With a significantly expanded conference programme, IT-TRANS – the International Conference and Exhibition on IT solutions for public transport – will open its doors for the fourth time in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 18-20 February 2014 . The 2014 edition of IT-TRANS will address the burning question of how to meet the requirements of smart travellers and their intelligent communities as well as, for the first time, security in public transport and its link to IT systems. A total of 11 conference sessions will be held, giving experts from around the world an opportunity to demonstrate how information technology is making public transport safer, smarter and more efficient. The smart traveller Today, public transport’s (potential) customers have an abundance of data, information and services available to them at their fingertips to help them make informed decisions, the best they can, at any time and all of the time. They expect a simple, intelligent but meaningful dialogue...