| Welcome The Conference on Traffic and Granular Flow '09 (TGF'09) is the eighth of an international series of conferences held previously in Juelich (1995), Duisburg (1997),Stuttgart (1999), Nagoya (2001), Delft (2003), Berlin (2005) and Paris (2007).TGF'09 will be held in Shanghai, China. Shanghai is one of the biggest cities and the largest commercial and financial centers in China, which is the center for both research and technology of traffic dynamics and related fields as well. TGF'09 will take place in the Yanchang Campus, Shanghai University, Shanghai (http://tgf09.shu.edu.cn), offering state-of-the-art and spacious facilities. Quite conveniently located, with many hotels and restaurants nearby, it is also well connected to all areas of Shanghai via public transportation. The purpose of this conference is to develop the unified view of traffic and granular flow. Recent progress in modeling, computer simulation and phenomenology will be presented, and the perspective for applications to traffic control and ITS will be discussed. Topics include highway as well as granular flow in pipes, traffic of urban network or Internet, and dynamics of pedestrian or collective bio motion. The importance of investigation for the interrelations among these fields is widely growing. This conference will offer the opportunity to stimulate interdisciplinary research, exchange ideas, and interact with many of the experts in these research areas. Sponsors Shanghai University Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics National 973 Program for Transportation Problems Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Shanghai Center of Nonlinear Science K. C. Wong Education Foundation, Hong Kong Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies |
