Calling for submissions to the 9th International Workshop and Symposium Transit Data 2024 in London.
Route for submission
Format
An abstract should contain 250-500 words (500 words in maximum) and be submitted from one of the links above. The author names can be entered separately on the submission form. An abstract could include an introduction, a problem and objectives, methods, (already obtained or expected) results and discussions. Abstracts with different structures may also be accepted.
There is no template, so please just use the text entry box of the submission system. If you wish, you can upload a Word or PDF file instead to the submission system.
Conference topics
These topics are indicative and we welcome a wide range of topics.
Standard Topics
Innovative use of transit-related data in:
- Tactical everyday operations
- Strategic planning and policy setting
- Future challenges and opportunities
- Modelling, optimization, visualisation, simulation and behavioural models
- Text analysis
- Resilience of systems including customer experience
- Pandemic response and future demand (long term)
- MaaS, Mobility on Demand, micro-mobility and ride-sharing
- Integration of shared mobility to conventional public transport (data, planning, optimisation, regulation)
- Modal shift, multimodality, integration of modes
- Mixed modes: Freight and Passenger
- Facilities and asset management
- Exploiting and Exploring Business Opportunity: to innovate revenue sources and measures to reduce costs
- Security, crime reduction and fare evasion
- Social equity, mobility and accessibility needs
- New ways of project evaluation/appraisal
- Robustness / resilience in PT planning (to local and global disruptions, especially in a post-pandemic context with more volatile and elastic demand)
- Customer valuation, perception and behaviour (e.g. the impact of branding, marketing, ambiance on satisfaction and demand; pre-pandemic vs post-pandemic perceptions)
In addition,
- Data Ethics & Governance: Creation of healthy data ecosystems
Highlighted Topics
- Climate change adaption and decarbonisation
- Giving people more reasons for sustainable and healthy ways to travel around city. (This would include (but not be limited to) customer engagement and trust building.)
- Digital innovation (digital twins)
(*) these highlighted topics are the ones this conference would like to see.