Upcoming themed issue - Transport
Introduction
Digitally enabled and intelligent technologies are findings their ways in manging our transport systems in a more sustainable manner. These include but not limited to data collection using various sensing systems and Internet of Things (IoT) concept as well as using smart phones and other digital technologies while using machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence for analysing and interpreting the data. These are then used as part of an automated asset management system. To this end, both the transport industry and the academia have had some innovative and exciting solutions and findings which we would like to showcase in this special issue.
List of topics
The issue will concentrate on digitally enabled and intelligent technologies for a sustainable transport topic, including but not limited to the following areas:
1. Urban planning for Sustainability, applying digital insights to design and develop eco-friendly transportation infrastructure, including digital twins.
2. Innovations in using digital ITS technologies to enhance transport efficiency, maintenance, asset management and sustainability.
3. Smart Mobility Solutions, integration of digital platforms for seamless and sustainable urban transport.
4. Utilizing digital intelligence to enable self-driving vehicles CAVs for eco-friendly and safe transport.
5. Data-Driven Traffic Management, using data analytics to optimize traffic flow and reduce congestion, leading to more sustainable urban mobility.
6. Applications of digital innovations to advance electric and hybrid vehicle technologies for eco-conscious transport systems.
7. Renewable Energy Integration: Integrating digital solutions to enhance renewable energy adoption in transport systems.
8. Intelligent Public Transport, leveraging digital technologies to improve PT efficiency and accessibility.
9. Digital platforms for integrated, sustainable, and user-centric transport services (eg. MaaS, DRT).
10. IoT and sustainable transport, vehicles and infrastructure connectivity through the Internet of Things (IoT) for greener transportation networks.
11. Traffic simulation and modelling, digital tools for predicting and mitigating the impacts of transport systems.
12. Green logistics and supply chain, using digital intelligence to optimize transportation networks and reduce carbon footprint in logistics.
13. Data privacy and security, addressing concerns regarding data protection and cybersecurity in intelligent transportation systems.
14. Policy and regulation, examining the role of digital technologies in shaping policies for sustainable transport.
15. Digitalisation of environmental / sustainability impact assessment, utilizing digital tools to assess and minimize the environmental consequences of transport advancements.
Engineering practitioners and researchers engaged in any of these general topics are invited to submit abstracts by 30 May 2025. Relevant papers outside the main themes outlined above will also be considered.