185 Jiwon Park, Dohyeon Kim, Jihye Byun, Wai Wong and Seunghyeon Lee – A Macro-Microscopic Integrated Framework for Traffic State Estimation in Low-Penetration Autonomous Vehicle Environments

206 Egidio Quaglietta, Camiel Simons, Emdzad Sehic, Julia Lo, Martin Joborn, Peter Olsson, Enrique Gómez, Pablo Ciáurriz, Roberto Divano, Petr Stříteský, Martin Václavík, Isabel Meseguer, Angelo Naselli, Federico Santamaria, Rob M. P. Goverde and Dick Middelkoop – Analysing the link of Traffic Management System with Automated and Assisted Train Operations

549 Mikel Labayen, Jon Mikel Olmos, Jokin Irastorza, Maider Lehr, Xabier Larrea and Erik Aranburu – Demonstration of Cutting-Edge Technologies in Remote and Autonomous Railway Shunting Operations

551 Marc Wilbrink and Michael Oehl – Repeated Exposure to eHMIs: Behavioral Adaptation Across Age Groups in Pedestrian–HAV Interaction

564 Shadi Nikneshan, Andrea Avignone, Brunella Caroleo and Silvia Chiusano – Unveiling anomalies in autonomous shuttle behaviour through multisource data

608 Maria Chiara Bodda, Kais Bedioui, Siemen Herremans, Ali Anwar, Aleksander Chernyavskiy, Ghazaleh Kia, Zia Nassir and Louis Robert Cool – Inland Automated Vessels Technology

183 Seungha Lee, Dong Ngoduy, Tenglong Li, Ziyuan Pu and Seunghyeon Lee – Real-time calibration of car-following models based on Deep Kalman Filters

233 Hyeokju Nam, Soyeon Lee, Dongyao Jia, Dong Ngoduy and Seunghyeon Lee – Bi-level calibration of car-following models via quantum optimization under dynamic traffic flow

236 Seulbin Hong, Dohyeon Kim, Dongmin Lee, Sooncheon Hwang, Wai Wong and Seunghyeon Lee – A group-based hierarchical adaptive traffic control system for an emergency vehicle priority signal along with consecutive signalized intersections

455 Tobias Nousch and Django Adam – Real-World Reinforcement Learning for Multimodal Urban Traffic Signal Control

963 Summair Anis, Nicola Sacco, Alice Consilvio, Davide Giglio, Pietro De Vito, Prachiti Shinde, Hing Yan Tong, Marin Marinov and Patrick Bannon – A Simulation Based Approach for Dynamic Management of Metro Dwell Times based on Passenger Demands

1099 Ponlathep Lertworawanich – Emission Intersection Fundamental Diagram for Assessing Efficiency and Emission Impact

9 Stefan Walter – Optimizing logistics for a sustainable hydrogen economy: The HELO project

173 Paolo Guglia, Caterina Cobino and Andrea Borzacchiello – The role of EU funding instruments and IPCEIs in enabling maritime decarbonisation

299 Enrico De Betta, Francesco Mastropierro, Damiano Tormen, Gianvito Apuleo and Michele De Gennaro – Analysis of strategies for LH2 management onboard aircraft during overnight parking

373 Alexander Wimmer, Markus Kordel, Isabell Moser, Eduardo de la Guerra Ochoa and Manuel Caballero Ocaña – Novel Metal Hydride Cooling System in a Hydrogen Demonstrator Train: Design, Implementation and Technology Assessment

649 Rachmat Gunawan, Adrien Aubert, Daria Matignon, Thierry Pacini, Angeliki Deligianni, Leonidas Drikos, Nicholas Lekkas, Tapas Kumar Das, Weichao Shi, James Moore, Joseph Hodgson and Angélique Rouhan – Evaluating the Potential of Hybrid Ship Retrofitting – Combining Tubercle-Assisted Propellers, Fuel Cells, and Liquid Inorganic H2 Carrier Storage

1543 Anna Lina Ruscelli, Gabriele Cecchetti, Domenico Uomo and Piero Castoldi – Advanced photovoltaic technologies for sustainable on board railways services

980 Luca Corniani, Paolo Schito, James Bell, Ariane Wettig, Joao Pombo and Stefano Bruni – Numerical investigation of freight train aerodynamics: towards greener freight transport in Europe

1026 Daniela Castaño-Herrera, Álvaro Aguilera-García, Juan Gomez and José Manuel Vassallo – Spatial analysis of online shopping returns: application to the Madrid Region

1344 Tobias Rinnert, Corinna Koepke, Kris Schroven and Alexander Stolz – ASTROIT: An agent-based and multimodal simulation predicting the effects of disruptions on transport networks and identifying effective and eco-friendly mitigation measures

1512 Muhammad Tabish Bilal and Davide Giglio – Modelling Freight-Induced Congestion Dynamics: A Regional Macroscopic Approach with FC-MFD Applications

1535 Daniel Haalboom and Nikola Bešinović – Strategic planning of classification yards in rail freight

1597 Antonio Comi, Davide Shingo Usami, Sevket Oguz Kagan Capkin, Hamid Aghel and David Gruhonjić – Smart urban freight transport: assessing the opportunity offered by automated vehicles

72 Magdalini Tsavala, Lambros Mitropoulos and Christos Karolemeas – Assessment of Urban Cycling Infrastructure based on National Design Guidelines

414 Ernst Tomasch, Bernd Schneider, Heinz Hoschopf, Nadezda Kirillova, Horst Possegger and Michael Scheer – How Does Right-Turn-On-Red For Bicyclists Effect Safety

568 Maria Beirão, Adelino Ferreira and Anabela Ribeiro – Identifying Cycling Accident Hotspots through Spatio-Temporal Network Kernel Density Estimation: Evidence from Madrid

707 José Dias, Anabela Ribeiro, Adelino Ferreira and Francisco Antunes – Network Design Model Applied to Cycling Infrastructure

734 Julius Reh, Martin Loidl and Sven Lißner – Measuring the impact of evolving cycling infrastructure : Evidence from over 100 interventions in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

1226 Jed Sarjant and Anna Charly – Evaluating the effectiveness of dedicated cycle lanes for sustainable transport in urban city centres using microsimulation

296 Torben Lelke, Peter Sanders, Sebastian Franke and Bernhard Friedrich – Assessment of Urban Traffic Safety through the Analysis of Crowd-Sourced Heavy Braking Maneuvers

761 Daphne Kyprouli, Dimitrios Nikolaou and George Yannis – Factors Influencing Speed Limit Violations on Athens Road Network

919 Juan Manuel Alamo Gutierrez – Current Evidence on Alcohol-Impaired Driving and Road Fatalities in Europe: Trends, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

1231 Monica Meocci – Visual Attention and Speed: Mutual Effects on Road Safety

1561 Aristotelis Tsoutsanis, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis – Self-Supervised Detection of Harsh Cornering Events at Scale using Smartphone Sensor Data

1581 Meltem Aslantas and Fatma Kutlu Gündogdu – Driving Risk Classification Using Fuzzy C-Means and Classification Algorithms on NGSIM Trajectory Data

301 Pauline Bernat and Charilaos Latinopoulos – VRP meets Inland Waterway Transport: Predictive Routing for Zero-emission Vessels

502 Jeong Seomun, Seunghyeon Lee and Jihye Byun – A Hierarchical Routing Strategy for Seamless Electric Vehicle Charging Service Using Autonomous Mobile Charging Robots

788 Christos Makridis, Charalambos Menelaou, Stelios Timotheou and Christos G. Panayiotou – Seamless Urban Mobility: A Multi-Modal Reservation Framework

903 Marianthi Kallidoni, Jesper Bláfoss Ingvardson and Otto Anker Nielsen – From the Stations to the Surroundings: How Transfer Environment Shapes Public Transport Route Choices

1427 Peter Nezval and Gyözö Gidofalvi – The Price of Silence: Exploring Time and Distance Trade-Offs in Traffic Noise Exposure Aware Routing

1452 Chenhao Ding, Florian Dandl and Klaus Bogenberger – A Three-Phase Communication Strategy for Seamless Integration of Mobility-on-Demand and Public Transport

184 Suyeon Lee, Soyeon Lee, Jihye Byun, Sejoong Lee and Seunghyeon Lee – Dynamic allocation of dedicated lanes with road pricing for connected and autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic

450 Minjun Kim, Seunghyeon Lee and Jihye Byun – Route Choice under Dynamic Road Pricing : Evidence on Driver Behavioral and Attitudinal Factors

619 Hanne Seter, Petter Arnesen, Esten Heggem and Claudia Moscoso – Fairness as a driving force for distance-based road pricing acceptance

917 Gaurav Malik, Stef Proost, Ravi Seshadri, Francisco Camara Pereira and Chris Tampere – Application of a Metamodel-Based Equilibration Scheme to Nash and Stackelberg Pricing Competitions between Decision Makers in Full-Scale Traffic Models.

1096 Fernando Fernández-Bonilla, José María Labeaga and Aurora Ruiz-Rua – Sustainable mobility: individual choice in the context of public policies on the adoption of public transport in Spain

1100 Juan Nicolas Gonzalez and Ibrahem Shatnawi – Expert Views on Congestion Pricing and Its Role in Urban Electrification and Energy Transition

199 Dongmin Kim, Tuo Mao, Yuming Ou, Adriana-Simona Mihaita, Fang Chen and Seunghyeon Lee – Data-Driven Assessment of Railway Systems Resilience under Operational Disruptions

518 Daniel Rutte, Larissa Billig, Achim Braeuning, Sascha Gey, Nandini Hanak, Martin Haeusser, Mathias Herbst, Randolf Klinke, Wolfgang Kurtz, Paul Schmidt-Walter, Frederic Sorbe, Benjamin Stöckigt, Sonja Szymczak and Jan Wolf – Monitoring Tree Vitality as a risk factor for rail transport in a changing climate

937 Tess Heydorff-Decaux, Céline Clauzel, Laura Clévenot and Anne Petit – Reducing train–ungulate collisions using under- and overpasses not originally intended for wildlife

1192 Marios Giouroukelis and Eleni Vlahogianni – Benchmarking SARS-CoV-2 Mitigation Strategies in Public Transit: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach

1248 Yuxiang Feng, Jingshuo Qiu, Leah Camarcat, Weixuan Zhou, Laura Barnett, Paraskevi Michalaki, Sukhvinder Ubhi, Muhammad Hamza Sajid, Hannah Tune, David Watts and Mohammed Quddus – Evaluating Interventions to Mitigate Event-Related Traffic Congestion: A Case Study of Greater Manchester, UK

1488 Jindan Gong, Maria Xylia and Björn Nykvist – Navigating a resilient transition: A conceptual framework for mapping disruptions to electrified public bus transport

19 Jurjen Hendriks, Rolf Dollevoet and Alfredo Nunez – Detection of badger and beaver dens using ABA measurements

209 Siwarak Unsiwilai, Alfredo Núñez, Arjen Zoeteman, Rolf Dollevoet and Zili Li – Assessment of Vertical Track Support Condition Using Track Geometry and Axle Box Acceleration: Toward Multi-Sensor Monitoring

464 Praneeth Chandran, Jnanashekar Prakash Reddy, Florian Thiery, Matti Rantatalo and Johan Odelius – Train-Based Detection of Railway Insulated Joints Using Differential Eddy Current Sensor

781 Angie Lamprea-Pineda, Chonlatis Charoenwong, Gianluca Quaglia, Susmita Panda, Jeroen Wegdam, Valeri Markine, Ivan Shevtsov, Mykola Sysyn and David Connolly – 3D scanning and augmented reality for managing railway turnouts

1066 Karl-Albrecht Klinge – Towards Interoperable Configuration and Diagnostics in Europe's Rail

1403 Katia Amer-Yahia, Imen Benamara, Thomas Mensch, Tarik Hammi, Thai Hoang, Pierre-Antoine Lacaze and Gabriel Papaiz – Real-time rail infrastructure monitoring using fiber optic: Application on a 35-km railway section

The 2Zero and CCAM Partnerships have been key tools to plan and coordinate European collaborative R&D in the field of electrification and automation of road transport: this session will discuss their main achievements in Horizon Europe and their potential evolution in the next EU framework programme for 2028-2034. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between these two Partnerships, the Partnership on Batteries, and the European Commission, to further coordinate the European R&D efforts. The objective is to accelerate the transition of road mobility into electrification and automation by exploiting research results further into implementation. One option for the future is the setup of a new Joint Undertaking, which would support the competitiveness of the European automotive industry.

In the pursuit of a truly interoperable, resilient and adaptable Single European Rail Area, railway networks are undergoing a digital revolution at European level. The session will explore the latest innovations being developed towards modernizing and digitalizing the rail European network in transforming the future European Rail Traffic Management System. The vision is for traffic planning and control to operate seamlessly across national borders and transport modes to make rail the backbone of a multimodal transport system for passengers and freight customers, from first to last mile. The session will hear about the latest technology and specifications being developed in this area under the current Horizon Europe Programme and the vision and expectations of stakeholders for how this is to be implemented at European system level.

Embark on a cross-sector journey into the future of navigation as we explore how Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have been transforming operations across both the waterborne and aviation domains and how recent disruptions in GNSS have prompted aviation and waterborne transport to adapt. From resilient GNSS solutions that safeguard critical navigation services from interference to the development of complementary technologies and improved operations, discover how Europe is strengthening the reliability and performance of GNSS and developing new concepts of communication, navigation and surveillance to support a more connected and future-ready transport ecosystem. By exploring both current capabilities and future research needs, this session shows how GNSS can help Europe build the most advanced, efficient and resilient transport systems on the water and in the air.

This session explores how research and innovation can unlock night trains' decarbonisation potential for medium- and long-distance travel, combining overnight journeys with daytime availability. Despite their capacity to reduce short-haul aviation, night trains remain underutilised due to 19th-century governance structures and fragmented responsibilities across authorities, infrastructure managers and operators. Bringing together policy, academia, industry and civil society, the session examines a new organisational paradigm enabled by coherent EU policy, regulatory alignment and funding to scale fast, reliable cross-border services. R&I tools will guide transformation: emission calculators for CO₂ savings; game-theoretic models for stakeholder coordination; and multi-criteria analysis to optimise trade-offs among availability, affordability, accessibility and reliability. The session will deliver concrete pathways to accelerate night trains' sustainable deployment across Europe.

While essential to reach ambitious EU transport decarbonization targets, the market uptake of ZE-HDVs is still relatively low, with less than 1700 new ZEV-HDV registered in the EU in 2023/24. In cooperation with DG CLIMA, the JRC has carried out a technology state-of-art review of ongoing EU-funded R&I activities, revealing that further efforts in research, technological development and standardisation are needed. Building on this, and on a previous session held at TRA 2024 in Dublin, we will connect technology progress with lessons learned from demonstrations in the AEVETO Cluster projects. Aligned with 2ZERO, ERTRAC and ALICE roadmaps, this session provides a consolidated view of where Europe stands today, what has been achieved through R&I, and what needs to happen next to address systemic, technological and regulatory challenges. The session will consist of short presentations and a panel discussion with representatives of the European Commission, OEMs, Logistics, Battery industry and automation.

317 Kailin Tong, Selim Solmaz, Kenan Mujkic, Gottfried Allmer and Bo Leng – Multi-Agent AI Framework for Road Situation Detection and C-ITS Message Generation

462 Sara Soltani, Walter Obweger, Bernhard Schauer and Lydia Egbo – Towards Scalable and Sustainable Metro Control Systems: Integration of Next-Generation Connectivity and Interoperability Frameworks

526 Stavros Kyzalas, Despina Tsolisou, Stella Nikolaou and Maria Panou – Public Acceptance of CCAM in Island Contexts: Insights from Rhodes Island under the DIVERSIFY-CCAM Project

822 Silvia Barbaro, Oihana Otaegui Madurga, Bernhard Hillbrand, Ilma Okanovic, Michael Stolz and Ted Zotos – Integrating Trustworthy AI into CCAM: Enabling Uptake at Vehicle, Mobility System and Industry Levels

1419 Tamás Attila Tomaschek and Zsolt Szalay – Next Generation of Traffic Management

1455 Marcin Seredynski, Raphaël Frank, Sinthia Chowa, Kyungmin. Hong, Zahra. Shojaeian, Mauricio Rodriguez and Kaleem Ullah – Towards energy-efficient electric bus operations

144 Andromachi Mourtzouchou, Andrés Laverde Marín, Lorenzo Laveneziana, Alessandro Tansini, Jaime Suarez, Ada Garus, Monica Grosso, Fernando Martínez-Plumed, Rubén Cordera, Georgios Fontaras and Biagio Ciuffo – Analysis of Public and Expert Views on Electrified Vehicles: A Comparative Study in the European Union

355 Paolino De Falco, Felix Grundner and Miroslav Spak – Enhancing CDM Airport Operational Efficiency through Machine Learning Predictions of Target Off-Block Time

623 Jacek Pawlak, Han Wang and Aruna Sivakumar – Performance of Large Language Models in mimicking user responses to mobility surveys: the case study of Poland

637 Carl Fredrik Knutsen, Astrid Mysterud, Bjørnar Luteberget and Giorgio Sartor – A novel tree search strategy for real-time conflict resolution in railways

889 Maksim Ilin and Dmitry Pavlyuk – LLM-Driven Multi-Agent System for Enhanced Decision Support in Multi-Modal Logistics

1272 Joao Costa, Ilias Cheimariotis and Lorenzo Maineri – Enhancing Transport Innovation Knowledge Management Work-Flows Using Artificial Intelligence: A TRIMIS Database Case Study

620 Pierre Paschinger, Danielle van Dinther and Aspasia Panagiotidou – Analysis of remotely measured NOx and SOx emissions of ships at the Port of Rotterdam

659 Joost Hobbie, Ishan Sontakke, Travis Teske, Annika Fitz, Kazemi Esfeh Shaghayegh and Martin Bergström – Simulation of Carbon Intensity Indicator compliance and retrofit strategies for the North and Baltic Sea fleet

854 Fayas Malik Kanchiralla and Yi He – Optimizing battery size and charging infrastructure for public ferry fleet electrification

882 Laura Hörandner, Denise Beil, Lisa-Maria Putz-Egger and Sophie Wiesinger – Stakeholder-Based Analysis of Emission Calculation and Reduction Strategies in Inland Waterway Transport on the Danube

941 Monica Grosso, Chiara Lodi, Jakub Zawieska and Francesca Piazza – The role of Research and Innovation in decarbonising the European Waterborne Sector

1638 Anna Mujal-Colilles, Marc Vigo, Clara Borén, Núria Pla, Leila Nyiazi, Josep Ribet, Xavier Martínez de Osés and Marcella Castells-Sanabra – Optimizing tugboat emissions within port areas using data fusion

580 Lucija Heun, Christian Haas and Matthias Kowald – Transformation in the Transport Domain: A Model of Sociopsychological Principles

740 Riccardo Erriu, Valerio Gatta and Edoardo Marcucci – Navigating the Methodological 'Bermuda Triangle' of Urban Freight Policy planning: Guidelines, Literature, and Practice

1072 Philip Churchman, Sheridan Few and Katy Roelich – Better aligning mobility goals, strategies and interventions in the context of high uncertainty

1076 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Schulz, Henrik Kleis and Vincent Geilenberg – Accelerating Europe’s Digital Transportation: A Revolutionary Approach Integrating Economic and Technical System Architectures

1355 Marcin Stępniak and Chiara Lodi – Environmental and socio-economic Impact of drones: Insights from European R&I projects

1393 Marcin Stępniak, Chiara Lodi and Jakub Zawieska – European R&I projects in support of European Drone Strategy 2.0 objectives

48 Ernestine Mayer and Bernd Hildebrandt ESCON – E-Scooter Pilot Project Lower Austria: guideline for municipalities with a focus on traffic safety

77 Dorottya Szemere and Vivien Surman – Towards User-Centred E-Scooter Integration: A Cluster-Based Attitudinal Analysis of Hungarian Riders

222 Ada Garus, Gabriel Dadashev, Biagio Ciuffo, Andromachi Mourtzouchou and Bat-Hen Nahmias-Biran – Micromobility in Tel Aviv: Unpacking Weather Impacts, Seasonal Patterns, and Accessibility Dynamics

371 Merja Penttinen, Johannes Mesimäki and Matias Innamaa – How to fit e-scooters into the urban mobility safely – case Helsinki

809 Ognjen Bobičić and Domokos Esztergár-Kiss – Developing a Framework for Quantifying Micromobility Dissonance

1118 Jihyun Kim, Dongmin Lee and Sooncheon Hwang – Behavioral Analysis of E-Scooter Users Based on Driving Simulation

226 Jorge Alfonso Kurano, Friederike L. Kühl, José F. Papí Ferrando, Elena De la Peña and Eftychia Koliou – Applying AI to road infrastructure monitoring & management: a vision for predictive maintenance and safety management

381 Alexander Grødum Vetnes and Reyn O'Born – What Is a Circular Road? Defining Circularity for Road Infrastructure

1065 Matina Loukea, Lazaros Georgiadis, Eduardo Prieto, Manuel Luis Campos Molina, Martina Busti, Almona Tani, Lorenzo Franzoni and Pinar Yilmazer – Towards Nature-Positive Transport: Embedding Biodiversity and Societal Considerations in Railways Infrastructure Planning and Policy

1277 Irina Stipanovic, Sandra Skaric Palic, Bojan Vivoda, Hector Posada, Rahul Tomar, Rehan Khan and Daniel Rodik – Digitalization and Circularity in Transport Infrastructure: A Pilot Study on the Croatian Motorways Network

1363 Livia Pardi, Irina Mella Burlacu, David Garcia Sanchez and Federico Di Gennaro – Photovoltaic Guardrails and Lifecycle Innovation: LIAISON’s Path to Sustainable Roads

1550 Janet Lynch, Esther Madden, Alice Halpenny, Olivier Mainardis, Mike Evans, Annmarie Gallagher and Janet Lynch – Development of a Circular Economy Tool for National Roads Construction and Maintenance

229 Pietro De Vito, Anna Bolognesi, Prachiti Shinde, Hing Yan Tong, Marin Marinov, Nicola Sacco and Summair Anis – Multi-Framework Simulation for Metro Networks: A Cross-Validated Approach in NEXUS

501 Azhar Al-Mudhaffar, Linda Larsson and Lucas Hollsten – Determining Input Parameters for Optimizing Bus Terminal Capacity

896 Tiago Tamagusko, Lasith Niroshan, Sonia Soubam, Titouan Desnoyer, Brian Rogers, Aura Istrate and Fracesco Pilla – Edge-Optimized YOLO Model for Active Mobility Detection in Citizen-Led Urban Analytics

1366 Osama Shaalan, Ernst Stötzner and Andreas Nürnberger – A User-Friendly Redesign of Departure Monitors in Local Public Transportation Based on a Comparative Eye Tracking Study

1372 Saptarshi Sen and Sudip Kumar Roy – Determination of the Level of Service Reliability of Public Buses: A Case Study of Kolkata, India

1505 Spyros Damikoukas, Nikos Ath. Kallioras, Virginia Petraki, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Georgios Kazakis, Nikos D. Lagaros and George Yannis – Fuel-based Trip-level Behavior Optimization Employing Metaheuristics

261 Amparo López-Vicente, Juan F. Gimenez, Carol Soriano, Raquel Marzo, Elisa Signes and José Solaz – UPPER project: results of users' research to identify mobility needs, motivations and patterns

264 Henrik Gudmundsson – Reforming Official Development Assistance (ODA) to deliver Sustainable Transport

315 Anu Tuominen, Anton Sigfrids, Tiina Tuominen and Anna Leinonen – Stakeholder analysis in co-creation of responsible urban transport policy measures for equal twin transitions: Literature review and recommendations for policy design processes

876 Despina Tsolisou, Stavros Kyzalas and Stella Nikolaou – The Role of Cultural Orientation and Governance Trust in CCAM Acceptance: A Diversify-CCAM Paper

1098 Aurora Ruiz-Rua, Fernando Fernadez-Bonilla and Ángela Lopéz Garcés – Measuring Transport Vulnerability in Spain: Multidimensional Indicators and Socioeconomic Drivers

1304 Loubna Mellal and Elise Avide – Tackling Perceived Insecurity in Rail Travel: A Key Lever for Modal Shift

143 Patrick Buhle, Benedikt Kordus and Uwe Clausen – Digitalization of Light Rail Turnaround Planning with Problem Decomposition and Heuristic Optimization

291 Celestino Sánchez Martín, Montserrat Anglès Cabau, José David Fernández Campozo, Stefano Persi, Costanza Chiesa, Veronica Asta and Alessandro Sfreddo – A modular architecture for a Shunting-as-a-Service simulation tool in rail freight terminals

514 Rim Brahim, Pierre-Antoine Laharotte, Philippe Bon, Simon Collart-Dutilleul, Faycal Touzout and Nour-Eddin El Faouzi – Level Crossing Traffic Management for an Innovative On-Demand Public Transport Rail System

839 Taillandier Virginie and Arfaoui Kaynak Hélène – Generic Frugality in CCS system

1071 Abontee Barua, Angela Di Febbraro and Alice Consilvio – On applying Discrete-Event Simulation to improve metro rail operation based on Virtual Coupling

1531 Norman Weik and Marsa Tyarpratama – Comparative evaluation of timetable concepts for commuter rail systems - A multi-factor approach combining accessibility and robustness analysis and its application to Munich

132 Darío Prieto-Quintana, Irune Indacoechea-Vega and Daniel Castro-Fresno – Use Of Bioasphalt As A Substitute For Oil-based Bitumen

156 Helena Miera-Domínguez, Irune Indacoechea-Vega, Manuel Lagos-Varas, Daniel Castro-Fresno, María González-González and Antonio García-Siller – High-penetration polymer-modified bitumen to maximize the use of reclaimed asphalt

477 Raquel Casado Barrasa, Carlos Martin-Portugues Montoliu, Loic Fraboulet and Nicolas Picard – Development of eco-designed asphalt mixtures formulations including new bio-binder from Pitch Tall Oil and Reclaimed Asphalt

545 Ida Järlskog, Hanna Fager, Mats Gustafsson and Ivan Ridderstedt – Reducing Microplastic Pollution from Road Markings: A Practical Framework for Municipalities and Stakeholders

862 Dimitris Michailidis, David Hogan, Edward Winterlich and Kevin Crawley – Use of Bio binder in high content RAP mixtures – A case study

1430 Chen Song, Pierre Hornych, Emmanuel Chailleux, Julien Van Rompu, Simon Pouget and Thomas Gabet – Investigating the Water Evaporation Behavior of Porous Asphalt for Optimizing Its Cooling Potential in Urban Areas

Transport systems are a primary source of environmental and health stressors, primarily through the release of harmful pollutants and pervasive noise. Internal combustion engines emit, among others nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which infiltrate the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Equally harmful are the pollutants associated with non-exhaust emissions. Several of these pollutants are linked to chronic conditions such as asthma, lung cancer, and ischemic heart disease, contributing to millions of premature deaths annually. Beyond air quality, transport-related noise pollution serves as a "silent" hazard; long-term exposure to high decibel levels from road, rail, and air traffic is known to trigger chronic stress, sleep disturbances, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. Environmentally, these emissions are major drivers of climate change and acid rain, while noise and chemical runoff disrupt wildlife communication, breeding cycles, and local biodiversity. This section will discuss how R&I solutions and policy measures can help mitigate these adverse impacts.

This session focuses on the modernisation and renovation of bridges and tunnels, as many of these structures are ageing and are nearing, or have exceeded, their original design life. It explores how authorities are moving from reactive maintenance towards more strategic, lifecycle-based approaches, while keeping networks operational under increasing traffic and environmental pressures. The session also covers the role of the European Union Space Programme in road infrastructure management. It shows how satellite services and space data can support monitoring, risk assessment, resilience planning, and better decision-making. These tools help authorities anticipate issues earlier and manage assets more effectively. By bringing together public authorities, industry partners, and researchers, the session connects practical experience with European policy goals and research initiatives. The discussion aims to inform future research, skills development, and collaborative approaches to ensure Europe’s bridges and tunnels remain safe, resilient, and fit for the future.

The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking and SESAR Joint Undertaking are both EU public-private partnerships focused on preparing the future of European aviation, for a sustainable, competitive and resilient sector. Clean Aviation supports research and innovation to transform aviation towards a sustainable and climate-neutral future, and SESAR advances research and innovation to transform air traffic management and deliver the solutions for a Digital European Sky. This session will explore what sort of EU research, industrial, and investment frameworks will be needed in the period 2028–2034 to ensure Europe maintains its position as a global leader in aviation, in a context of geopolitical instability and intense competition. Following an opening policy perspective from the European Commission, the session will allow exchanges with industrial players on the next-generation aircraft technologies and operations, and air traffic management innovations towards future sustainable, competitive and resilient aviation. Finally, it will address the need for strong R&I policy support and collaboration across the entire ecosystem, both crucial to the sector’s long-term success.

Part A: Collaboration activities with Asia, Africa and Latin America
EU-funded innovation projects in the field of urban mobility have developed, tested and validated different components of a sustainable, low-carbon transport system in very different policies around the globe (both addressing the SDGs and supporting the competitiveness of the EU industry). The potential of international cooperation has moved from pilot to early scaling, often in the same partner regions. Joining their lessons under the TRA 2026 theme “ReGeneration in Transport” the session will spotlight how Europe can act as one coherent system when supporting urban mobility mobility transitions abroad. The session aligns with Global Gateway and NDICI-Global Europe priorities to blend R&I of the Horizon Europe programme, climate action and development cooperation, and with the Team Europe approach. The session objectives are to showcase concrete, transferable results from flagship projects, map synergies between EU R&I funding and external cooperation instruments (NDICI, bilateral DFIs), co-designing next steps toward a shared scaling roadmap for 2026-2030 (focus on e-mobility, systemic transformations, frugal vehicles, e-BRT).

Part B: Securing collaboration pathways with the US against headwinds
At a time of growing geopolitical tension, rapid technological change, and increasing pressure on global research networks, international collaboration in mobility and transport research is both more vulnerable and more important than ever. Transatlantic cooperation is currently shaped by political uncertainty, shifting policy priorities, and evolving approaches to science governance. In this context, collaboration cannot be taken for granted and may no longer rely primarily on traditional governmental channels. At the same time, strong ties between researchers, industry, standardisation bodies, and sub-national actors continue to provide a foundation for constructive engagement. This panel brings together leading strategic actors from the EU and the US to explore both the opportunities and the constraints shaping transatlantic collaboration in areas such as AI-enabled mobility, connected and automated transport systems, digital infrastructure, and decarbonised transport solutions. Against the backdrop of intensifying global competition for technology leadership, deepening mutual dependencies, and rising expectations around technology sovereignty, the discussion will examine how openness and strategic autonomy can be balanced in a pragmatic and forward-looking manner. The goal is not only to assess existing cooperation models, but also to identify resilient and realistic pathways for collaboration that remain viable under changing political conditions.

Europe’s freight transport system is facing a “perfect storm”: the need for deep decarbonization combined with a growing exposure to disruptions. This session examines how resilience strategies and decarbonization pathways interact in practice, sometimes reinforcing each other and sometimes creating difficult tradeoffs. A particular focus is placed on multimodal freight networks. Rail, inland waterways and short sea shipping are essential for sustainable transport, yet the operational complexity of multimodal systems makes them more vulnerable to disruptions, often driving operators and shippers back to road transport and undermining climate ambitions. By addressing affordability, service reliability, modal shift and climate resilient operations together, the session aims to highlight practical ways to balance decarbonization goals with resilient, competitive and disruption ready European freight networks.

821 Xinzhe Zhang and Tamás Tettamanti – A Game-Theoretic Study on Ramp Merging Decisions Considering Macro- and Microscopic Vehicle Motion Characteristics

1246 Xiaojiayue Luo – Planning for AV Integration in Mixed Traffic: A Techno-Financial Framework for Driverless Shuttle Deployment

1395 Nikos Kougiatsos and Vasso Reppa – Virtual Sensor-Informed Motion Planning for Safe Autonomous Waterborne Navigation

1397 Philip Meier, Cansu Tanrikulu, Sebastian Lorenz, Lenny Hofmann, Sebastian Knauf, Rico Auerswald, Martin Meraner, Julian Schindler, Max Ziermann, Sebastian Pretzsch and Anika Lobig – Decentralized data ecosystems for routing autonomous vehicles according to their operational design domain

1463 Farivar Givehchimotlagh, Muhammad Tabish Bilal and Davide Giglio – A Mixed Traffic Framework for Sustainable Urban Mobility: Public Transport and On-Demand Services

1514 Yiolanda Englezou, Stelios Timotheou and Christos Panayiotou – Enhancing Origin-Destination Matrix Estimation through Advanced Sensing Technologies

158 Paolino De Falco and Mehtap Karaarslan – Uncertainty-Aware Flight Trajectory Constraints Prediction for Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO)

487 Giovanni Luca Giacco and Fulvio Silvestri – Resilient Timetabling: A Predictive Framework for Delay Propagation in Railway Infrastructure

506 Pablo Gasco, Ivan Baruta and Paolino De Falco – Predicting Luggage Delivery Time to Enhance the Experience of Arrival Passengers at European airports

611 Zhengyi Wang, Ramon Dalmau and Camille Anoraud – Forecast of ATFM Delay Evolution (FADE): A Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Delay Propagation in Regulated Flights

1189 Stavros Kontorinis, Evangelos Mintsis, Andreas Nikiforiadis, Evangelos Mitsakis and Georgia Ayfantopoulou – Toward Efficient Urban Corridors: The Role of Metro Integration and Active Mobility Infrastructure

1491 Sebastian Sehmisch, Md Tabish Haque, Christopher Szymula and Nikola Bešinović – Learning-Based Problem Reduction for Real-Time Train Rescheduling in Station Areas

228 Alejandro Prieto Mota, Michael Hardinghaus and Rita Cyganski – Accelerating Public Charging Infrastructure: Micro-Level-Approach Enables for Efficient Planning of Charging Locations based on Suitability of Public Space

343 Odd Andre Hjelkrem, Olav Kåre Malmin, Erlend Dahl and Bendik Nybakk Torsæter – A heuristic approach for estimating charging demand from long distance trips at fast charging stations

449 Greg Payne, Sophie Naylor, Victor Lejona, Rishabh Ghotge and Matt Ward – Contribution of Electric Vehicle Chargepoints to the Flexibility of the Luxembourgish Energy System and the Absorption of Renewable Energy

1177 Ehsan Saqib and Gyözö Gidofalvi – Resource efficiency, structural redundancy, and capacity redundancy in charging network designs

1266 Anna Lesche, Wolfgang H. Schulz, Oliver Franck and Vincent Geilenberg – Ending the Queue Anxiety: Standardized Reservation and Queue Management for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as a Strategic Enabler of Sustainable Mobility

1565 Bernard Jacob, Nicolas Hautiere, Marc Raynal, Patrick Pelata, Pierre Delaigue, Patrick Duprat and Olivier Besson – Electric Road Systems: experimentations and latest developments in France

59 Anastasia Tsvetkova, Behrooz Khademi, Roberto Vettor and Md Wakilul Islam – What makes Sail-Fast-Then-Wait strategy more attractive than Just-In-Time arrival? A simulation-based study

139 Rikimaru Ikumoto, Tomoya Kawasaki, Daichi Watanabe and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara – Effect of coordination among linear shipping companies on empty container reposition problem under demand uncertainty: A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Approach

309 Florin Dimitrie Pǎcuraru, Sǎndița Pǎcuraru, Pauline Bernat and Charilaos Latinopoulos – Digital Twin-Based Energy Profiling for Zero-Emission Inland Waterway Vessels

391 Javier Rivas and Jeanett Bolther – Shifting Freight from Road to Water: Mapping the innovation ecosystem for automated and zero-emission inland and coastal shipping

741 Maurici Hervas Sotorres, Matteo Boschian-Cuch and Javier Garrido Salsas – Developing Harmonised Approaches to Port GHG Inventories: Framework Design and Use Case

974 Antonis Antonopoulos, Charis Latinopoulos, Pauline Bernat and Antonis Mygiakis – A Digital Twin Platform for Automated and Zero-Emission Inland Waterway Operations

46 Stefan Huber and Lennart Fritzsch – Walk This Way – How Does the Built Environment Influence Pedestrian Route Choice Behaviour? An Analysis Based on Stated Preference Data from Germany.

901 Mari Luz Brownrigg-Gleeson, Andres Monzon, Iria Lopez-Carreiro and Shireen Al Suleiman – From Resistance to Support? Business' Views on Pedestrianisation in Madrid (Spain)

945 Francesco Berni and Matteo Lanfaloni – Mobility as a right for periurban territory: the case of ‘Parco della Piana’ in Assisi (Umbria)

1341 Tamás Strommer, András Munkácsy and Dávid Földes – From Space to Place: Assessing Public Space Transformations through a Walkability Lens

1388 Jelica Komarica, Ana Trpković and Draženko Glavić – From Observation to Framework: Evaluating the Walkability and Usability of Sidewalks in a Selected Area of Central Belgrade

1544 Viktória Hideg, Gergő Galiger and Emese Makó – Walkability in Focus: Measuring and Enhancing Pedestrian Conditions in Budapest

116 Georgios Matsioris, Ioannis Papamichail and Lefteris Doitsidis – Towards developing a comprehensive monitoring system for road safety by utilizing surrogate safety measures in smart urban environments

285 Eva Michelaraki and George Yannis – Structural equation model analysis for the identification of the Safety Tolerance Zone

960 Agnieszka Stelling, Wouter Van den Berghe, Sofie Boets, Katerina Folla, Eva Kšicová, Alexandra Laiou, George Yannis and Naomi Wardenier – Trendline - aligning data collection and analysis on road safety performance indicators in Europe

1004 Virginia Petraki and George Yannis – Exploring the Complex Influences on Sustainable Driving: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach with Multisource Data

1249 Attila Borsos, Amira Hammami, Giuseppina Pappalardo, Ruben Kuipers, Carmelo D'Agostino, Anja Katharina Huemer, Thomas Stemmler, David Llopis-Castelló, Ana María Pérez-Zuriaga, Mariusz Kiec, Oliver Singler-Hack, Dick de Waard, Bastiaan Sporrel, Arend L. Schwab and Riender Happee – What makes a bicycle simulator valid - a state-of-the art review

1286 Irina Stipanovic, Iva Mejasic, Leon Kucinic, Mostafa Ameli, Thomas Bapaume and Nikos Dourvas – Enhanced Safety Criteria Catalogue for urban and secondary roads

81 Carla de Oliveira Nascimento and Lone-Eirin Lervåg – Anticipating labour market transitions in connected, cooperative, and automated mobility: a PESTLE-based assessment

327 Christina Georgouli, Amor Ariza-Álvarez, Hannah Hook, Yannick Cornet, Ľuboš Buzna, Julio A. Soria-Lara and Veronique Van Acker – A Review of the Impacts of Remote Work Arrangements on Travel Behaviour and Activity Patterns

329 Domenico Schillaci and Salvatore Di Dio – Game Design for Corporate Sustainable Mobility: A Cross-Case Analysis of Workplace Behavioural Interventions

478 Shihang Zhang and Joachim Scheiner – Teleworking and Commuting Travel: Panel Evidence from Germany

569 Vasiliki-Maria Perra and Maria Boile – A Composite Indicator to Support Short Sea Shipping and Territorial Cohesion in Greek Island Regions

880 Crestone Witsell and George Onofrei – Global Employment in Urban Public Transport

50 Morten Welde, Atle Engebø and Gro Holst Volden – Driving Success: A Meta-Evaluation of Time, Cost, and Benefits in Road Projects

870 Jamil Nur, Gary Haq, Jette Krause and Alejandro Ortega Hortelano – Can we Afford to Drive? Developing a Framework for Vehicle Affordability Analysis in the European Union

929 Georgios Christou, Jose Luis Rodriguez Pino, Tamara Djukic, John Paddington, Melike Nur Ülsever and Breogan Sanchez – Accelerating Zero-Emission Mobility Transitions: Transferable Business Innovation and Governance Models for European Cities

1138 Daniel Hörcher and Daniel Graham – A quantitative urban model for transport appraisal

1532 Dániel Tordai and András Munkácsy – The importance of considering crowding when estimating the value of travel time.

1556 Bianca Duldner-Borca, Lisa-Maria Putz-Egger, Edwin Van Hassel and Sophie Wiesinger – Assessing Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies and Costs of Nautical Bottlenecks on the Danube: A Mixed-Method Approach

110 Dimos Touloumidis, Michael Madas and Georgia Ayfantopoulou – Adaptive Centrality Measures and Machine Learning for Transport Network Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study of Thessaloniki

322 Keren-Or Grinberg Rosenbaum, Francisco Pereira, Bat-Hen Nahmias-Biran and Yoram Shiftan – Rethinking Resilience: A Systems Approach to Modeling Public Transport Under Climate Stress

560 Tanvi Anand, Kirsten Vanderplanken and Wouter Van Bockhaven – Resilience Without Borders: A Framework for Climate Resilient Port Ecosystems

721 Concepción Toribio-Díaz, Pablo Vallhonrat Blanco and Konstantina Kopsalidou – Resilient Railways Facing Heavy Rains (RERA-Rain)

1112 Fatimah Yusuf, Liz Varga, Manu Sasidharan, Yuchun Tang and Shaolei Bai – Operational Resilience of Road Systems when Disruptions Arise

1258 Robert Corbally, Ramin Ghiasi, Maha Riad, Daniel Pentony, Andrew O'Sullivan and Srijith Unni – Data-driven motorway traffic control during adverse weather conditions in Ireland

128 Torsten Merkens, Ulrike Stöckert and Christoph Hebel – Development of a methodology for assessing the structural condition of cycling infrastructure on the basis of measuring recorded condition data

205 Martijn Leijten – Applying Frugal Innovation to Transport Infrastructure: Governance of Infrastructure Management in Resource-Constrained Settings

897 Arnor Elvarsson, Silvano Fuchs and Bryan T Adey – Generating and assessing possible rail infrastructure development under uncertainty in early planning stages

1102 Muhammad Arslan Khan, Alexandra Micu, Nico Dumeez, Iris Neels, Shuo Wang and Eugene Obrien – Drive-by Sensing for Scalable and Tamper-Proof Road & Rail Infrastructure Monitoring

1105 Boguslaw Jablkowski, Adrian Fazekas and Markus Oeser – EasyWIM: Non-Invasive Vehicle Weight Monitoring via Seismic Sensing and Neural Networks

1540 Richard Hartl, Julia Gerlach, Lukas Eberle and Jens Borken-Kleefeld – How Is Induced Demand Addressed in Road Infrastructure Planning? An Evaluation of the German Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan

The European Commission and stakeholder groups have developed visions of the future road mobility system sharing a similar aspiration for safe, green, accessible and affordable mobility. In this vision of the future, the integration of digital technologies is reshaping the automotive industry and mobility sector, through many applications in services, planning, automated driving and sustainability aspects, plus overarching, major developments towards Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). As stressed by the Industrial Action Plan for the Automotive Sector, there is a sector-wide need for Europe to harvest digital technologies, including AI and cyber-security, to boost economic growth and competitiveness. This session aims to discuss how these advanced technologies can facilitate safe and sustainable road transport, benefiting from next-generation solutions. The discussion will focus on the most urgent needs to address, in skills, research, development and applications. The panel will discuss why digitalisation and the fundamental change to SDVs is so essential for a safe and sustainable European road mobility system and to ensure its resilience and agility for next decades.

Robotics and autonomous vehicles are beginning to transform railway maintenance interventions. While these innovations are still in the early stages of deployment, they are already delivering highly promising results — enhancing safety, cutting costs, and improving efficiency. This panel will explore the strategic, operational, and organizational challenges of integrating robotics and autonomous systems into rail maintenance, alongside their transformative potential. Key discussion points include Scalability and Integration (How can autonomous inspection vehicles and robotic systems be seamlessly incorporated into existing rail workflows? What are the specific challenges of deploying robots and how barriers can be overcome?); Workforce Transformation (As automation takes on more tasks, how can organizations reskill their workforce to focus on higher-value activities, such as data analysis and system oversight?); and Collaboration and Ecosystems (How can infrastructure managers, maintenance contractors, technology providers, and research institutions work together to accelerate innovation and deployment?).

Drones are enabling new air services that complement existing ground and rail networks, adding a new dimension to Europe’s transport system. This session explores how these services are being integrated into Europe’s multimodal mobility ecosystem, moving beyond isolated trials towards operational use in urban environments. The session will present concrete case studies from European research and innovation initiatives. Together, these examples illustrate how new air services can support more connected, resilient and sustainable urban mobility across transport modes, and how such approaches can be replicated in other European contexts.

Public road authorities across Europe face growing challenges in developing the next generation of infrastructure leaders, while responding to technical, social, and climate-related pressures. Building future leadership depends on strong connections between research, skills development, and real-world practice. This session explores how authorities can support future leaders through doctoral research, international collaboration, and structured knowledge transfer. It highlights insights from recent doctoral projects and shows how research can be applied directly to operational decision-making, supporting innovation, resilience, and long-term capability. The discussion also looks at mentoring, skills development, and practical ways early-career researchers can contribute to leadership within public road authorities. By bringing together policy, research, and practice, the session aims to strengthen leadership capacity across Europe’s road networks.

This session explores how research and innovation are affecting mobility solutions, drawing on insights from the TRIMIS database and recent reports. Supported by the TRIMIS research evidence on the topic, a panel of experts from academia, industry, policymaking, and local authorities will discuss three key innovation areas. The first focuses on advanced electromobility and automation, examining smart charging, energy storage, and deployment challenges. The second addresses the fast‑evolving field of urban air mobility, including technologies, infrastructure, and air‑traffic management. The third highlights the social dimensions transport, from accessibility and affordability to user acceptance and health impacts. The session concludes with a forward‑looking debate on technologies and trends likely to shape mobility by 2035 and on how TRIMIS can best support evidence‑based decisions. It aims to provide a comprehensive view of emerging opportunities and persistent barriers in mobility, helping stakeholders navigate a rapidly changing mobility landscape.

247 Martin Joborn, Zohreh Ranjbar, Oskar Rune, Rebecka Haraldsson and Peter Olsson – Improvements in rail traffic management systems (TMS) for more efficient operation of trains with connected driver advisory system (C-DAS)

618 Erlend Dahl, Petter Arnesen, Daniel Sander, Guus Arts, Håvard Bakke, Ola Martin Lykkja, Per Hallgren and Wen Xu – Assessing the L4 readiness of the corridor from Rotterdam-Oslo

625 Tamás Attila Tomaschek, Róbert Péter Tóth, András Mihály Selmeczy, László Bokor, Gergely Attila Kovács, Dohyeon Kim, Seulbin Hong, Dongmin Lee and Seunghyeon Lee – Advancing C-ITS Deployments in Hungary: Paving the Way for Day 2+ Services

636 Dohyeon Kim, Seulbin Hong, Dongmin Lee, Bokor László, Seunghyeon Lee and Sooncheon Hwang – Integrated Assessment Framework for Enhanced C-ITS Services Using Real-Time Queue-Length Variables in Virtual Environments

1015 David Yagüe Cuevas, Carlos Castellanos-Ormeño, Felipe Jimenez Alonso, Pablo Marín Plaza, José Eugenio Naranjo, Mario Pérez, Araceli Sanchis de Miguel, María Paz Sesmero Lorente and José María Armingol – V2I-based Real-Time Lane Deviation Handling for Automated Vehicles to Face Road Characteristics Changes

1108 András Rövid, Mihály Csonthó, Zsolt Vincze, Márton Cserni, Szabolcs Nagy and Zsolt Szalay – Cutting-edge Smart Road Section on the Hungarian M1-M7 Motorway: The Real-Time Digital Twin

140 Younis Akel, Christopher Axt, Thanh Bui and Fredrik Warg – Accident Data Imputation in an LLM-based Scenario Generation Workflow

335 Florian Lammer and Michael Cik – A Holistic Framework for Mobility Monitoring Using Floating Phone Data

515 Anika Lobig, Sten Ruppe, Philip Meier, Lenny Hofmann, Cansu Tanrikulu, Paul Moosmann, Sebastian Lorenz and Christoph Lange-Bever – Implementing a Gaia-X Data Space for Automated Driving – Lessons Learned and Recommendations

940 Pierre Michel, Théotime Héraud, Stéphane Dilungana, Alexandre Lanvin, Alexandre Chasse, Guoxi Feng and Azise Oumar Diallo – Digital Twin Technology for Urban Mobility Innovation: A Versailles Grand Parc Example

1036 Liron Ahmeti, Klara Dolos, Conrad Meyer, Andreas Attenberger and Rudolf Hackenberg – Scenario Synthetic Dataset Creation for Smart Mobility: Seamless Coverage of Normal and Critical Conditions

1460 Cliona Rogan, Robert Corbally, Andrew O'Sullivan and Daniel Pentony – Using Data Fusion to Support Incident Response on Ireland’s Motorways

377 Stefan Arens, Jonathan Daniel Forck, Christoph Streuling and Moritz Schenker – Integrating PV and Battery Storage into Battery Train Charging Infrastructure: A Pareto Optimization of Two Case Studies

430 Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Giovanni Zonfrillo, Giulio Vichi, Maurizio Laschi, Lorenzo Pugliese and Dario Vangi – Integrating Safety and Sustainability: A Grid-Independent Ultralight Quadricycle for Secure Urban Mobility

479 Moritz Bergfeld, Jens Hellekes and John Anderson – From Innovators to Early Adopters: Implications of Different Charging Strategies on the Expansion of Charging Infrastructure in Urban Areas

864 Svetla Käck and David Daniels – Scaling up the charging infrastructure for electric aircraft while retaining airport flexibility: A comparative analysis of several technical concepts

1307 Shanya Ruhela and Saskia Lavrijssen – Navigating the Maze of Energy Transition Infrastructure Projects: The Dutch Approach

1517 Christian Frowein and Raphael Pfaff – Current Trends in Photovoltaic Applications for Railway Infrastructure: An Overview of Global Activities with Insights from the RailPV Project

221 Viola Süß, André Ludwig, Benjamin Gaunitz and Bogdan Franczyk – Age-Specific Accessibility Profiles for Last-Mile Delivery: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of Leipzig’s Urban Outskirts

544 Isabella Hauswald, Amalia Giannakopoulou, Katharina Beck, Jutta Wolf, Heike Flämig, Fabian Fermazin and Isabel Froes – Barriers and Facilitators of Multistakeholder Collaboration in Urban Living Labs: A Case Study of DECARBOMILE

661 Sanggyun Kang, Minji Kim and Krisztián Bóna – Evaluating Micro-Fulfillment Centers for Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Delivery: A Case Study of Budapest, Hungary

701 Carlos Granada, Joris Beckers and Thierry Vanelslander – Complementarity for Consolidation: Unlocking efficiency for smarter city logistics

1045 Kinga Lőcsei-Tóth, Gergő Vass, Dávid Lajos Sárdi, Krisztián Bóna, Aletta Büki, Tamás Strang, Zalán Tiborc Uglik and Bálint Herbert – Selection of the best locations for micro-consolidation centers for a city logistics pilot in Budapest

1225 Ioannis Tsouros and Athena Tsirimpa – A Dynamic Pricing Framework for Last-Mile Logistics: Design, Implementation, and Pilot in Belgium

186 Jonas Krombach, Rico Wittwer, Stefan Hubrich, Ralph Buehler and Regine Gerike – Strategic mobility planning in small and medium-sized municipalities in Germany – Empirical evidence on missed opportunities and possibilities for achieving sustainable mobility objectives

297 Nina Thomsen, Johannes Hendricks, Isheeka Dasgupta, Simone Ehrenberger and Christopher Kaiser – Assessing European Road Transport Emissions and Mitigation Scenarios

804 Eleni Kalantzi, Christos Gkartzoniikas, Theodora Betsidou and Maria Kamargianni – Measuring the Urban–Peri-Urban Mobility Divide through the Sustainable Mobility Readiness Index

1320 Radomíra Jordová and Hana Brůhová-Foltýnová – Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans: Insights from Czech Cities

1482 Julio Cesar Santos and Paulo Ribeiro – Bridging the Gap: Sustainable Mobility Challenges in Peripheral Industrial Areas

1485 Tamás Strommer, András Munkácsy and Dávid Földes – Soft Measures with Strong Impact: Mobility Management for Sustainable Urban Transition

294 Thilo Bein, Felipe Cerdas, Nikolas Hill, Christian Junestedt, Gladys Moreac-Njeim, Anh-Linh Buivan, Mara Neef, Marina Simon, Diana Bartaune, Guido Sonnemann and Takunda-Yeukai Chitaka – A harmonised transport-specific LCA approach – Final results of the CSA TranSensus LCA

438 Bruna Rodrigues, Mehul Khandelwal, Alan Lewis, Nabil Abdalla, Kirsten Biemann, Stylianos Doulgeris, Giorgos Mellios and Nigel Jones – Standardizing GHG Emission Factors: A Critical Review and Gap Analysis

615 Laura Lopez, Gabriele Grea, Danijel Hojski and Joseph Paul – Introducing circularity in public transport for greater sustainability: From strategy to action

1013 Carlos Morillas, Rodrigo Gil, Sergio Alvarez, Sara Martinez, Pinar Yilmazer and Lorenzo Franzoni – Operational tools for assessing environmental impacts and benefits in linear infrastructure: a systematic review

1197 Jan Röhl, Conrad Jentzsch and Marta Woronowicz – Public Transport Digitalization: Leveraging AI and Digital Twins for Smarter Urban Mobility Management

1217 Linnea Eriksson, Anna Fredriksson and Mats Janné – Delays, dependencies, and development: Exploring circular aggregate use through the lens of lateness of action in Swedish construction

1104 Juan Nicolas Gonzalez and Andres Felipe Guzman – Expert-Based Weighting of Airport Location Sustainability Criteria: A Multi-Dimensional Performance Analysis

1325 Ola Qasseer – Public Transport Network Analysis: A Methodological Approach for Enhancing Sustainable Urban Development

1358 Anna Palaiologk, Sofia Iosifidou, Nikoleta Krousouloudi and Kyriaki Daskaloudi – Integrating Environmental Impact Tools for Aviation and UAM: Development of a Minimum Viable Product

1369 Marcin Stępniak, Jakub Zawieska, Giulia Ulpiani, Nadja Vetters and Marco Pittalis – Transport innovations towards Net-Zero cities: A Comparative Analysis of 100 Climate Action Plans

1399 Martin Zach, Benjamin Kokoll and Christian Rudloff – Modelling Climate-Resilient Transport Futures: A Hybrid Approach Across Urban and Rural Regions

1545 Faizana Naeem and Volker Gollnick – Feasibility at Altitude: A Simulation-Driven and Economically Grounded Roadmap for Integrating Low-Altitude Aerial Mobility into City Transport Systems

109 Stefanos Tsigdinos, Christos Karolemeas, Lambros Mitropoulos, Efthimios Bakogiannis and Alexandros Nikitas – Perceived Barriers to Transport Accessibility Among People with Disabilities and the Elderly: Insights from a Survey-Based Analysis in Athens Metropolitan Area

200 Soyeon Lee, Seulbin Hong, Annie Young Song and Seunghyeon Lee – Mobility Justice for Older Adults: Evaluating the Impact of Elderly Policies on Urban Mobility in Seoul

279 Aaron Paz Martinez, Mascha Katharina Brost, Johannes Pagenkopf, Sebastian Herwartz-Polster, David Krüger, Fabian Schmid, Marc Sparsbrod and Felix Heizler – Enabling independent mobility for wheelchair users in railway vehicles: A multi-stakeholder dialogue for the consensus-based definition of requirements for vehicle boarding aids

339 Markus Haferl, Christina Raffelsberger, Takeru Shibayama, Bernhard Rueger and Daun Yun – Passenger requirements and behaviour in metro systems

616 Marta García, Juan Francisco Coloma, Anabela Ribeiro, Joao Pedro Monteiro, Jose Gomes and David Ramos Pacheco – Integrating Proximity Planning and Public Transport in Medium-Sized Cities: A Comparative MAMCA-Based Approach

1654 Rich McIlroy, Joy McKay and Ruth Cumming – Mobility as a Service for disabled travellers: The importance of content and form

650 Arne Boockmeyer, Lukas Pirl and Andreas Polze – Evaluating the Positional Accuracy of Public Railway Infrastructure Data in Comparison with Industrial Railway Infrastructure Data

988 Arbra Bardhi and Stefano Ricci – Safety and Risk Assessment in Maglev: Insights from Literature and Case Studies in Maglev Derived Systems

1122 Saeed Mohamadkhah, Joaquim Tinoco, Jesus Balado-Frias and José Campos E Matos – Vision-Language Baseline for Binary Segmentation of Railway Surface Defects: A Comparative Study

1131 Csaba Ferenc Szatmári and Szilárd Aradi – Potential applications of large language models in railway traffic control

1210 Mars Geuze, Chrysostomos Mylonas, André Freitas, Inês Pinho and Mohammad Maghrour Zefreh – The Study of a Hyperloop Network in Europe

1473 Biruk Hailu, Mohammad Maghrour Zefreh and Oskar Fröidh – Analysis of potential high-speed rail corridors: A two-step approach

7 Dario Babic, Mario Fiolić, Darko Babic and Tomasz Burghardt – Loss and recovery of retroreflection under rain by various road markings

35 Maciej Maliszewski, Dominika Maliszewska and Marcin Świtała – Long-Term Effects of Rapid Road Repairs in Urban Pavement Structures

594 Jan-Hinrik Borchers, Leo Francoso Dal Piccol Sotto, Bernardo Mota Lontra and Gina Torres-Alves – A Framework for Evaluating Algorithms in Pavement Performance Prediction

991 Rabia Rashdi, Elisabete Teixeira, Joaquim Tinoco, Laura Laura Piarulli Paz, Rafael Ruiz Maestre, Valle Chozas Ligero, Ricardo Ricardo Mateus and Jose Matos – Life Cycle Assessment of Flexible Geopolymer Pavement: A comparative study with a Conventional Concrete Solution

1235 Andrea Montanaro, Ilaria Ingrosso, Federica Vergari, Riccardo Fruni and Alessandro Largo – Monitoring systems to enhance safety, resilience and management of transport infrastructures

1421 Ray McGowan, Kieran Feighan, Stephen Smyth, Alan Oconnor and Aisling Doyle – A 10-Year Carbon Lookback: Quantifying GWP Savings from Proactive Pavement Maintenance on Ireland’s National Road Network

CCAM remains mostly pilot-based in Europe, with limited deployment beyond a few leading cities. Barriers persist around regulation, safety, business models, and public trust, especially in smaller municipalities lacking capacity, resources, and guidance. To avoid fragmentation, deployment should build on shared building blocks: vehicle technologies, physical and digital infrastructure, sustainable business approaches, and operations integrated into existing mobility systems. Equally important are societal acceptance, workforce skills, and clear regulatory frameworks supported by testing and demonstration. The session will open with a short framing presentation on the building‑blocks exercise and the city roadmap for CCAM deployment, followed by a panel discussion with a city, a Public Transport Agency, the European Commission, and an industry or operator perspective.

This session will present the key interim results and impacts delivered by Europe’s Rail, highlighting how its research and innovation outputs are contributing to a more competitive, sustainable, digital, and interoperable European rail system. Looking beyond achievements to future needs, the session will introduce the Europe’s Rail High-Level Paper which outline strategic R&I priorities and pre-deployment activities aimed at simplifying the rail system and its operations, while strengthening its core capabilities. These efforts support the objective of making European railways more agile, resilient, and competitive. The session offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into the strategic priorities, ambition, and long-term vision shaping the next phase of European rail R&I including deployment aspects, and to explore how current results can inform future rail research public-private partnership choices while reinforcing Europe’s leadership in rail innovation.

The Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport (ZEWT), as launched in 2021, provides and demonstrates zero-emission solutions for all main ship types and services before 2030, enabling zero-emission waterborne transport before 2050. The activities in the framework of the Partnership focus on 1) the use of Sustainable Alternative Fuels, 2) Electrification, 3) Energy-Efficiency, 4) Digital Green, 5) Design and Retrofitting, and 6) Ports. Whereas the first projects co-financed by the Partnership kicked off in 2022, this session will serve as an ideal stage to reflect upon the state-of-play of research, development and innovation as well as potential next steps. Furthermore, the session will focus on the deployment of innovations, potential bottlenecks, and actions foreseen by private and public stakeholders to speed up the introduction of zero-emission technologies in the waterborne transport sector.

The TRA2026 is committed to shaping a "Re-Generation in Transport" that's both innovative and inherently responsible. A cornerstone of this vision is ensuring Artificial Intelligence drives positive change without unintended harm. This session explores the critical ethical, legislative and societal implications of Artificial Intelligence in transportation. It will address how researchers can ensure AI development is fair, transparent, and safe, mitigating biases and promoting human oversight. The session will also cover integrating Responsible AI principles into transportation education, equipping future professionals to navigate complex AI challenges and leverage its potential for a more sustainable and equitable future of mobility. Discussions will highlight best practices, emerging standards, and collaborative approaches for fostering trust and accountability in AI-driven transport systems.

The session will allow to take stock of their numerous success stories and demonstrators of large airport and port projects (for example H2 powered tow tractor in Schiphol airport; automated shuttle in Brussels airport; Biodiversity enhancement in Paris airport; Novel H2 powered reach stackers in port of Antwerp; smart management of energy of terminals in port of Antwerp, etc.). In addition, the session will be used to present the strategic plans for the twin transitions (greening and digitalization) developed by the 5 projects and to explain how the replication of those strategic plans is being done across EU. Furthermore, the session will showcase how the twin transitions (greening and digitalization) are materializing in EU airports and ports and will link these transitions with the competitiveness of these transport nodes. Finally, the follow-up actions in terms of funding, innovation and policy development will be discussed.

367 Sebastian Winkelheide, Stefan Lipinski and Raphael Pfaff – Automating Wagonload Transport: A Survey-Based Analysis of Operational Challenges and Opportunities

503 Lakshya Pandit, Bonnie Fenton, Daniel Franco and Justin Hidalgo Vélez – Human-Centric Trustworthy AI: AITHENA's Methodological Framework for CCAM and Key Insights

696 Lucy Farrow, Christo Gkartzonikas and Teresa Kuhn – Move2CCAM: Co-creating an inclusive, citizen-centric, impact assessment model for autonomous vehicles

931 Graham Lee and Alan Walker – Linking Perception System Requirements and Simulation Fidelity for ADAS and AV V&V

1011 Christos Gkartzonikas and Konstantinos Kamargiannis – Exploring the Influence of Robo-Taxis, Private AVs and AV Buses on Relocation Intentions in Europe

1263 Peyman Hashemi Baragoori, Margarita Martínez-Díaz and Mohamed Abouelela – Accessibility as the Objective: An Equity-Focused Framework for CCAM Integration in Public Transport Networks

202 Matej Fabijanić and Fausto Ferreira – Maritime Object Detection Using Lightweight Deep Learning Models on Low-Power Edge Devices

286 Eva Michelaraki, Thodoris Garefalakis, Tom Brijs and George Yannis – Machine learning techniques to identify unsafe driving behaviour through the exploitation of on-road and simulator data

573 Julia Porto, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, Daniel Lopez and George Yannis – Lane Segmentation from Street-Level Imagery via Noisy Label Generation and Contrastive Self-Supervision

1128 Athena Psalta, Aristomenis Kopsacheilis, Vasileios Tsironis, Ioannis Politis and Konstantinos Karantzalos – Vision-AI-Driven Dilemma Zone Modeling for Driver Behavior Prediction

1179 Apoorv Agrawal, Francesco Pilla and Anna Mölter – Advancing CPTED Assessments in Bus Stops with GPT-Based Detection of Built Environment Indicators

1453 Michael Schötz, Martina Schöll and Patrick Muhr – A Crowd-Sourced Street-Level Image Dataset for Road Accident Hotspot Research: Ten Years of Data from Germany and Austria

70 Anton Thomas Koerfer, Hartwig Busch, Tobias Vosshall and Joschka Schaub – High-Efficiency Hybrid Powertrain Systems for challenging commercial vehicle applications to meet upcoming market expectations

134 Sunna Forslund, Liv Lundberg, Jonas Zetterholm, Maria de Oliveira Laurin and Maria Grahn – Mandates and Penalties: The Impact of Policy Implementation on Biofuel Markets – A Comparative Study on Road and Aviation Transport Fuel Prices in Different EU Countries

171 Adrian Velaers – Interactive Comparators - Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and heavy duty vehicles

425 Johannes Lackner and Jasmin Kniewallner – Powering Ships, Cutting Carbon: The FuelSOME Approach to Multifuel SOFCs

1500 Daniel Imre Nagy and Tibor Dr. Princz-Jakovics – Leveraging the Business Canvas Modell for the Hungarian biomethane industry

1586 Markus Schwarz, Albert Albert and Rüdiger-A. Eichel – Freeze start strategies for fuel cell electric vehicles: Balancing durability, reliability and practicability – an experimental approach on automotive-sized short stacks

102 Zisis Maleas, Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Sofoklis Dais, Pavlos Giannakou and Katerina Batzou – Rail-Enabled Last Mile: Simulating Parcel Flows via Urban Metro Networks for Carbon-Smart Logistics

282 Lorant Tavasszy, Michiel De Bok, Mahnam Saeednia, Merve Cebeci, Tangzhe Chen and Ron Van Duin – Empirical evaluation of a simple matchmaking algorithm for freight carriers

1049 Dominic Kwakye Ampong, Libor Švadlenka, Molková Tatiana and Libor Bauer – A Modern and Sustainable Rail-Enabled Urban Logistics System and its Economic Evaluation

1495 Arkadiusz Drabicki, Filippos Adamidis, Ramandeep Singh, Karen Van Brussel, Dirk Staelens, Marco Mazzarino and Constantinos Antoniou – Information Flow Modelling for Automated Freight Port Operations: Insights from Two Case Studies in Europe

1509 Babis Magoutas, Amalia Bozinaki, Ioannis Tsouros, Francesca D'Alessandro, Joris Beckers, Panos Georgakis, Athena Tsirimpa, Konstantinos Barbopoulos and Vivian Kiousi – GREEN-LOG Logistics as a Service Marketplace: A policy-aligned marketplace for Sustainable Last-Mile Operations

1570 Serkan Ozdemir, Lampros Yfantis, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Rodriguez Correia and Shadi Sharif Azadeh – Agent-Based Simulation for Meal Micro-Delivery Services: Modeling, Simulation, and Dispatch Strategy Evaluation

359 Niklas Gritsch, Florian Dandl, Isabella Waldorf and Klaus Bogenberger – Empirical analysis of carpooling data in Germany: Investigating the influence of user flexibility on a carpooling system

1067 Markus Straub, Benjamin Kokoll and Christian Rudloff – Quantifying Park & Drive Potential: A Quick Location Planning Tool

1265 Tyll Diebold, Pia Groß and Carsten Gertz – Death of a demand-responsive transport service: Perception and usage of an alternative ride-pooling service among former DRT users

1502 Hassan Hussin, Gabriele Grea and Giuseppe Liguori – Empowering Regional, Suburban and Rural Transport through DRT. Insights, Lessons Learnt & Policy Recommendations from DREAM_PACE

1577 Anna Joliot, Philippe Canalda and Hakim Mabed – MILP Formulation for the Static Carpooling Problem with Flexible Roles and Detours

1584 Raul Pezoa – Mode choice between metro, bus, and ride-hailing: a trip-by-trip analysis with crowding effects

1242 Ágoston Pál Sándor and Attila Borsos – Eyes on the Road: A Bicycle Simulator Study of Cyclist Gaze Behavior During Interactions with Autonomous Vehicles

1330 Mario Ilic, Tanja Niels and Klaus Bogenberger – Evaluating Cyclist Visibility in Urban Intersections through Cooperative Perception under Different Speed Limits

1417 Marianthi Alverti, Stella Roussou and George Yannis – Investigation of Illegal Pedestrian Crossings at Crosswalks in the Center of Athens, Greece

1425 Stella Roussou, Natalia Mirogianni and George Yannis – Investigation of Non-Compliant Pedestrian Crossings at Signalized Intersections Using Computer Vision Techniques

1434 Stella Roussou, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, Paraskevi Koliou, Katerina Folla and George Yannis – Video-Based Analysis of Pedestrian Behaviour in Contrasting Greek Urban Environments Using Smartphone Cameras

1593 Asnake Adraro Angelo, Kotaro Sasai and Kiyoyuki Kaito – Assessing the Impact of Road Infrastructure on Pedestrian Fatalities Using Structural Equation Modeling

232 Maira Delgado-Lindeman, Andres Rodriguez, Ruben Cordera and Jose Luis Moura – Modelling mode choice in LEZs: the role of household location and user perceptions

240 Sven Lißner, Lukawska Miroslawa, Jens Borken-Kleefeld and Leon Bartsch – Short- and Medium-Term Reactions to Transport System Disruptions: Evidence from the Carola Bridge Collapse in Dresden

719 Thomas F. Veit-Alves and Martin Fellendorf – Modeling Mode Choice for Park and Ride with Express Buses Serving Highway Bus Stops

976 Christian Rudloff, Thomas Matyus and Darina Petrova – An AI-supported methodology of demand estimation

1144 Gen Hayauchi, Yu Suzuki, Yusuke Kanda, Yasuhide Nishihori, Takane Imagawa, Yohei Ishida and Taiyo Ishikawa – Multifaceted Impacts of Mobility as a Service in Japan: A Catalyst for Local Stakeholder Engagement

1639 Jana Sochor, Marianne Karlsson and Hans Arby – Value Creation in Integrated Mobility Services, or Building the ‘House of MaaS’

75 Johannes Hendricks, Mattia Righi, Sabine Brinkop, Katrin Dahlmann, Mariano Mertens, Christof Beer, Volker Grewe, Christopher Kaiser and Michael Ponater – The climate effects of transport emissions: models and data to support the development of mitigation strategies

103 Christian Moretti, Inga Mareike Nienkerke, Bessie Noll, Susanne Hanger-Kopp, Tobias Schmidt, Christian Bauer, Adolfo Uribe Poblete, Paul Kyoma Asiimwe, Kristiina Joon and Anthony Patt – How policy distortions shape EV affordability in Africa

105 Gabriel Möring Martínez, Murat Senzeybek and Simone Ehrenberger – Clustering the European Union electric vehicle markets: Status in 2025

120 Fiona O'Brien, Emma Antonia Katalin Jung and Zoi Christoforou – Impact of Low Emission Zones on Urban Mobility and the Environment

1218 Rosa Picon-Garcia, Jorge Bañuelos-Gimeno, Carlos Romero, Rosa Arce-Ruiz, Caroline Mullen, Zihao An, Paal Wangsness and Hedda Strømstad – Diversification of Transport Decarbonization Strategies: A Comparative Study between Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom

1339 Athina Grigoriadou, Georgios Triantafyllopoulos, Dimitra Lekaki, Traianos Karageorgiou, Heinz Steven, Stefan Hausberger, Stephan Schmidt, Martin Dippold, Michael Dittrich, Iddo Riemersma, Pim van Mensch, Joseph Kermani, Alba Garbí and Leonidas Ntziachristos – Policy options to reduce emissions of L-category vehicles in the European Union and expected effects

420 Feyisayo Lari-Williams, Wouter Verheyen, Tim Breemersch and Bruno Van Zeebroeck – Levelling the Playing Field in EU Road Haulage: Enforcement Challenges and Early Lessons from Mobility Package I

818 Carlos Luján Tutusaus, Justin Hidalgo Vélez, Oriol Flix Viñas and Nadia Martínez Sheikhi – Regulatory Divergence in Autonomous Vehicle Deployment: A comparative Study of the US, EU, and China

908 Gabriel Dias, Elisabete Arsenio and Sofia Cerqueira – EU regulatory framework for transport and logistics: the path to low emissions, energy transition, and technology advancements through the ADMIRAL lens

1007 Hai Anh Le – Assessing the effectiveness of the EU passenger rights framework in the context of multimodal and smart mobility

1018 Julia Roussou, Armira Kontaxi, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis – Comparative Analysis of Liability Frameworks for Automated Vehicles: Legal Readiness in the EU, US and China

1504 Zsófia Farkas and Péter Gáspár – Changing traffic regulation in Europe - impact of autonomous driving

326 Leevi Toratti, Praneeth Chandran, Florian Thiery and Matti Rantatalo – Environmental data-driven prediction of railway curve squeal using boosted tree models

387 Jose Bertolin, Pascal Bouvet, Martin Rissmann, Ester Cierco, David Thompson, Geert Degrande, Andreas Nuber and Pinar Ylmazer – QuieterRail project: A step change in prediction, mapping, acceptance testing and cost-effective mitigation for railway noise and vibration

466 Johannes Waechter, Prasaenna Ranganathan and Raphael Pfaff – Investigating Contact Sensitivity between internally contacting Rollers of a new Roller Test Rig

751 Edina Anna Balogh, Viola Parászka and Tamás Schmelz – Influence of rail roughness characteristics in Hungary on expected noise reduction effect of quieter routes in rail freight transport

1385 Fabrice Aubin, Franck Poisson, Olivier Minck, Julie Spiegel and Simon Bouley – Noise sources characterization of commercial high speed trains using antenna measurement

1566 Wassim Daoud, Flavio Picone, Megan Clampitt, Joshua Jones and Joachim Claudet – Assessing and Mitigating Underwater Noise from Zodiac Operations in Marine Environments

Digitalisation is reshaping how road authorities plan, operate, and maintain their networks, as well as how they engage with industry partners, road users, and policymakers. This session explores the emerging role of the “digital road manager” and examines how data-driven approaches—such as digital twins, connected infrastructure, decision-support tools, and services enabled by the EU Space Programme—are being applied in road infrastructure management to enhance safety, resilience, and operational efficiency. Panellists will share hands-on experiences and discuss the challenges of embedding digital solutions into everyday operations, including organisational change, skills development, and ensuring interoperability across systems and borders. The discussion will also highlight how digital road management contributes to key policy goals, including Vision Zero, climate resilience, and improved services for road users.

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership drives EU hydrogen R&I across production, distribution and end-uses, but scaling deployment now needs cross-value-chain coordination: system integration, infrastructure planning, demand aggregation, and alignment with other instruments: Hydrogen Bank, AFIR, ReFuelEU Aviation, FuelEU Maritime. Its 2026 programme sharpens its hydrogen mobility focus for hard-to-electrify transport: improving fuel-cell durability via advanced control/monitoring; enabling high-power aviation through on-board liquid-hydrogen systems; developing flexible, standardised storage usable across heavy-duty road/rail/waterborne; and advancing multi-fuel SOFC maritime powertrains. The session aims to show how we can accelerate scale-up and market uptake via synergies: shared roadmaps/SRIAs, MoUs, coordinated calls, or coordinated vehicle-infrastructure deployment. It will discuss barriers (permitting, infrastructure, hydrogen availability, bankability), share best practices (Hydrogen Valleys, flagships), and how to build partnerships.

Digitalization is the broad transformation of societal and business models through the adoption and strategic integration of digital technologies. It is a key enabler to improve efficiencies, enhance customer experience, provide new opportunities and to enable automation, which results in a more agile and competitive organization. Furthermore, digitalisation will be critical for challenges related to increased labour shortage, international competition and geopolitical developments, the transition to a zero-emission waterborne sector, and the modal shift to waterborne transport. Over the past couple of years, digitalisation has found its way into the IWT and port sectors. This session will explore the state-of-play as regards digitalisation of these sectors, the next steps in terms of RD&I, as well as the further deployment of technologies. Special attention will be paid to the concept of regulatory sandboxes, critical to deploy digital technologies and concepts.

Transport infrastructure is essential for economic and social connectivity, yet it remains a major driver of biodiversity loss. Roads, railways, ports, and airports fragment habitats, disrupt ecological corridors, generate pollution, and increase wildlife mortality. Balancing growing mobility demands with the need to protect and restore ecosystems is a complex challenge for planners, engineers, and policymakers. Several initiatives have been developed that focus on advancing new ways of integrating biodiversity into transport systems. They include strengthening the science-policy-practice interface by aligning research, innovation, and governance, as well as demonstrating how nature-based solutions and systemic design can embed biodiversity considerations throughout the transport lifecycle. The session will explore how these approaches can be translated into practice. It will highlight tools, case studies, and methods that enable transport infrastructure to reduce impacts, restore nature, and deliver co-benefits for climate resilience and human well-being, reframing transport networks as active contributors to biodiversity goals.

The rapid growth of e-commerce presents both challenges and opportunities for Europe’s transition toward climate-neutral, resource-efficient urban logistics. This session brings together researchers, industry leaders, and city stakeholders to explore sustainable e-commerce logistics and circular solutions. Topics include optimised return flows, reuse and repair models, zero-waste packaging, modular delivery systems, digital tools for managing returns, and improved recycling pathways. Participants will examine policy, behavioural, and technological strategies to decarbonise the e-commerce value chain, operationalise sustainability commitments, and foster collaboration through public–private partnerships, aiming to reduce emissions, waste, and inefficiencies at scale.