanni Acciaro, Matteo Fantechi, Silvia Ancilotti	Quality of the infrastructure Session chair: tbc Room: An efficient algorithm to decide street orientations: London road network study Mihalis Markakis, Kalyan Talluri, Dmitrii Tikhonenko A method for measuring and assessing the structural condition of cycle paths Torsten Merkens, Dr Ulrike Stoeckert, Volker Jakobi, Andreas Haensel, Dr Christoph Hebel The experiences of riders, walkers and wheelers on the strategic road network Emma Salter, TBC Potential Co Presenter	Aspects of implementing traffic management Session chair: tbc Room: Multimodal Network Management – How to get there? dr. Henk Taale, Koen Adams, Jaap van Kooten Strengthening Urban Road Resilience Against Flooding Events through Traffic Microsimulation Ing. PhD. Luigi Sanfilippo, Dr. Ioannis Karakikes, Prof. Amalia Polydoropoulou, Dr. Georgios Papaioannou, Prof. Giuseppe Salvo, Alberto Brignone Opportunities and barriers towards the implementation of innovative traffic management systems in Europe Konstantina Derpani, Emy Apostolopoulou, Varvara Mylona, Emma Ceulemans, Mylena Cristine Rodrigues de Jesus, Ruth Anderson Effective policy packages for sustainable commuting: Informed by social practice theory and to be implemented through mobility management Vivien Katharina Albers, Dr. Andre Bruns, Dr. Luca Nitschke
Local Public Transport	Rural accessibility Session chair: tbc Room: Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan: Enhancing Public Transport Across Rural Ireland Mr Colm Kelly Public transport in rural areas: old problems - new solutions Elmar Fuerst, Bernhard Kozljanic	Operations management Session chair: tbc Room: How can we reduce the Infection Risk in School Transportation during a Global Pandemic? Effects of staggered School Hours Johanna Koch, Natalie Schneider, Lea Fouckhardt, Prof. Dr. Carsten Sommer Simbus Pro: a data driven dynamic microsimulation model for bus stations Geert Jan Wolters, Alejandro Montes Pomp, ceremony and demand management at royal events in London Lauren Barton	Passenger perspective Session chair: tbc Room: Travel-Based Multitasking on the Budapest Metro in 2019 and 2023 Tamas Strommer, Dr. Andras Munkacsy, Dr. David Foldes User acceptance of autonomous buses in the Arctic Evgenii Aleksandrov, Hanna Lisa Borkamo, Elena Dybtsyna, Terje Andreas Mathisen To trust or not to trust: Perception of information on capacity Dr. Catharina Wasic, Malte Petersen, Nihal Guenderen, Dr. Mandy Dotzauer Assessing Public Transport network reliability from an end-to-end passenger journey perspective Arnd Vogel, Michael Bundschuh
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport	Travel behaviour Session chair: tbc Room: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on where people live and on how they travel to work Diogo Magrico, Thomas Fuller, John Siraut Exploring the Dynamics Between Drivers and Cyclists: Attitudes, Perceptions, and the Legitimacy Jana Kockova, Zdenek Dytrt, Michal Simecek	Car dependency Session chair: tbc Room: Mobility Justice or Continuation of Car Dependence? A Case Study in Finnish and European Transport Policy Dr Emilia Suomalainen Understanding car-ownership and usage in different parts of the Netherlands – a typology of areas Koen Arendsen, Heike Martensen How car-dependent are people living in sparsely populated areas? Sophie Hasiak	Active Travel Session chair: tbc Room: Pursuit of Healthy Transport: Do the prevalent socio-economic and health issues of elderly people influence their choice of sustainable and active transport modes? Shohel Amin, Sinthujah Karunanithy Comparative modelling of cycling route choice behaviour for e-bikes and conventional bicycles: the case study of Tartu, Estonia Dr Anto Aasa, Martin Haamer, Miroslawa Lukawska, Dr Jacek Pawlak, Dr Age Poom, Dr Aruna Sivakumar Taking stock from developing a metropolitan non-motorized transport strategy in one of the most dynamic cities in the world Leon Deharbe To Get to the Other Side: Multi-scale Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Distance in European and American Cities Dr. Marcel Moran
Transport Economics Finance and Appraisal	Economics of EVs Session chair: tbc Room: Dynamics Between Electric Vehicle Uptake and Green Development: Understanding the Role of Local Government Competition Miaomiao Simon Tao The Impact of Fuel Prices, Electricity Prices, and Consumer Sentiment on the Adoption of Electric Vehicles Evidence from New Zealand Mr. Guanghao Wang, Mr. Miaomiao Tao, Dr. Selena Mingyue Sheng, Dr Erwann Sbai An optimal heavy fleet replacement strategy based on total cost of ownership towards sustainable transportation Dr Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Dr Mingyue Selena Sheng, Dr Le Wen, Professor Basil Sharp	Policy review Session chair: tbc Room: True pricing: the policy implications of internalizing external and infrastructure costs of transport Marlinde Knoope, Pauline Wortelboer van Donselaar Evidence Review: Economic Appraisal of Local Highways Maintenance Michael Thomson, Gowsaleya Sriskantharajah Private sector’s role in UK rail electrification Diem Bradley	Wider economic impacts and appraisal Session chair: tbc Room: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Light Rail Transit on Jobs-Housing Balance by Regional Typology: A Case Study of South Korea Wookjae Yang, Justin S. Chang A review of the OCICM parameter in the UK's Transport Appraisal Guidance Irmeen Khan, Robert Catherall, Iven Stead Wider economic benefits: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? Prof. dr. Gerard de Jong, Tom Worsley Estimating accessibility benefits from land use and transport scenarios Torbjorn Stigen, Oyvind Lervik Nilsen, Tor Kristian Stevik
Transport Models	Modelling Flanders Session chair: tbc Room: Advanced traffic modelling in Flanders: understanding the framework of the traffic modelling toolkit Annelies Verheijen, Jan De Coster, Tim Heirman, Dana Borremans Can every measure be translated to traffic models? Pieter Van Houwe, Bruno Ville, Jan De Coster, Rene Grispen Unleashing the power of a micro-simulation demand model: exploring elasticities on individual level with the Flanders 4G-model Kurt Verlinden, Marco Kouwenhoven Journey time reliability Session chair: tbc Room: Incorporating Journey Time Reliability into Highway Assignment Models Andrew Gordon, Shane Elliot, John Collins, Tom Metcalfe, Lydia Palmer, Roger Himlin, Graham Powell Modelling and validation of the yielding behaviour of slow-moving vehicles on two-lane highways Abhishek Raj, Dr. Bhargava Rama Chilukuri, Dr. CS Shankar Ram A Multi-objective Modelling Framework for the Joint Effect of Congestion and Travel Time Reliability in Traffic Assignment Dr Judith Wang, Prof Richard Batley, Roger Himlin	Modelling cities and regions Session chair: tbc Room: An integrated multi-modal activity-based model for capturing the benefits of sustainable travel and the impacts of future-ready policy interventions. Christopher Papaioannou, Dr Laurence Chittock, Lou Mason Walsh Integrating Micro-Mobility Modelling in Abu Dhabi's Strategic Transport Model Arwa Bin eshaq, Brindha Sankari Vasudevan, Guglielmo Bare, Antonio Restuccia, Tor Vorraa Modelling of active mobility in the municipality of Copenhagen Daniel Berthelsen, Filip Vang, Sidsel Kjems Modelling EV uptake Session chair: tbc Room: Analysing the demand for electric vehicle charging using an activity-based model Martijn Hollestelle, Ruiwei Chen, Teemu Sihvola, Markku Kivari A Deep Neural Network based Vehicle Market Share Prediction Model Dr Mohamed Ali, Syed Mostaquim Ali, Dr Mohamed Zaki Chasing cars – dynamic microsimulation of the Dutch car fleet using SPARK Sebastiaan Thoen, Marco Kouwenhoven, Gerard de Jong	Modelling long distance Session chair: tbc Room: Analysing long-distance transport: Simulating policies to reduce domestic air travel in an intermodal travel demand model for Germany Marc Dziakowski, Nina Thomsen, Tudor Mocanu An integrated long and short distance four-stage multimodal passenger model: application to a case study. Mario Tartaglia, Lorenzo Vannacci, Sara Nourbakhsh, Martina Farsi Two-level modelling of long-distance trips in Swedish national model Dr Leonid Engelson, Dr Peter Vovsha Long-distance and international trips in the Swedish national model Peter Almstrom, Dr Svante Berglund, Paul Larsson, Sandra Samuelsson Modelling sharing Session chair: tbc Room: Modelling & Appraisal Implications of Self-Driving Vehicles Pawel Kucharski, Tassos Leotsarakis, Yogesh Patel, AndrewMerrall, Russell Martin Shared and on demand automated mobility services: A London case study Alberto Martin GonzalezZaera, Domas Zemaitis A combined Mode Choice and Assignment model for mixed traffic of Autonomous and Human Driven vehicles Michael Sorani, Prof. Shlomo Bekhor How popular will be ride hailing and ride pooling with autonomous vehicles? Dr. Alexander Erath, Dr. Michael van Eggermond, Dr. Reto Tanner
Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum	Applications of advanced modelling approaches Session chair: tbc Room: Modelling autonomous shipping diffusion by inland shipowners: an agent-based modelling Dhaneswara Al Amien, Roberto Rivas Hermann Mode Choice Model using LOS Data from Google Maps: Norway Case Study Zakiya Aryana Pramestri, Kelly Pitera, Trude Torset
Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum, Rail Policy and Planning		Rail: integration, capacity and decarbonisation Session chair: tbc Room: Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Rail Decarbonization Antoine Belleguie Extending a Timetable Compression-Based Method for Railway Station Capacity Analysis Elin Hellblom, Dr Ingrid Johansson, Dr Anders Lindfeldt Designing integration of High-speed Rail (HSR) and local rail services Pietro Mariano, Fulvio Silvestri, Pierluigi Coppola	Shared mobility and public transport Session chair: tbc Room: Shared e-micromobility and Net Zero: Inhibitors and Facilitators Luis Mycock Cost benefit comparison of a hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric bus fleet in Rome Giuseppe Brancaccio, Matteo Lelli, Giovanni Acciaro Public Transport Integration in Tabriz, Iran Pouya Mohammadighazijahani Can free-floating shared e-scooters and e-bikes help in the depollution of the air and who is using them for this purpose? The case of Braga, Portugal Gabriel Dias, Paulo Ribeiro, Elisabete Arsenio

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