EWGT2025: EURO WORKING GROUP ON TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE 2025
PROGRAM

Days: Monday, September 1st Tuesday, September 2nd Wednesday, September 3rd

Monday, September 1st

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09:30-10:15 Session 1

Inaugural session

09:30
Welcome from the Local Organising Committee
09:35
Welcome from Edinburgh Napier Univerity Principal and Vice Chancellor
09:45
Failures and Futures: Lessons from 20 years as a Civil Servant on making an impact with your research? (abstract)
10:05
Welcome from EGWT
11:00-11:20Coffee Break

Main building - Foyer

11:20-12:40 Session 3A
11:20
Approximating Shapley values with subcoalition Shapley values in routing problems (abstract)
11:40
Comparing Discrete Choice Models with Machine Learning Performance Metrics (abstract)
12:00
Forecasting C-ITS Deployments: a discrete choice modelling approach (abstract)
12:20
Bridging Econometrics with Mathematical Psychology and Bayesian Variational Inference: The Case of Latent Class Reinforcement Learning (abstract)
11:20-12:40 Session 3B
11:20
Integrating aviation’s non-CO2 effects into EU ETS: Impact of CO2e accounting on operational and technological climate mitigation measures (abstract)
11:40
Net(-work) Impact of Non-CO2 Pricing in EU ETS: Demand and Ticket Price Dynamics in Air Transport Across Geographical Scopes (abstract)
12:00
Energy consumption estimation of battery electric bus via spatial discretization of route trajectory (abstract)
12:20
Dynamic Prediction of PM2.5 Concentrations in Urban Corridors Using Mobile Sensors and Non-Stationary Extreme Value Theory (abstract)
11:20-12:40 Session 3C
11:20
Reinforcement Learning-Based Freeway Traffic Control Concerning Emissions (abstract)
11:40
Labeled cellular automata to three-phase traffic classification: An application of graph neural networks for traffic control (abstract)
12:00
AI-based Reconstruction of Freeway Control Systems’ Algorithms (abstract)
PRESENTER: Josephine Grau
12:20
Mitigating road congestion through VMS-based vehicle route guidance (abstract)
11:20-12:40 Session 3D
11:20
Spatial-temporal Analysis of Lane-Changing Behavior and Time Gaps on Highways using Aerial Observations (abstract)
PRESENTER: Marc Zürn
11:40
3D Risk Assessment Model of Non-driving-related Tasks in Level 3 Automated Driving (abstract)
PRESENTER: Libor Krejčí
12:00
“I don’t know if I use it”: a conceptual model of driver’s mental model of vehicle automation (abstract)
12:20
Optimizing Drone Operations for Middle-mile Deliveries: Are We Ready to Real World Deployment? (abstract)
PRESENTER: Chiara Morlotti
12:40-13:40Lunch
13:40-15:00 Session 4A
13:40
Travel preferences among car drivers at urban and regional multimodal mobility hubs: A stated choice experiment (abstract)
14:00
Methodology for the integration of machine learning techniques and ordered logit models to optimise pricing in motorhome zones. (abstract)
14:20
Shifting car users to public transport: A utility-based approach for selecting areas for feeder services (abstract)
14:40
Evaluating the economic impacts of shifting to cycling mobility (abstract)
13:40-15:00 Session 4B
13:40
A Multicriteria Route Planning App for Sustainable Urban Mobility: Integrating Crowdsourcing and User-Centered Design (abstract)
14:00
Conceptualizing Social Sustainability in Urban Mobility: A Framework for Future Questionnaire Development (abstract)
14:20
Integrating Cycle-Ways in Heritage Cities: A Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Mobility and Cultural Preservation (abstract)
PRESENTER: Holly Hargreaves
14:40
Unravelling Integrated Travel Patterns: Profiling Intermodal Travelers for Sustainable Urban Mobility Development (abstract)
PRESENTER: João Teixeira
13:40-15:00 Session 4C
13:40
Impact of Localized Rain Events on Traffic Breakdown (abstract)
14:00
Risk-Based Adaptive Routing in Public Transport (abstract)
14:20
Multi-objective optimisation of parking capacities in urban areas (abstract)
14:40
Demand-dependent Transit Fare Structure to Alleviate Peak-hour Crowding (abstract)
13:40-15:00 Session 4D
13:40
Feasibility and Impact of Autonomous Vehicles in Peri Urban Public Transport (abstract)
14:00
Autonomous Vehicle Adoption: A Persona-Based Approach to Commuter Behavior and Integration in Urban Mobility (abstract)
14:20
Exploring the Willingness to Embrace Automated Vehicles: A Survey-Based Study for the Portuguese context (abstract)
14:40
What affects acceptance of Urban Air Mobility services? (abstract)
13:40-15:00 Session 4E

Poster session

The cost of doing nothing: Lab Experiment on Value of Time (abstract)
Transport Infrastructure Impact Assessment to Regional Economy: Methodology Framework and Comparative Analysis (abstract)
Evaluating the equity of location and availability of healthcare infrastructure as a function of accessibility (abstract)
PRESENTER: Antonio Basile
Scheduling Long-Distance Transport Operations under Labor Regulations: A Hybrid Optimization Approach (abstract)
From Gridlock to Airflow? Understanding the Total Travel Time for Advanced Air Mobility Demand at the Hamburg Airport (abstract)
PRESENTER: Jan Pertz
Aggregated Mobile Phone Data in transportation: A literature review (abstract)
Entropy and Emissions Assessment in Complex Mobility Ecosystems: The Case of Ports (abstract)
Behavioral Adaptation of Human Drivers in Car-Following Interactions with Automated Vehicles (abstract)
Telework adoption and CO2 emissions: analysis from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (abstract)
The influence of ADAS on road safety: An analysis of UK crashes (abstract)
Accessing the airport by car or train in the case of a weekend trip using a random forest modeling approach: an analysis of respondents from Serbia (abstract)
Seater or Sleeper? Analyzing and Modeling Passenger Preferences for Intercity Buses in India (abstract)
PRESENTER: Quanquan Liu
Predicting Public Transport Passenger Trips Using Automated Fare Collection Data: A Case Study in Fortaleza (abstract)
Combining quantitative and customized qualitative stated preference surveys for developing a MaaS tool in Madrid Region (abstract)
Modeling train arrival variability: Methodological approaches and data-driven insights for railway systems (abstract)
15:00-15:20Coffee Break
15:20-16:40 Session 5A
15:20
Towards a greater role for local government units as public transport service providers in the Philippines (abstract)
PRESENTER: Varsolo Sunio
15:40
A study on the use of informal ridesharing in Scotland (abstract)
16:00
Understanding the Influence of Public Transport Perception on the Adoption Potential of Demand Responsive Transport Services in the UK: A Case Study (abstract)
16:20
Incentive-driven modal shift: Developing a seamless multimodal transportation (abstract)
PRESENTER: Oxana Ivanova
15:20-16:40 Session 5B
15:20
Evaluating Mobility as a Service solutions: implementation of a Fuzzy Delphi Analytic Hierarchy Process (abstract)
PRESENTER: Riccardo Ceccato
15:40
Synthetic Resampling Algorithm for Response Class Imbalance in Supervised Learning: Application to Road Accident Severity Prediction (abstract)
16:00
Strategic Multimodal Evaluator for Air-Rail Networks (abstract)
16:20
Evaluating Driver-Pedestrian Interactions under Uncertainty: A Driving Simulator Study (abstract)
PRESENTER: Maya Sekeran
15:20-16:40 Session 5C
15:20
Real-time rail traffic management in closed-loop: Assessment of the impacts of route set reductions (abstract)
PRESENTER: Bishal Sharma
15:40
Infrastructure design for robust operations on railway corridors (abstract)
16:00
On modelling and analysing rail moving-block signalling by means of Hybrid Petri Nets (abstract)
PRESENTER: Abontee Barua
16:20
A model for synchronization of services and last train problems on regional passenger railway networks (abstract)
15:20-16:40 Session 5D
15:20
Investigating car-use reduction policies through agent-based simulation: a case study in Munich (abstract)
15:40
Demand Modeling for Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing in Italy: Advancing Sustainable and Equitable Mobility Solutions (abstract)
PRESENTER: Lucia Rotaris
16:00
Room for Me? A Case Study on Sharing Adapted Taxis in Barcelona (abstract)
16:20
Effects of a pay-per-use bike-sharing pricing strategy on cyclists’ behaviour: a bicycle simulator study (abstract)
Tuesday, September 2nd

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09:15-10:00 Session 6

Keynote speech

09:15
AI and travel behaviour research: from an existential threat to the opportunity of a lifetime (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 7A
10:00
Evaluating High-Demand Periods in Bicycle Sharing Through Machine Learning: A Case Study in London (abstract)
10:20
Spatio-temporal Analysis of Micromobility Sharing in the City of Rome (abstract)
PRESENTER: Giovanni Tuveri
10:40
Cyclists route preferences in the electrification era: A case study in Zurich, Switzerland (abstract)
11:00
Analyzing the Effects of Scooter Parking Zones on User Preferences for Shared Scooters: A Sequential Stated Preference Survey Approach (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 7B
10:00
Evaluating Safety Envelop for Bus-VRU Interactions: Passenger and VRU Perceived Safety Implication (abstract)
10:20
Development of a Comfort and Safety Information System for Vulnerable Road Users using E-scooters (abstract)
10:40
Assessing Driving Behaviour and Empirical Tailpipe in an Urban Shared Road Section Environment (abstract)
11:00
Crash Risk Estimation at Signalized Intersections Using Non-Stationary Extreme Value Theory: Empirical Validation with UAV-Based Trajectory Data in Heterogeneous Traffic (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 7C
10:00
"How is the Performance of Transit-Oriented Development and Hub Stations Evaluated in a Complex Network Framework?" (abstract)
10:20
TMS and APS Integration: Development and Implementation of an Interface Control (IC) Module (abstract)
10:40
Secondary level bus network design: new method and case study (abstract)
PRESENTER: Antonio Mauttone
11:00
A two-stage linear programming model for efficient optimization of public transport network design (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 7D
10:00
Vehicle Type Classification using Trajectory Data in Autonomous Driving (abstract)
10:20
Multiclass First-in-First-Out Cell Transmission Model (MF-CTM): A Traffic Flow Model to Estimate Dynamic Road Capacity due to Connected Autonomous Vehicles Operating in Mixed Traffic (abstract)
10:40
Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle: A Simulation Study on Operational Efficiency and Service Dynamics (abstract)
11:00
A step-forward to understand connected and automated vehicle impacts: a synergistic behaviour assessment (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 7E

Poster session

Evaluating the Impact of Station Capacity Reduction on the Timetable (abstract)
How do costs influence Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft selection? (abstract)
Are all Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Equal? Exploring factors that impact motor vehicle volume change in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (abstract)
A physics-informed computational graph approach for network-wide traffic estimation under recurrent and non-recurrent traffic conditions (abstract)
PRESENTER: Shao-Jie Liu
Autonomous electric vehicle routing problem with battery recharging by drones using public transit (abstract)
Understanding perceived bikeability: Definition of cycling needs hierarchy and needs’ covariates (abstract)
Optimization of Pricing and Fleet Size of Integration of Bike-sharing and Public Transportation System (abstract)
Investigating the Impact of BRTS Priority with Adaptive Traffic Control System on Urban Corridor using Microsimulation Technique (abstract)
A joint trade and mode chain choice modelling framework with application to Italy (abstract)
Which is the best regional aircraft network to minimize GHG emissions in Europe? The Scandinavian case study (abstract)
Risk analysis and safety-security strategies for pedestrian routes: an application of the Haddon Matrix Framework (abstract)
Sustainable Airport Development: A financial modelling approach to compare a baseline and a sustainable airport scenario (abstract)
An adapted decision field theory model for capturing the impact of experiences on preferential change for new travel modes. (abstract)
Impact of Residential and Work location Mobility on Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) Adoption (abstract)
A Hybrid Graph-based Approach for Pedestrian Destination Choice Set Generation (abstract)
11:20-11:40Coffee Break
11:40-13:00 Session 8A
11:40
Optimization of a Physical Internet-based Mixed Crowd-shipping, Ride-sharing, and On-Demand Transit Scheme (abstract)
12:00
Matching mobility patterns with urban bus users' typology and preferences through a cross-country cluster analysis. (abstract)
12:20
Order Dispatching Problems in Ride-Hailing Services Under Multi-Source Uncertainties: A Decision-Focused Learning Framework with Recursive Structures (abstract)
12:40
Impact of mobility-based road pricing on transport networks (abstract)
11:40-13:00 Session 8B
11:40
What are the Determinants of Residential Relocation Intentions of Scottish Residents Post-Pandemic? (abstract)
12:00
Public Perceptions of 30 km/h Citywide Speed Limits and Urban Livability: Empirical Evidence from Greece (abstract)
12:20
Understanding Factors Shaping Parents' Intention to Use Walking School Bus (WSB) (abstract)
12:40
How Street Walkability and Sense of Community Shape Active Travel and Health: Evidence from Beijing (abstract)
11:40-13:00 Session 8C
11:40
Stowage Planning to Minimize Travelling Energy Consumption of Terminal Vehicles (abstract)
12:00
Integrating Passenger and Freight Transport in Demand-Responsive Systems: a novel Agent-Based Modelling Approach (abstract)
12:20
A bi-objective approach to crowdshipping for reward and travel cost optimization (abstract)
12:40
Clustering of end-consumer decisions in receiving e-purchases (abstract)
11:40-13:00 Session 8D
11:40
The optimal location of refuelling stations for hydrogen freight vehicles considering the effects on route choice (abstract)
12:00
Assessment of the factors affecting electric vehicle charging stations demand prediction (abstract)
12:20
Exact and graph-based heuristic approaches for scheduling electric bus overnight charging (abstract)
12:40
ELECTRIC VEHICLES OVERSTAYING BEHAVIOR IN FAST PUBLIC CHARGING STATION: SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY APPROACH (abstract)
13:00-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:20 Session 9A
14:00
Dynamic Real-Time Prediction of Drivers' Risk Perception Using Deep Learning and Driving Simulator Data (abstract)
14:20
A Hybrid Physics-Based Car-Following Model with Bayesian Convolutional Neural Network (abstract)
14:40
Augmenting Spatio-Temporal Dependencies for GNN-Based Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction (abstract)
15:00
Leveraging Floating Car Data (FCD) for Traffic Forecasting on Sensorless Roads (abstract)
14:00-15:20 Session 9B
14:00
A Multi-Criteria Optimization Approach to Balance Economic and Environmental Goals in Transport Planning in Lithuania (abstract)
14:20
Throttle or Thwart? The effect of local policy regulations on micromobility demand – A Difference-in-differences approach (abstract)
14:40
Exploring Preferences Heterogeneity for Electric Motorcycle Adoption in Indonesia (abstract)
15:00
Revisiting framing effects: integrating multiple valence frames in choice modelling (abstract)
14:00-15:20 Session 9C
14:00
Pass-Through of Firm-Specific and Sector-Wide Cost Change in the Airline Industry (abstract)
14:20
Analyzing truck operations and patterns in different urban contexts in Italy using GPS data (abstract)
14:40
Towards a Sustainable Transportation Model for Zero-Emission Beef Cold Chain: Agent-based Modelling Simulation (abstract)
15:00
Simulating freight transport demand in urban areas with restricted traffic: The impact of differentiated request probabilities (abstract)
PRESENTER: Vitalii Naumov
14:00-15:20 Session 9D
14:00
Employment and value added created by ports: A case study for Germany with an outlook to 2040 (abstract)
14:20
Innovative Reuse and Logistics of Spent Coffee Grounds: An IoT-Based Rolling Horizon Approach (abstract)
14:40
Exploring The Role of Environmental Attitudes and Zero-Emission Technologies in Shaping Intentions for Sustainable Mobility: An Empirical Analysis in the UK (abstract)
15:00
Exploring Urban Road Traffic Noise Distribution using Automated Planning Frameworks (abstract)
PRESENTER: Durre Nayab
14:00-15:20 Session 9E

Poster session

Evaluation of regularity control strategies for electric bus lines based on microsimulation (abstract)
A field experiment to investigate the effects of mood & experience on mode choice decisions alongside the 'usual suspects' (abstract)
Exploring Within-Between Differences in Cyclist Travel time: A Comparative Study of İstanbul, Braga, and Tallinn (abstract)
Integrating Gap Acceptance Analysis into Intersection Design for Transportation Safety (abstract)
Assessing a data-driven workflow for city-wide and cross-city traffic flow prediction (abstract)
PRESENTER: Laura Gualda
Passenger experience on an automated shuttle service: a survey study on a real test ride in Italy (abstract)
Walking and Parking Dynamics of Delivery Drivers: A Comparative Analysis of US and Sweden Case Studies (abstract)
Exploring Shifts in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Perceptions via Twitter (X): A Global Perspective (abstract)
Impact analysis of 2+1 highways under Brazilian driving conditions (abstract)
A coupled modeling system integrating pollutant dispersion with the BIDIM-GSOM traffic simulation model (abstract)
Impacts of automated passenger cars on tractive energy use and CO2 emissions (abstract)
Likelihood of Choosing Automated Buses – A Discrete Choice Experiment (abstract)
Enhancing Logistics Efficiency: A Holistic Approach to Last and First-Mile Integration in Intermodal Transport (abstract)
Incentives to Distribute Passenger Alighting Flows: Kyoto Case Study (abstract)
15:20-15:40Coffee Break
15:40-17:00 Session 10A
15:40
Sequence analysis of 6-year mobility surveys: fragmentation and travel patterns longitudinal behaviour (abstract)
16:00
Understanding Commuter Mode Choice in Rome: A Comparative Analysis of Neural Networks and Multinomial Logit for Sustainable Mobility (abstract)
16:20
When to adopt Demand-Responsive Transport systems instead of regular public transport (abstract)
16:40
Commute Mode Choice Behavior of Academic Populations: A Comparative Study of Five Italian Universities (abstract)
15:40-17:00 Session 10B
15:40
A survey of methodologies for resilience assessment of road networks under different disruption events (abstract)
16:00
Dynamic Relocation of Shared Bicycle Network for Resilient Transit Network in Disruptive Scenarios (abstract)
16:20
Analysing Sustainability in Agent-based Transport Models - Development of an Assessment Tool (abstract)
16:40
Forecasting Railway Network Resilience under Propagating Uncertainty (abstract)
15:40-17:00 Session 10C
15:40
Flexible maintenance in aircraft rotation models: a modular component of the digital airline twin (abstract)
PRESENTER: Sarah Albrecht
16:00
Agent-based simulation of passenger-centric disruption management for multimodal airport access (abstract)
16:20
Single-leg airline revenue management: Comparative analysis of nested and non-nested seat allocation models (abstract)
16:40
An Integrated Tactical-Operational Decision Making Framework for Inland Waterway Transport under Navigability and Demand Uncertainties (abstract)
15:40-17:00 Session 10D
15:40
A Data Quality Framework on Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (abstract)
16:00
Predicting Acceptance of Automated Buses in Jakarta: An Application of the Extended UTAUT-2 Model (abstract)
16:20
Can convenience policy measures act as a catalyst for the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles in Indonesia? A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (abstract)
Wednesday, September 3rd

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10:00-11:20 Session 12A
10:00
Accessible parking spot location using satellite images (abstract)
10:20
Micro-Level Behavioural Analysis of Motorcyclists: Empirical Insights from UAV-Based Trajectory Data in Surat, India (abstract)
10:40
Time Slicing Origin-Destination Matrices Using Mobile Network Data, Link Counts and Vehicle Probe Data (abstract)
PRESENTER: Guang Wei
11:00
Modularity-based anomaly detection (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 12B
10:00
An equity-based approach to walking school bus problem (abstract)
10:20
An equity indicator for urban trip spatial injustice evaluation (abstract)
10:40
Assessment of transit stop accessibility and usage potential using detailed synthetic populations (abstract)
11:00
Analyzing Accessibility Inequalities and Workplace Reachability in Public Transport Systems: a Data-Driven Approach (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 12C
10:00
Last-mile deliveries: The unexpected route choice of cargo bikes (abstract)
10:20
The Hidden Cost of Parking and Walking in Urban Last-Mile Delivery: Estimation through Inverse Optimization (abstract)
10:40
Utilizing Pedestrian Mobility to Optimize Last-Mile Freight Delivery in Urban Areas (abstract)
11:00
DESIGN AND MULTIPLE CRITERIA EVALUATION OF LAST MILE DELIVERY SOLUTIONS FOR A DOWN TOWN AREA OF A MEDIUM SIZED CITY (abstract)
10:00-11:20 Session 12D
10:00
Automated repair of input data for fleet assignment in a digital airline twin (abstract)
PRESENTER: Milena Röhrs
10:20
A Novel Optimisation Model for Origin-Destination Demand Estimation in Aviation (abstract)
10:40
Flight Scheduling with Aircraft Sharing - Initial Findings (abstract)
11:00
From ground to sky: Exploring the dynamics of ground times in relation to future aircraft design and airline networks (abstract)
PRESENTER: Emily Stoebke
11:20-11:40Coffee Break
11:40-13:00 Session 13A
11:40
SDI^2 - Software-Defined Intelligent Intersections for Smart Mobility (abstract)
12:00
A SimOpt approach to balance consistency of historical OD matrices and accuracy of traffic counts (abstract)
12:20
Comparing Econometric and Machine Learning Models for Predicting Fare Evasion Severity: A Case Study in Italy (abstract)
12:40
Unified Real-time Dashboard for Multi-City Bike-sharing Systems (abstract)
11:40-13:00 Session 13B
11:40
Integrating demand data with train delay models: A socio-economic evaluation for maintenance planning (abstract)
12:00
Network Optimization for Mixed-Use Transit: Accounting for Vulnerable Users (abstract)
12:20
Design Approaches for Micromobility: Evaluating Current Practices and Modelling Tools (abstract)
12:40
A Decision Support System for Public Transport Quality Assessment: Integrative Analytics of Efficiency, Equity, and Multimodality (abstract)
11:40-13:00 Session 13C
11:40
Tactical Network Planning for Intermodal Barge Transportation Considering Varying Water Levels (abstract)
12:00
Just-in-time strategies for sustainable operations in seaports: a simulation approach (abstract)
12:20
Optimizing Port Terminal Vehicle Scheduling for Containership Berth Operations (abstract)
12:40
A quantitative assessment of macroeconomic effects on the tanker market (abstract)
13:30-14:30Lunch