Research Opportunities Workshop23 September 2011

Dr. George Papageorgiou

Researcher, TranSim Transportation Research

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• TranSim Transportation Research Ltd., SME,– George Papageorgiou– Transim, Nicosia, Cyprus– Research and Development– Project Management, Research Proposal preparation,

Consulting, Traffic Studies, Intelligent Transportation Systems

– T: +357 99 444718 – E: gnpapageo@gmail.com, transim@transim.com.cy– W: www.transim.com.cy

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• BUSSIM: Intelligent Bus Rapid Transit Systems in Nicosia, Cyprus

• Examine the use of simulation modelling in order to formulate strategies for improving the traffic flow of the current and future layouts of a major traffic network, in Nicosia, Cyprus

• Innovative Signal Control Strategies and Bus Rapid Transit methods tested in a microscopic simulated environment in order to attract more people to use public transportation network

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• EM-VANETS: Emergency message dissemination for safety applications in vehicular ad hoc networks

• Objective: – Design, analyze and evaluate a new generation intervehicle

communication system to instantly disseminate, hover and route critical safety information to vehicles and emergency services.

• The system comprises of three main components– A traffic aware short-range multihop broadcast subsystem which upon

detection of a road hazard will instantly disseminate emergency information to vehicles in the vicinity of the hazard;

– a hovering subsystem which will maintain the emergency information in a relevant area around the hazard for some period of time notifying approaching vehicles of the imminent danger;

– a multi-hop routing subsystem which will facilitate information exchange over large distances.

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General Project Idea• Effective, validated Modelling and Simulation of

traffic networks for testing innovative strategies by incorporating intelligent transportation systems developments– Such strategies will be aiming for a positive impact on

network efficiency, safety, and the environment– Some plausible strategies could involve the use of

signal control optimization, wireless networks, innovative road layout designs.

– These could be tested in specific networks of major European cities.

Thank you for your Attention!