50th Anniversary session

Three Parts

1

Transport Research:
In Retrospect

What has been the social value of transport research over 50 years?

40 minutes

2

Transport Research:
In Perspective

Manifesto for the future & breakthroughs in transport technologies.

50 minutes

3

Closing Remarks

Words from the President of WCTRS.

5 minutes

Part 1

Transport Research:
In Retrospect for 50 Years

Main objective: What has been the social value of transport research?

History of WCTRS — 10 minutes

Speaker

Yoshi Hayashi Chubu University, Japan
Debate: Looking Back — 20 minutes

Moderator

Lóri Tavasszy TU Delft, The Netherlands

Speakers

  • Alain Bonnafous LAET, France
  • Werner Rothengatter Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • Tae Hoon Oum University of British Columbia, Canada
Q&A — 10 minutes

Part 2

Transport Research:
In Perspective

Two highlights on the future of transport research

Manifesto for the Future
of Transport Research

Duration

10 minutes

Moderator

Rosário Macário University of Lisbon, Portugal

Speaker

Ann Mary Varghese Chair, WCTR-Y Committee

Objective

Presentation of results from the "manifesto competition" among young researchers (text and video)

Topic

Transport Research for the Common Good: How We Shape the Next 50 Years

Breakthrough in Transport Technologies, Innovation & Research

Main topic

What are the avenues for potential breakthrough in transport technologies, innovation and research?

Roundtable

30 minutes

Moderator

Marc Ivaldi Toulouse School of Economics, France

Speakers

  • Junyi Zhang School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
  • Mark Bentall Chief Innovation Officer, Airbus, France
  • Daniel Sperling UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, USA

Q&A

10 minutes

Part 3

Closing Remarks

President of WCTRS

Tae Hoon Oum

University of British Columbia, Canada

5 minutes