EPIA 2026

2 - 4 Sep, 2026 University of Madeira, Colégio dos Jesuítas do Funchal
Promoting research in all areas of AI — theory, foundations and applications. Hosted with the patronage of APPIA.

Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Systems (AITS)

Track Description

The AITS Track at EPIA Conferences aims to promote a debate on current developments and advancements of AI techniques from a rather practical perspective. It will gather both the AI community and transportation practitioners to discuss how cutting-edge AI technologies can be effectively applied to improve the performance of transportation systems and mobility in general on a sustainable basis, according to three critical dimensions, namely economic, environmental, and social. This forum also aims to generate new ideas towards building innovative applications of AI technologies into smarter, greener and safer transportation systems, stimulating contributions that emphasise how theory and practice are effectively coupled to solve real-life problems in contemporary transportation, naturally including all sorts of mobility systems. Indeed, contemporary transportation is evolving rapidly on a more intelligent basis, and the concept of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) has already become a reality among us, supporting the infrastructure leading to the emergence of the so-called Smart Mobility and to a whole bunch of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solutions as we witness today.

Topics of Interest

  • Different modes of transport and their interactions
  • Intelligent and real-time traffic management and control
  • Design, operation, timetabling and real-time control of logistics systems and freight transport
  • Transport policy, planning, design and management
  • Environmental issues, road pricing, security and safety
  • Transport systems operation
  • Application and management of new technologies in transport
  • Travel demand analysis, prediction and transport marketing
  • Advanced traveller information systems and services
  • Ubiquitous transport technologies and ambient intelligence
  • Pedestrian and crowd simulation and analysis
  • Urban planning toward sustainable mobility
  • Autonomous driving and intelligent vehicles
  • Data-driven preventive maintenance policies

Track Chairs

  • Alberto Fernandez - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Tania Fontes - INESC TEC
  • Zafeiris Kokkinogenis - Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS

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