• traffic flow theories and their implications
• traffic management and traffic control
• dynamics of transport phenomena, especially coupled with observation and/or experimentation
• long term dynamics of spatial activity and transport interactions
• distributed intelligence in intelligent transport systems
• real-time information, travel behaviour and system management
• consistency between multiple levels of representation of traffic and transportation phenomena ( e.g. microscopic vs. macroscopic)
• interplay between measurement and theory
• properties of transportation optimization problems
• travel behaviour processes and demand modelling
• transportation system behaviour under extreme conditions
• interactions between transport system user classes, e.g. mixed-mode traffic (incl. non-motorized)
• dynamic network assignment, route control and congestion pricing
• scheduled modes (public transport, air networks): system planning, service design and operations
• demand responsive transport, including dial-a-ride and taxis
• pedestrian and crowd modelling, volatile dynamics
• transport safety
• routing and scheduling in transportation systems
• multidimensional network model formulations, properties and algorithms
• freight transport modelling, logistics and supply chains
• network planning and design, reliability and robustness

To present a paper at this event, an extended abstract (1000 words) should be submitted electronically (word or pdf format) to the organizers at secretary@isttt18.org by 15 December 2007 for the first-round review. If the abstract is accepted, a full length manuscript will need to be submitted by 15 July 2008 for final evaluation. The evaluation will be undertaken by referees drawn from the International Advisory Committee of the ISTTT and other prominent researchers from around the world. Final acceptance of a paper will thus be based on peer review of the full paper. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to produce a final camera-ready manuscript in Word format by 15 January 2009, for publication in the proceedings. Following the tradition of previous Symposia, one presenter per paper will be eligible for significant travel assistance. The official language for the ISTTT is English.

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