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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">*** Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to colleagues who might be interested ***</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Dear Colleague,</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">We would like to cordially invite you to submit a paper for the Special issue “<b class="">Intelligent solutions for efficient logistics and sustainable transportation</b>” (SI: Sustainable Transportation) in the prestigious <b class="">Applied Soft Computing</b> (ASOC) journal: <a href="https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-soft-computing/call-for-papers/intelligent-solutions-for-efficient-logistics-and-sustainabl" class="">https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-soft-computing/call-for-papers/intelligent-solutions-for-efficient-logistics-and-sustainabl</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Applied Soft Computing</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">ISSN: 1568-4946</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Imprint: ELSEVIER</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Impact Factor: 4.873</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Q1</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Description: </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Over one-quarter of the global CO2 emissions are due to the transport sector, and among all means of transport, the road accounts for 74%. Solutions for reducing the emissions are vital for reaching the global climate target, set by the COP 21 Paris Agreement. However, road transportation is the backbone for most of the countries’ economy, and changes might influence on many other related sectors. It will require a lot of public effort in terms of establishing policies and providing financial assistance, passengers’ effort in terms of changing their mobility habits, and industry effort in terms of a complete update in their logistic process. Therefore, special attention is required for providing an integrated solution that leads to a sustainable and efficient road transport system whose ultimate goal is to improve passenger and trade mobility, strengthen cohesion and economy, and increase competitiveness while mitigating environmental, social and economic impacts. In this sense, any of these scenarios need to address difficult challenges which may potentially require the use of intelligent solutions and optimization strategies to achieve the expected goals.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The purpose of this special issue is to collect the main recent trends targeting the design of novel innovative solutions based on cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools, optimization strategies and relevant high-impact applications in sustainable road transportation and efficient logistics. High-quality research works covering these areas are welcome including but not limited to:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Improvement of logistic processes;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Innovative solutions to the growing mobility using ICT capabilities;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Intelligent traffic management;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Minimization of transport’s impact on climate and environment;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Low-emission freight transport systems and logistics;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Intelligent strategies for vehicle electrification;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Efficient multimodal transport network;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Intelligent zero-emissions strategies and spatial planning;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Driving behaviour exploration;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Resources management;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Process optimization;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Air pollution/Smart environment;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Big data, data science and visual analytics;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Green transportation;</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">All submitted papers related to the listed topics will be considered for publication in this special issue, provided they are recommended for publication after the review process. All manuscripts submission and review will be handled by Elsevier System <a href="https://ees.elsevier.com/asoc/default.asp" class="">https://ees.elsevier.com/asoc/default.asp</a>. All papers should be prepared according to ASOC Guide for Authors.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class="">Important dates:</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Opens for submission: <b class="">May 15th, 2020.</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Deadline for paper submission: <b class="">November 15th, 2020</b>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Notification of results: 2-3 months after submission.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Final acceptance: April 30th, 2021.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Guest Editors Team: </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Dr Daniel Urda - University of Burgos (Spain), <a href="mailto:durda@ubu.es" class="">durda@ubu.es</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Dr Patricia Ruiz - University of Cadiz (Spain), <a href="mailto:patricia.ruiz@uca.es" class="">patricia.ruiz@uca.es</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Prof El Ghazali Talbi - University of Lille (France), <a href="mailto:el-ghazali.talbi@univ-lille.fr" class="">el-ghazali.talbi@univ-lille.fr</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Prof Pascal Bouvry - University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), <a href="mailto:pascal.bouvry@uni.lu" class="">pascal.bouvry@uni.lu</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Dr Jamal Toutouh - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), <a href="mailto:toutouh@mit.edu" class="">toutouh@mit.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Best wishes,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Daniel Urda</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class="">
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