The Professor and Director of the Department of Transportation Planning Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) George Yannis, has started a campaign to run 30 Marathons in 30 months in order to promote the 30km/h speed limit in cities. Running with the emblem of the NTUA, Prometheus the Fire-bearer, he has already successfully completed 24 Marathons in 24 months, all performing sub 4-hours, and there are 6 remaining Marathons to complete his challenge in November 2024 at the Athens Marathon.
This is an effort that has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of both society and the Authorities for a better quality of life in cities, with calm driving for safe, healthy and green trips for all city travellers. In the last period, more and more cities in Europe choose slower speeds and respect of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
His campaign has a particularly significant social impact, as depicted by international findings, demonstrating an average 37% reduction in fatalities in road crashes in cities which have adopted the 30km/h speed limit. In a recent study conducted by Prof. Yannis’ scientific research team, it is estimated that city-wide 30 km/h speed limits on the road network of all cities in Greece (with the exception of major axes) will save lives annually:
– 104 fatalities, (out of 635 in all of Greece)
– 123 seriously injured, (out of 636 in all of Greece)
– 783 slightly injured, (out of 12,533 in all of Greece)
The Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA actively supports the challenge of his colleague George Yannis and invites you to support his efforts for safer roads and mobility in cities for all.
You can follow and support his effort through his website and the relevant social media:
https://georgeruns30x30.com/
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Constantine Kyriazis Cityzen Parking & Services CEO lecture, April 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe lecture gave the researchers and students the opportunity to learn about the modern methods and technologies with which Cityzen operates parking spaces, making parking a digital experience and the trends that are already prevailing in central and northern Europe (Ticketless & Gateless parking) for integrated parking services.
Presentation![pdf](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/pdf.png)
NTUA at the 10th Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, Dublin, April 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria Kouaki2nd Hi-Drive Summer School on Automated Driving, ICCS/ NTUA, April 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe I-SENSE-Group and the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) of the National and Technical University of Athens organises the second Hi-Drive Summer School on ‘Navigating the Future with Advanced and Safe Automated Driving’ within the framework of the EU project Hi-Drive. This year’s Summer School will be held on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 September 2024 in Athens, at the conference center of the Amarilia Hotel in Vouliagmeni. Read more
Diploma Theses Exams, March 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of March 2024 took place with greate success on Thursday March 21st and Friday March 22nd 2024, at Railways Amphitheatre.
The students which defended their theses are as follows:
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Panagiotis Fafoutellis defended his Phd thesis on Traffic Theory Inspired Spatiotemporal and Multimodal Deep Learning Models for Trustworthy Short-Term Urban Traffic Forecasting, March 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiPanagiotis Fafoutellis has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Traffic Theory Inspired Spatiotemporal and Multimodal Deep Learning Models for Trustworthy Short-Term Urban Traffic Forecasting” on Thursday March 28th 2024 at 16.30 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, and online via a teleconference at the following link:
https://centralntua.webex.com/meet/elenivl
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Dimitrios Nikolaou defended his Phd thesis on Machine learning-based road crash risk assessment fusing infrastructure, traffic and driver behaviour data, March 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiDimitris Nikolaou has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Machine learning-based road crash risk assessment fusing infrastructure, traffic and driver behaviour data” on Wednesday March 27th 2024 at 15.00 at the Railways Amphitheatre of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA, and online via a teleconference at the following link:
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Online Seminar at NTUA, Professor Xumei Chen, March 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiProfessor Xumei (Melanie) Chen from the School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University will provide an online seminar entitled “Environmental Impact of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles considering Platooning with Buses in Urban Scenariosat” at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, on Friday March 22nd 2024 at 9:30.
Online link![url](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/url.png)
Running 30 Marathons in 30 months for 30km/h speed limit in all cities
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe Professor and Director of the Department of Transportation Planning Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) George Yannis, has started a campaign to run 30 Marathons in 30 months in order to promote the 30km/h speed limit in cities. Running with the emblem of the NTUA, Prometheus the Fire-bearer, he has already successfully completed 24 Marathons in 24 months, all performing sub 4-hours, and there are 6 remaining Marathons to complete his challenge in November 2024 at the Athens Marathon.
This is an effort that has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of both society and the Authorities for a better quality of life in cities, with calm driving for safe, healthy and green trips for all city travellers. In the last period, more and more cities in Europe choose slower speeds and respect of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
His campaign has a particularly significant social impact, as depicted by international findings, demonstrating an average 37% reduction in fatalities in road crashes in cities which have adopted the 30km/h speed limit. In a recent study conducted by Prof. Yannis’ scientific research team, it is estimated that city-wide 30 km/h speed limits on the road network of all cities in Greece (with the exception of major axes) will save lives annually:
– 104 fatalities, (out of 635 in all of Greece)
– 123 seriously injured, (out of 636 in all of Greece)
– 783 slightly injured, (out of 12,533 in all of Greece)
The Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA actively supports the challenge of his colleague George Yannis and invites you to support his efforts for safer roads and mobility in cities for all.
You can follow and support his effort through his website and the relevant social media:
https://georgeruns30x30.com/
Phd Thesis at the Laboratory of Pavement Engineering of the NTUA School of Civil Engineering, March 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe Laboratory of Pavement Engineering of the NTUA School of Civil Engineering is seeking a PhD Candidate for a PhD Thesis on the Development of Artificial Intelligence Methodologies in Pavements.
The required qualifications of candidates are:
– a Master’s degree or a single and unbroken Master’s degree in Civil Engineering
– Excellent knowledge of the English language
– Excellent computer skills (MS Office)
– Knowledge of programming tools (ideally machine learning software)
Funding sources: ELKE Fellowship and Research Projects of the Laboratory of Pavement Engineering.
At first, interested applicants are invited to submit their CV electronically to Professor Christina Plati via e-mail: cplati@central.ntua.gr.
GREAT – Imperial College London MSc Scholarship for Greek students, February 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiIn partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Imperial College London is offering 4 scholarships to students from Ghana, Greece, Malaysia and Mexico applying for postgraduate courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Business subjects.
The scholarship programme offers financial support to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study at Imperial.
Candidates need to have been given an offer of admission by the 13th of March 2024.
Detailed description of the scholarship programme can be found at![url](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/url.png)
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech Master programmes for NTUA students, February 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiEcole des Ponts ParisTech is inviting students from NTUA to apply to the following 3 Master programmes designed for students holding a Master’s degree (Only applications from candidates previously nominated will be considered):
Interested students have the opportunity to apply to these programmes under the framework of the partnership agreement between ParisTech and NTUA, and through the same platform as applicants to their MSc of Engineering.
Please take note of these four important milestones in the application process :
Detailed description for these 3 programmes can be found at![pdf](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/pdf.png)
New year event at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, February 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe New Year Event of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering took place with great success on Monday, February 5th, 2024, at 13:30, at the Amphitheater of Railways and Transport with the participation of more than 60 members of the Department and the School of Civil Engineering. Read more
Scholarships for Transport Studies, 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiAnnouncements for Scholarships for Postgraduate Transport Studies in Greece and abroad are presented below. These Scholarships concern both MSc and PhD Programmes. Students are solicited to apply directly to the Universities announcing these scholarships, whereas they can always discuss them with the Professors of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering.
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NTUA / Marie Curie – 4 New PhD Vacancies on AI for Road Safety, February 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiWithin the framework of the Horizon Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Industrial Doctoral Network IVORY – Artificial Intelligence for Vision Zero in Road Safety, a call for applications for 15 new Industrial PhD candidates has been launched, 4 of them to be hosted by National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), a Centre of Road Safety Research Excellence with global recognition. The 4 PhD Candidates will be recruited for 3 years, shared between Academia and Industry and are expected to be strongly focused and motivated on advanced research and quantitative analysis for innovative road safety solutions. Read more
NTUA at the 103rd TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2024
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiNTUA Professors among the top 2% researchers in the world, November 2023
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiIn a recently published study conducted at Stanford University (USA), using a range of parameters for each scientist’s research contribution and influence, million scientists data from Scopus database were analysed. According to this study 971 Greek scientists are contained in the global top 2%, among which 130 researchers from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). 21 Professors from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA are among the top 2% researchers in the world (5 within the top-ten of NTUA), while 6 of them from the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, (5 within the top-eleven of the School of Civil Engineering).![icon.url](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/icon.url_.png)
NTUA – Telematics boosting mobility behaviour Workshop, Athens, November 2023
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe NTUA Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering organised with great success a Scientific Workshop titled “Telematics boosting mobility behaviour” which took place at the NTUA Campus in Athens on November 22nd, 2023.
The rapid spread of innovative technologies in the field of telematics creates new opportunities to monitor, evaluate and improve driver behaviour through feedback tools, providing incentives to drivers for safer and greener behaviour, with spectacular results.
During this workshop, the new interactive SafeRoadsMap tool for safe and green travelling in Greece has been released.
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Diploma theses exams, October 2023
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe examinations of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of October 2023 took place with great success from Wednesday November 1st to Friday November 3rd 2023, at Railways Amphitheatre and at teaching room 109.
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Prof. Eleni Vlahogianni receives the 2017-2020 ITSM Outstanding Research Paper High Commendation Award, Augoust 2023
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiNTUA Professor Eleni Vlahogianni has received the 2017–2020 ITSM Outstanding Paper Award. The Award Judging Panel’s decision is based on the consideration of the following decision-making criteria: originality, citations, impact and importance. This decision has been announced in IEEE – Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Vol. 15, Number 2, 2023, pp.272-274.![](http://www.transport.ntua.gr/wp-content/uploads/icon.url_-22-2-1-2.png)
Diploma theses exams, July 2023
/in Latest News /by Maria KouakiThe examination of the Diploma Theses of the undergraduate students of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering for the examination period of July 2023 took place with great success on Monday July 17th and on Tuesday July 18th 2023, at Railways Amphitheatre.
The students which defended their theses are as follows:
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