The 134 accepted presentation submissions have been clustered into 22 Technical Sessions. The detailed list of presentations is available here and illustrates the extraordinary range of research and applications to be presented at the TransitData2026 Symposium that use data analytics for transit planning, operations and management. The presentations will follow a “lightning” format, lasting 6 minutes each, allowing us to present a very wide range of topics to participants.
Here are the draft 22 Technical Sessions, as currently planned:
Transit Operations Planning and Management– Part 1 (6 presentations)
Transit Operations Planning and Management – Part 2 (6)
Assessing/Developing Operational Control Strategies (6)
Understanding/Enhancing Bus Performance (6)
Disruptions: Impacts and Management (6)
On-Demand Transit (6)
E-Bus Operations and Charging Analytics (6)
Enhancing Scheduling (5)
Network Service Redesign (6)
Predicting and Managing Crowding (7)
Demand Forecasting, Including Impacts of Land Use (7)
Analyzing Origin-Destination Patterns (ODX) (5)
Segmentation of Transit Markets (5)
Analyzing/Understanding Travel Behavior (6)
Exploring Fare Policy Impacts and Elasticities (7)
Analyzing Customer Satisfaction (7)
Access to Destinations and Equity Considerations (6)
Rail Planning - Understanding Passenger Behaviour (6)
Rail Network Simulation and Operations (6)
Multimodal Data and Modal integration (6)
Data Management Challenges (6)
Data Management Frameworks (7)
TransitData 2026
DRAFT Program at a Glance
(subject to change)
Monday 22 June, 2026
14:00-17:00 Registration open
(Participants may wish to do the self-guided Toronto Transit Highlights tour that will be provided)
Tuesday 23 June, 2026
08:00 - Registration
09:00 - Plenary Session: Introduction to Symposium and to Transit Analytics Lab
09:45 - Plenary Session
10:30 - Break
10:50 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions of Lightning Presentations - Part 1
11:50 - Lunch Break
13:00 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 2
14:30 - Break
14:50 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 3
16:00 - Plenary Session
17:00 - End of Sessions
Wednesday 24 June, 2026
08:00 - Registration
09:00 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 4
10:30 - Break
10:50 - Plenary Session
12:00 - Lunch Break
13:00 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 5
14:00 - Break
14:20 - Parallel Sessions - Part 6
15:30 - Plenary Session
17:00 - End of Sessions
19:00 - Dinner
Thursday 25 June, 2026
09:00 - Three Parallel Sessions - Part 7
10:00 - Break
10:20 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 8
11:20 - Plenary Session
12:20 - Lunch Break
13:20 - Three Parallel Technical Sessions – Part 9
14:20 - Break
14:35 - Plenary: Transit Data Challenge
15:35 - Plenary Symposium Conclusion
17:00 - End of Symposium