Name: IAVSD 2025
Start: 2025-08-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-08-22T23:59:00+00:00
Location: Shanghai

Monday 18 August
- Registration
  
  Note: The main conference sessions will be held at the Yifu Building, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai throughout the symposium. Parallel sessions will be organised in the classrooms adjecent to the Yifu Building. Each oral presentation will be 30 minutes long and each parallel session will include 3 or 4 presentations. Guidance for presenters will be available via the conference website soon.
- Opening Ceremony
- 1
  
  SoA Presentation 01
  
  State-of-the-Art Presentation 01:
  Motion Comfort: What about Human Body Dynamics in Road and Rail Vehicles?
  
  Speakers: Chen Shen (TU Delft, Netherlands), Georgios Papaioannou (TU Delft, Netherlands), Malte Rothhämel (KTH, Sweden), Riender Happee (TU Delft, Netherlands)
- 2
  
  Plenary Presentation 01
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 01
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 12:30
  
  Lunch
- Parallel Session 02
  
  4 sessions for rail&road
- 15:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 03
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 17:30
  
  Shuttle bus to Welcome Reception Venue hotel
- 18:30
  
  Welcome Reception
  
  Including Honorary Membership Ceremony.
  
  The welcome reception will be held at Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang, Shanghai on Monday, 18th August, 2025. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet and network with other participants in a relaxed atmosphere.
Tuesday 19 August
- 3
  
  SoA Presentation 02
  
  Dynamics and Control of Articulated Passenger Vehicles on Roads
  
  Speakers: Chaojie Zhang (Tongji University, China), Jun Wang (Tongji University, China), Qingwei Liu (University of Lincoln, UK), Tim Gordon (University of Lincoln, UK)
- 4
  
  Plenary Presentation 02
- 5
  
  Plenary Presentation 03
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 04
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 12:30
  
  Lunch
- Parallel Session 05
  
  4 sessions for rail&road
- Poster Session
  
  Note: The poster session is scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Sino-French Centre, Tongji University. Delegates can present their posters and engage with other participants. The posters will be open for viewing from Day One to Day Three. Your participation in selecting the Best Poster Award is encouraged.
Wednesday 20 August
- 6
  
  SoA Presentation 03
  
  TrainTrack Coupled Dynamics Problems in Heavy-Haul Rail Transportation
  
  Speakers: Liang Ling (Southwest Jiaotong University, China), Sebastian Stichel (KTH, Sweden), Wanming Zhai (Southwest Jiaotong Univer sity, China)
- 7
  
  Plenary Presentation 04
- 8
  
  Plenary Presentation 05
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 06
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 12:30
  
  Lunch
- Technical Tour
  
  Note: The technical tour will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday, 20th August, 2025. Delegates will have the opportunity to visit Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, Shanghai High-speed Train Depot, Yangshan Phase IV Automated Terminal, or the Intelligent Vehicle Innovation Eco-Exploration at Jiading Campus of Tongji University. The tour will start at 13:30 and end at 17:30. Buses will be provided to take delegates to the tour site and to the boat cruise site/conference venue after the tour.
- 18:30
  
  Boat Cruise
Thursday 21 August
- 9
  
  SoA Presentation 04
  
  Post Impact Motion Control of Road Vehicles
  
  Speakers: Derong Yang (Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden), Tim Gordon (University of Lincoln, UK), Ulrich Sander (Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden)
- 10
  
  Plenary Presentation 06
- 11
  
  Plenary Presentation 07
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 07
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 12:30
  
  Lunch
- Parallel Session 08
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 15:30
  
  Coffee Break
- Parallel Session 09
  
  3 sessions for rail&road
- 17:30
  
  Shuttle bus to Banquet hotel
  
  Note: Shuttle bus will be provided from the conference venue to the banquet hotel.
- 18:30
  
  Banquet
Friday 22 August
- 12
  
  SoA Presentation 05
  
  Recent Developments on Pantograph Overhead Line Interaction
  
  Speakers: Alan Facchinetti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Giuseppe Bucca (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Santiago Gregori (TU Delft, Netherlands), Stefano Bruni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
- 13
  
  Plenary Presentation 08
- 14
  
  Plenary Presentation 09
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- 15
  
  Closing Ceremony
  
  Note: Theres no parallel sessions on Friday. Delegates are free to leave after the closing ceremony. Lunch-box will be provided for all participants, while you can also enjoy lunch at the canteen on campus.
- 12:30
  
  Lunch