INSTR2023: The 9    International Symposium on Transport Network Resilience
 

THE SYMPOSIUM 

 

The 9th International Symposium on Transport Network Resilience (INSTR) will be held at InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong from Dec 13-14, 2023. The symposium will be jointly organized by the Institute of Transport Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. The INSTR series is the premier gathering for the world’s leading researchers and professionals interested in transport network resilience and reliability, to discuss both recent research and future directions in this increasingly important field of research. 

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TOPICS 

 

The scope of the symposium includes all aspects of analysis, planning, design, control, and management to improve the network resilience and reliability of all modes of transport, including: 

• User perception of unreliability and vulnerability 

• Public policy and reliability of travel times 

• The valuation and economics of reliability 

• Network reliability modeling and estimation 

• Transport network robustness and resilience 

• Transport network risk evaluation and management 

• Evacuation and disaster relief distribution 

• Network interdependencies and cyber security 

• Reliability of public transport and supply chains 

• Travel behavior under uncertainty 

• Vehicle routing and scheduling under uncertainty 

• Traffic management (including ITS) to improve network reliability 

• Reliability of connected and automated vehicles 

• Reliability and resilience of emerging mobility systems 

• COVID-19 and epidemics: transport network impacts, modelling and mitigation 

• Resilience in logistics and supply chains 

 

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT

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Early bird registration fee: HK$4800 (by 31 August 2023)
Regular registration fee: HK$5800
 

The completed Registration Form with full payment (by Visa/Mastercard/UnionPay) must reach us on or before 10 December 2023. The Registration Form is available at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=89462.

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TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS 

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April 30, 2023 : Submission of extended abstracts (2500 words) 

July 31, 2023 : Notification of acceptance or rejection of extended abstracts 

August 31, 2023 : Submission of final or revised extended abstracts  

September 30, 2023 : Deadline of registration for presentation 

December 10, 2023 : Deadline of registration for participants excluding presenters

December 13-14, 2023 : INSTR2023 

 

LANGUAGE 

 

All presentations and printed materials shall be in English. 

 

EXTENDED ABSTRACT (FULL PAPER) SUBMISSION 

 

To present a paper at this event offline, an extended abstract (2500 words) should be submitted electronically (WORD or PDF format) to the organizers at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=instr2023 by 31 August 2023. The abstract will be evaluated by referees drawn from the members of Local Organizing Committee and International Scientific Committee of the INSTR and other prominent researchers from around the world. The templates can be downloaded at here (Word) or here (LaTeX). 

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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

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Co-chair  : Professor W.Y. Szeto                                    The University of Hong Kong 

Co-chair  : Dr. Jintao Ke                                                     The University of Hong Kong 

Co-chair  : Dr. Ryan C.P. Wong                                        The University of Hong Kong 

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Members : 

                        Dr. Y.H. Kuo                                                       The University of Hong Kong 

                        Professor Becky P.Y. Loo                          The University of Hong Kong 

                        Professor S.C. Wong                                    The University of Hong Kong 

                        Dr. Fangni Zhang                                            The University of Hong Kong 

                        Dr. Zhan Zhao                                                  The University of Hong Kong 

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 

 

Convenor：  

Michael G. H. Bell, The University of Sydney, Australia 

 

Members：  

Yasuo Asakura, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 

Anthony Chen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 

Bi Yu Chen, Wuhan University, China 

Cynthia Chen, University of Washington, US 

Yu-Chiun Chiou, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 

Nour-Eddin El Faouzi, Universite de Lyon, IFSTTAR, France 

Alireza Ermagun, Mississippi State University, US 

Yueyue Fan, UC-Davis, US 

Mehdi Keyvan-Ekbatani, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 

Navid Khademi, University of Tehran, Iran 

Jiwon Kim, University of Queensland, Australia 

Fumitaka Kurauchi, Gifu University, Japan 

Masao Kuwahara, Tohoku University, Japan 

Takamasa Iryo, Kobe University, Japan 

Erik Jenelius, KTH Stockholm, Sweden 

William H. K. Lam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR 

Seungjae Lee, The University of Seoul, Korea 

David Levinson, University of Sydney, Australia 

Hong K. Lo, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong SAR 

Elise Miller-Hooks, George Mason University, US 

Emily Moylan, University of Sydney, Australia 

Pamela Murray-Tuite, Clemson University, US 

Stefanie Peer, WU Vienna University of Economics, Austria 

Wafaa Saleh, Napier University, U.K. 

Jan-Dirk Schmöcker, Kyoto University, Japan 

Maaike Snelder, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 

Wai Yuen Szeto, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 

Francesco Viti, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg 

David Watling, University of Leeds, U.K. 

Xiangdong Xu, Tongji University, China 

Hai Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong SAR 

 

Honorary Members：  

Pasquale Colonna, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy 

Yasunori Iida, Kyoto University, Japan 

Alan Nicholson, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 

Eiichi Taniguchi, Kyoto University, Japan 

Michael A. P. Taylor, University of South Australia, Australia 

Henk J. van Zuylen†, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 

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ENQUIRIES 

 

For more information, contact:  

 

INSTR2023 Secretary 

c/o Ms. Ruby Kwok 

E-mail: INSTR2023@gmail.com