Supporting resilience in our transport infrastructure
Emine Zehra Akgün is a TransiT researcher based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with specialisms in transport policy and urban freight. We asked her about her work. What’s your role […]
Entries by Vicky Masterson
Getting humans into ‘digital twins’ is vital for net zero transport, industry event hears
Human behaviour is a critical component of the race to decarbonise transport, an industry event in London heard this week. Guy Walker, a ‘human factors’ expert at UK research hub […]
Transport cybersecurity in focus at industry digital twinning event
Researchers exploring cybersecurity risks in decarbonised transport gathered insights from industry last week in a workshop for UK research hub TransiT. The London event was the first in a series […]
Passenger transport scientists use AI to accelerate West Midlands decarbonisation research
Researchers in the UK are using artificial intelligence to help build passenger transport simulators that more closely resemble human behaviour. The work is part of a transport decarbonisation demonstration project […]
Transport digital twins in focus at Connected Places Catapult event series with TransiT
Transport decarbonisation specialists at UK research hub TransiT will share their learnings with industry guests through a series of workshops convened by Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and […]
The power of systems thinking in transport
Krishnan Venkateswaran is a railway systems expert based at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education. We asked him about his work at TransiT. What’s your role […]
Glasgow scientists say their digital twinning tool could transform network testing
A new way of testing computer networks that is 25,000 times faster than traditional approaches is being explored by researchers at the University of Glasgow. As internet traffic and data […]
Transport researchers use DHL data to simulate zero carbon freight on the M1
Scientists are building the UK’s first simulation of a delivery truck’s journey from London to East Midlands Airport as part of decarbonisation research that will investigate what electric vehicle charging […]
Top UK security visit for TransiT team at University of Glasgow
Transport and energy researchers at TransiT and University of Glasgow are attracting growing interest for their expertise in securing critical national infrastructure. Critical national infrastructure includes defence, emergency services, energy, […]
Birmingham cricket fan travel helps researchers test new transport decarbonisation tool
Cricket crowds travelling to Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham are part of new research to help cities identify how and where to cut transport emissions. Match day travel to the sports […]