This group belongs to the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design and will research the areas autonomous driving, micro-mobility, transport electrification, transport planning, smart infrastructure, urban informatics, space syntax and urban science.
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Group Description
This group belongs to the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design and will research the areas of autonomous driving, micro-mobility, transport electrification, transport planning, smart infrastructure, urban informatics, space syntax, and urban science.
Vision
TransFrUrban is aiming to shed light on intelligent transport and smart city evolution.
Norway is one of the most important frontrunners in terms of autonomous driving, transport electrification, and sustainable city.
TransFrUrban conducts research activities that help accelerate the transformation of Norwegian cities. Moreover, our research would add value to the Nordic and global research environment.
Research
TransFrUrban is conducting multidisciplinary research which covers transport, infrastructure, and urban Science.
The group is currently running one research centre, The Research Centre of Metropolitan Digitalization and Smartization (MetSmart).
Moreover, the group has published at numbers of top-tier journals, such as Transportation research Part A, D, F, IEEE intelligent transportation magazine, Ocean Engineering, Journal of Transport Geography, Applied Energy, Scientific reports and so on.
The team is also running projects supported by several national and international.
Social relevance
The research group aims to benefit governmental agencies, academia, industry, and community at large.
Moreover, the research conducted in this group primarily supports three of the declared UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 9 – Industries, innovation, and infrastructure, 11 – Sustainable cities and communities, and 13 – Climate action.
Projects
- China-Norway Partnership in Smart Sustainable Metropolitan Transport (COMet) (uni.oslomet.no), Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU).
- UR-DATA stands for Twinning for Excellence in Smart and Resilient Urban Development: Advanced Data Analytics Approach. It is aimed at the transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices of the EU universities, to increase the research excellence in the analysis of the smart and sustainable performance of cities. The project aims to strengthen significantly the research capacity and scientific excellence at the Faculty of Economics, University of Niš (FEUN) by enhancing networking activities with Poliedra – Polytechnic University of Milan (POLIEDRA) and Oslo Metropolitan University (OSLOMET) in the field of smart and resilient urban and regional development using state-of-the-art data analytics and optimization tools in a data-rich environment. Project web page: UR-DATA project (urdataproject.com)
- CROSS-REIS (crossreis.com) is an EU Horizon project aimed at fostering excellence in science and promoting collaboration across higher education and research institutions. Our goal is to advance the transition towards a regenerative economy paradigm and shape a sustainable future through collaborative research and innovation in contemporary fields such as circular economy, waste management, and urban biodiversity. Through multidisciplinary collaboration and engagement with societal stakeholders, we aim to create Regenerative Economy Innovation Eco-Systems (REIS) that drive innovative solutions to address pressing challenges like climate change and resource depletion.
Partners
- SINTEF
- NTNU
- Beijing Jiaotong University
- Hunan University
- Chalmers University of Technology
- University of Tartu
- University of Wyoming
