NTSA Research Course 2023
Safe System in future mobility scenarios: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach
23-26 May 2023
Aalborg, Denmark
Local organizers: Tanja Madsen, Giulio Bianchi Piccinini
The seminar is held in close co-operation with Traffic Research Group at Aalborg University.
New format: NTSA Research Course
This year, NTSA upgrades its annual seminar to a Research Course. The format includes lectures, presentations from participants and network building activities, with time for discussion with experts in the research field of Safe System.
Important dates
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1 May 2023 |
Registration & abstract submission deadline |
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23–26 May 2023 |
10th NTSA Research Course |
Social media
Please, use the hashtags #ictct, #ntsa and #ntsa2023aalborg in your posts related to the seminar.
The research course organised by the Nordic Traffic Safety Academy (NTSA) aims at providing insights into the challenges of the increasing transport automation and providing a platform for future research on this topic. The thinking behind the course is to give an overview from different angles of the ongoing research on the transition to Safe System when connected and automated mobility will be partly or fully implemented.
The Safe System approach is widely recognized as the state-of-the-art in the management of traffic safety. It implies a multidisciplinary approach to traffic safety in which all actors involved in safety management collaborate. From a research perspective, the Safe System and its goal of no one being killed or severely injured(so-called Vision Zero) is facing new challenges when implemented in future mobility scenarios.
During this research course, a large space will be given to young researchers to present their ongoing or future research work/ideas, receive feedback and engage in networking opportunities. The NTSA research course is for researchers at PhD and Postdoc levels, road safety professionals, road authority staff and others involved in the decision making on road safety matters.
Registration is required. Each participant can choose between only attending the research course or attending and presenting their project/research topic (feedback on the presentation will be provided by expert faculty panel). If you would like to present, we kindly ask you to submit an abstract of 200–300 words when registering.
ECTS credits for PhD students
PhD students may be able to get credits for this course at their home university and should ask for information from their supervisors. You will receive a certificate after completing the NTSA Research Course.
Participation fees
Participation fee: €300
The fee includes includes welcome reception, lunch and coffee/tea all days, course activities.
Social Dinner (optional): €65
Deadline for registration / payment: 1 May 2023
Registration form
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
16:00–18:00
More info soon…
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
8:30–10:15
Lars Ekman
Swedish Transport Administration
Sweden
10:15–10:30
Coffee break
10:30–12:15
Haneen Farah
Delft University of Technology
the Netherland
Dr. ir. Haneen Farah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Transport and Planning and a co-director of the Traffic and Transportation Safety Lab at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Her research interests lie in the fields of road infrastructure design, road user behaviour, and traffic safety. She is currently investigating the implications of the advances in vehicle technology and automation on these fields. In her research she combines her expertise in transportation engineering, with her curiosity in the fields of human factors and econometrics.
Before joining TU Delft Haneen Farah was a postdoctoral researcher at KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology.
12:15–13:15
Lunch
13:15–14:30
Participant presentations
14:30–14:45
Coffee break
14:45–16:00
Participant presentations
16:30–18:30
Network building activity
Thursday, 25 May 2023
8:30–10:15
Rune Elvik
Institute of Transport Economics
Norway
Rune Elvik has been a road safety researcher at the Institute of Transport Economics since 1980. His main areas of research have been evaluation studies, meta-analysis and cost-benefit analysis.
Rune Elvik served as editor-in-chief (together with Karl Kim) of Accident Analysis and Prevention from 2005 to 2013. He has participated in many European projects and contributed to the Highway Safety Manual. He has published more than 150 papers in scientific journals.
10:15–10:30
Coffee break
10:30–12:15
Natasha Merat
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
Professor Natasha Merat is an experimental psychologist and research group leader of the Human Factors and Safety Group at the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds University, United Kingdom, and leader of the Automation theme. Her main research interests are in understanding the interaction of road users with new technologies. She applies this interest to studying factors such as driver distraction and driver impairment, and she is an internationally recognised expert in studying the human factors implications of highly automated vehicles. She is currently involved in six UK and European Projects on automated vehicles.
12:15–13:15
Lunch
13:15–14:30
Participant presentations
14:30–14:45
Coffee break
14:45–16:30
Participant presentations
17:30–21:00
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Friday, 26 May 2023
9:00–12:15
more info soon …
12:15–13:15
Lunch
13:15—13:30
Closure & good-bye
Course venue
The Research Course primarily takes place at the Department of the Built Environment (BUILD), located at the main campus of Aalborg University, approx. 6 km from the city centre. It is easily accessed by bus.
The address is: Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220 Aalborg East.
A part of the course (e.g. the welcome reception) will take place in the city centre.
Accomodation
We suggest that you book your accommodation at the Cabinn Hotel Aalborg in the city centre. The hotel is centrally located in the city and is less expensive than other hotels in Aalborg (from approx. €80 per night).
More information about the hotel here.
There is a big event in Aalborg in the same week as the NTSA Research Course: the Aalborg Carnival (more info below). Therefore, we recommend that you book accommodation as soon as possible.
Getting to Aalborg
Reaching Aalborg is simple by either train or plane. The rail station is in the centre of Aalborg and the airport is only 10-15 minutes away from the city centre by bus or train. Norwegian and SAS have several daily flights to and from Aalborg from Copenhagen and other European airports. For more information see here.
There are also several direct flights to Aarhus Airport, and from there you can take a bus (925x Airport Express) to the central station in Aarhus (45-50 min) and take the train to Aalborg (75-90 min). For more information see here and here.
Going by bus to Aalborg University
Bus line no. 2 stop right outside the Department of the Built Environment (bus stop: Pontoppidanstræde).
The travel time (incl. walking) is approx. 30 min.
You can buy bus tickets online (via app or online store). It is also possible to pay with cash in DKK on the bus (only small bills or coins).
For more information see here.
Useful apps and web pages during your stay
Aalborg carnival
Every year in May there is a carnival in Aalborg. It is advertised as the biggest carnival in Northern Europe with up to 100,000 participants. The Aalborg Carnival lasts a week and has three main events: the International Parade (May 19, 2023) with carnival groups from all over Europe, the Kids Carnival (May 20, 2023) and a huge parade and festival on Saturday, 27 May 2023.
Consider extending your stay in Aalborg with an extra day to experience the carnival in Aalborg.
For more information see here.
Many streets in the city centre are closed for motorised traffic during the carnival. Please check with the journey planner if you plan to travel by bus on Saturday, 27 May.
Contact information
| NTSA | Local organiser | |
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Contact person |
Carmelo D'Agostino |
Tanja Madsen Giulio Bianchi Piccinini |
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Affiliation |
NTSA Steering Committee |
Department of the Built Environment Aalborg University Denmark |
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e-mail |
Keynote
Exploring driver and operator behaviour models in the context of automated driving
Pirkko Rämä
