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TWIN-SAFE Workshop in Hasselt, Belgium:
Human Factors & Civic University!
Weโre thrilled to share highlights from the successful TWIN-SAFE workshops held with our consortium partners in Belgium on the 29th and 30th of October. Hosted at Hasselt University, these sessions brought together experts from Hasselt University, Lund University and Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FTTS) to foster collaboration and learning, focusing on road safety and community engagement.
Day 1 focused on the Safe Systems Approach, covering core theories, concepts, and real-world applications in human factors and road safety. This approach underpins our commitment to enhancing FTTSโs expertise in contemporary road safety strategies. Through workshops, training, and exchanges, weโre building a foundation of knowledge and skills that bridges our institutions.
Day 2 introduced the Civic University concept, led by Hasselt University, guiding FTTS and Lund University in creating a civic mission that strengthens ties between academia and society. This collaboration aims to increase internationalization, expand project management skills, and encourage entrepreneurial thinking within FTTS.
Join us for the third online PhD seminar in our Road Safety Research series
We’re excited to continue our TWIN-SAFE PhD seminar series, sharing cutting-edge research focused on traffic safety and transport systems. This third seminar features Zhankun Chen from Lund University, Transport and Road division, Faculty of Engineering, presenting on:
“Feasible framework of Surrogate Measure of Safety (SMoS), what, why, and how?”
In this seminar, Zhankun will explore the proactive evaluation of traffic safety using SMoS, focusing on traffic conflicts. His research delves into a statistical approach to traffic conflict analysis.
Seminar will begin with an overview of SMoS and its theoretical and practical implications. Following that, Zhankun will reflect on the limitations of the current SMoS paradigm. The discussion will conclude with a proposed paradigm shift in SMoS formulation, along with a new prediction method based on this shift. Donโt miss this insightful presentation – an essential discussion for anyone interested in traffic safety innovation!
This event is open to PhD students in transportation and road safety field!
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: November 22th, 2024, 10:00 AM
๐ป ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
https://lnkd.in/d-aFpXB9
[๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ]: ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ.
TWIN-SAFE online PhD Seminar Series!
We are excited to share that on Friday, October 25th, we successfully held the second session of the TWIN-SAFE online PhD Seminar Series!
Our presenter, Mladen Miletiฤ from Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, presented his PhD research on: “Learning Cooperative Multi-Agent Adaptive Control System of Signalized Intersections based on Growing Neural Gas for Mixed Traffic Flows.”
Thank you to all the PhD students and professors who joined us! Stay tuned for details on next monthโs seminar as we continue to explore innovative solutions in road safety research.
Join us for the second online PhD seminar in our Road Safety Research series
We’re excited to continue our ๐ง๐ช๐๐ก-๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, sharing cutting-edge research focused on traffic safety and transport systems. This second seminar features ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถฤ from ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, presenting on:
“๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ-๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐”
Mladen, an assistant at the Department of Intelligent Transportation Systems, will discuss his PhD research on adaptive traffic signal control using ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐). His work focuses on the application of dimensionality reduction techniques and ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฅ๐) to control signalized intersections. Additionally, the seminar will cover the concept of ๐บ๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ and the integration of connected vehicles technology with intersection control. This seminar offers a valuable opportunity to gain insights into reinforcement learning-based traffic signal control.
This event is open to PhD students in transportation and road safety field!
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๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: October 25th, 2024, 10:00 AM
๐ป ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก:
https://lnkd.in/gYb6srng
[๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ]: ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ.
TWIN-SAFE online PhD Seminar Series Kickoff!
We are excited to share that on Friday, September 20th, we successfully launched the first session of the TWIN-SAFE online PhD Seminar Series!
Our first presenter, Muhammad Wisal Khattak from Hasselt University, delivered an insightful presentation on his PhD research titled: “Development and Calibration of Safety Performance Functions for Urban Roads in Flanders, Belgium.”
Wisal, a civil engineer with a focus on transportation safety, presented his work on crash prediction models using advanced statistical methods. His research delves into the development of Safety Performance Functions (SPFs), which help identify high-risk areas, or hotspots, on urban roads by analyzing crash data, traffic volumes, and road characteristics. He also explained how Bayesian models can enhance the accuracy of crash predictions, particularly in areas with limited data, offering valuable insights into improving road safety in urban environments.
Start of the online PhD seminar series
We are announcing the start of the online PhD seminar series as part of the TWIN-SAFE project, a collaboration between Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences University of Zagreb, Hasselt University and Lund University.
Three PhD students from each partner will present their research in the field of transportation and road safety. The first seminar will take place on 20th September, and you can join us by registering for the event! This event is open to PhD students in transportation and road safety field!
Check out our LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook for registration link.
Fourth Road Safety Summer School Successfully Completed
From September 2nd to 11th, the international Road Safety Summer School was held at the Scientific and Educational Campus Borongaj in Zagreb, Croatia. This prestigious program, successfully organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of the University of Zagreb, has become a popular international platform for education and the exchange of experiences in the field of road safety.
The summer school program is designed to offer participants comprehensive and expert lectures on advanced concepts and elements of road traffic safety. The goal is to expand the knowledge and competencies of graduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals in road engineering and safety. The lectures are thematically organized around key traffic safety factors: human, vehicles, roads, and their surrounding environment.
In addition to experts from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, leading global experts in road safety field gave lectures. Among them were renowned figures like Brendan Halleman from the European Investment Bank, Antonio Avenoso from the European Transport Safety Council, Harald Mosbock from Swarco, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), and Ali Pirdavani and Kris Brijs from Hasselt University (Belgium), as well as Carmelo D’Agostino from Lund University (Sweden).
This yearโs summer school gathered 25 participants from 18 countries around the world. Along with several participants from Croatia, there were attendees from Ethiopia, Cameroon, Jordan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, India, the Netherlands, Serbia, Greece, Russia, Albania, Lebanon, and other countries.
It is important to note that, as of May 2024, the “Road Safety Summer School” became part of the European project โTWIN-SAFE: Advancing Road Safety Through Twinning,โ co-financed by the Horizon Europe program and coordinated by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences.
Kick-off Meeting for the TWIN-SAFE Project:
Advancing Road Safety Through Twinning
On May 29th and 30th, the Kick-off meeting for the TWIN-SAFE project took place, marking the beginning of a 36-month collaboration between the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FTTS), Hasselt University in Belgium, and Lund University in Sweden.
The primary aim of the project is to enhance the road safety research capabilities at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences through partnerships with the mentioned institutions. The overarching vision is to establish FTTS as a center of excellence in multidisciplinary road safety research, education, and innovation. The project activities will be implemented in close collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Road Traffic Safety (CERTS) established in 2023 at FTTS.
The project is funded by the European Commission under the HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions, call HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02. The project coordinator is Asst. Prof. Dario Babiฤ, Ph.D.
Road Safety Summer School 2024 applications are open
Applications for Road Safety Summer School 2024 are open! The program takes place in Zagreb, Croatia and it is organised by Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. The goal of Road Safety Summer School is to provide broad and expert training related to advanced concepts and elements of road safety and thus increase the knowledge and competence of participants.
Summer school will last 10 days – from 2 September to 11 September and during that time, world-renowned experts from the field will introduce participants to the state-of-the-art findings related to the main factors of road safety: the human factor, the road and its environment, and the vehicle factor.
The total duration of the program is 50 hours (1 hour = 60 min). Masterโs and Ph.D. students will receive 2 ECTS credits after completing all the planned activities. All participants will receive a certificate of successful completion.
We are inviting all interested road safety enthusiasts to apply for Road Safety Summer school this year.
More info: roadsafety-summerschool.eu.
