Transportation is evolving quickly and it is essential to invest and develop better solutions for the increasingly demanding challenge of providing safe, efficient, sustainable transportation for the future. Driverless cars, drone deliveries, on-demand public transport, new data-driven mobility services requiring high-fidelity communication networks and sustainable transport systems built using novel light-weight materials and renewable energy sources are some of the ways set to revolutionalise how we move people and goods around the world.

In response, the University of Portsmouth has taken the initiative to launch a new cross-faculty Intelligent Transport Cluster to consolidate our capabilities and expertise across all areas of the Transport sector while bringing together innovators and users to address the challenges of business and society and promote long-term competitiveness in Land, Marine and Air transport systems. The launch of the Intelligent Transport Cluster aims to achieve excellence in research and innovation while creating significant impact on economic growth and creating safe and sustainable transport solutions fit for the cities of the future.

Join us on the 13th of June for the launch of our Intelligent Transport Cluster, where we bring together leading transportation organisations and business partners to discuss the challenges and solutions for the future of mobility. See and hear about some of the exciting innovations from our research community. Network with key transport stakeholders.  

Agenda*

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments

09:00 - 11:15 Session One Talks

Welcome and opening remarks - Paul Hayes and Djamila Ouelhadj, University of Portsmouth

'Introduction to the Intelligent Transport Cluster' - Djamila Ouelhadj

‘Intelligent Mobility - a £1.4th prize and a life saver; what's not to like' - Neil Fulton, COO, Connected Places Catapult

‘Intelligent Transport Systems: a pathway to a fully connected multi-modal transport network’ - Suku Phull, Technical Expert, Traffic and Technology Division, Dept. for Transport

‘Marine Autonomous Systems’ - Dan Hook, Board Advisor, L3 ASV

'Talk Title TBC’ - Mark Flanigan, Chief Innovation Officer, NATS

‘Transport Challenges in the Solent' - Gary Jeffries, Chair of the Solent LEP

‘Southampton Airport - A vision for sustainable growth’ - Neil Garwood, MD, Southampton International Airport

Panel Discussion

11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break and Exhibition

11:30 - 13:00 Session Two (University of Portsmouth Showcase)

‘Intelligent Gatelines’ - Eric Longomo

'Tactical and Real-time Railway Scheduling and Routing' - Banafsheh Khosravi

‘Using mathematical modelling to guide the development of lithium-ion batteries’ - Jamie Foster

‘Economic analysis of externalities in traffic' - Ansgar Wohlschlegel

'Transport: Policy, Planning and Practice’ - Graham Wall

‘Shock mitigating strategies for autonomous boats’ - Ya Huang

'Drones and Port Security' - Risto Talas

'Lightweight materials for automotive and marine applications' - Hom Dhakal

'Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for rapid response and efficiences in surveying' - Martin Schaefer

'Back to the Future? How understanding our transport pasts helps our transport futures' - Mike Esbester

13:10 - 14:00 Lunch and Exhibition

'South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications' - Adrian Hopgood, University of Portsmouth

'Horizons5G' - Chris Ward, Head of Space Research and Development, Airbus

Talk Title TBC - Pam Turton, Transport Assistant Director, and Hayley Trower, Air Quality Lead for Transport, Portsmouth City Council

Talk Title TBC - Chris Lowe, Duty Port Operations Manager, Portsmouth International Port

'The CAV Opportunity: It's not about the CAV' - Mark Stileman, Thought Leadership and Bid Manager, Ordnance Survey

'Mobility as a Service - From global megatrends to the individual' - Ross Basnett, Strategic Account Director, Fleetondemand Ltd

Talk Title TBC - UPelectric Team, University of Portsmouth

'Delivering a high-performance railway that exceeds customer expectation' - Chris Prior, Head of Control Projects, and Marcus Carmichael, Innovation Manager, South Western Railway

'Optimised Autonomous Navigation' - John Shimmel, Head of Technology and Innovation, Polaris Consulting

'Vessel Intelligent Condition Monitoring' - David Garrity, CTO, STS-Defence

'Transport and Mobility: Funding Opportunities' - George Filip, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, KTN

Closing Remarks - Djamila Ouelhadj, University of Portsmouth

16:55 - 18:00 Drinks Reception and Networking

*Agenda subject to change

Lunch and all refreshments supplied