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Call for Abstracts for Research Symposium on Urban Transport

1. Introduction

The fourteenth Research Symposium with focus on “Integrated and Resilient Urban Transport” will be held as part of the 16^th Urban Mobility India Conference cum Exhibition 2023 scheduled from 28^th- 29^th October, 2023 in New Delhi, India. The event would be held under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India and, it will be coordinated this year by Dr. Manoj M., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The symposium is a platform to highlight the current research activities in urban transport carried out by academic and research institutes, especially by young researchers.

The purpose of the research symposium is to:

(i) Encourage young researchers working in various facets of urban transport to present their research work and provide them an opportunity for networking with fellow researchers and professionals.

(ii) Carryout capacity building of young researchers in the field of urban transport, and

(iii) Contribute towards building up of research database, its dissemination and identification of research thrust in the country.

(iv) Encourage the idea of developing solutions for Indian conditions indigenously.

2. Who can participate?

Young researchers - Existing students of PG/Ph.D. Program who have appeared in the final year exam this year or recently passed out students (Not earlier than May, 2022) - willing to contribute a paper (with or without any co-authors) on any of the themes mentioned below are invited to submit an extended abstract of maximum 500 words.

3. Themes

The theme of UMI conference is on “Integrated and Resilient Urban Transport”.As part of the research symposium, abstracts of research papers are invited on the following broad themes.

(i) Integrated and resilient urban transport

Urban transport resilience
Design of resilient urban transport network
Integration of different transport modes
Design of integrated transportation systems
Policy for urban transport integration
Economics of transport integration

(ii) Sustainable Transportation Planning & Policy

Transportation and sustainability
Sustainable mobility and quality of life
Transport policy for liveable cities
Climate change and transportation
Transport as a driver to achieve SDGs
Travel behaviour analysis and modelling
Use of emerging data for travel demand analysis
Pandemic effect on travel behaviour, and travel choices
Economics of sustainable transportation

(iii) Public Transport and Non- Motorized Transport (NMT)

Public transport planning, operation and management
Transit demand estimation, capacity and level of service
Impact assessment of transit and transit policy
Transit scheduling and network design
Flexible and demand responsive transit systems
NMT for last mile connectivity
Infrastructure requirements and planning for NMT
NMT policies
Health and economic benefits of PT and NMT

(iv) Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) and Inclusive mobility

Identification and safety issues of VRUs
Analysis of transportation policy and planning for safety of VRUs
ITS for improving safety of VRUs
Accessible public transport and NMT for specially-abled and disadvantaged groups
Multi-modal transportation accessibility
Inclusive and integrated public transport networks
Accessibility and safety evaluation of urban infrastructure design for all
Gender issues in urban transport

(v) Land Use (LU) and transportation

Integrated LU and transport strategic plans
Transit oriented development (ToD)
Economic processes involved in integrated LU transportation planning
Technological advancements in LU assessment due to transportation
Land value evaluation due to changes in transportation networks
Changes in LU patterns due to pandemic

(vi) Urban Freight

Urban freight demand analysis and modelling
Last mile problem for freight movements
Incident management and safety in freight movements
City logistics systems and spatial patterns
Urban freight policy assessment
Intermodal freight transport
Application of technologies in freight transportation
Intelligent transportation in urban logistic management
Emerging freight modes (e.g., E-commerce, drones, cargo bikes), etc.
Sustainable urban freight

(vii) Electric, Emerging and Smart Mobility

Emerging and alternative fuel vehicles (electric, hybrid electric, hydrogen fuel, etc.)
Charging infrastructure design
Consumer behaviour towards alternative fuel vehicles
Electrified public, private and para-transit modes
Planning for alternative fuel vehicles
Enabling policies and programmes
Electric micro-mobility
Economics of alternative fuel vehicles
Shared mobility
Ride hailing and ride sourcing
Smart city planning
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Big data analytics

(viii) Urban Transport Governance

Urban transport governance reforms in smart city
Innovative ways to finance transport infrastructure
Institutional integration of urban transport related agencies
Public policy and sustainable urban mobility
Regulations on transportation modes during pandemics
Regulatory mechanisms for urban transportation
Sustainable urban transport governance
Rationalization of taxation policies for public transport modes, etc.
Evolution of urban transport governance in independent India

The final sessions will be based on the number of papers received and shortlisted for the presentation during the symposium. Abstracts not falling under the above themes are also encouraged to be submitted and can be considered if substantial number of papers are received to conduct a session.

4. Important Dates

Intimation of call for abstracts	-	27^th May, 2023
Deadline for submission of abstracts	-	17^th June, 2023
Date of intimation to authors about abstract review results	-	1^st July, 2023
Deadline for submission of full papers	-	1^st August, 2023
Intimation for review comments on full paper	-	1^stSeptember, 2023
Deadline for submission of revised Paper	-	15^th September, 2023
Intimation of final decision (acceptance or rejection) of full paper	-	30^th September, 2023
Submission of presentation	-	20^thOctober, 2023
Presentation in the UMI Conference	-	28^th & 29^th, October, 2023

5. Guidelines

All papers must be original and must not be submitted simultaneously to another Journal or Conference. Submission should be made online on EasyChair at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umirs23 Please provide complete information of all the authors. In case of incomplete information, the entry shall not be accepted.

6. Submission of abstract

Abstract to be submitted in maximum 500 words. It should start with the title, using Times New Roman font, size 12 pt, bold first letter, centre aligned. The body of the abstract should also be in Times New Roman font, size 11 pt, fully justified, single spacing, no spacing between paragraphs, starting with the word ABSTRACT (bold). The abstract should be submitted in pdf format.

Note: The abstract / full paper should not contain the name of the author(s) or the institute. They are only to be filled online in EasyChair during registration. Abstracts/papers containing the name(s) of the author(s) and/or institute shall be disqualified.

Note: The abstract submissions not following the above guidelines shall be disqualified.

The abstract must be submitted online for the peer review at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=umirs23 by 17^thJune, 2023.

Intimation about the selection or otherwise of the abstract shall be communicated by email by 1^st July, 2023 after which the authors would need to submit the full paper by 1^st August, 2023. The guidelines for the submission of full paper will be communicated along with information about the selection or otherwise of the abstracts. Intimation of the acceptance (tentative) or rejection of the papers along with the review comments will be communicated by email by 1^st September, 2023. Thereafter, the authors need to submit the revised papers addressing the review comments by 15^th September, 2023. Intimation of final acceptance or rejection of the full papers [along with mode of presentation (oral or poster) for the accepted full papers] for the UMI conference will be communicated by email by 30^thSeptember, 2023. The selected authors will have to submit the full presentation of papers shortlisted for oral mode (as per the UMI format) by 20^thOctober, 2023. Please note that the full paper for oral or poster presentation will not be distinguished based on the quality of papers (from review results) but would be decided purely based on logistical considerations at the conference venue. The authors of full papers (in poster mode) will have to bring the hard copy of their posters (as per the UMI format) to the conference venue. However, they will be required to submit the soft copy of their poster by 20^thOctober, 2023.

7. General Information

Young researchers whose papers are selected for presentation in the research symposium shall be reimbursed the following costs for any one young research author against production of valid tickets:

• Travel by rail limited to AC- III tier / State Roadways bus fare by the shortest route.

• Out of pocket expense of Rs 2,000/- presenter

Participants shall have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and local travel in New Delhi.

NB 1: All queries regarding submission of Abstract/Paper, etc., should be emailed to Dr. Manoj M., Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at the conference email id umi2023.iitd@gmail.com (or over phone, (Office): 011-26591219), with a copy to Mr. Mustansir Farooq, Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi. at mustansir99@gmail.com.

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