NTU Hosted the 3rd International Scientific Conference “Intelligent Transport Systems: Ecology, Safety, Quality, Comfort”
On 15–16 October 2026, National Transport University hosted the 3rd International Scientific Conference “Intelligent Transport Systems: Ecology, Safety, Quality, Comfort” (ITS ESQC 2026).
The conference brought together researchers, academics, international experts, and transport professionals to discuss current challenges and prospects for the development of intelligent transport systems. 380 participants joined the plenary session.
The conference opened with welcoming addresses by
Olena Slavinska, Vice-Rector for Research at NTU;
Olena Makarenko, Head of the Expert Group on Strategic Issues and Integration into the European Research Area at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
Liliia Horbatiuk, representing the Ministry for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine and
Artem Bezuglyi, Director of the State Enterprise “National Institute for Infrastructure Development.”
During the plenary session, leading international experts delivered presentations on sustainable mobility, road safety, digital technologies, and transport systems management.
Luca Persia, President of Sapienza Startup CTL-up and Professor at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), explored the role of leaders in sustainable transport planning.
Dimitris Tzanis, Head of a Research Group at the Hellenic Institute of Transport, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH-HIT, Greece), presented recent advances in multimodal network and traffic management.
Mario Döller, Rector and Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol (Austria), discussed the use of computer vision technologies for intelligent mobility, from multi-object tracking to traffic flow analysis using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Lucas Harms, Professor of Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (the Netherlands), shared Dutch experience in developing active mobility and sustainable urban transport systems.
Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Senior Advisor for Safety, Governance and Integration at POLIS (Belgium), presented new approaches to understanding transport challenges through the lens of movement and accessibility.
Guineng Chen, Head of Data Analytics and Transport Policy at the International Transport Forum (France), discussed the role of public authorities in using digital technologies to improve road safety.
Presentations of international projects were an important part of the programme. Sevket Oguz Kagan Capkin, Coordinator of the BIO-INTEL-MOB project at Sapienza University of Rome, introduced its main areas of activity and results. Nataliia Kozachuk, Legal Advisor to the EasTnT project in Ukraine, presented the project’s work supporting the alignment of Ukrainian transport legislation with the European Union acquis.
Stanisław Iwan, Coordinator of the international ISDEGO project at the Maritime University of Szczecin (Poland), presented its key objectives. A student teleconference also took place within the project and was introduced by Stanislav Popov, the project lead at National Transport University.
The second day of the conference featured 96 presentations across five parallel thematic sessions:
- Smart Cities and Sustainable Transport Systems.
- Smart Mobility, Road Safety, Connected and Automated Transport.
- Intelligent Logistics, Multimodal Transport and Supply Chains.
- Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Physical Systems for Intelligent Transport.
- Resilient Transport Infrastructure, Wartime Operations and Post-War Recovery.
The conference brought together participants from Ukraine, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Poland, Spain, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, China, Slovakia, and Cyprus.
A total of 184 papers were submitted to the Organising Committee, of which 96 were selected for presentation following expert review.
The conference provided an international platform for exchanging research findings, professional experience, and innovative ideas in intelligent transport systems, sustainable mobility, safety, digitalisation, and the post-war recovery of transport infrastructure.
Conference outcomes will be published on the official conference website and its social media channels: Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
