You are invited to CSUTC 2025: Shaping the Future of Transportation! Proudly hosted by the California State University Transportation Consortium, this conference marks nearly eight years of groundbreaking research, innovative training programs, and transformative collaborations. Join us in showcasing impactful research and planning a roadmap to support and advance safe, efficient, and equitable transportation in the State of California and the nation.

Through a lens of sustainability and innovation, CSUTC 2025 will focus on the current and future workforce training needs, practical and industrial applications of research and technology. Taking place August 15th and 16th on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, this new event will feature engaging panel discussions, networking opportunities, and technical presentations. Connect pioneering research to real-world applications and help shape the future of transportation!

August 15 and 16, 2025
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California, 90850, USA

The registration fee for the two-day conference is $150 for authors and participants and $50 for students. Limited fee waivers are available for students’ registration fees.
 

Call for Abstract

We are now seeking abstracts for CSUTC 2025: Shaping the Future of Transportation! All California State University-affiliated researchers are invited to submit abstracts for technical presentations showcasing innovative research, practical explorations, and real-world solutions related to a wide variety of transportation-related issues.

Selected presentations will contribute to meaningful discussions on workforce training, transportation management, infrastructure, sustainability, and more.

All submissions must be received by March 28, 2025 at 11:59p.m. (PT). Visit our Abstract Submission Page for further guidelines and submission details. 

Technical Tracks:

• Transportation Workforce Training
• Transportation Management and Innovation
• Traffic Control and Congestion Relief
• Trade and Transportation Logistics
• Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Transportation
• Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement

About the Organizer

Competitively selected as part of California's Senate Bill 1, Road Repair and Accountability Act, the California State University Transportation Consortium, led by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University, conducts research and workforce development activities to identify safe, reliable solutions that increase mobility of people and goods and strengthen California’s economy.

Member Universities

• California State University, Chico - California Pavement Preservation Center

• California State University, Fresno - Fresno State Transportation Institute

• California State University, Long Beach - Center for International Trade and Transportation/College of Engineering

• San José State University - Mineta Transportation Institute

Contact Us

For conference inquiries, please contact Dr. Hamid Rahai at hamid.rahai@csulb.edu.

Conference Chair: Dr. Karen E. Philbrick, Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)

Conference Co-Chair: Dr. Hamid Rahai, Professor, California State University, Long Beach.

Technical Committee: 

• Dr. Dingxin Cheng, CSU Chico

• Dr. Hilary Nixon, MTI Deputy Executive Director, San Jose State University

• Dr. Tom O’Brien, CSU Long Beach

• Dr. Hamid Rahai, CSU Long Beach

• Dr. Tyler Reeb, CITT, CSU, Long Beach

• Dr. Aly Tawfik, CSU Fresno

Thank You to Our Sponsors
Center for Energy and Environmental Research & Services (CEERS)	Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT)	Mineta Transportation Institute