TRANSBALTICA 2017: transportation science and technology: proceedings of the 10th international scientific conference, May 4–5, 2017, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Abstract

We are greatly pleased that popularity of the International Scientific Conference TRANSBALTICA is increasing and participant geography is constantly expanding. Since 1999 the Conference has grown into an event with 106 submitted and accepted papers for publication. Latest research findings are presented by scientists from 20 countries which nearly covers an entire continent of Eurasia: from India and Jordan situated in the South, Great Britain and Spain – in the West, China and Russia (Siberia) – in the East, Latvia and Estonia – in the North. This demonstrates that problem aspects of the transport system analysed in the conference are cutting-edge and relevant to a great extent. With the progress of the knowledge-based economy, advanced information technologies are rapidly spreading into vehicle and transportation management process. Thus, transport experts and scientists inevitably face challenges of IT application, improvement and successful use. The pollution of the atmosphere by toxic gases pertains to another urgent issue to be solved – global warming. The major part of this pollution is comprised of the exhaust gases emitting from internal combustion engines. The amount of the poisonous emissions can be significantly reduced by using alternative fuels and innovative technologies for internal combustion engines control. The keynote of the 10th International Scientific Conference TRANSBALTICA 2017: Transportation Science and Technology is smart, sustainable and green transport. Conference participants have submitted their presentations on the basis of four main topics: Environment Friendly and Energy Sparing Transport Means, Transportation and Logistics Technologies, Transport Infrastructure, Traffic Modelling and Control and Intelligent Transport Systems. The majority of the submitted papers to this year TRANSBALTICA are closely linked with the above mentioned problem analysis and the search for possible solutions. We sincerely thank the reviewers for competent work and valuable comments which significantly contribute to the quality control and improvement of the submitted papers. We hope that our TRANSBALTICA will promote international and professional relations among researchers from various Eurasian regions. Immediate exchange of the latest knowledge, innovative methods of scientific research and acquired practise will provide a new impulse for collaboration, research projects and academic/scientific exchanges. We kindly wish you a fruitful and interactive work at the Conference.