The 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) Annual Conference was hosted on June 21, 2021 by Tel Aviv University - the Shlomo Shmeltzer Institute for Smart Transportation and the Geosimulation and Spatial Analysis Lab.
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Big Data & The National Travel Demand Model – Special Webinar – RECORDING
DATE
June 01, 2021
CHAIR
Dr. Ayelet Gal-Tzur, Big Data and Data Analytics Professional Committee Chair, ISTRC
DETAILS
The webinar’s goal is to present a Ministry of Transport project for the development of the Israel National Travel Demand Model, based on a Big Data-driven demand analytics system, in which cellular data was used to estimate the amount and distribution of trips in Israel.
RECORDING
Full webinar or specific lectures via the links below
Introduction
Dr. Ayelet Gal-Tzur
Greetings
Vladimir Simon, Director, Economic Planning and Research Department, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
Demand analytics – the methodology, the product and future applications
Dr. Israel Feldman, Chief Scientist, Mobi – Mobility Insight
The National Travel Demand Model and its importance to plan development and implementation
Shuki Cohen, CEO, MATAT – Transportation Planning Center Ltd.
Big Data production – regulatory, business and preparatory challenges
▪ Lior Lapid, Head of Product Development Department, Pelephone
▪ Dov Ganor, CEO, Mobi – Mobility Insight
The potential and challenges in using Big Data for promoting the transportation system’s goals
▪ Dr. Sagi Dalyot, Technion, Civil and Environmental Engineering
▪ Limor Shmerling Magazanik, Israel Tech Policy Institute
▪ Dr. Natan Pinhas, Transportation Research Institute, Technion
Empowering & Developing Human Capital in Smart Mobility at ECOMOTION WEEK 2021
DATE
May 18-20, 2021
DETAILS
In the ISTRC virtual booth we hosted academy representatives who provided a glimpse into challenges and initiatives of student teams and offered the opportunity to collaborate with them:
- Indy Autonomous Challenge 2021 Ariel Team – Prof. Zvi Shiller, Ariel University
- Ben-Gurion Racing Formula Team – Dr. Igal Bilik, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Technion Formula Student Autonomous Electric Race Car – Prof. Leonid Tartakovsky, Technion
- “Designing and Developing Approaches to Smart Transportation Systems” Course – Dr. Natan Pinhas, Technion
Meet the Consortia – Special Webinar
DATE
May 04, 2021
CHAIR
Tchiya Allon, ISTRC
DETAILS
This webinar was designed to introduce to the Israeli Smart Transportation community two Consortia: AVATAR and ANDROMEDA: their goals, members, focus areas, activities and outcome.
Daniella Gera Margaliot, Smart Mobility Initiative at Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office
Moshe Avrahami, Israel Innovation Authority
Erez Nur, Avatar Consortium
Dr. Rony Ohayon, Andromeda Consortium
ISERD’s Introduction to Horizon Europe Calls for Proposals for Smart Transportation – Special Webinar – RECORDING
DATE
April 28, 2021
DETAILS
The Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) together with ISTRC conducted an introduction to the Horizon Europe Programme’s Calls for Proposals in the Smart Transportation domain.
To get the most out of the webinar, please check the LIST OF TOPICS in advance.
The webinar was held in HEBREW.
Moving Upward To The Future Of Transport: Urban Air Mobility – Special Webinar – RECORDING
DATE
March 24, 2021
CHAIR
Prof. Jack Haddad, Technion
DETAILS
The webinar’s goal was to introduce various upcoming challenges, opportunities and perspectives in Urban Air Mobility.
WEBINAR RECORDING
Full webinar or specific lectures via the links below
Opening Words
Daniella Gera Margaliot, Deputy Managing Director, Smart Mobility Initiative at Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Urban Air Mobility
Prof. Dr. Constantinos (Costas) Antoniou, Technical University of Munich
Exploring Areas of Interest for Academic Contribution in UAS/UAM Domains – Present and Future
Roni Zehavi, CEO, Rontali
Designing Swarms of Autonomous Drones
Prof. Alfred M. Bruckstein, Technion and David Dovrat, Technion
Urban Aerial Mobility – Today (NA’AMA Initiative) and Tomorrow
Dror Ben-David, Subject Matter Expert for the NA’AMA Initiative, Matrix IT
How Far Two eVTOLs Should Be Subject to Communication Uncertainties
Prof. Quan Quan, Beihang University
Macroscopic Traffic Flow Control for Urban Air Mobility Systems
Prof. Jack Haddad, Technion
Round Tables – The Tel Aviv Metro Plan: Planning, Economic And Social Aspects – RECORDING
DATE
March 24, 2021
DETAILS
The event was hosted by the Aaron Institute for Economic Policy, the Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) and ISTRC, and was chaired by Prof. Omer Moav, Tiomkin School of Economics and Aaron Institute, IDC.
The objective of the round tables was to introduce to the Israeli audience the importance of the Metro plan as the core of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area Transportation Strategic Plan, its impact on mobility, economy, and quality of life.
RECORDINGS
February 28, 2021
March 03, 2021
March 09, 2021
Smart Transportation in Challenging Reality – 2020 WEBINAR SERIES – RECORDING
ISTRC initiated its first Webinar Series aiming to provide a glimpse into the activities of the center’s nine Professional Committees.
The webinar series consists of four webinars, each led by a Professional Committee chair, and includes several lectures delivered by experts in academy, industry or public sector.
RECORDINGS
All webinar sessions were recorded and are available through the below link.
THE 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Students Conference – RECORDING
The 1st Israeli Smart Transportation Students Conference (ISTSC-1) was hosted by Bar-Ilan University on December, 3 2020.
The recordings of the various conference sessions and the names of the winners of the Best Student Conference Paper Award are published on our website.
Meet the Industry – Special Webinar
DATE
November 03, 2020
CHAIR
Tchiya Allon, ISTRC
TARGET AUDIENCE
All Academic Researchers
DETAILS
The Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center facilitated a special webinar tailored to support the center’s first Annual Call for Research 2020/21.
The webinar was designed to promote collaborative research and to provide a glimpse into the industry.
Companies active in the Smart Transportation field presented their areas of interest, challenges and their potential contribution to research.