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ISTTT 2026
Munich, Germany
Friday, 24 July 2026

PhD School

A dedicated PhD-focused program connected to ISTTT 2026, bringing together early-career researchers, invited speakers, editors, and the AgiMo community for exchange, feedback, and discussion.

Invited Speakers

The PhD School will feature two invited speaker sessions, combined with two poster rounds for doctoral researchers. Full talk titles, affiliations, and detailed speaker information will be announced closer to the symposium.

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Invited speaker

Prof. Dr. Michiel Bliemer

The University of Sydney

Talk title and session details will be announced closer to the symposium.

Prof. Dr. Michiel C. J. Bliemer is a transportation researcher specializing in transport planning and network modelling, with research interests covering traffic assignment, route choice, travel behaviour, discrete choice modelling, road pricing, and transport network performance. He is Professor and Chair in Transport Network Modelling at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, which he joined in 2012. He holds an MSc from the University of Groningen and a PhD from Delft University of Technology. His work connects transport network modelling with behavioural choice modelling, including applications in strategic transport planning, traffic assignment, road pricing, and travel demand analysis. He is also an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

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Invited speaker

Dr. Anke Ye

Technical University of Munich

Talk title and session details will be announced closer to the symposium.

Dr. Anke Ye is a transportation researcher specializing in the modeling and optimization of urban mobility and transport systems, with a focus on emerging services such as on-demand delivery, ride-sharing, and tradable credit schemes. She currently leads the Travel Demand Management research group at the Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working with Prof. Dr. Klaus Bogenberger. She completed her PhD at Zhejiang University and conducted visiting research at EPFL under Dr. Kenan Zhang and Prof. Nikolaos Geroliminis. Her work draws on transport system modeling, game theory, and data-driven methods, and has been published in Transportation Research Part C and Part E. She has been an active participant in the International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT), contributing both research presentations and ongoing engagement with the community.

Agenda

Friday program

Preliminary agenda for the PhD School. Session titles and detailed descriptions will be added later.

08:00
Coffee and RegistrationArrival, informal welcome, and light refreshments.
09:00
Keynote Speaker IInvited session. Details to be announced.
10:00
Poster Session IFirst poster round with PhD presentations and feedback.
11:00
Coffee BreakShort break and informal discussion.
11:30
Poster Session IISecond poster round.
12:30
Keynote Speaker IIInvited session. Details to be announced.
13:30
Closing RemarksWrap-up of the PhD School and closing remarks.
AgiMo

Supported by AgiMo

AgiMo is the DFG-funded Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TRR 408 on data-driven agile planning for responsible mobility. It is the only consortium of its type, bringing together leading German mobility, transport, planning, data, and modelling expertise to rethink how mobility systems can be planned in a more responsible, evidence-based, and participatory way.

The consortium develops methods that connect mobility behaviour, traffic systems and services, responsible mobility metrics, participatory planning, traffic control, and the open AgiMo Digital Twin as a virtual laboratory for future mobility scenarios.

Applying institution

Technische Universität Dresden

Co-applying institution

Technical University of Munich

Participating universities

Technische Universität Berlin and Technische Universität Braunschweig

Participating institution

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Transport Research

Poster sessions

Poster session information

The poster sessions are intended as an interactive format for PhD researchers to present ongoing work, receive constructive feedback, and discuss methods, results, and open research questions with peers and senior researchers. The two poster rounds allow the group to keep discussions focused and give presenters enough visibility during the morning program.

To participate with a poster, please indicate your participation during the conference registration or send us an email at info(at)isttt2026.org with your name and a short note that you would like to participate in the poster session. Please contact us before 15 July 2026.

Format

Two poster rounds are planned. Each round will include time for short explanations and discussion.

Participation

Please specify poster participation in the registration form or email us with your name before 15 July 2026.

Purpose

The focus is on exchange rather than formal presentation. Participants are encouraged to discuss research ideas, challenges, and next steps.