CEETRA Annual Meeting 2026

Budapest, Hungary

We are delighted to announce the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Central European Excellence in Transportation Research Association (CEETRA). This year’s meeting will take place on Friday, 22 May 2026 in Budapest, scheduled conveniently for the day following the Transport Research Arena 2026, which will be held in Budapest from 18 to 21 May 2026. (Website: https://traconference.eu)

The CEETRA Annual Meeting is jointly hosted by Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), and the KTI Institute for Transport Sciences. Head of the local organising team: Daniel Hörcher.

Call for Papers

We will be hosting several sessions designed to showcase the latest research in our field. We are seeking submissions from both emerging and established scholars, with the aim of selecting 4-5 young researchers and 3-4 senior researchers to present their work to fellow CEETRA members. 

We anticipate the submission of a regular abstract of up to 800 words. If you already have a full paper though, feel free to submit it with no further reformatting. Submissions are invited within the following scope:

• Travel behaviour and demand modelling and simulation

• Quantitative methods with applications to transport research 

• Optimisation and artificial intelligence in transport

• Transport policy and economic appraisal

• Traffic flow theory and simulation

• Freight and logistics

• Transport and environment, including alternative fuels

• Intelligent transport systems

The submissions may summarise completed research projects as well as research in progress with only preliminary results. We encourage prospective presenters to use the conference as an opportunity to gather feedback on ongoing work. However, in line with the aims of CEETRA, we impose high standards on the scientific quality of the programme.

Dates and contact details

• Submission deadline: 6 March 2026

• Submissions should be sent to: monika.maciejewska [at] uab.cat

• Notification of acceptance: 20 March 2026

The research presentations will be complemented by a round table where we will address critical issues concerning transport research in Transport Research and the functioning of the association,

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require further information. We are looking forward to receiving your submission and seeing you in Budapest!