CTR Day 2025

The Centre for Traffic Research (CTR) initiates, coordinates and conducts research and development in the modelling and analysis of traffic processes. At the CTR Day on June 11 2025, the research conducted within the centre was presented as well as the collaboration between academia, industry and authority.

It was an inspiring afternoon that explored the role of digitalisation and innovation in urban mobility, with keynote insights from the City of Stockholm and the City of Gothenburg. Mikael Iivari from the City of Gothenburg presented the EU's strategy for smart and sustainable mobility. He shared insights for the path towards a digital future and data-driven maintenance in the City of Gothenburg. Kristine Bull Sletholt from the City of Stockholm presented lessons learned around climate change and how to enable a fossil-free future for the City of Stockholm. She also spoke about the work of STOLT (Stockholm Local Transitions). This platform creates conditions for the city to offer forms for testing innovative solutions together with other parties in a wise way.

We also had the pleasure of diving into current research on:

🚲 Bicycle traffic dynamics

🛴 E-scooter and public transport integration 

🔋 Mobile charging for electric buses

📊 Data-driven traffic estimation

🚨 Incident impacts and detection

📍 Smartcard-based visitor profiling

🧭 Regional travel forecasting

A great showcase of collaborative efforts between KTH, LiU, and VTI to push transport research forward!

The centre’s chairman Jeffery Archer and director Wilco Burghout would like to extend a big thank you to all the speakers on the CTR Day; Kristine Bull Sletholt (City of Stockholm), Mikael Iivari (City of Gothenburg), Guillermo Perez Castro (LiU/VTI), Boel Berg Wincent (KTH), Mohd Aiman ​​Khan (KTH), David Gundlegård (LiU), Daniel Chaves (KTH), Anna Danielsson (LiU), Anastasios Skoufas (KTH), Angelica Andersson (VTI), Ellen Grumert (VTI) and Kinjal Bhattacharyya (VTI).