Tour de ERA
The Tour de ERA is an activity of the Center for Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI) of the Slovak Republic, initiated by the national project SK4ERA. It consists of 5 two-day events in 5 Slovak cities – Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Košice, Nitra, Bratislava. Horizon 2020 themes are tailored to the long-term thematic profile of each... Continue reading→
Forbes 30 UNDER 30 event
The biggest festival of young energy, inspiration and worldclass business ideas. This day-long event brings top young entrepreneurs from Slovak, Czech and Hungarian Forbes annual 30 UNDER 30 list under one roof. Enjoy a day full of interviews, panel discussions with local and foreign guests, presentations, introduce your business idea to potential investors in car... Continue reading→
SENECA – New project exploring benefits of ICT for safety of emergency vehicles in future traffic systems
In October 2018, a two-year research project SENECA funded by the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV) started. Project was granted from the new scheme supporting joint research activities between Slovak and Israeli research organisations. Within SENECA project, researchers of the University of Žilina (UNIZA) will jointly work with researchers from the Technion – Israel... Continue reading→
Big Data and new forms of civic engagement in community
The big data paradigm has become an inevitable aspect of smart and sustainable mobility planning that will help decision-makers to plan for any expansion in either transport services, resources, or areas. CIVITAS as a network of cities that aims at promoting innovative sustainable development in cities covering sustainable transport mobility organised the CIVITAS annual Forum... Continue reading→
ERAdiate participated in the European Researchers´ Night 2018
For the first time, the ERAdiate team used the opportunity to participate in the 13th Slovak edition of the European Researchers’ Night event. The event, so called “Festival of Science – European Researchers’ Night”, is a yearly organized event throughout Europe. The main goal of the Researchers´ Night is to present interesting outputs of researchers... Continue reading→
WISE-ACT Training School 2019
On 26-28 March 2019, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is hosting the WISE-ACT Training School 2019. The topic is “Modelling and Policy Analysis Tools to Explore the Future of Autonomous and Connected Transport”. Grants are available for Early Career Investigators (max 8 years from PhD granting) to assist with the expenses of attending this... Continue reading→
MoTiV contributes to OECD ITF policy discussions on the evolving value of travel time
The ERAdiate team was recently invited by the International Transport Forum (ITF) of the OECD to present the objectives, approach and expected results of the MoTiV project, an innovative approach to Value of Travel Time (VTT) that has raised international interest. The OECD ITF is an intergovernmental organisation with 59 member countries. It acts as... Continue reading→
Towards a European Transport Research Cloud: EC publishes Expert Group final report
The European Commission has recently published the final report on the Transport Research Cloud (TRC). The ERAdiate ERA Chair Holder, Prof. Kováčiková, contributed as a member of the Expert Group appointed to produce this final report, an important policy development in the European transport context. The TRC is related to the ongoing Open Science efforts,... Continue reading→
A look at Europe’s initiatives on Connected and Autonomous Driving
Connected and Autonomous Driving (CAD) is nowadays a thoroughly discussed topic both in consumer media as well as in the scientific and academic community. To raise awareness and promote cross-faculty collaboration at the University of Žilina on this emerging area, the ERAdiate team organised a dedicated Lecture Series on CAD in October 2018. On this occasion, two... Continue reading→
Putting people first in the Smart Cities transition
The concepts of ‘Smart City’ and ‘Smart Mobility’ promise opportunities to build more efficient, better connected and more creative cities enabled by technological innovations. Yet important questions remain to be answered: what is meant exactly by ‘smart’? Is smart the same as sustainable? And is smart for everyone? To answer these, the ERAdiate team organised... Continue reading→