Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are attracting the interest of a growing number of researchers and practitioners, involved in addressing their broader implications on society. Within this context, Federico Costantini from the University of Udine organised on 6 March 2019 the International Workshop “Automated and Autonomous Vehicles: Technological Tests, Policy Challenges, Ethical and Legal Concerns”. The event was... Continue reading→

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding organisation for research and innovation networks. The peculiar nature of COST, running since 1971, lies in its open, inclusive and bottom-up approach to research and innovation. More than 240 COST Actions (i.e. science and technology networks) are currently running and involve about 45,000 researchers in... Continue reading→

ITAPA 2019 International Congress, the largest event in Slovakia aimed at digitising public administration in Slovakia, was held in Bratislava on 28 May 2019. Smart cities, Smart Mobility, eGovernment, Cybersecurity and Digital transformation were the main topics discussed at the ITAPA 2019 spring edition. Per invitation of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister for Investments... Continue reading→

The Slovak Radio and Television (RTVS) broadcasted on 2 May 2019 an episode of its science-oriented talk show Experiment dedicated to the topics of future transport, cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM). The guests of the show – ERA Chair holder of the ERAdiate project prof. Tatiana Kováčiková and ERAdiate team member Dr. Tibor Petrov... Continue reading→

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa hosted the Cost Action CA16222 WISE-ACT Training School 2019 whose topic was „Modelling and Policy Analysis Tools to Explore the Future of Autonomous and Connected Transport” (ACT). Training School aimed to support skill development of young researchers in key areas of ACT as well as to encourage... Continue reading→

Once a year, since 2015, the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague hosts the Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP), a lively conference on smart cities with regular international participation. Researchers from American institutions such as the University of California Santa Barbara, the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Maryland regularly participate... Continue reading→

Director-General of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Prof. Vladimír Šucha, visited the University of Žilina on 4 March 2019. On the occasion of his visit, the agreement on the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) between both institutions was signed, and Prof. Šucha also delivered a public lecture entitled “Global Information ecosystem: The role... Continue reading→