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Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2026
Accepted extended abstracts will be published in a digital version of the DDI 2026 Proceedings on the conference website, on condition that the presenting author is registered for the conference and paid the registration fee.
• Give an oral presentation only
• Give an oral presentation and want to be considered for invitation for a full paper submission to the DDI special issue in a high impact peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Contribute with a poster only
• Contribute with a poster and and want to be considered for invitation for a full paper submission to the DDI special issue in a high impact peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Please follow the abstract template - Click here to download the template
• Abstracts must be written in English.
• Length of the abstract should be a minimum of 1000 and a maximum of 1500 words, excluding references, tables, captions and similar.
• It is the author's responsibility to submit a correct abstract; any errors in spelling, grammar, or scientific fact will be reproduced as typed by the author, if the manuscript is accepted.
• Abstract written in incorrect formats will be rejected.
The following topics are covered for the conference:
• Defining distraction and inattention
• Distraction and inattention for vulnerable road users, including new forms of mobility, e.g. micromobility
• Behavior changes induced by the introduction of automation technologies
• Mechanisms of distraction and inattention
• Methods for assessing distraction and inattention
• Models of distraction and inattention
• Various sources of distraction (advertising, wearable devices, etc.)
• Distraction in the context of automation
• Factors that give rise to inattention and distraction
• Driver engagement with technology as an addiction
• The disconnected driver
• Driver characteristics and individual differences
• Theoretical aspects of driver monitoring
• Societal issues and system thinking
• Effects on driving performance
• Effects on driver behaviour and information processing
• Effects on crash and near‐miss occurrences
• Impact on crash and injury risk
• Factors mediating impact (e.g., age, experience and gender)
• Measurement of distraction and inattention
• Measurement of public perceptions about distraction and inattention
• The impact of trust, overreliance and expectation on driver distraction and inattention
• Methods for safety impact assessment, e.g:
o Test track and driving simulator experiments
o Virtual and augmented reality
o Virtual simulations using computational driver models
o The validity of safety impact assessment metrics
• Investigations into countermeasures’ efficacy
• Challenges associated with data collection and analyses
• Legislation and enforcement
• Company and transport policies
• Road and infrastructure design
• Vehicle and human-vehicle interface design
• Design of technologies that prevent or mitigate the impact of driver distraction and inattention on safety
• Driver monitoring as a facilitator of countermeasures
• Real‐time distraction prevention and mitigation systems
• Promotion/Advertising
• Education, training and driver licensing
• Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the conference website https://mkon.nu/ddi2026/abstract_submission no later than March 1, 2026
• Accepted formats is PDF.
• Abstracts cannot be submitted by fax, hard copy or e-mail.
• Acknowledgement of receipt of the submission will be sent to the stated e-mail address. If you do not receive the confirmatory e-mail within 24 hours, please contact us at: malin@mkon.se
• The submitter of the abstract will receive all correspondence concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing the presenter and co-authors of the status of the abstract.
• The submitter will have access to the abstract after submission via an on-line Personal Page.
• Notification of acceptance of the abstracts will be sent to the stated e-mail address June 2026.
When your abstract is submitted you can follow the progress on-line by entering your Personal Page for abstracts.
Your Personal Page for abstracts makes it possible for you to read, update and print your abstract until the abstract submission deadline.
You will be able to access your Personal Page for abstracts by entering your unique link received in the confirmatory email after submission.
If you have any questions regarding abstracts, please contact: malin@mkon.se