Emeritus Professor Markos Papageorgiou of the School of Production Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Crete was invited as an honorary participant to the 14th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation – hEART 2026, which was held in Paris, France, from September 29 to October 1, 2026, and hosted by Université Gustave Eiffel.
During the symposium, Professor Markos Papageorgiou received an honorary award in recognition of “his pioneering and enduring contributions to transportation science, traffic flow modeling and control, and Intelligent Transportation Systems, as well as the significant impact of his work on the international transportation research community.”
The award recognizes Professor Markos Papageorgiou’s long-standing research contributions and international scientific standing. According to the recent Stanford University ranking, he is ranked among the top 2% of researchers worldwide, while also holding a leading position among the members of the Technical University of Crete included in this ranking.














