ETC conference programme day 2

ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN TRANSPORT presents

(programme subject to change)

European Transport Conference 2025

Thursday 18 Sep 2025
Plenary Session	17:30 - 18:30 TMF debate Room: Corridor next to R.007
	Session 4	Session 5	Session 6	Session 7
Stream	09:00 - 10:30	11:00 - 12:30	13:30 - 15:00	15:30 - 17:30
Aviation	Choice modelling in aviation Session chair: Johnny Ojeil Room: R.013 Fostering Social Acceptance of Innovative Air Mobility: The development of two indices on acceptability and acceptance Helena Almeida, Sofia Kalakou, Catarina Marques A Multinomial Logit Model for Colombia’s Domestic Flights: The role of Travel Purpose in Airline Choices Gabriela Nivia Toro, Maria Valentina Buitrago Aristizabal, Nicol Fernanda Corrales, Tomas Cabrera, Claudia Munoz Hoyos Modeling Airline Choice in Emerging Economies: The Role of Gender and Consumer’s Preferences Maria Camila Mejia Lopez, Margarita Rosa Gomez Betancur, Claudia Helena Munoz Hoyos, David Andres Naranjo Lamadrid
Data		Urban Mobility Intelligence Session chair: Oliver Charlesworth Room: R.013 Data Fusion: Traffic Flow Estimation Based on a Graph Neural Network (GNN) Approach for Loop Detector Data Leveraging Floating Car Data (FCD) Amir Babaei, Prof. Dr. Tobias Hagen Mapping Italian Functional Urban Areas (FUA) using Mobile Network Data Mario Tartaglia, Lorenzo Vannacci, Sara Nourbakhsh, Paolo Costa, Corinna Nicosia Estimating Light Vehicle emissions using high-frequency FCD: a case study in Genoa Davide Floridi, Daniele Di Antonio	Optimizing Shared Mobility: Spatial Strategies for Hubs and Fleet Allocation Session chair: Marios Ntaflos Room: R.013 Locating neighbourhood scale mobility hubs using explorative spatial analysis Laura Pajaro, Elnert Coenegrachts, Joris Beckers Vehicle Allocation Modeling: Optimizing the Logistics Behind a Free-Flow Carsharing in Milan, Italy Hanbyul Jo, Azaria Laras, Junru Song, Zhuohao Deng, Federico Messa, Giulia Ceccarelli, Andrea Gorrini, Rawad Choubassi, Thiago Soares Figueira, Miriam Remondini Modelling and Data: Our challenge of developing an adaptive approach to crafting bespoke stories for every audience Rajat Bose, Milan Thomas, Ben Patey, Rehan Mian	Data-Driven Urban Mobility Session chair: Philippe Perret Room: R.013 Enhancing Catania airport system's accessibility and competitiveness via Car Floating Data utilisation Luigi Sanfilippo, Alberto Brignone, Tiziana Campisi, Giovanni Tesoriere, Muhammad Ahmad Al Rahid "From Raw GPS Data to Comprehensive Mobility Insights: Methods for Detecting Movement and Inferring Travel Modes" Renaud OGER, Aurelien HENRIQUES Utilising a dynamic stop selection approach for improving efficiency in converting mobile network data into mobility analysis datasets Mario Tartaglia, Lorenzo Vannacci, Luigi Galieni, Chiara Bonvicini Reconstructing travel diaries from mobile phone and Floating Car Data GPS pings Francesca Nadalini, Davide Floridi, Daniele Di Antonio, Pierluigi Coppola
Freight & Logistics - stream A	Electric Trucks Room: R.007 Dynamic pricing strategies for efficient and sustainable heavy load transportation on electric road systems Maya Ada Scheyltjens, Christian Litzinger, Regina Linke, Laurenz Bremer, Niki Buggenhout Assessing Implementation Possibilities of Electric Road Systems in the Hungarian Freight Market Ola Qasseer, Botond Rajna, Peter Miksztai, Peter Bajor, Norina Szander	Decarbonisation Technology Room: R.007 Hydrogen for long-haul road freight: A realist retroductive assessment Phil Churchman, Professor Thijs Dekker, Professor Kate Pangbourne, Professor Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues Scaling electric freight transport: exploring the impact of charging on the electricity system Jasper Bakker A Techno-Physical Simulation Model for Heavy Road Freight Transport with Overhead Contact Lines – Traffic-Dependent Infrastructure Needs and Costs Markus Werner, Prof. Dr. Arnd Stephan	Micro Models Room: R.007 Strategic model for the management of freight transportation in a Green Corridor in Bogota Oscar Nieto, Daniel Prato, Hanna Duenas, Oscar Velasquez UK Port Freight Traffic 2024 Forecasts Dr Ioannis Moutzouris, Emily Contribution of inventory theory to freight transport economics: inference of the shipper value of time Dr. Francois Combes, Dr. El Mehdi Aboulkacem USERS’ WILLINGNESS TO CROWD-SHIPPING AND DAILY ACTIVITY CHAINS PATTERNS: AN ANDVANCED SURVEY METHOD Pierluigi Coppola, Michele Simoni, Marco Trolese	Mode Choice / Road Room: R.007 Route planning for green and resilient freight transport operations Kelly Pitera, Maria Diez Gutierrez, Erlend Dahl, Sahar Babri, Raquel Ortega Hita, Fatemeh Fadaei IDENTIFYING SUPPLY CHAIN ACTORS’ BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SYNCHROMODALITY THROUGH AN OPERATION PERSPECTIVE Mylena Cristine Rodrigues de Jesus, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander Enhancing Adaptability and Resilience in Inland Waterway Transport through Digital Twin Technology Pauline Bernat, Fereshteh Asgari, Alexandra Micu, Stephen Creff Truck drivers’ acceptance of platooning technology: a clustering approach Telmo Costa Botelho, Sergio Pedro Duarte, Liliana Cunha, Sara Ferreira, Antonio Lobo
Freight & Logistics - stream B				Urban Logistics Room: R.118 Research on implementing sustainable urban logistics measures in Poland Dr Jan Paszkowski ASSESSING TRUCK MOVEMENTS AROUND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS IN URBAN AREAS Yubing Lei, Emma Ceulemans, Joris Beckers Development of Systems for Autonomous Ships with Scaled Prototypes and ROS2 Carsten Genschorek, Meinard Gimm, Liusheng Wei, Enrico Schuetz, Emirhan Uezuem A framework for evaluating the socio-ecological efficiency of urban logistics solutions Dr. Jutta Wolff, Prof. Dr. Heike Flaemig, Katharina Beck, Ineke Jaeger
Freight and Logistics, Rail Policy and Planning				Advancing Rail Freight Room: R.008 Social relevance of rail freight transport in the Nederlands Martijn van der Horst, Gerbert Romijn, Johan Visser Shaping the future of rail freight in Europe: A pan-European perspective on 11 rail freight corridors Jan Kiel, Roberto Zani, Enrico Maria Bernardis, Arnaud Burgess, Gabriel Bustad Headway Assessment for Railway as a strategic decision support tool toward sustainability Matteo Lelli Integrative Analytics for advancing Decision Support Systems to support rail-based Freight Transport Services Sofia Cerqueira, Elisabete Arsenio, Rui Henriques
Global Trends Impacting Transport		Shaping Urban Mobility Futures Room: R.118 Mobility Cultures and the Proximity City: Policy and Planning Implications Jozsef Pal Lieszkovszky, Reka Doffkay, Andras Munkacsy Environmental assessment framework of a Mobility as a Service System Vera Durao, Sofia Carvalho, Ana Mestre, Mariana Canhoto, Madalena Medeiros, Antonio Lorena, Sandra Melo	Driving Sustainable Innovation Room: R.118 Market Positioning for a New Compact Battery Electric Vehicle: Addressing Market Gaps in L6e And L7e Segments Sarven Bedikoglu, Paulo Cantillano, Rim Rejeb, Thomas Jacquet, Giulia Renzi Towards Sustainable Transport: A Multi-Model Analysis of Urban Mobility in European Cities Irene de Cubas
Global Trends Impacting Transport, Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport			Beyond Car Dependence: Social and Spatial Dimensions of Transport Choices Session chair: Benjamin Büttner Room: R.008 Exploration of gender-related inequalities in transport: A case study for a country with high gender equality Dr Emilia Suomalainen The loss of walking accessibility to primary schools and modal choice Cecilia Silva, Joao Teixeira
Global Trends Impacting Transport, Transport Models	Panel session - Planning for Uncertainty Session chair: Jan Kiel Room: R.001 A new forecasting framework in response to uncertainty: adapting our strategic modelling and explorative ‘Futures’ to support robust decision making Laura Putt, Tim Price, Stefan Trinder, Rebecca Sterynowicz
Intelligent Mobility - Management and Operation		Traffic management with speed limits Session chair: Luc Wismans Room: R.004 Bologna Città 30: Understanding the Influence of the Policy on Travel Times and Speeds Through TomTom Datasets Cristiano Carenzi, Pamela Andrea Velasco Hernandez, Giulia Ceccarelli, Andrea Gorrini Analysis of the relationship between ACC operation and vehicle driving behavior based on actual driving experiment in heavy traffic flow Jian Xing Rotterdam’s policy shift to safer streets: citywide implementation of 30 km/h for a more attractive and livable city Zoe Peters, Arthur Scheltes	Causes of traffic unsafety Session chair: Colin Chick Room: R.004 A Human Factors approach to proactively identify the real causes of traffic unsafety Dr Joep Schyns, Dr Matthijs Dicke, Ir Rico Andriesse Towards effective driver distraction monitoring: Profiling behavioural patterns and trip characteristics Sergio Pedro Duarte, Nuno Figueiredo, Sara Ferreira, Antonio Lobo Bypass at Settlement, GÁTÉR on Main Road 451 ,Hungary Maksudur Rahman	New methods for decisions support Room: R.004 Short-term traffic prediction using local information Lieuwe Krol, Renze Dijkhuizen AI supported decision making for multimodal traffic management during a large-scale event: case of Keukenhof, Netherlands Rick Overvoorde, Panagiotis Karetsos, Simon Michels Transfer Learning for People Flow Prediction in Mechelen with a Spatio-Temporal Deep Model Mohammadmahdi Rahimiasl, Dr. Ynte Vanderhoydonc, Dr. Laure De Cock, Julien Verplanken, Tamara De Swert, Prof. Dimitri Schuurman, Prof. Siegfried Mercelis
Local Public Transport	Passenger navigation and occupancy Session chair: Paul Hoad Room: R.010 Occupancy travel information in public transport Marloes Verhoeven, Harrie van den Broek, Leo van der Meulen, Ariene van den Blink, Marc Diepenmaat State of research and development of navigation systems for pedestrians: Routing at transfer hubs in local public transportation Elmar Fuerst, Irene Sudy	Market regulation Session chair: David Taylor Room: R.010 Bus services in England in transition Part 1: From deregulation to franchising John Hawthorne, Iain Macbriar Bus services in England in transition: (2) Some lessons from deregulation Dr Iain Macbriar, John Hawthorne ITALY’S RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN - FINANCING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY. A CASE STUDY IN SOUTHERN ITALY Francis M. M. Cirianni, Giovanni Leonardi, Domenico Ianno	Routing, waiting time and surveys Session chair: Gisela von Schlieffen Room: R.010 Bus route connecting campus with dormitories: A stated preference approach on students’ acceptance Dr Panagiotis Papantoniou, Vasiliki Amprasi, Dr Dimosthenis Pavlou, Eleni Karakitsou Wait a minute?! Observe the influence of bus and rail frequencies on passenger waiting time using smartcards and surveys from London Howard Wong, Dave Arquati, Menno Yap	Improvements to public transport Session chair: Betty Leow Room: R.010 Enhancing Public Transport Quality: An Importance-Performance Analysis Across Czech Municipalities Kristyna Rybova, Hana Bruhova Foltynova, Lucie Vavrova, Petr Kolarik Automated Public Transport Network Redesign: A Multi-Perspective Optimization Approach Arnd Vogel, Michael Bundschuh Accelerating the delivery of Bus Rapid Transit – Lessons from Belfast Damian Murray
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport - stream A	The Future of Active Travel: Comfort and Connectivity in Urban Spaces Room: R.014 Fostering Comfort in Active Mobility Modes - Learnings from the Past Mahtab Baghaie Poor, Lea Silvia Zuckriegl, George Liu, David Duran Rodas "We aren't Amsterdam" Gerna Van Jaarsveld, Mark Frank	Shaping Wellbeing Through Transport Session chair: Hans Voerknecht Room: R.014 Impartial spectator or guilty bystander: the role of the transport planning professional in the improvement of community wellbeing Marco van Burgsteden Incorporating the concept of a wellbeing economy into a quantitative analysis of the transportation system in The Netherlands Sjouke Wieringa	Transforming Neighborhoods: From Planning Units to Playable Streets Session chair: Rebecca Hawthorne Room: R.014 Transforming Neighbourhood Streets: A New Toolkit for Neighbourhood Traffic Calming in Ireland Riccardo Caimano, Eoin O Mahony, Megan Airey, Mike Loughrey, Sarah McFadden Building consensus around street transformations: The StreetForum toolkit Imre Keseru, Lotte Luykx, Lluis Martinez	Mobility Transitions: Urban-Rural Dynamics and Sustainable Choices Session chair: Martin Rose Room: R.014 Challenges in shaping mobility between urban and rural areas: A focus on Berlin’s surrounding municipalities Ella Eisemann, Isabel Seiffert Are Flemish citizens ready for a car(e)less mobility? Measuring public opinion on sustainable mobility in Flanders. Sam Delespaul How to reduce leisure travel CO2-emissions: a multi-actor approach Marije Hamersma, Anne Durand, Thijs den Hartog How to Change a Habit? - Mode Choice in Everyday Mobility Eleni Behrens, Dr. Anja Gampe, Dr. Kerstin Auerbach
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport - stream B	Charging Ahead: Challenges and Solutions for Urban EV Deployment Room: R.201 Factors Influencing Electric Vehicle Adoption in Ride-Hailing Raul Pezoa Shared private charging infrastructure: a potential solution for commercial operators of electric vehicle in cities Aron Moritz, Marianna Rottoli, John E. Anderson Analysis of cold spots in England’s Electric Vehicle charging provision Jack Marcis Burog, Bob Kinnear, Osman Beg	Building Better Cycling Networks: From Planning to Practice Session chair: Giovanni Acciaro Room: R.201 Development of the National Cycle Network (NCN) Plan for Ireland Elaine Brick, Richard Bowen, Michael Gaughan Quickways and Quietways: A cycle network for the future, delivered here and now! Patrick Lingwood Cyclists in shared space town centres - How do cyclists manoeuvre round pedestrians and is it safe? Patrick Lingwood
Rail Policy and Planning	Reforming Rail in Britain: Governance, Efficiency and Lessons from Public Control Room: R.012 GB Rail Reform: Making One System Serve All Jaime Novoa, Enrico Russo, Robert Catherall Benchmarking the cost efficiency of train operating companies in Great Britain Eric Schmidt, Wiktor Woszczek, Robert Catherall, Sara Alassaf Great British Railways: Insights and potential lessons to be drawn from recent and current experience of existing public control and ownership of UK railways and neighbouring systems Austin Smyth	New lines and new connections Room: R.012 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND VIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THE DARSHANA-MEHERPUR BROAD-GAUGE RAILWAY PROJECT IN SOUTHWESTERN BANGLADESH Shamema Akter Eurostar at 30: market growth and market challenges in a strategic European railway asset Ross Clark	Data-driven insights in rail: Demand, capacity and route choice Room: R.012 Modeling Passenger Numbers at Small Belgian Train Stations Using Linear Regression Lucas Van den Meersschaut, Tanguy Isaac Validating schedule based route choice parameters using observed routes from smart card data Dr. Ties Brands, Menno de Bruyn What if and what would happen then? The Forecast Model Network Quality at ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. Christian Holzer, Marija Jakelic
Special Session	Multimodal Inclusive Smart Urban Mobility Solutions (MISSION) Room: R.008 Guest speakers: Environment-sensitive urban mobility through intelligent systems and human-centered, active transport solutions: The MISSION approach in the Adriatic-Ionian Region (part 1)	Multimodal Inclusive Smart Urban Mobility Solutions (MISSION) Room: R.008 Guest speakers: Environment-sensitive urban mobility through intelligent systems and human-centered, active transport solutions: The MISSION approach in the Adriatic-Ionian Region (part 2)
System Thinking			Understanding System Sustainability Session chair: Olivia Gold Room: R.124 The Green Transition in Maritime Transport: A Systems Analysis on Alternative Fuels Dr Emilia Luoma, Patrik Kauppi, Dr Maija Nikkanen, Dr Nina Janasik, Dr Annukka Lehikoinen Modified transport and land use feedback cycle for identifying the impact mechanisms of new transport technologies and services Dr Esko Lehtonen, Ville Helminen, Johannes Mesimaki, Dr Anu Tuominen, Dr Eetu Wallius	Understanding Fairness through Systems Approaches Session chair: Gillian Harrison Room: R.012 Charting Cooperation and Confrontation in Transport. The Transport Governance Graph as a Visual Analysis Tool Dr Luc Ampleman Unraveling Transport Poverty in Austria: Exploring Coping Strategies and Policy Leverage Points for Equitable Mobility Solutions Olivia Gold, Astrid Guehnemann, Paul Pfaffenbichler The Doughnut for Mobility: supporting policymakers in moving towards a sustainable transport system Stefan Bakker, Carolijn van Straaten
Transport Economics Finance and Appraisal	Panel session: Public - Private partnerships Session chair: John Siraut Room: R.004	Smarter Appraisal Session chair: Claus Eberhard Room: R.002 Exploring the Potential for Solving Problems Through Small Measures: Do-Minimum Instead of Do-Maximum Morten Welde, Gro Holst Volden, Anne Strand Alfredsen Larsen, Atle Engebo, Erik Valestrand, Bjorn Andersen Integrated Network Management Digital Twin - Economic Benefits Analysis Kieran Arter, Dr George Economides, Ryan Hood, Alberto Padilla Peinado A quantitative urban model for transport appraisal Daniel Horcher, Daniel J. Graham	Tools for Transition Session chair: Molly Pisasale Room: R.002 Potential pathways to sustainable mobility transition in European Cities: a model to support planners’ decision by estimating cost and benefits Stefano Borgato, Francesca Fermi, Francesco Chirico, Yoann Le Petit A New Tool for Assessing Sustainable Mobility Projects at the Neighbourhood Level: An Experimental Analysis Francesco Piras Time for transport planning to reflect real priorities based on real facts? John Elliott, Derek Turner	Rural Connections Session chair: John Siraut Room: R.002 Connecting communities and landscapes through cross-border greenways Molly Pisasale, Ben Warner Providing efficient transport to rural areas in Sub-Saharian Africa - The Development of Business Models for Public Transport Services for Intercity and Rural Bus Routes in Rwanda Claudio Minelli Rural mobility patterns and preferences towards demand responsive transport Daniel Tordai, Andras Munkacsy, Jozsef Pal Lieszkovszky
Transport Models - stream A		Modelling Ireland Room: R.001 Post COVID-19 Trip Rate Estimation in Ireland Dr William Brazil, Dr Warren Whitney, Jiri Paukrt A new generation of the Ireland National Transport Model: developing a disaggregate passenger transport demand model Hayley Goold, Suzie Boddy, Siamak Khorgami, Beata Smyl, Dan Brennan Documenting the Complex Procedures of Irelands Regional Modelling System in an Accessible and Auditable Way Barry Colleary, Karen Whittaker, Phil Clarke, Chris Cullen, Jiri Paukrt	Applications of Machine learning in transport modelling Session chair: Marco Kouwenhoven Room: R.001 Using Machine Learning models to disentangle the effects of age, period and cohort on travel behavior in repeated cross-sections Nicole Reinfeld, Tobias Hagen Machine Learning Optimised Segmentation in the Dutch National Passenger Model: A Novel Approach to Support Traditional Modelling Techniques Jeroen Muller, Barry Zondag, Henri Palm, Jasper Willigers	Will AI take over transport models? Session chair: Peter Davidson Room: R.001 Generative AI, Machine Learning and Transport Models: Experiences and reflections on integration and complementarity Kurt Verlinden, Marco Kouwenhoven, Jeroen Muller
Transport Models - stream B		Quickscan tools Room: R.230 Development of a policy model capable of rapidly assessing discrete policy measures. Paul Melia, Alan Feeney, Matthew Sinnett From Data to Decisions: A Fast and Scalable Decision-Support Tool for Sustainable Mobility Investments Nikita Shah, David Birge A decision support tool for analysing the impact of roadworks – Belgrade case study Giuseppe Brancaccio, Giovanni Acciaro	Activity based models and Activity Scheduling Session chair: Siamak Khorgami Room: R.230 The role for Activity Based Models Paul Hanson Well, what shall we do today ? An Activity Scheduler with joint decisions for the new strategic Flanders passenger model Wouter Kuhlman, Kurt Verlinden	ABM Session chair: Siamak Khorgami Room: R.230 Cost effective activity based model development Paul Hanson Maintaining household composition in synthetic populations Dr. ir. Luuk Brederode, Aline de Jong Msc., Peter Klein Kranenbarg Msc. Enhancing Travel Behavior Simulation Through A High-Resolution Spatial And Population Disaggregation Mohammed HAJOUJ, Farhan JAMIL, Luk Kanpen, Muhammad ADNAN, Tom BELLEMANS ETHOS.MO\|DE.regional: A framework for activity-based modeling of long-term mobility demand Ruben Zerfass, Dr. Marlin Arnz, Dr. Thomas Grube, Prof. Dr. Jochen Linssen, Prof. Dr. Detlef Stolten
Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum		YRPF Freight & Logistics Session chair: Pouya Mohammadi & Andre Goncalves Room: R.005 How are cognitive biases influencing societal acceptability of innovative transportation technologies Niki Buggenhout Real-Time Predictive Modeling for Battery Swapping in Danish Cold-Chain Freight Based on Weather Conditions Ling Jin Mode Choice in Port-Hinterland Connections: An Analysis of Determining Factors in Belgium Katelyn Tahaney, Prof. Dr. Christa Sys, Prof. Dr. Thierry Vanelslander	YRPF Special Session for PhD Students Session chair: Gabriel Dias, Luca Pastorelli & Francesco Gugliemi Room: R.005	Travel behaviour and perceptions Session chair: Gabriel Dias & Bruno Oliveira Room: R.005 Understanding Intermodal Travel Behaviour: A Case Study of Porto Dr. Joao Teixeira, Professor Antonio Couto Media, Perception, and Polarization: Understanding Public Attitudes toward Bicycle Streets in Frankfurt Jana Busse Increasing microcar adoption for transport sustainability: understanding consumer attitudes towards microcars through focus groups Hannah Pickard, Elies, Daniela, Dimo, Michael Soft Monetary Interventions to Shift Commuters’ Modal Choices Dorian Deeks, Elise Grison, Simone Morgagni

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