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Please note that details will still be added and changes may be made.
Updated September 17th 2024.
The conference program encompasses a variety of engaging sessions, including keynotes, parallel sections, and tracks focused on the following topics:
Maglev Technological Research and Development
1. Magnetic Levitation and Guidance
2. Linear Motors
3. Guideway and Infrastructure Technologies
4. Energy Storage and Supply
5. Reliability, Safety and Operational Control
6. Magnetic Elevators and Escalators
7. Magnetic Bearings
8. Application of Superconductivity
9. Design Issues (stations, guideways, vehicles)
10. New Ideas on Levitating Device Applications
11. Standardization Issues
12. Hyperloop
Maglev Projects and Implementations
1. High-Speed Maglev (including Hyperloop): Studies, Projects and Operation Results
2. Urban Maglev: Studies, Projects and Operation Results
3. Freight (Cargo) Maglev: Studies, Projects and Operation Results
4. Innovative Spin-off use
Sustainability Assessments and Societal Impacts of Maglev and Competing Technologies
1. Strategic Sustainable Development Assessments (ecological, social, economic)
2. Environmental and Health Issues (electromagnetic fields, noise, vibrations, earthquakes)
3. Research and Education, Cooperation
4. Marketing and Transport Psychology Issues (comfort demand, travel time, human factors)
5. Architecture, Urban Planning, Societal Transport Planning
6. Impacts on Spatial and Regional Development, Transport Geography, GIS
7. History of Maglev Development (worldwide)
A scientific excursion is planned for Saturday, the 21st of September. This excursion aims to enrich our conference experience by providing firsthand insights into relevant issues in our field. More details about the itinerary and logistics will be provided closer to the date.
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, TISU
Associate Professor, Henrik Ny