Category Archives: Past Event

Ecomotion Week 2021

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:

Meet The Consortia Webinar

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

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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.

Urban Air Mobility Webinar

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

Metro

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

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.

Meet the Industry Webinar

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.

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ISTRC Launch Event Webinar – RECORDING

DATE
June 03, 2020

DETAILS

Greetings
Dr. Anat Bonshtien, Chairwoman and Director, Smart Mobility Initiative
at Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office

Powering Public Mobility
Dr. Oren Shoval, Co-founder and CTO, Via

The Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center (ISTRC) – Presentation
Prof. Yoram Shiftan, Head, ISTRC and Tchiya Allon, General Manager, ISTRC
Presentation

The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Traveler Behavior and Values:
Emerging Technologies and an Unexpected Pandemic
Prof. Ram Pendyala, Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering
and the Built Environment, Arizona State University
Presentation