Agenda

（Last updated on June 11, 2025）

Day 1 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)

Doctoral Colloquium A 

14:00 - 14:20 | Gero Niemann, KLU Kühne Logistics University

      Addressing the Reachability Problem in the Physical Internet: A PI-Link Protocol Inspired by the Internet

14:20 - 14:40 | Jorge Garcia, Georgia Institute of Technology

      Immersive Process and Platform for Containerizing Sets of Large Irregular-Shape Objects for the Physical Internet

14:40 - 15:00 | Wanyi Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

      Cyber Physical Internet for SynchroHub: A Demonstrative Case Study of Modular Construction Logistics in the Greater Bay Area

15:00 - 15:20 | Liz Araceli Cristaldo, IMT Mines Albi

      Towards a Demand Estimation Framework applied to Hyperconnected Transport Systems in Regional Areas 

15:20 - 15:40 | Zhihan Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

      Master Assembly Scheduling Optimization of Project-Driven Hyperconnected Manufacturing

15:40 - 16:00 | Lukas Eschment, Fachhochschule Emden/Leer

      Resilient and Sustainable Transport Networks:  A Novel Decision-making Framework for Optimized Logistics Solution

Session Chair:

        ♦ Benoit Montreuil , Georgia Institute of Technology

        ♦ Eric Ballot, Mines Paris-PSL

        ♦ Matthieu Lauras, Georgia Institute of Technology; IMT Mines Albi

        ♦ Olivier Labarthe, KEDGE Business School

        ♦ Russell Thompson, The University of Melbourne

        ♦ Shenle Pan, Mines Paris-PSL

        ♦ Walid Klibi, KEDGE Business School

Coffee Break

Doctoral Colloquium B 

16:20 - 16:40 | Naruphon Gunhawan, Chiang Mai University

      Readiness IReadiness Indicators for Physical Internet in Supply Chain

16:40 - 17:00 | Zeying Wen, Hiroshima University

      Relay Transport Adoption and Partner Selection: A Stated Preference Analysis of Trucking Companies

17:00 - 17:20 | Cécile Dupouy, KEDGE Business School

      Capacity Planning in a Synergized Passenger and Freight Urban Delivery Network

17:20 - 17:40 | Mesay Nasir, IMT Mines Albi

      Identification of the Potential Contribution of the Physical Internet to the Issues and Challenges of the Coffee Supply Chain in Ethiopia

17:40 - 18:00 | Malte Spanuth, KLU Kühne Logistics University

      Governing the Physical Internet: Insights from Internet Governance and Future Research Directions

18:00 - 18:20 | Simon Lorenzo, University of Melbourne

      Developing a Sustainability and Resilience Modelling and Assessment Framework for Hyperconnected Logistics Networks

Session Chair:

        ♦ Benoit Montreuil , Georgia Institute of Technology

        ♦ Eric Ballot, Mines Paris-PSL

        ♦ Matthieu Lauras, Georgia Institute of Technology; IMT Mines Albi

        ♦ Olivier Labarthe, KEDGE Business School

        ♦ Russell Thompson, The University of Melbourne

        ♦ Shenle Pan, Mines Paris-PSL

        ♦ Walid Klibi, KEDGE Business School

Day 2 (Thursday, June 19, 2025)

Opening Ceremony

Speaker: Hau-chung Man, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Moderator: Xiaowen Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Group Photo

Keynote 1: Net-Zero vs Carbon Neutrality: Supply Chain Management Challenges and Future Research Agenda

Speaker: Ming Lim, University of Glasgow

Moderator: Xiaowen Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keynote 2: PI and AI: A Symbiotic Ecosystem

Speaker: François-Régis Le Tourneau, L'Oréal

Moderator: Eric Ballot, Mines Paris-PSL

Keynote 3: Advances of PI at European project

Speaker: Fernando Liesa, ALICE 

Moderator: Shenle Pan, Mines Paris-PSL

Coffee Break

Keynote 4: Shaping the Physical Internet for Powerful Positive Impact in a Fast-Evolving Turmoiled World

Speaker: Benoit Montreuil, Georgia Institute of Technology 

Moderator: Nick Chung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keynote 5: PI: A Decade of Challenges and Progress with Perspectives

Speaker: Eric Ballot, Mines Paris-PSL

Moderator: Min Xu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keynote 6: PI Developments in Australia 

Speaker: Russell Thompson, The University of Melbourne

Moderator: Kun Wang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Lunch

Keynote 7: The Physical Internet: Shaping the Future of Logistics In JAPAN

Speaker: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Distribution and Retail Industry Division and Logistics Policy Planning Office, Japan

Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing ＆ Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

Keynote 8: Introduction to Korea's Logistics Standardization Roadmap and Business Cases Utilizing the Physical Internet 

Speaker: Jongkyoung Kim & DoChan Seo, Korea Conformity Laboratories / LOGISALL Engineering

Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing ＆ Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

Keynote 9: Dual-Cycle Paradigm Driven Physical Internet Development: China's Institutional Innovations

Speaker: Timothy Tian, China Physical Internet Alliance; WaterMirror Technology

Moderator: Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

Coffee Break

Towards a PI vision of logistics: ‘Glocal’ networks, national pathways & readiness framework

1. Context and insights

        ♦ Introduction, context and objectives – Greg Foliente, University of Melbourne & De La Salle University, Philippines 

        ♦ Global developments & North America – Benoit Montreuil, Georgia Institute of Technology   

        ♦ EU region – Fernando Liesa, ALICE

        ♦ Japan – Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

        ♦ China – Shihong Liu, China Physical Internet Alliance

        ♦ Australia – Russell Thompson, The University of Melbourne 

        ♦ Philippines – Greg Foliente, University of Melbourne & De La Salle University, Philippines

2. Roundtable discussion

        ♦ Discussion – Panel (with all the speakers above) and general audience 

        ♦ Synthesis and outlook – Fernando Liesa, ALICE

Moderator: 

        ♦ Greg Foliente, University of Melbourne & De La Salle University, Philippines

        ♦ Fernando Liesa, ALICE

Industry Forum I: Japan Physical Internet Practice

1. Invited speech

16:30 - 16:50 | Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

      The role of JPIC in Japan and its initiatives

16:50 - 17:10 | Katsuhiko Umetsu, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.

      Seize for a Sustainable Infrastructure: Launch of an open and collaborative logistics platform

17:10 - 17:30 | Masaru Sakata, Hacobu,Inc.

      An initiative in Japan to use big data for collaborative planning ofshared trucks

Moderator: Tadashi Mizutani, Nomura Research Institute

2. Panel discussion-Shaping the Future of Logistics Through Cross-Industry Collaboration

Panelists:

        ♦ Takayuki Mori, University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences; Japan Physical Internet Center

        ♦ Katsuhiko Umetsu, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.

        ♦ Masaru Sakata, Hacobu,Inc.

Moderator: Tadashi Mizutani, Nomura Research Institute

Gala Dinner

Day 3 (Friday, June 20, 2025)

Keynote 10: My experience as EIC of OMEGA

Speaker: Benjamin Lev, Drexel University

Moderator: Xiangtianrui Kong, Shenzhen University

Large Project Forum | GH201

09:25 - 09:40 | Jaco van Meijeren, TNO

      Exploratory Research Program TNO – Future Proof Smart Logistics 

09:40 - 09:55 | Fernando Liesa, ALICE

      European Physical Internet Roadmap Implementation, the IKIGAI project

09:55 - 10:10 | Birger Schrevens, IMEC

      How Data Space Technology Enables Synchromodal Logistics Collaboration

Moderator: Eric Ballot, Mines Paris-PSL

Editor-in-chief Forum | AG204

Panelists:

        ♦ Chun-Hsien Chen (Advanced Engineering Informatics); 

        ♦ Ming Lim (International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications);

        ♦ Roger Jiao (Enginnering Design);

        ♦ Stefan Minner (International Journal of Production Economics);

        ♦ Yasser Dessouky (Computers & Industrial Engineering).

Moderator: Hingkai Chan, Wenzhou-Kean University

Coffee Break

Industry Forum II: China Physical Internet Alliance | GH201

1. Invited speech 

Shelton Chan, Georgia Institute of Technology

      The Death of SCM: Rise of PI "how physical AI and physical internet will transform logistics & supply chain"

Feng Xiang, YTO Express, China

      Decoding China's Courier Industry Miracle 

Hao Luo, Comma Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.

      "From Strategy to Tactics" – Case Studies on Logistics Decision-Making Based on the Physical Internet

Shihong Liu, China Physical Internet Alliance

      Collaborating for China's Physical Internet Future: The Vision and Commitment of China PI Alliance

Jian Wang, Phoenix-Wings GmbH

      Drones Forge New Air Corridors for Physical Internet

Jiang Li, Hangzhou VTOUR Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

      Swappable-Battery EV Fleets Synergized with Distributed Microgrids Reshape Logistics Network 

Moderator:  Timothy Tian, China Physical Internet Alliance; WaterMirror Technology

2. PI Translations Launch

Speaker: XiangTianrui Kong, Shenzhen University

Moderator: Feng Xiang, YTO Express, China

Poster Session | FG Wing

Parallel Session 1 | BC202

10:45- 11:00 | Sahrish Jaleel Shaikh, Praveen Muthukrishnan, Yijun Lai and Benoit Montreuil

      Dynamic Freight Routing and Dispatch Protocols for the Physical Internet

11:00 - 11:15 | Anastasia Roukouni, Giannis Kanellopoulos, Konstantinos Louzis, Alexandros Koimtzoglou, Nikolaos Ventikos and Angelos Amditis

      Redefining Port Call Processes: The Role of Automation and Emerging Technologies

11:15 - 11:30 | Jaco van Meijeren, Ruben Fransen, Coen van Leeuwen and Lola Sprenger

      (De)central Planning Approaches for Asset Sharing between Multiple Connected Fleets for Airside Baggage Transport

11:30 - 11:45 | Monica-Juliana Perez, Tarik Chargui and Damien Trentesaux

      Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management: Perspectives for Integration within the Physical Internet Paradigm

11:45 - 12:00 | Monica-Juliana Perez, Gabriel Zambrano Rey, Tarik Chargui and Damien Trentesaux

      Enhancing Multimodal Logistics in Physical Internet Networks Through Social KPIs

12:00 - 12:15 | Philippe Michiels, Dries Van Bever and Birger Schrevens

      A Technical Blueprint for the Physical Internet

12:15 - 12:30 | Jiachen Shi, Santanu Dey and Benoit Montreuil

      Hyperconnected Facility Location Contracting

12:30 - 12:45 | Ahmad Zakari Salihu, Azadeh Haratiannezhadi and Giuseppina Schiavone

      The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Data Skills in Improving Gender Diversity across Europe: A Case Study of Logistics Sector

Session Chair: Philippe Michiels, IMEC

Parallel Session 2 | BC203

10:45- 11:00 | Yuichiro Ikeda, Daiki Morita, Shunichi Ohmori, Eiichi Furukawa, Qian Huang and Kazuho Yoshimoto

      Applying Revenue Management to Last-Mile Logistics: A Sustainability Assessment Amid Japan’s Population Decline

11:00 - 11:15 | Greg Foliente, Arshia Kaul, Sekar Sakti, Medo Pournader, Jonalyn Baquillas, Ma. Enrica Clarisse Dio and Russell Thompson

      Towards a Physical Internet Readiness and Capability Development Framework: Opportunities and Challenges

11:15 - 11:30 | Ariana Garbers, Praveen Muthukrishnan and Benoit Montreuil

      Data-Driven Approach for Integrating Existing Assets and Practical Constraints to Foster Durable Design and Implementation of Hyperconnected Logistic Networks in a Region

11:30 - 11:45 | Mina Kim, Nishanth Karuppaiyan, Praveen Muthukrishnan and Benoit Montreuil

      Hydrogen Refueling Facilities in Logistic Hubs across the Physical Internet: Adapting the Deployment to Vehicle Autonomy

11:45 - 12:00 | Tiankuo Zhang, Paria Nourmohammadi, Sixtine Guerin, Benoit Montreuil and Alan Erera

      Dynamic Pricing System for Physical Internet Enabled Hyperconnected Less-than-Truckload Freight Logistics Networks

12:00 - 12:15 | Jisoo Park, Frédérick Benaben and Benoit Montreuil

      The PI Cube: A Classification Framework for the Physical Internet

12:15 - 12:30 | Najat Bara, Olivier Labarthe, Walid Klibi and Onur Ozturk

      Freight In Urban Transit: Challenges and Enablers

12:30 - 12:45 | Simon Kwon, Gautier Stauffer, Walid Klibi and Benoit Montreuil

      Toward Hyperconnected Urban Parcel Delivery Networks: A Coopetitive Design Approach

Session Chair:

        ♦ Qian Huang, Waseda University

        ♦ Najat Bara, KEDGE Business School

Parallel Session 3 | HJ203

10:45- 11:00 | Ashwin Pothen and Benoit Montreuil

      Optimizing Product Assortment and Fulfillment Center Networks: A Physical Internet Approach to Substitutable Product Distribution

11:00 - 11:15 | Julien Maurice, Simon Kwon and Benoit Montreuil

      Implementation of Hyperconnected Mobile Supply Chains For Large Scale Networks

11:15 - 11:30 | Yaxin Pang, Walid Klibi and Olivier Labarthe

      The Impact of Pooled Warehouse Network with Human Labor, Machinery, and Energy Sharing

11:30 - 11:45 | Xiangtianrui Kong, Tianai Gong, Lele Zhang and Russell G. Thompson

      Synchromodality Service Planning and Procurement in a Global Logistics Platform: A Bi-level Programming Approach

11:45 - 12:00 | Su Xiu Xu, Yangdi Wang and George Q. Huang

      The Role of Virtual Bidders: Auction Design for Cyber-physical Internet Construction

12:00 - 12:15 | Lingchong Zhong, Wenfeng Li, Wenjing Guo and Lijun He

      A flexible Operation Organization of Container Terminals Considering Multimodal Transport Demand

12:15 - 12:30 | Lukas Eschment, Irina Jackiva, Kris Neyens, Thomas Schüning and Walter Neu

      Resilient and Sustainable Transport Networks: A Novel Decision-making Framework for Optimized Logistics Solution

12:30 - 12:45 | Nafe Moradkhani, Yann Bouchery, Florian Lebeau, Olivier Labarthe and Walid Klibi

      Toward Modular Equivalence: Mapping Last-Mile Encapsulation to the Physical Internet Container Ecosystem

Session Chair: Nafe Moradkhani, KEDGE Business School

Lunch

Parallel Session 4 | BC202

13:30- 13:45 | Tammo Märtens, Björn Krämer, Ebrahim Ehsanfar and Sohith Dhavaleswarapu

      Digital Twins for Inland Waterways: Innovative Approaches to Monitoring and Forecasting Water Levels, Navigability, and Infrastructure Maintenance

13:45 - 14:00 | Sheng-Teng Huang and Yu-Chi Pan

      Tourists and Port staff to Find Service Strategies for The Elderly—Taking Keelung Port as an Example

14:00 - 14:15 | John von Stamm, Alina Behle and Jonas Dallwig

      Increasing Resilience of Intermodal Freight Transport Networks – Key Challenges in Disruption Handling and Requirements for Digital Solutions

14:15 - 14:30 | Xiaoyue Liu, Praveen Muthukrishnan and Benoit Montreuil

      Network Design and Capacity Management in Hyperconnected Urban Logistic Networks

14:30 - 14:45 | Muhammad Ilham Fahreza and Enna Hirata

      The Physical Internet: Research Trend Analysis Through Natural Language Processing

Session Chair: Enna Hirata, Kobe University

Special Session: Agricultural Physical Internet and Carbon Economy | BC203

13:30- 13:45 | Dejun Xi, Baotong Zhang and Yi-Jia Wang

      Pitting Defect Detection in Gears Using Dual-Module Kolmogorov-Arnold Network

13:45 - 14:00 | Xianghui Xu, Mo Li and Yi-jia Wang

      Reference Crop Evapotranspiration Prediction Based on Hybrid Deep Learning Model Driven by Physical Internet

14:00 - 14:15 | Yi-Jia Wang, Nuan Wen, Naihui Wang, Dejun Xi and Qiang Fu

      Agri-Physical Internet from a Human-Machine-Environment Perspective

14:15 - 14:30 | Cecile Dupouy, François Clautiaux, Walid Klibi and Olivier Labarthe

      Multi-stakeholder Insights on Integrating Public Transport for Urban Freight Deliveries

Session Chair: Yi-jia Wang, Northeast Agricultural University

Coffee Break

Parallel Session 5 | BC202

15:00- 15:15 | Hisatoshi Naganawa, Enna Hirata, Russell G. Thompson and Akira Yamada

      Advancing the Physical Internet with GraphRAG: A New Way to Review and Integrate Existing Research

15:15 - 15:30 | Varsolo Sunio and Rovie Manansala

      Improving the Gains Through Consolidation of Orders from Multiple Shippers at the Cross-Dock Facility in the Philippines

15:30 - 15:45 | Wenjing Guo, Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Michel Gendreau, Wenfeng Li and Walter Rei

      Dynamic Shipment-to-Service Matching for Interurban Synchromodal Transport Systems with Shared Resources

15:45 - 16:00 | Yu Cui, Hui Fu, Zhixuan Wu, Hongpeng Li, Youbin Chen and Weichen Li

      Cyber-Physical Internet-Enabled Multi-Modal Logistics System in Urban Logistics Networks

16:00 - 16:15 | Qian Huang, Kohei Mishio, Shunichi Ohmori and Kazuho Yoshimoto

      Designing a Collaboration Model for Multiple Players in Open Logistics Networks

Session Chair: Shunichi Ohmori, Waseda University

Parallel Session 6 | BC203

15:00- 15:15 | Praveen Muthukrishnan, Saikrishnan Sankar, Sahrish Jaleel Shaikh, James Chris Gaffney and Benoit Montreuil

      Durable Routing in Hyperconnected Logistic Networks

15:15 - 15:30 | Russell Thompson, Masoud Kahalimoghadam, Geoff Featherstone and Medo Pournader

      Designing Rail Networks for Importing Containers into Melbourne

15:30 - 15:45 | Masoud Kahalimoghadam, Russell Thompson, Lele Zhang and Michael Kirley

      Reconfigurable Physical Internet Driven Urban Distribution Network

15:45 - 16:00 | Sofia Kokonezi, Angelos Amditis, Giannis Kanellopoulos, Konstantinos Touloumis, Apostolos Kapetanios, Dimitris Drakoulis and Georgios Kolionis

      Securing the Food Supply Chain Resilience – The SecureFood Project

16:00 - 16:15 | Tadashi Mizutani and Yuzo Ishida

      A Novel Approach to Describe Transshipment Processes with Consolidation within a Node: The Column-First Data Model

Session Chair: Masoud Kahalimoghadam, The University of Melbourne

Next IPIC announcement and Closing Ceremony

Speaker: Walid Klibi, KEDGE Business School

Moderator: George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University