Swedish transportation research conference 2021

Welcome to the 10th annual Swedish transportation research conference at Malmö University.

The conference covers all traffic modes and all transport related questions. It welcomes contributions from all disciplines and areas covering analysis, understanding, planning and evaluation of the transportation system.

Due to the Covid 19 situation, the conference might need to be re-shaped and transformed to an online version.

Example topics

New technologies and organizational forms impacting on logistics and transport systems
Supply chain management
Transport policy and societal planning processes
Pricing, regulation, policy instruments
Modeling and simulation of transport and logistics flows and demand
Procurement, contracts and business models
Transport and logistics from a service perspective
Cost-benefit analysis and valuation
Road user behavior
Road safety and health
Sustainability, environment and land use
Social sustainability and equity
Intelligent, connected and automated transport and logistics systems
Impact of disruptive technologies on transport systems
Planning of logistics and transport systems
Terminal and storage management
Mobility as a service

Objectives

Create a meeting place for Swedish transportation researchers that provides an overview of Swedish transportation research
Increase the professional and social interaction between Swedish transportation researchers
Improve the collaboration and information exchange between the different disciplines and areas in transportation research
Improve the conditions for increased mobility between different institutions in Sweden

Extended abstracts

The conference language is English, abstracts and presentations should be in English. Please write your extended abstract of two pages and comply with the following document structure: (1) research question and brief overview of the state of the art, including relevant references; (2) method; (3) analysis and results. Research contributions from universities, research institutes, consultancies and authorities are equally welcome.

Please submit your abstract at latest on June 15 to: NKT2021@mau.se

The abstracts are evaluated by the scientific committee by their scientific quality and relevance. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no later than on August 31.

Scientific committee & planning group

Erik Jenelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Margareta Friman, Karlstad University
Maria Huge-Brodin, Linköping University
Kajsa Hulthén, Chalmers University of Technology
Axel Merkel, VTI
Jan Lundgren, Linköping University
Jan Persson, Malmö University
Lena Winslott Hiselius, Lund University
Johan Woxenius, University of Gothenburg

Contact

For more information, please contact
Jan Persson, jan.a.persson@mau.se 040-665 71 68
Sandip Kaur, sandip.kaur@mau.se 040-665 76 81