As a world-renowned academic conference in road and rail transport, IAVSD gathers scientists and engineers in international academia and industry to exchange their latest academic ideas and technological breakthroughs in surface vehicle dynamics.

Founded in Vienna in 1977, this biennial conference has been held in Berlin, Cambridge (UK), Cambridge (USA), Prague, Kingston, Lyon, Chengdu, Ann Arbor, Budapest, Pretoria, Copenhagen, Kanagawa, Milano, Berkeley, Stockholm, Manchester, Qingdao and Austria.