Conference Agenda
Highly interesting, high-quality presentations on many different topics will be presented in parallel sessions, providing the basis for lively discussions among the experts in attendance. Below you will find an overview and details of the sessions of our International Conference.
As usual, all presentations will be simultaneously translated into English and German!
Venue: Messecongress Graz (Messeplatz 1, 8010 Graz)
PDF: Download the program
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th June 2026, 10:32:28am CEST
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Daily Overview |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration |
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| 9:00am - 9:25am |
Opening Session Location: Hall Styria |
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| 9:25am - 10:25am |
Keynote Speakers Location: Hall Styria Sustainability of tunnel operation: New approaches – a PIARC briefing note and collection of case studies 1: ASFINAG, Austria; 2: PIARC - World Road Association 9:45am - 10:05am The Koralmtunnel as a real-world laboratory: Research work and findings during the construction of the Koralmtunnel 1: Austrian Federal Railways, Austria; 2: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems, Austria 10:05am - 10:25am ASFINAG in case of a blackout – overview and measures ASFINAG SG, Austria |
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| 10:25am - 10:55am |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:55am - 12:10pm |
Session S1 Location: Hall Styria Safe tunnels for smart vehicles: Challenges and opportunities of automated driving in road tunnels 1: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, Austria; 2: BUNG Ingenieure AG, Germany; 3: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria 11:20am - 11:45am Conformity bias influence to the walking speed in a smoke filled tunnel experiment 1: University of Tsukuba, Japan; 2: Liaodong University, China; 3: Shinshu University, Japan 11:45am - 12:10pm Impact of group effects on the reaction and escape behaviour of users in road tunnels - results of realistic large group experiments 1: STUVA e.V., Cologne, Germany; 2: CSS – Centre for Security and Society, Freiburg, Germany; 3: Technical University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria; 4: BASt, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, Germany |
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| 12:10pm - 1:40pm |
Lunch |
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| 1:40pm - 2:55pm |
Session S2 Location: Hall Styria Digital Twins for road tunnels – expectations meet reality 1: Ruhr University Bochum, Institute for Tunnelling and Construction Management, Germany; 2: Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Computing in Engineering, Germany; 3: BASt, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, Germany; 4: BUNG-Group, Germany 2:05pm - 2:30pm R&D project tunnelsensorfusion ASFINAG Alpenstraßen GmbH, Austria 2:30pm - 2:55pm Development of a systematic approach for evaluation of the condition of the tunnel equipment 1: BASt, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, Germany; 2: ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH, Austria; 3: ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, Austria; 4: Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, Germany |
Session G2 Location: Hall Graz Methodology for the performance enhancement of longitudinal ventilation systems during transient stage of a fire Soler&Palau Ventilation Systems SLU, Spain 2:05pm - 2:30pm Performance improvement of a hybrid ventilation system via predictive control 1: DISMI - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; 2: Mimesis s.r.l., Italy; 3: EN&TECH - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; 4: DIEF - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; 5: TMB-GEIE, Italy & France 2:30pm - 2:55pm Enhancements of tunnel ventilation system for road tunnels adopting aerodynamic control & monitoring strategies 1: Building Engineering Group, AECOM Asia Company Ltd., Hong Kong; 2: BYME Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong |
| 2:55pm - 3:25pm |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:25pm - 4:40pm |
Session S3 Location: Hall Styria Ventilation control optimisation for short longitudinally ventilated road tunnels in case of temporary bidirectional traffic operation ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH, Austria 3:50pm - 4:15pm External smoke movement and its impact on station design – Guidance for ventilation layout WSP UK Ltd, United Kingdom 4:15pm - 4:40pm Safety challenges of highway lids in the US 1: Tunnel Safety & Ventilation Consultant, United States of America; 2: HNTB Corporation, United States of America |
Session G3 Location: Hall Graz The best that FEDRO has provided us with in recent years! Experience from over 50 operating concepts for Swiss road tunnels 1: ILF Beratende Ingenieure AG, Switzerland; 2: WSP Ingenieure AG, Switzerland 3:50pm - 4:15pm Thrust comparison of conventional jet fans and fans with shaped silencers in an Italian road tunnel based on In-Situ measurements 1: Mosen Ltd, United Kingdom; 2: Risk Design Engineering, Italy; 3: ANAS SpA, Italy; 4: De Cardenas Fans & Service SRL, Italy 4:15pm - 4:40pm Experimental investigation of thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries: Implications for tunnel safety and structural integrity 1: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, IT; 2: Energy Center, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; 3: Systemair GmbH, Germany / Systemair Srl, Italy; 4: Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Poland; 5: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems, Austria |
| 4:40pm - 4:50pm |
Informative presentation about the Technical Visit Location: Hall Styria |
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| 7:30pm | Conference Dinner [optional] Included bus transfer. Departure from Venue: 6:15pm. Return to Venue: approx. 11:30pm. |
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