WP3- Young Researcher Competition on Innovative Transport Concepts for Road - Rail - Waterborne - Cross-modality This project received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research And innovation programme under grant Agreement n 723037
Overview Introduction Academic competition research areas Competition rules Competition schedule Evaluation criteria Prizes and awards Further information Project consortium members
Introduction is aimed at university and technical institutes students pursuing bachelor degrees and higher. The competition presents an opportunity for students to showcase your work in an international stage at the European Transport Research Conference which will be held in April in Vienna
Transport Modes A. Road Highways Urban and rural roads Passenger and freight transport Cycling Pedestrian C. Waterborne Maritime In-land waterborne Short sea shipping Deep sea shipping Passenger transport and cruises Floating infrastructures and support vessels Aquaculture Dredging B. Rail High-speed Passenger and freight railways Urban and light rail systems D. Cross-modality Co-modality Inter-modality Intelligent Transport Systems Logistics Combined transport Interfaces Intermodal terminals Integrated infrastructures Public transport Airports and Ports
Research Areas Research topics/ Areas RA1 Environment and Energy Efficiency RA2 Vehicles & Vessels Design, Development and Production RA3 Advanced Propulsion Systems RA4 Smart Urban Mobility & Logistics RA5 People Mobility Systems and Services RA6 Freight Transport and Logistics RA7 Transport Infrastructure RA8 Connected and Automated Transport RA9 Digital Technologies for Transport RA10 Safe, Secure and Resilient Transport Systems RA11 Human Dimension in Transport RA12 Socio-Economics, Innovation and Policy
CompetitionSchedule Dec 2016 Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Apr Call for Ideas. This is the registration period where all the participants are invited to register their ideas and submit a title and a short abstract of their ideas for the academic contest. Final Ideas Submission. The Final Project has to be submitted no later than the 31 st of September (at 23:59 CET). Evaluation of Ideas. During this period the ideas will be evaluated and the judging panel will determine the top three ideas per mode. A short video will also be developed for every winning idea and all the ideas will be published in a book. 20 Dec - 2016 Initiation of Academic Contest 30 June - Submission of Abstracts Deadline 31 - Oct - Registration & Submission of Final Project Deadline Apr VISIONS- TRA Award Ceremony
Evaluation Criteria Scientific Merit (60%) Research must: emphasize on novelty, or at least an innovative application of existing knowledge address an important problem advance scientific knowledge by the completion of this project be appropriate to the research field being investigated have conceptual framework, design, methods, and analyses adequately developed, well-integrated, and appropriate to the aims of the project acknowledge potential problem areas and consider alternatives have adequate scientific support for the project
Evaluation Criteria Impact (20%) Research must: show adequate relevance to the transport industry provide support that it is applicable within the industry be appropriate to the current (or future) trends within the industry propose how it could be incorporated into the system, if not already present not be out-dated
Evaluation Criteria Presentation (20%) Submissions must: clearly state the primary theme or purpose contain properly sequenced ideas have depth of communications appropriate to the audience include words and terms appropriate to the audience not exceed the length appropriate to the competition follow punctuation, spelling and formatting conventions observe correct grammar in the written text secure the audience s attention at the beginning use visual aids and produce a presentation of up to 10 slides with pictures use the correct level of formality Additionally submitted supporting video is to be evaluated as a plus.
Prizes and awards The awards of the top 3 winners will be announced during the TRA VISIONS award ceremony which will take place during the prestigious high level event of Transport Research Arena (TRA ) which will be organized in Vienna during April. The winners will receive monetary prizes: 1 st place5.000euros 2 nd place3.000euros 3 rd place2.000euros
Further Information For further information, please visit where you will have access to all the template documents and you will be able to register online your idea for the competition. Alternatively you can contact the TRA VISIONS team info@travisions.eu