2024 IEEE ITSS R8 Chapters Meeting
The main goal of the IEEE ITSS R8 Chapters Meeting is to encourage collaboration among universities, industry, research institutions and authorities working in ITS within Region 8. This meeting is the third edition of ITSS R8 Chapters Meetings which started in 2022 in Madrid and was organized last year in Berlin. The 3rd edition of the IEEE ITSS R8 Chapters Meeting will host representatives of 11 ITS Chapters of R8: Austria, Benelux, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Norway, Serbia & Montenegro, Spain, Tunisia, UK& Ireland.
Interactive sessions and discussions among participants will allow to reinforce the cooperation among members of different Chapters and to establish new relations with attendants that are not yet involved in IEEE ITSS. One of the main goals of this event is, indeed, to reach students, researchers, other stakeholders in the field of ITS (public institutions, private companies, associations), to increase awareness about ITS in local communities and to form interest groups as a base for common research projects.
Scientific committee:
- Roberta Di Pace (Università di Salerno)
- Michele Fiorini (Leonardo S.p.A.)
- Stefania Santini (Università di Napoli Federico II)
- Silvia Siri (Università di Genova)
Local organizing committee:
- Alessandro Bozzi (Università di Genova)
- Tommy Chaanine (Università di Genova)
- Rexhina Hoxha (Università di Genova)
- Cecilia Pasquale (Università di Genova)
- Simona Sacone (Università di Genova)
- Silvia Siri (Università di Genova)
- Enrico Zero (Università di Genova)
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- Start time: 24 Oct 2024 09:00 AM
- End time: 25 Oct 2024 03:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+02:00) Rome
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- Via Vivaldi 5
- Genova, Liguria
- Italy
- Room Number: Aula Lauree Luigi Passadore
- Starts 07 October 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 20 October 2024 12:00 AM
- All times are (UTC+02:00) Rome
- No Admission Charge
- Menu: Meat, Fish, None
Speakers
Arnaud de La Fortelle of Heex Technologies
Engineering the Data: The Smart-Data approach illustrated with Autonomous Driving
While data and AI are necessary for advancing many technologies, or even science as the Nobel Prize of Physics demonstrates, all the data is not useful. In the realm of autonomous driving, the traditional Big Data strategy—characterized by massive volumes of largely redundant and unstructured data—proves unsustainable and inefficient, both economically and environmentally. Recognizing these limitations, the Smart-Data approach emerges as a strategic alternative, focusing on synthesizing the most pertinent and relevant data to enhance AI performance and scalability. Smart-Data emphasizes quality over quantity by targeting critical scenarios and edge cases that are essential for robust model training, ensuring data is interoperable, lightweight, real-time, and easily processed. This targeted methodology not only optimizes resource utilization but also improves the reliability and adaptability of autonomous systems, showcasing how data engineering (Smart-Data) can effectively address the complexities and demands of real-world autonomous driving applications.
Biography:
Arnaud de La Fortelle has been director (2008-2021) of the Center for Robotics of Mines Paris (PSL University). He was General Chair of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2019 in Paris, he was a member, and then president of the French ANR scientific evaluation committee for sustainable mobility and cities. He serves regularly as an expert for European research programs. He co-founded Heex Technologies in 2019 and moved to a full-time position there as CTO in 2021. He designed the vision and the technology behind Smart-Data Management. Smart-Data is a powerful way to address current and future Big Data limitations, especially needed for autonomous systems.
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Jonas Martensson of KTH, Sweden
Platooning for improved transport and energy efficiency
Truck platooning, which leverages automated driving systems to link multiple trucks in a close-following convoy, offers significant potential to enhance freight transport efficiency. This talk will explore how platooning reduces aerodynamic drag, leading to substantial fuel savings and lower emissions. Additionally, it addresses the growing driver shortage by enabling fewer drivers to oversee multiple vehicles. A key focus will be on the role of cooperation between transport operators to increase the opportunities for forming platoons across different fleets, maximizing operational efficiency. We will also compare platooning with High Capacity Transport (HCT) systems, highlighting differences in scalability, infrastructure requirements, and operational advantages. Both solutions offer pathways to greater energy efficiency, reduced congestion, and enhanced safety, with distinct implementation challenges and opportunities.
Biography:
Jonas Mårtensson is Professor of Automatic Control with applications in Transportation Systems at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the director of the Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL), a multi-disciplinary research center on sustainable transport systems in collaboration with Swedish industry and public actors. He has a broad research interest evolving around efficient and sustainable transport systems including cooperative traffic control and control of connected and automated vehicles, with a particular interest for freight and heavy vehicles.
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Agenda
DAY 1
9:00 – 9:30: Registration
9:30 – 10:00: Welcome and Introduction
10:00 – 11:00: Keynote speaker: Arnaud de La Fortelle (Co-founder and CTO, Heex Technologies), “Engineering the data: the smart-data approach illustrated with autonomous driving”
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00: Technical presentations by members of IEEE ITSS Chapters
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:30: Round Table “New challenges for intermodal transportation systems”
Moderator: Davide Anguita (Università degli Studi di Genova)
Invited speakers: Veronica Asta (Optimization Manager, Circle Group); Stefano Cangelosi (Head of Business Process Management, PSA Italy); Meng Lu (Principal, Aeolix ITS); Vittorio Marzano (University of Naples Federico II); Paolo Questa (Sales Manager, Aitek); Cristina Olaverri Monreal (Johannes Kepler University Linz); Christos Panayiotou (University of Cyprus)
15:30 – 16:30: YP Poster Session and Competition
Moderator: Angelo Coppola (University of Napoli Federico II)
20:00 – 23:00: Social dinner at I TRE MERLI, Calata Cattaneo 17, Genova
DAY 2
9:00 – 10:00: Keynote speaker: Jonas Martensson (KTH), “Platooning for improved transport and energy efficiency”
10:00 – 11:00: Presentation of Chapters and discussion for the creation of new Chapters (hybrid session with Chapter Chairs outside R8)
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00: Technical presentations by members of IEEE ITSS Chapters
13:00 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 15:00: Closing Session and Ceremony for the Best Poster Award