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Book Public Transport Optimization by Assistant Professor Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, April 2026

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The international book Public Transport Optimization (https://lnkd.in/dJAjuqpf) written by NTUA Assistant Professor Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, is now available in Greek from Tziolas Publications  (https://lnkd.in/d8JjTfPP). The book is already in Eudoxus (EUDOXUS CODE: 133044998) with the aim of holistic teaching of the undergraduate course “Public Transport” at the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, as well as postgraduate courses in Urban Transport Design and Transport Systems Optimization.

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Virginia Petraki will defend her Phd thesis titled “A Multilevel Integrated Assessment of Safe and Green Mobility”, April 2026

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Virginia Petraki will defend her PhD thesis titled “A Multilevel Integrated Assessment of Safe and Green Mobility” on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 15:00 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, and online via a teleconference at the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/359482371306128?p=0VIRZN8RydFt0nzNtP Read more

Emerging Challenges in Road Geometric Design, May 2026

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The Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering – School of Civil Engineering of NTUA is hosting a workshop on Emerging Challenges in Road Geometric Design on May 7, 2026. Read more

Diploma Theses Exams, March 2026

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The examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of March 2026 took place with greate success on Friday March 13th and on Friday March 20th 2026, at Railways Amphitheatre and at teaching room 109.

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Dr Andreas Hula scientist at Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) lecture, 6 February 2026

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Dr Andreas Hula, scientist at Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), will give a lecture entitled  “Safe Movements on Safe Infrastructure” which will take place on Friday February 6th 2026 at 15:00 at the Amphitheater of Railways and Transport of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA.

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ITF – 8th IRTAD International Conference, Athens, April 2026

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The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) are co-organizing the 8th IRTAD International Conference: Better Road Safety Data for Better Safety Performance which will be held in Athens, Greece, on 15-17 April 2026, with the support of FERSI and ECTRI. The objectives of the Conference are to discuss improvements in the quality of data systems and data analysis globally, by fostering knowledge transfer among participants, with particular emphasis on road safety performance. The Conference is open to all and is primarily for the attention of road safety researchers, data analysts, those involved in collecting safety data and developing databases, and all those using the results of research to advise decision makers on road safety matters. Registration is open. Draft Programme can be found here: icon.url

Marios Sekadakis defended his Phd thesis titled “Safety Assessment and Behaviour Modelling of Take-Over Dynamics in Automated Driving: From Human Response to Network-Level Simulation”, 23 January 2026

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Marios Sekadakis defended his PhD thesis titled “Safety Assessment and Behaviour Modelling of Take-Over Dynamics in Automated Driving: From Human Response to Network-Level Simulation” on Friday January 23th 2026 at 15:00 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, and online via a teleconference at the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31922864453540?p=g8I9Li0ETBpsmuJcaa

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Maria Oikonomou defended her Phd thesis titled Multilevel crash risk assessment under autonomous vehicle integration: From partial to full autonomy through urban traffic simulation, 22 January 2026

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Maria Oikonomou defended her PhD thesis titled “Multilevel crash risk assessment under autonomous vehicle integration: From partial to full autonomythrough urban traffic simulation” on Thursday January 22nd 2026 at 15:00 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, and online via a teleconference at the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31922864453540?p=g8I9Li0ETBpsmuJcaa

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NTUA at the 105th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2026

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The Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering actively contributed with several innovative scientific papers and presentations at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), which took place with great success in Washington DC from January 11th to January 15th 2026.

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Emmanouil Kampitakis defended his phd thesis titled “Decentralized Approaches to Perimeter Control in Urban Road Networks Using Artificial Intelligence Methods”, 16 December 2025

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Emmanouil Kampitakis defended his Phd thesis titled “Decentralized Approaches to Perimeter Control in Urban Road Networks Using Artificial Intelligence Methods” on Tuesday December 16th 2025 at 9:30 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA and online.

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George Yannis is the IRF Personality of the Year 2025, December 2025

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The International Road Federation (IRF) has honoured Professor George Yannis with the IRF Personality of the Year Award 2025, recognising his exceptional leadership, scientific contribution and global impact in advancing road safety and sustainable mobility. His academic influence is reflected in a remarkable publication record of over 1,000 scientific papers, widely cited around the world, and contribution in more than 350 research and engineering projects. Beyond academia and institutional leadership, Professor Yannis has also demonstrated an inspiring personal commitment to safer cities. In November 2024, he completed an extraordinary challenge: running 30 Marathons in 30 months to promote the adoption of city-wide 30 km/h speed limits. By awarding Professor Yannis the Personality of the Year 2025, the IRF celebrates not only a distinguished professional career, but a lifelong dedication to making mobility safer for all, through science, advocacy and personal action .

Technical Visit of Students to Athens International Airport, December 2025

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On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, a technical visit was made to Athens International Airport (AIA) was conducted, in which 9th semester students of the Transportation Engineering Department of the School of Civil Engineering participated, as part of the educational activities of the Pavement Laboratory. The technical visit included an initial presentation at the offices of the Technical Directorate of AIA, followed by a tour of the airport premises. The students, who toured the aircraft movement areas, were introduced to practical issues regarding the current maintenance work along the runway. The students were accompanied by Professor Christina Plati (Director of the Laboratory) and Dr. Aggeliki Armeni. Read more

Visit to the Traffic Management Center of New Attiki Odos, Athens, December 2025

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As part of the educational activities of the transportation engineering cycle of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, an educational visit was held to the Traffic Management Center of New Attiki Odos on Monday, December 1st, 2025. During the visit the students of the 7th semester had the opportunity to be informed about the basic traffic issues of the operation of Attiki Odos and to understand in practice the application of the theory of traffic engineering.

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Diploma Theses exams, October 2025

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The examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of October 2025 took place with greate success on Tuesdeay November 11th and on Thursday November 13th 2025, at Railways Amphitheatre. Read more

Charis Chalkiadakis defended his phd thesis on Resilience in Urban Road Network Traffic Management, November 2025

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Charis Chalkiadakis defended his PhD thesis titled “Integrating the Concept of Generic Resilience in Urban Road Network Traffic Management” on Tuesday November 18th 2025 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA and online.

This PhD thesis was carried out at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens under the supervision of  Professor E. Vlahogianni.

 

Educational Visit ot Traffic Management Center of Attica Region, Athens, October 2025

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As part of the educational activities of the transportation engineering cycle of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, an educational visit was held to Traffic Magement Centrer of Attica Region on Monday, October 20th 2025. During the visit the students of the 9th semester had the opportunity to learn about the basic traffic issues affecting the operation of the Attica Region and to understand in practice the application of traffic engineering.

NTUA Scientists among the top 2% researchers in the world, October 2025

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In a recently published study conducted at Stanford University (USA), using a range of parameters for each scientist’s research contribution and influence, million Scientists data from Scopus database were analyzed. According to this study 1,074 Greek scientists are contained in the global top 2%, among which 162 Scientists from the  National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). 28 Scientists from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA are among the top 2% researchers in the world (4 within the top-ten of NTUA), and 8 among the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering (3 within the top-ten of the School of Civil Engineering) 2024: (Eleni Vlahogianni, George Yannis, Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, Eleonora Papadimitriou, Christina Plati, Apostolos Ziakopoulos) All years: (Matthew Karlaftis†, John Golias) icon.url.

In Motion for Safety Saracakis Safe Driving Behavior, Athens, November 2025

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Saracakis Group of Companies in cooperation with NTUA and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport are organizing a Workshop on Safe Driving Behavior Courses, which will be held in Athens, on 12 November 2025. This Ιnitiative aims to educate the participants on safe driving, reduce serious traffic accidents and fatalities and save the lives of young people. National road safety experts and driver safety instructors will comment on the issue .

Stella Roussou received the Young Researcher Best Road Safety Paper Award at the 12th ICTR2025 Congress, October 2025

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Stella Roussou, NTUA PhD Candidate & Researcher, received the Young Researcher Best Paper on Road Safety Award 2025 during the 12th International Congress on Transport Research 2025. The Award is granted jointly by the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT/CERTH) and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE). The award concerned the paper titled: “Predicting Pedestrian Violations in Urban Intersections Using ANOVA and Poisson Regression ”, co-authored by Roberto Ventura, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis .

NTUA won the European Road Safety Excellence Award, Brussels, October 2025

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The NTUA Road Safety Observatory won the Excellence in Road Safety Award of the the European Commission – People’s Choice – on 16 October 2025 in Brussels, in recognition for the great impact of the NRSO Campaign promoting 30km/h city-wide speed limits as the key policy for safer, healthier and greener cities. NTUA Prof. George Yannis mentioned that “Robust scientific evidence demonstrates that slower traffic can save thousands of lives in Europe, especially those of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists and at NTUA we are excited to contribute with all our efforts and with our 30 Marathons campaign and see more and more cities and countries in Europe adopting the 30km/h city-wide speed limits“ .

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