THE 30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE:
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NEXT ERA


Hong Kong

14-15 December, 2026

Jointly organized by

Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies

and

Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University



THE CONFERENCE

Established in February 1996, the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) aims to foster excellence in transportation research and practice, stimulate professional interchange in transportation, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas on transportation developments.

The theme of the 30th HKSTS Conference is "Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence: Multimodal Transportation for the Next Era", which will reflect on three decades of transportation research and foster discussions on revolutionary trends reshaping multimodal transportation and logistics. This year’s conference will emphasize how emerging technologies and concepts, including autonomous driving, artificial intelligence, drones, and flying cars, might redefine and enhance future mobility and logistics services, paving the way for more integrated and seamless multimodal systems.

Practitioners and academics are cordially invited to share their knowledge, experience and insights on developing innovative solutions to address transportation-related challenges in the advancement of Smart Cities. The technical program includes plenary sessions, paper presentations and interactive sessions.

SUBMISSION OF PAPER

Authors are invited to submit abstracts (no more than 250 words) by the deadline of 15 April, 2026.

If there is any enquiry, please contact:

Co-chairs of the 30th HKSTS International Conference
E-mail : hksts2026@hotmail.com

TOPICS

1. Transportation Networks and Multimodal Systems

2. Electrified, Shared and Automated Mobility

3. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics

4. Drones and Urban Air Mobility

5. Smart and Integrated Mobility

6. Transportation and Geography

7. Transportation Modeling and Surveys

8. Public Transportation Planning and Operations

9. Regional and International Transportation

10. Logistics and Supply Chain Management

TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS

15 April, 2026 : Deadline for submission of abstracts
31 May, 2026 : Notification of acceptance of abstracts
15 August, 2026 : Deadline for submission of full papers
15 September, 2026 : Notification of acceptance of full papers
15 October, 2026 : Deadline for submission of final papers
14-15 December, 2026 : The 30th HKSTS International Conference

LANGUAGE

All presentations and printed materials shall be in English.

PROCEEDINGS

Selected papers presented at the Conference will appear in the Conference Proceedings, which will be made available to registered participants. Selected papers may also be published in special issues of international journals.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Imad L. AL-QADI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yasuo ASAKURA, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kay AXHAUSEN, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Michael G.H. BELL, The University of Sydney
Chandra BHAT, The University of Texas at Austin
Gang-Len CHANG, University of Maryland
Yu-Chiun CHIOU, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Keechoo CHOI, Ajou University
T.F. FWA, Chang'an University
Hai-Jun HUANG, Beihang University
Ludovic LECLERCQ, Unviersity of Lyon
Wei H. LIN, The University of Arizona
Robin LINDSEY, The University of British Columbia
Karen LUCAS, The University of Manchester
Qiang MENG, National University of Singapore
Eric J. MILLER, University of Toronto
Pitu MIRCHANDANI, Arizona State University
Patricia L. MOKHTARIAN, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yu (Marco) NIE, Northwestern University
Kevin O'CONNOR, University of Melbourne
Jong-Shi PANG, University of Southern California
Tim SCHWANEN, University of Oxford
Jiuh-Biing SHEU, National Taiwan University
Harry J.P. TIMMERMANS, Eindhoven University of Technology
Roger VICKERMAN, University of Kent
Stein W. WALLACE, Norwegian School of Economics
Travis WALLER, TU Dresden
S.C. (Chan) WIRASINGHE, University of Calgary
Yafeng YIN, University of Michigan
Anming ZHANG, The University of British Columbia
Junyi ZHANG, Southeast University

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


Co-chair : Dr. Wei LIU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Co-chair : Dr. Jacqueline LO The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Co-chair : Dr. Tony N.N. SZE The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Members :
Professor Anthony CHEN The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. C.H. CHENG Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre
Dr. Andy H.F. CHOW City University of Hong Kong
Professor Xiaowen FU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Weihua GU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Timothy D. HAU The University of Hong Kong
Professor Sylvia HE The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Sisi JIAN The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Jintao KE The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Y.H. KUO The University of Hong Kong
Professor Mei-Po KWAN The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Stephen W.K. LAM The Airport Authority Hong Kong
Professor William H.K. LAM The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Zhen LENG The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Janny M.Y. LEUNG The University of Macau
Dr. Lishuai LI City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Sen LI The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Hong K. LO The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Becky P.Y. LOO The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Wei MA The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor W.Y. SZETO The University of Hong Kong
Professor Donggen WANG Hong Kong Baptist University
Dr. Shuaian (Hans) WANG The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Yuhong WANG The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Ryan C. P. WONG The University of Hong Kong
Professor S.C. WONG The University of Hong Kong
Professor Hai YANG The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Fangni ZHANG The University of Hong Kong
Professor Jiangping ZHOU The University of Hong Kong

ENQUIRIES

Co-chairs, E-mail : hksts2026@hotmail.com


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