Department of Transport

Dr. Laurent Carnis, Research Director at the University Gustave Eiffel lecture, 6 November 2026, 16.00

30/10/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

Dr. Laurent Carnis Research Director at the University Gustave Eiffel, Paris will give a lecture titled “Regulating Unsafe Speed is possible: the French Experience”, on Friday November 6th at 16.00 at the Amphitheater of Railways and Transport of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA.

Diploma Theses exams, October 2026

26/10/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

The examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of October 2026 will take place on Friday October 30th, Wednesday November 4th, Monday November 9th and on Tuesday November 10th 2026, at Railways Amphitheatre according to the following schedule.

Exams Program

Diploma Theses submission, October 2026

14/10/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

The submission of Diploma Theses for the examination period of October 2026 will take place (in digital format) on Friday October 23rd 2026, to the members of the three-member committee and to the e-mail address: nahilia@mail.ntua.gr, in attention of Ms. A. Achilia.

The Examination Schedule will be posted in the coming days.

Announcement

Vassilios Matragos defended his PhD thesis titled: “Trajectory Modeling of Overtaking Maneuvers Based on the Interaction between Road Geometry and Vehicle Dynamics”, October 9th 2026

12/10/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

Phd Candidate Vassilios Matragos defended his PhD thesis titled: “Trajectory Modeling of Overtaking Maneuvers Based on the Interaction between Road Geometry and Vehicle Dynamics” on Friday October 9th 2026 at 16:30 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.live.com/meet/9387232575332?p=i0Nf3U1sH7XHNOPoW0

NTUA Participation in the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Seminar “HAF Infrastructure Development: Present and Future”, September 2026

29/09/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

Οn September 17, 2026, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) held a seminar titled “HAF Infrastructure Development: Present and Future.” As part of the event, the HAF invited Dr. Andreas Loizos, Professor Emeritus at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and Dr. Angeliki Armeni, Assistant Professor at NTUA, who presented key aspects of current developments and future prospects in the field of airport pavements and related materials, with particular emphasis on the durability, design, assessment, and maintenance of these transport infrastructures. Read more

Assist. Professor at the University of Maribor, Chiara Gruden’s lecture, 22 September 2026, 15.00

21/09/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

Assist. Professor at the University of Maribor, Chiara Gruden gave a lecture titled “Pedestrian behavior and urban safety” on Tuesday, September 22th 2026 at the Amphitheater of Railways and Transport of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA. Read more

Professors Xumei Melanie Chen and Dalin Qian from Beijing Jiaotong University Lectures, 22 September 2026, 11.00

18/09/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

On Tuesday September 22nd 2026, at the Amphitheater of Railways and Transport of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA, Xumei Melanie Chen, Professor from the School of Traffic and Transportation at Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), gave a lecture on “Public Transit Network Design and Optimization with the Integration of Autonomous Vehicles” and Professor Dalin Qian on “Driving Behavior Risk Assessment and Prediction under Complex Operating Environments”.

The presentations were part of the Professors’ official visit to the NTUA Railways and Transport Laboratory.

Diploma Theses Exams, July 2026

23/07/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

The examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of July 2026 took place with greate success on Thursday July 16th, Friday July 17th and Tuesday July 21st 2026, at Railways Amphitheatre.

The students which defended their theses are as follows: Read more

Ntua School of Civil Engineering Cycles presentation, 26 May 2026

27/05/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

The School of Civil Engineering NTUA, organized an informative event on the Cycles of the Undergraduate Curriculum for 6th semester students, on Friday, May 26th at 17:30

online via the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/321657247413984?p=gMwYMzAtENWBozmc1f

Event Program

Presentation of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering

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

28/04/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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.

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

22/04/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

Virginia Petraki defended 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

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

17/04/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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) co-organized with great success the 8th IRTAD International Conference: Better Road Safety Data for Better Safety Performance which took place in Athens, Greece, on 15-17 April 2026, with the support of FERSI and ECTRI, under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Read more

Emerging Challenges in Road Geometric Design, May 2026

16/04/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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

27/03/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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.

The students which defended their theses are as follows: Read more

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

04/02/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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.

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

21/01/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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

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

21/01/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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

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

20/01/2026/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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.

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

18/12/2025/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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.

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

15/12/2025/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki

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 .