The project coordinator participated in the final workshop of the Big Data Europe Project (https://www.big-data-europe.eu/) that was held in Brussels in September, 14th.

TransformingTransport participated to the three-day 14th NECTAR Internatinonal Conference: Transport in a networked society. The conference was held in Madrid, Spain, from the 31st of May till the 2nd of June 2017 and organized by: NECTAR Network, tGIS, TRANSyT-UPM and the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC). TT was represented by UPM as the organizer of the event and more specifically by the coordinating partner (INDRA) in the main session on June the 2nd with the title: “Transfer transport innovations into business and institutions”. The session was chaired by Stephane Petti from the EIB and counted with the participation of different transport operators and authorities of Spain.

The first research paper of TransformingTransport was featured in the main conference track of the 29th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering – CAiSE 2017. CAiSE took place in Essen, Germany, from June 12-16, 2017, and attracted over 350 participants. CAiSE is one of the largest gatherings of information systems researchers worldwide.

TransformingTransport was showcased during the panel on “Smart Transportation and ICT: Topics for Collaboration” that was organized as part of the Trans-Atlantic Symposium on ICT Technology and Policy, which took place in Minneapolis, USA from June19-20, 2017. The symposium brought together around 80 experts from Europe and the US to jointly discuss novel avenues for collaboration.

The TransformingTransport 2nd GA project meeting took place in Madrid on 6 – 8 June 2017. The meeting was hosted by the UPM (on the first day) and INDRA (on the second and third days).

We thank all the partners participated and contributed to this important 3-day event!

TransformingTransport participated to the three-day International Transport Forum (ITF) 2017 Summit on 31/05 – 2/06/2017 in Leipzig, Germany with a presentation during the Open Stage Café on the first day of the event and the project stand at the event’s exhibition showcasing its work to more than 1 000 decision-makers from government and business, academia and media from around 70 countries. 

The Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the premier global transport policy event. Since 2008, the Summit brings together ministers from around the world to share policy perspectives with CEOs, heads of international organisations, thought leaders from civil society and academia, and the media. This vibrant conference addresses strategic and topical issues across all transport modes where participants can engage in the debate through a variety of session formats.

The ITF’s 2017 Summit on Governance of Transport explored the trends shaping transport governance and identify the most pressing challenges in the transport sector. Through the governance lens, it focused on infrastructure, global connectivity, the right regulation for innovation, and urban access and mobility. 

Transforming Transport project was hosted on the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) stand during the two-day international  Digital Innovation Forum (DIF 2017) on 10 -11 May 2017 in Amsterdam.

DIF 2017 is the industry-driven Digital innovation conference in Europe, showing R&I results and emerging challenges towards a vision of the future for and built by industry.

This first edition of the Digital Innovation Forum was dedicated to ‘Digital Transformation’.

TransformingTransport project was presented during the XVII Spanish Congress on ITS.

The Congress was carried out by the ITS Spain on 25-27 April 2017. Exhibition and networking areas were available for professionals and all the interested who wished to get informed and exchange opinions on the current and future trends of the market.

More information (in Spanish): http://www.itsspain.com/itsspain/index.php/evento/146.

The meeting took place at the INDRA premises. The TransformingTransport team made out of a multidisciplinary group of scientists and software engineers, transport experts and industrial representatives, collaborated in a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere. They all got to know each other and discussed over the two days the all facets of the project development activities. Below is the first photo of the enthusiastic group!