Community and Expertise

The TRA 2026 committees bring together experts from across Europe, reflecting the full spectrum of the transport research and innovation community. Members represent every mode of transport — road, rail, waterborne, and air — as well as leading institutions from both the public and private sectors. Their combined knowledge ensures that the conference captures the latest insights, trends, and perspectives shaping the future of mobility.

The Management Committee consists of high-level representatives from relevant technology platforms and the European Commission. Mainly it is responsible for making final decisions concerning various organizational matters, such as the budget, the venue or the final list of plenary speakers. Moreover, due to the members’ long-standing experience in previous TRA conferences they provide essential professional support during the organization. Through their network of contacts, the Committee provides outstanding support in reaching out to speakers, visitors, and potential sponsors.

The Program Committee consists of distinguished academics, industry leaders, and technological platform representatives, who create the scientific content of the conference. They define the conference topics, design the call for papers, oversee the review process, define the content of the strategic and special sessions, and plan the technical program across all fields of transport.

Máté VerdesManagement Committee Chair, Hungarian Public Roads
András MunkácsyLocal Organizing Committee Chair, Institute for Transport Sciences (KTI)
Domokos Esztergár-KissProgramme Committee Chair, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Stephan NeugebauerERTRAC
Jean-Luc di Paola-GalloniERTRAC
Horst PflueglERTRAC
Amditis Angelos J.ALICE
Joost VantommeERTICO
Andrea GentiliEuropean Commission DG RTD
Lucie LandonEuropean Commission DG MOVE
Patrick Mercier-HandisydeEuropean Commission DG RTD
Isabelle VandoorneEuropean Commission DG MOVE
Giorgio TravainiEurope's Rail JU
Jaap GebraadWaterborne Technology Platform
Sebastien DuboisClean Aviation JU
Armando Carrillo ZanuyETRA
Fernando LiesaALICE
Joris MelkertACARE
Xavier AertsensERTRAC
Ralf KaminskyERRAC
Christophe CheronERRAC
Marion BerbineauERRAC
Artur FojudERRAC
Caroline AlmerasETRA
Steve PhillipsCEDR
Thierry GogerETRA
Paola CossuALICE
Miguel SegarraECTP
Clemente FugginiECTP
Uwe MoellerACARE
David BatchelorSESAR JU
Gianpiero MastinuPolitecnico di Milano
Bernard GyergyayCEDR
Axel VolkeryEuropean Commission DG MOVE
Domokos Esztergár-Kiss (PC chair)TRA 2026 Host / Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Patrick Mercier-HandisydeEC DG RTD
Guido SacchettoEC DG RTD
Maria Guillen-MolinaEC DG RTD
Helena RodriguesEC DG RTD
Niclas DzikusEC DG RTD
Lucie LandonEC DG MOVE
Georgios TzamalisEC DG MOVE
Monica GrossoEC JRC
Biagio CiuffoEC JRC
Andrea ArcelliCINEA
Ovidiu DumitracheACARE / EUROCONTROL
Alexandra GurauACARE / Clean Aviation JU
Christine StewartACARE / SESAR JU
David BatchelorACARE / SESAR JU
Fernando LiesaALICE
Yanying LiALICE
Giuseppe LuppinoALICE
Joost VantommeALICE / ERTICO
Rita BhandariALICE / ERTICO
Naida MuirheadCEDR
Johan JonssonCEDR
Jerome DefranceECTP
Anastasiya YurchyshynaECTP
Nerea GomezECTP
Artur FojudERRAC / UIC
Christine HassounERRAC / UIC
Umberto GuidaERRAC / UITP
Judit SándorERRAC / Europe's Rail JU
Nicholas ShrimptonERRAC / UNIFE
Eduardo PrietoERRAC / FFE
Gilles PeterhansERRAC / UIP
Karen VancluysenERTRAC / POLIS Network
Peter UrbanERTRAC / RWTH Aachen University
Federico MilloERTRAC / Politecnico di Torino
Armando Carrillo ZanuyETRA / EURNEX
Caroline AlmerasETRA / ECTRI
Tatiana KováčikováETRA / ECTRI / UNIZA
Adewole AdesiyunETRA / FEHRL
Bernard JacobETRA / FEHRL
Jaap GebraadWTP
Ciaran McNallyTRA 2024 Host / University College Dublin
Beatriz Martinez-PastorTRA 2024 Host / University College Dublin
Gianpiero MastinuTRA 2028 Host / Politecnico di Milano
Pierluigi CoppolaTRA 2028 Host / Politecnico di Milano
András MunkácsyTRA 2026 Host / KTI Institute of Transport Sciences
Lilla LuksikTRA 2026 Host / KTI Institute of Transport Sciences
Szabolcs RessTRA 2026 Host / Hungarian Public Roads
Máté VerdesTRA 2026 Host / Hungarian Public Roads
Judit TóbiásTRA 2026 Host / Hungarian Public Roads

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