1. Research Opportunities Workshop 23 September 2011 Dr. George Papageorgiou Researcher, TranSim Transportation Research

2. 2 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

3. 3 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

4. 4 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.

5. 5 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.

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