IEEE ITSC 2026 Conference Committee

General Chair

Stefania Santini

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

General Co-Chair

Alberto Petrillo

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Program Chair

Simona Sacone

University of Genoa, Italy

Program Co-Chairs

Jonas Sjöberg

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Andreas Malikopoulos

Cornell University, USA

Publication Chair

Silvia Siri

University of Genoa, Italy

Publication Co-Chairs

Fernando García Fernández

University of Madrid Carlos III, Spain

Ioannis Papamichail

Technical University of Crete, Greece

Xiao Wang

QAII/Anhui University, China

Invited Session Chairs

Nathan Van De Wouw

Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Swaroop Darbha

Texas A&M University, USA

Invited Session Co-Chairs

Xiaohua Ge

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Alessandro Colombo

Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy

Workshops and Tutorials Chair

Cecilia Pasquale

University of Genoa, Italy

Workshops and Tutorials Co-Chairs

Maria Laura Delle Monache

Berkely University, USA

Mauro Salazar

Eindhoven Univeristy of Technology, The Netherlands

Rafael Stern

University of Minnesota, USA

Finance Chair

Li Lingxi

Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, USA

Local Finance Co-Chair

Alberto Petrillo

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Industry Engagement and Sponsorship Chair

Meng Lu

Aeolix ITS, The Netherlands

Industry Engagement and Sponsorship Co-Chairs

Jeroen Ploeg

Siemens, The Netherlands

Francesco Flammini

University of Florence, Italy

Michele Fiorini

Leonardo S.p.A., Italy

Pujitha Gunaratne

Toyota Motor North America Research & Development, USA

Arnaud de La Fortelle

Heex Technologies, France

Sergio Repetto

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), Italy

Publicity and Social Media Chairs

Ahmed Hussein

IAV, GmBh, Germany

Angelo Coppola

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Student Activities Co-Chairs

Catherine M. Elias

Multi-Robot Systems (MRS) Research Group, Egypt

Julie Stephany Berrio Perez

The University of Sydney, Australia

Young Professional and Women in Engineering Chair

Roberta Di Pace

University of Salerno, Italy

Young Professional and Women in Engineering Co-Chairs

Ting Bai

Cornell University, USA

Daniel Medina

German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

International Advisory Committee

Petros Ioannou
University of Southern California, USA
President-Elect

Ljubo Vlacic
Griffith University, Australia
ITSS President 2024-2025
ITSC 2025, Australia

Cristina Olaverri-Monreal
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
ITSS President 2022-2023

Ehsan Hashemi
University of Alberta, Canada
ITSC 2024, Canada

Javier Del Ser
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain
TECNALIA, Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain
ITSC 2023, Spain

Fei-Yue Wang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Macau University of Science and Technology
Macau, China
ITSC 2022, China

 

Important Dates

Submission deadline for Regular and Invited Session papers:
1 March 2026

Proposal due for Workshops/Tutorial Sessions:
1 March 2026

Notification of Acceptance:
1 May 2026

Final paper submission deadline:
15 May 2026
29 May 2026

Submission deadline for Industry Track Contributions:
30 June 2026

Announcements
  • Special Arrangement for International Participants

    Are you unable to travel to Italy due to official VISA-related restrictions?
    If no co-author or colleague can present on your behalf, you can request a change to your presentation format.

    Action Required: Complete the Presentation Format Change Request Form, which can be accessed here.
    Official Details: Review the full guidelines on the IEEE ITSC 2026 Registration Page here.

  • Submissions for Industry Track Contributions have closed.

    As of June 30, 2026, the ITSC 2026 Industry Track Contributions has officially stopped accepting new submissions.
    You can find further information here.

  • Submissions for Late-Breaking Results have closed.

    As of June 15, 2026, the ITSC 2026 Late Breaking Results Poster Session has officially stopped accepting new submissions.
    You can find further information here.

  • Workshop and Tutorial Lists Now Online

    The detailed programs for all workshops and tutorials are officially available. Registration is now open for those wishing to attend these specialized sessions exclusively.

    Join the global intelligent transportation community in Naples, Italy!

    Full details on the official Workshops and Tutorials pages.
    Secure your spot on the IEEE ITSC 2026 Registration Portal.