TRA VISIONS 2022 AWARDED PRIZES TO YOUNG AND SENIOR RESEARCHERS AT TRA 2022

The EC-funded TRA VISIONS 2022 competition awarded prizes to both its young and senior researcher winners at two separate ceremonies at the 2022 Transport Research Arena (TRA 2022), held from 14-17th November 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.

IN THE RAIL SECTOR, THE WINNERS WERE

• Thomas McDonald (Newcastle University)

• Benjamin Smakic (KTH University of Technology)

• Markus Loidolt (Graz University)

IN THE WATERBORNE SECTOR, THE WINNERS WERE

• Ghalib Humayan Taimuri (Aalto University)

• Paul Lee (University of Strathclyde)

The TRAVISIONS 2022 Senior Researcher Competition received 106 entries of which 50 were longlisted

• In the road sector, the winner was George Yannis (National Technical University of Athens)

• The rail winner was Nicole Dörr (AC2T research GmbH)

• Mehmet Atlar (University of Strathclyde) was the winner in the waterborne sector.

• Bruno Santos (Delft University of Technology) was the winner in the airborne sector.

• The fifth winner was Anu Tuominen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

In the TRA VISIONS 2022 Young Researcher Competition, a total of 204 young researchers submitted 107 ideas. The participating young researchers were from 26 different EU countries and 78 different universities and institutions. T In the TRA VISIONS 2022 Young Researcher Competition, a total of 204 young researchers submitted 107 ideas. The participating young researchers were from 26 different EU countries and 78 different universities and institutions.

IN THE ROAD SECTOR, THE WINNERS WERE

• Christina Makoundou AlmaMater (University of Bologna)

• Michael Dodman, Chuanshang Yin, Kuorun Liu (University College London)

• Robert Corbally University College Dublin

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• Chris Greenhough (University College London)

IN THE AIRBORNE SECTOR, THE WINNERS WERE

• Gleb Panfilov, Juri Lukanov, Emils Aliks (Riga Technical University, Mtaf Faculty)

• Nicola Cavagnetto, François Brambati, Marco Fusar Poli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)

• Ulrike Schmalz (Otto Beishem School of Management – WHU)

FINALLY, IN THE CROSSMODALITY SECTOR, THE WINNERS WERE

• Arkadiusz Drabicki (Cracow University of Technology)

• Shaghayegh Rahnama (Zaragoza University)

• Rui Henriques (Instituto Superior Técnico)

This document reflects only the author’s view. The Commission and CINEA Agency are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101006593