International Traffic Safety Conference - (POSTPONED TO LATE 2024)

The number of road traffic deaths continues to rise steadily, reaching 1.35 million in 2016, as reported by (WHO 2018). To add to this, road traffic injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years. The concern about road safety has significantly grown over the past years globally and in Qatar. The National Road Safety Action Plan was developed in 2013 as the first step towards achieving the ambitious vision outlined in the Qatar Road Safety Strategy (2013-2022) for “a safe road transport system that protects all road users from death and serious injury”. One of the action plans is to organize a bi-annual traffic safety conference to bring experts, scholars and practitioners of road safety together. In 2018, the 1^st International Traffic Safety Conference (ITSC 2018) was organized in Doha from 26 – 27 November under the patronage of His Excellency, The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. The goal of ITSC is to showcase practical approaches and innovative solutions through multi-track platforms. As a continuation of this successful conference, the 2^nd ITSC will be held in late 2024 under the Patronage of His Excellency, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and President of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani. The main objectives are to recognize the transportation needs for the developing countries and to introduce, improve and strengthen arrangements for monitoring serious injuries from road traffic accidents to facilitate action to meet the new targets for the Decade of Action for Road Safety. Moreover, to encourage developing and implementing comprehensive legislation and policies to decrease the numbers of deaths and injuries in these countries. ITSC 2023 will jointly be organized by Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center- Qatar University, and National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) - Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Public Health, General Directorate of Traffic, and Public Works Authority.

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit their contribution in one of the following two tracks:

Track 1: Abstract submission - (Max 500 Words) – Abstracts in this track will be evaluated for oral or poster presentation only.

Track 2: Full paper submission – Papers in this track will be evaluated for oral or poster presentation and possible publication in the conference special issue/s.

Theme and Topics:

The proposed conference theme is: “Towards A World-Class Safe and Sustainable Transport and Traffic System for Developing Countries”. The following are the proposed topics (but not limited to):

• Transport Safety
• Public Transportation
• Traffic Flow Analysis and Control
• Road Geometric Design
• Naturalistic Driving Behaviour
• Intelligent Transportation System
• Crash Data Analysis and Prediction
• Multimodal Transportation Systems
• Traffic Injury Prevention
• Traffic Mobility and Accessibility
• Big Data in Traffic Safety
• Sustainable Transportation
• Transport Economics
• Law Enforcement
• In-Vehicle Technology
• Road Safety Awareness Programs
• Youth and Traffic Safety
• Education and Road Safety
• Road Users Behaviour
• Emergency Services
• Personal Mobility Devices
• Autonomous and connected vehicles
• Transport Policy
• Telematics in Road Safety

Committees

Steering Committee

• Dr. Hassan Rashid Al-Derham, (Chair), President of Qatar University, Member of the National Traffic Safety Committee
• Brigadier General. Mohammed Abdullah Al Malki, (Co-Chair)- General Secretary of National Traffic Safety Committee, Qatar
• Dr. Eng. Saad bin Ahmed Al-Mohannadi, President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
• Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health Department at the Ministry of Public Health
• Brigadier. Muhammad Abdullah Al Shahwani, Director-General of General Directorate of Traffic
• Eng. Hamad Essa Abdulla, Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Dr. Khalid Kamal Naji, Dean, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Shimaa Ali M A Al-Quradaghi, Director, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University

Organizing committee

• Brigadier General Mohammed Abdullah Al Malki, (Chair)- General Secretary of NTSC 
• Dr. Shimaa Ali M A Al-Quradaghi, (Co-Chair)- Director, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Professor Abdelmagid Hamouda- Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Professor Ahmed Massoud- Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Colonel  Dr. Mohammed Radhi Al-hajri, General Directorate of Traffic
• Maj. Hadi Alhajri, MOI Public Relations Department
• Lt. Jassim Saoud Al-Jufairi, MOI International Relations  
• Dr. Mohamed Kharbeche, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Wael Alhajyaseen, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Charitha Dias, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Nuri Onat, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Shahram Tahmasseby, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Deepti Muley, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Qinaat Hussain, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Eng. Semira Mohammed, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Mr. Liwaa Alsmadi, Communications and PR Department, Qatar University
• Dr. Jayaseelan Singaravelu, National Traffic Safety Office
• Dr. Suleiman Abdalrasool Ismail, National Traffic Safety Committee
• Eng. Ali Khalid Eljaber, Ministry of Transportation 
• Ms. Nawal AlMarri , Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
• Dr. Mamoun Rabie, Ministry of Public Health 

Scientific Committee

• Dr. Wael Alhajyaseen (Chair)- QTTSC, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Qatar University
• Prof. Mohamed Haouari (Co-Chair)- MIE Department, Qatar University
• Prof. Abdelmagid Hamouda- College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Prof. Okan Sirin- Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Mohamed Kharbeche- QTTSC, Qatar University
• Dr. Charitha Dias- QTTSC, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Deepty Muley- QTTSC, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Nuri Onat- QTTSC, Qatar University
• Dr. Shahram Tahmasseby- QTTSC,Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, Qatar University
• Dr. Qinaat Hussain, QTTSC, Qatar University
• Eng. Semira Mohammed, QTTSC, College of Engineering, Qatar University
• Prof. Abdrabo Soliman- Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University
• Dr. Ebtisam Naji- National Traffic Safety Committee
• Dr. Jayaseelan Singaravelu- National Traffic Safety Committee
• Eng. Ali Khalid Eljaber, Ministry of Transportation 
• Major. Saleh Rashed Al‐Nabeet, General Directorate of Traffic
• Dr. Amani Mohamed Abdallah, Ministry of Public Health
• Dr. Hisham Albadrawi, Public Works Authority (ASHGHAL)
• Dr. Rafael J. Consunji, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
• Dr. Aisha Fathi Abeid, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
• Prof. Geetam Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
• Prof. Zong Tian, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
• Prof. Hideki Nakamura, Nagoya University, Japan
• Prof. Tom Brijs, Hasselt University, Belgium
• Prof. George Yannis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
• Prof. Samuel Charlton, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
• Prof. Nicola Christie, University College London UCL, UK
• Prof. Essam Radwan, University of Central Florida, USA
• Susanna Zammataro, International Road Federation

CONFERENCE VENUE

Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Sponsorship

• The sponsors will be recognized by the National Traffic Safety Committee in their meetings and activities.
• Logo and formal acknowledgment in a full-page of the conference program, distributed to all attendees.
• Company name and logo of appropriate sizes will be published in all the conference publicity materials as sponsors.
• Sponsor representatives will be invited  to the opening ceremony and various social events.
• Sponsor logo will be displayed in the conference hall along with the conference banner and outside lobby.

Sponsorship categories

• Platinum Sponsorship: QAR 300,000 
• Gold Sponsorship: QAR 200,000
• Silver Sponsorship: QAR 100,000 
• Bronze Sponsorship: QAR 50,000 

Contact

Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center

Qatar University, College of Engineering

Email : itsc@qu.edu.qa 

P.O. Box: 2713 Phone: (+974) 4403-4338

Fax: (+974) 4403-4302