First Announcement & Call for Papers
INSTR2023:
The 9th International Symposium on Transport Network Resilience
Hong Kong
Dec 13-14, 2023
Jointly organized by
The Institute of Transport Studies
and
The Department of Civil Engineering
at the University of Hong Kong
THE SYMPOSIUM
The 9th International Symposium on Transportation Network Resilience (INSTR) will be held at InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong from Dec 13-14, 2023. The symposium will be jointly organized by the Institute of Transport Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The INSTR series is the premier gathering for the world's leading researchers and professionals interested in transport network resilience and reliability, to discuss both recent research and future directions in this increasingly important field of research. Please visit the conference website at: https://www.institute-of-transport-studies.hku.hk/instr2023 for details.
TOPICS
The scope of the symposium includes all aspects of analysis, planning, design, control, and management to improve the network resilience and reliability of all modes of transport, including:
- User perception of unreliability and vulnerability
- Public policy and reliability of travel times
- The valuation and economics of reliability
- Network reliability modeling and estimation
- Transport network robustness and resilience
- Transport network risk evaluation and management
- Evacuation and disaster relief distribution
- Network interdependencies and cyber security
- Reliability of public transport and supply chains
- Travel behavior under uncertainty
- Vehicle routing and scheduling under uncertainty
- Traffic management (including ITS) to improve network reliability
- Reliability of connected and automated vehicles
- Reliability and resilience of emerging mobility systems
- COVID-19 and epidemics: transport network impacts, modelling and mitigation
- Resilience in logistics and supply chains
EXTENDED ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
To present a paper at this event online or offline, an extended abstract (2500 words) should be submitted electronically (Word or PDF format) to the organizers at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=instr2023 by 30 April 2023. The abstract will be evaluated by referees drawn from the members of Local Organizing Committee and International Scientific Committee of the INSTR and other prominent researchers from around the world. The templates can be downloaded at
https://d4fb325e-ad4e-4651-9ee5-1e3a974a2ea9.filesusr.com/ugd/25f7bc_1f8e0a3b2e984597bf0cce6c6a3cce1b.docx?dn=INSTR%202023%20template%20final.docx (Word) or
https://d4fb325e-ad4e-4651-9ee5-1e3a974a2ea9.filesusr.com/archives/25f7bc_5a8a2499f7394a0b98bb1ec08469db23.rar?dn=INSTR%202023%20template%20final.rar (LaTeX).
TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS
April 30, 2023: Submission of extended abstracts (2500 words)
July 31, 2023: Notification of acceptance or rejection of extended abstracts
August 31, 2023: Submission of final or revised extended abstracts
September 30, 2023: Deadline of registration for presentation
December 13-14, 2023: INSTR2023
LANGUAGE
All presentations and printed materials shall be in English.
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Co-chair : Professor Wai Yuen Szeto
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The University of Hong Kong
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Co-chair : Dr. Jintao Ke
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The University of Hong Kong
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Co-chair : Dr. Ryan C.P. Wong
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The University of Hong Kong
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Members
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Dr. Y.H. Kuo
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The University of Hong Kong
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Professor Becky P.Y. Loo
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The University of Hong Kong
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Professor S.C. Wong
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The University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Fangni Zhang
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The University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Zhan Zhao
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The University of Hong Kong
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INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Convenor：
Michael G. H. Bell, The University of Sydney, Australia
Members：
Yasuo Asakura, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Anthony Chen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Bi Yu Chen, Wuhan University, China
Cynthia Chen, University of Washington, US
Yu-Chiun Chiou, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Nour-Eddin El Faouzi, Universite de Lyon, IFSTTAR, France
Alireza Ermagun, Mississippi State University, US
Yueyue Fan, UC-Davis, US
Mehdi Keyvan-Ekbatani, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Navid Khademi, University of Tehran, Iran
Jiwon Kim, University of Queensland, Australia
Fumitaka Kurauchi, Gifu University, Japan
Masao Kuwahara, Tohoku University, Japan
Takamasa Iryo, Kobe University, Japan
Erik Jenelius, KTH Stockholm, Sweden
William H. K. Lam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Seungjae Lee, The University of Seoul, Korea
David Levinson, University of Sydney, Australia
Hong K. Lo, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong SAR
Elise Miller-Hooks, George Mason University, US
Emily Moylan, University of Sydney, Australia
Pamela Murray-Tuite, Clemson University, US
Stefanie Peer, WU Vienna University of Economics, Austria
Wafaa Saleh, Napier University, U.K.
Jan-Dirk Schmöcker, Kyoto University, Japan
Maaike Snelder, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Wai Yuen Szeto, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Francesco Viti, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
David Watling, University of Leeds, U.K.
Xiangdong Xu, Tongji University, China
Hai Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong SAR
Honorary Members：
Pasquale Colonna, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Yasunori Iida, Kyoto University, Japan
Alan Nicholson, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Eiichi Taniguchi, Kyoto University, Japan
Michael A. P. Taylor, University of South Australia, Australia
Henk J. van Zuylen†, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
ENQUIRIES
For more information, contact:
INSTR2023 Secretary
c/o Ms. Ruby Kwok
E-mail: INSTR2023@gmail.com
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Yong-Hong Kuo
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
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