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ETC conference programme day 1

ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN TRANSPORT presents

European Transport Conference 2025

Wednesday 17 Sep 2025
Conference opening and Plenary Session 09:00 - 10:30
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3
Stream 11:00 - 12:30 14:00 - 15:30 16:00 - 18:00
Data
Data session 1
Leveraging Mobile Data for Enhanced Demographic Insights into Transport Behaviour Bradley Goodsell, Caroline Broughton, Dr George Economides
Using synthetic populations to enrich mobile phone derived data Dr Tom van Vuren, Dr Francesco Manca
Decoding Trip Chains: The Demographic Characteristics of Data-Driven Mobility Personas Philippe Perret, Tim Rains, Alfie Long
Data session 3
Study of cycling route choice in London: Survey design, GPS data collection and processing, route choice modelling, and travel demand model implementation Aled Davies, Suzie Boddy, Siamak Khorgami, Rob Forrest, Sam Larkin, Laura Putt, Callum Hale
Riding the Future: A Data-Driven Roadmap to 30% Cycling in Flanders Dr Ann Vanclooster, Jan De Coster
Beyond the Nearest Station: Enhancing Mobility Research with High-Resolution Weather Data Gabriel Wilkes, Pia Tulodetzki, Dr Martin Kagerbauer, Prof Dr Peter Vortisch
The importance of speed, cycling infrastructure, trip length, and rail transport connections in the choice of bicycle sharing Kristof Mate Nagy, Zombor Berezvai
Data, Freight and Logistics
Technology and Data
Digital twins for inland waterways: Innovative approaches to monitoring and forecasting water levels, navigability, and infrastructure maintenance. Tammo Maertens, Bjoern Kraemer, Ebrahim Ehsanfar
Transparency in maritime transportation and AIS data Xenophon Kitsios, Vassilis Kappatos, Afroditi Anagnostopoulou
Advancing AI-Driven Logistics for Multimodal Freight Transport Optimization Dr. Andreas Gavrielides, Dr. Sokratis Barmpounakis, Dr. George Agapiou, Mr. Jorge Feliu Escagues, Mrs. Alicia Enriquez Manilla, Mr. Jorge Melero Corell, Mrs. Cornelia Alexandru, Dr. George Suciu, Dr. Ngoc Quang Luong, Mr. Hansi Dennis, Mrs. Katerina Batzou, Mr. Sofoklis Dais, Mr. Luis Fonseca, Mrs. Giota Lilli
Data, Transport Models
Data in Transport modelling
Estimating variable passenger car equivalent factors using a neural network Jan De Coster, Stijn Tonnelier, Katia Organe, Tim Heirman
Building a pseudo real-time strategic model for the city of Reggio Calabria with intensive use of TomTom and Teralytics big data Alberto Brignone, Luigi Sanfilippo, Antonio Restuccia
Using big data to re-estimate speed-flow curves Glen McAdam, Chris Sanders
Taps and more: Combining smartcard and other data to estimate public transport demand in London Chris McBrierty, Elena Golovenko, Kiran Balendra, Howard Wong, Stefan Trinder
Freight & Logistics - stream A
Technology
ASINO: Advanced Self-propelled fully-INtegrated bOgie Mathilde Laporte, David Krueger
Co-creation arenas – A methodological framework for process facilitation of collaboration and evaluation in large-scale demonstrator projects Dr Simen Rostad Saether, Andre Bekkevold Sande, Dr Hanne Seter, Dr Marianne Ryghaug
Technology adoption in maritime supply chain: relational determinants that influence decision-making process Lorenzo Franchi, Valentin Carlan, Thierry Vanelslander, Wouter Van Bockhaven
Last Mile
Understanding Last-Mile Delivery Preferences of Foreign City Users Andrii Galkin, Joris Beckers
Analyzing Consumer Patterns and Travel Behavior in E-Commerce Returns Emre Goerguelue, Lukas Barthelmes, Martin Kagerbauer, Peter Vortisch
Identifying Complementarity to Develop Successful Consolidation Strategies for the Last Mile Carlos A. Granada Munoz, Joris
Discovering the Impacts of Consumer Integration via LaaS’s (Logistics-as-a-Service) Application on the External Costs of Urban Logistics Jia Zhang, Joris Beckers, Ivan Cardenas
Freight & Logistics - stream B
Emission Calculation
Development of emissions reporting in logistics sector – the current state and future prospects Erika Kallionpaa, Markus Pollanen, Harri Pyykko
The impact of CSRD on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - A hands-on tool for calculating greenhouse gas emissions Eline Bens, Dr Joost Hintjens
transparent environmental data sharing in delivery chains Dr Marta Kolacz
Freight transport emissions and data availability: methodology, reality and fairness Blaz Luin, Patricija Bajec, Vivien Lorencic
Freight & Logistics - stream C
Macro models
Bottlenecks and Corkscrews: Macroeconomic Implications of Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions Alessandro Nava
Measuring economic friction in core-peripheral regions in Ireland: A Gravity model approach with individualized distance decay parameters. Chethaka Kankanam Gamage, Dr Amaya Vega, Dr Brian McCann, Dr Trevor Cadden
Assessing International Freight Connectivity in Northwestern Ireland: A GIS-Based Spatial and Network Analysis Approach Chethaka Kankanam Gamage, Dr Amaya Vega, Dr Brian McCann, Dr Trevor Cadden
A breakthrough? New way of developing freight origin-destination matrices. Timothy Beech, Dominic Lake, Scott Green, Pawel Kucharski, Suheyla Semerci
Global Trends Impacting Transport
Geopolitics
From Transport Policies to Streets and Back. A Comparative Analysis of social mobilisation against/for transport initiatives in Europe (2010-2025) Luc Ampleman, Daniel Straub
Brexit, the Windsor Framework, and Cross-Border Freight Transport: Implications for Northern Ireland’s Trade Infrastructure Chethaka Kankanam Gamage, Dr Amaya Vega, Dr Brian McCann, Dr Trevor Cadden
GEOPOLITICAL AND SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS OF LITHIUM FOR MOBILITY ELECTRIFICATION Diana Carolina ARBELAEZ, Mari Kivinen, Rauno Sairinen, Kathryn Sturman, Dominik Keiner, Christian Breyer
Decarbonisation
Local Transport Infrastructure Carbon Benchmark Tool (LTICBT): A New Approach to Early-Stage Carbon Assessment Gowsaleya Sriskantharajah, Raiad Shahzad
Comparative Analysis of National Strategies for Mobility Decarbonization in Europe Jorge Banuelos, Carlos Romero, Rosa Arce
From paused, to a progressive proceed: sharing practical experience of transport scheme decarbonisation in Wales following the Roads Review Olivia Cairns
Effectiveness of EU Transport Policy Measures in Climate Protection – Challenges and Influencing Factors for Behavioral Changes in Mobility Manuel TUSCHER, Tatjana SINNER
Global Trends Impacting Transport, Local Public Transport
GTIT & LPT session 2
State of Transport Fuels for City Buses in Dublin: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Decarbonisation Fuel Options. Ayodeji Stephen Adekanbi
The Third Way: Balancing Cost and Carbon in Urban Transport – A Multi-Criteria Comparative Analysis of Battery Electric Buses and In-Motion Charging Trolleybuses. Yassine Ben Yacoub
A Conceptual Framework for Mapping Disruptions and Building Resilience in an Electrifying Public Bus Transport sector Jindan Gong, Maria Xylia, Bjorn Nykvist
Intelligent Mobility - Management and Operation
AV
Modelling European citizens’ preferences for autonomous vehicle adoption: insights for policy and intelligent mobility Emmanouil Nisyrios, Anastasia Matthaiou, Matina Lai Ying Chau, Dr Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis
EU-CEM: Methodology for assessing the broader societal impacts of Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility Eric Tol, Isabel Wilmink, Yvonne Barnard
MaaS
Comparative intentions to use urban and rural MaaS bundles in four European countries Frederic Salladarre, Remy Le Boennec
The potential of Light Electric Vehicles Paul van de coevering, Kevin Vermeulen, Hossein Dashtestaninejad
Drivers and Barriers of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) for Tourists: A Case Study of Sardinia, Italy Francesco Piras, Gianfranco Fancello, Eleonora Sottile
Intelligent Mobility - Management and Operation, System Thinking
IMMO & ST session 3
Car Dependency and Traffic Management: What to expect in the era of automated driving? Isabel Wilmink, Henk Taale, Alexandre Curley, Ruben Verbeeke, Kingsley Adjenughwure
How to obtain insights on the impact of Smart Mobility on societal goals, while dealing with behavioural change and an infinite number of KPI's? Claudia de Koning, Michiel Beck, Aafke den Hollander, Martijn Legene
Sharing charging infrastructure – Analysis of a platform-based B2B network Abdulghani Al Sabouni, Zeno Pfeiffer, Dr. Alexandra Appel
Can E-scooters Enhance Active-Mobility Health Outcomes? Dr Benjamin Pearre
Local Public Transport
LPT session 1
Integrating Shared Mobility with Public Transportation: A Case Study of Greater Copenhagen Romeo Arianna, Laura Maria Alessandretti
Car Sharing in Rural Areas - Challenges and Potentials for Managing Public Transportation at Local Government Level Sebastian E. Knoechel
Unveiling the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Demand-Responsive Transport: Implications for Inclusive Transport Planning Dr Freke Caset, Marjolein Hantson, Prof Dr Ate Poorthuis, Lars De Sloover
LPT session 3
Introducing Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) on buses in London Rachel Birrell
Bus user priority - LTN 1/24 and the focus on the passenger Christian Bode
Bus Safety Standard Rachel Birrell
Overcoming inherent limitations in door-to-door journey times of BRT systems in developing megacities Chris Davis, Marcelo Blumenfeld
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport - stream A
Car free cities
More than just a ban – The reduction of automobility in city centres caught between sustainability targets and social acceptance Dr. Alina Wetzchewald
The future of private cars in cities: in the headlights or under the policy radar? Sarah Toy
Assessing the potential of Low Emission Zone (LEZ) for traffic congestion in Bangkok, Thailand Tanyaluk Ruangket and Anongnart Kamsiri
PSLT session 2
Free-floating Carsharing in Europe: Effects on urban mobility Kathrin Viergutz
How could shared e-micromobility thrive and replace cars for short-distance leisure trips? A stated choice experiment in Braga, Portugal Dr. Gabriel Dias, Prof. Paulo Ribeiro, Dr. Elisabete Arsenio
Optimizing Fleet Size for Free-Floating Vehicle Sharing: Comparison of Car, Bike, and Scooter Sharing Prof. Dr. Alexander Baur, Lisa Urban
PSLT session 3A
Use of personas to create long lasting behaviour change Damian Price, Sarah Cherry
The Right to the Night City: Introducing A Time-Centric Approach to Study Urban Accessibility in Cities Lamia Abdelfattah, Giulia Ceccarelli, Abubakr Albashir, Andrea Gorrini, Federico Messa, Dante Presicce
How to use data to make strategic and transport planning document Bartlomiej Wiertel
Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Mobility: State of Art and Future Opportunities to Support Smart Cities Co-Creation Manuel Merolla, Prof. Luca Persia, Roberto Carroccia, Marco Di Rocco
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport - stream B
PSLT session 3B
Long distances and longer winters? Quantifying the potential for sustainable modes in Finland Dr Emilia Suomalainen, Vuokko Heikinheimo, Antti Rehunen
The Role of Policy and Weather in Pandemic Cycling Trends: A Bayesian Panel Data Analysis Dr. Hana Bruhova Foltynova, Dr. Jan Bruha, Dr. Jaroslav Tonner
Bridging the Gap: Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Cycling in the UK Mo Farahi
Rail Policy and Planning
RPP session 1
A systems approach to analysing rail accessibility data across 2575 rail stations and development of prioritisation framework to address lack of accessibility provisions. Kyle Adams, Steve Maslin, Krunal Shah
Rethinking Stations: A Strategic approach to the transformation of railway nodes and their connection to the city Margherita Villani, Giovanni, Giuseppe
Paths to the station of the future - requirements for multimodal mobility and quality of stay from the user's perspective Dr. Jutta Deffner, Dr. Luca Nitschke
RPR session 2
Informed on the platform: Solutions to direct passengers on train platforms Dr. Catharina Wasic, Lara Mueller, Dr. Mandy Dotzauer
Assessing congestion at metro stations using Automated Fare Collection data Ana Rodriguez Coteron, Kristen Kang
Analysis of diesel passenger train idling times at station: the case of Dublin Heston station Yuxuan Guo, Shanmuga Priyan, Dr Brian Caulfield, Dr John Gallagher
Perception satisfaction
Auditory experiences in a train: a triangulation study to compare different quantitative research methods Emily Roach, Rick Schotman, Mark van Hagen
How do rail passengers perceive fare increases? Consumer surveys of UK rail passengers in 2023 and 2024 Debby Moore, Robert Edwards, Robert Catherall
Happy travellers travel more😊! Evidence from the Netherlands on the relationship between customer satisfaction and train travel Mark Van Hagen, Menno de Bruyn
Choice behaviour of train travellers for rolling stock types and intermediate stops Niek Guis, Menno de Bruyn, Pleuni van Heiningen, Ilka Vaatstra, Jan Moraal, Bart Brenninkmeijer, Wieke Selten
System Thinking
ST session 2
More robust mobility policy through System Dynamics Martijn Legene, Ron Bos, Iris Aviezer
Possibility to Realize Decarbonized Society in Japan: Analysis of Social Costs of Diffusing Next-Generation Vehicles Using System Dynamics Dr Hiroki Kikuchi, Ms Rika Kakishima, Prof Dr Atsushi Fukuda
Another policy to achieve recycling goals? A case from India. Ankit Sharma
Transport Economics Finance and Appraisal
TEFA session 1
Congestion, Connected and Automated Vehicles, and Emissions Rimon Rafiah
Lost in Transition? Expert Insights on the Governance of Land Use and Transport Integration Rafsana Hossain
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by 2050: Insights from a macroeconomic perspective in the Austrian case Samuel Duelli, Matthias Salomon, Gabriel Bachner
TEFA session 2
Evaluating the Early Impact of New York City's Congestion Pricing: Challenges, Pricing, and Future Implications Mo Farahi
Deterrence through Suspension: A Study on Willingness to Pay Among Norwegian Drivers Thor Erik Sandberg Hanssen, Finn Jorgensen, Gisle Solvoll
Pricing Strategies for Shared Micromobility Systems: Insights from 48 Countries Merja Kajava, Dr Milos Mladenovic
TEFA session 3
Evaluating the impact of the Elizabeth line in London Csaba Pogonyi, Yasmine Hujair
Ex-Post Evaluation of Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBA) in Norwegian Road Projects: Accuracy, Insights, and Implications Anne Kjerkreit, James Odeck
Assessing the Impact of Future Land Use Patterns and Economic Growth on Travel Demand and Revenue in Metro Rail System in Developing Country: A Study of Dhaka MRT Line-1 Md.Shahriar Rahman, Sohel Rana, Ariful Islam, Maiesha Tabassum, Swachchha Salila Saha
Summary of cost-benefit analyses of EU co-financed transport projects, Part 2 Istvan Kovesdi
Transport Models - stream A
Modelling cities
Spectators modelling for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Herve Genest, Axel Dumont
Automated Target-Driven Calibration and validation: Case Study of Jerusalem’s Hybrid Travel Model Eitan Bluer, Eilat Elbaum, Gaurav Vyas, Issa Zananiri
Traffic Macromodelling at BKK Centre for Budapest Transport Miklos Gabor Banfi, Nikolett Both, Richard Varteleki, Jozsef Katai
Modelling transitions
Major transitions require renewal of strategic transport models Henri Palm, Erik Verroen
Transforming Vehicle-Oriented Models to People-Centric Mobility: Ireland National Transport Model Enhancement Beata Smyl, Dr Siamak Khorgami, Dan Brennan, Suzie Boddy, Hayley Goold
How effective are subsidies for electric cars? Marco Kouwenhoven, Sebastiaan Thoen, Gerard de Jong
Modelling sustainability
An agent-based modelling framework to simulate the impacts of extreme rainfall events on transport infrastructure and users Dr David Alvarez Castro, Dr Alistair Ford
Introducing TRAEM: Interactive App for Scenario Based Quantification of Global Transport Emission Mitigation Isheeka Dasgupta, Simone Ehrenberger
Quantifying Transport Emissions and the Impact of Mitigation Measures: Introducing the Application Suite Emissions (ASE) tool for Climate Assessment Nina Thomsen, Daniel Krajzewicz, Mariano Mertens, Michael Behrisch, Sabine Brinkop, Isheeka Dasgupta, Simone Ehrenberger, Christopher Kaiser, Jens Hellekes, Johannes Hendricks, John E. Anderson, Mattia Righi
Assessing Sustainability in Transport Scenarios: A Case Study for a Medium-sized Town Using MATSim Johannes Schaefer, Julia Gerlach, Dr Angelika Hirrle
Young Researchers' and Practitioners' Forum
YRPF session 1
Study on Non-Exhaust Emissions in Road Transport Mr Perri Gentry
Life-cycle environmental impact of shared mopeds in the Netherlands Quan van der Knokke, Gabrielle Uitbeijerse, Marlinde Knoope
Building Socio-Ecological Resilience in Public Transport Systems Joshitha Tottala, Erik Jenelius
Suppressed Demand from Crowding Externalities: Implications for Rail Capacity Planning Alexis Ziegler
YRPF session 2
Adoptability and resilience
Topological analysis of recoverability in multi-modal public transport networks Renzo Massobrio, Oded Cats, Peter Hellinckx
From Experimentation to Implementation: How Street Experiments Accelerate Sustainable Mobility Planning - A Case Study from Frankfurt Katharina Dehler
A holistic approach for mobility hub design – Napoli Porta Est competition Giuseppe Brancaccio, Elena Mata Mota, Margherita Sartori, Gabriele Gatto
A Case Study of Cost Overruns: England's Strategic Road Network Tommaso Vilona