The IVORY doctoral candidates showcased their research at the Transport Research Arena (TRA), held from 18-21 May 2026, in Budapest, Hungary.
As Europe’s flagship conference on transport research and innovation, TRA 2026 brought together researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to shape the future of mobility and transportation systems. The event placed a particular spotlight on young researchers and next-generation transport solutions, providing an ideal platform for IVORY researchers to present their latest work.
Several IVORY doctoral candidates shared new findings and methodologies, highlighting the network’s collaborative and multidisciplinary efforts toward advancing AI-powered, data-driven approaches for safer and more sustainable mobility systems.
🎤 IVORY Research Presentations
| Title | Authors | Paper | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Supervised Detection of Harsh Cornering Events at Scale using Smartphone Sensor Data | Aristotelis Tsoutsanis, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, George Yannis | 📝 | 📊 |
| A Dual Graph Framework for Edge Embedding and Clustering in Road Safety Analysis | Simone Paradiso, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, George Yannis | 📝 | 📊 |
| Speed Adaptation Patterns: A Safety-II Prespective on Naturalistic Driving Data | Mohammad Pashaee, Eleonora Papadimitriou, Pieter van Gelder | 📊 | |
| Lane Segmentation from Street-Level Imagery via Noisy Label Generation and Constrastive Self-Supervision | Julia Alves Porto, Apostolos Ziakopoulos, Daniel Felipe Lopez, George Yannis | 📊 |
🌍 IVORY Participation in the iRAP Innovation Workshop
As part of the TRA 2026 activities, IVORY researchers also participated in the 2026 iRAP Innovation Workshop, organised as an official side event of TRA2026 at Hungexpo. The event brought together road safety leaders and experts working at the forefront of:
- AI-powered road safety assessment,
- Harmonised and intelligent infrastructure tools,
- Living labs and real-time testing environments,
- Data-driven policies for safer and climate-neutral cities.
The workshop highlighted how iRAP methodologies are leveraging AI-enabled technologies across more than 140 countries, demonstrating the growing importance of scalable and globally applicable safety solutions.
For the IVORY doctoral candidates, the workshop provided a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with leading international experts and explore how advanced AI tools can support the future of safer mobility systems worldwide.
TRA 2026 represented another important milestone for the IVORY Network, reinforcing its mission to bridge research, technology, and policy in support of the Vision Zero ambition.
Next stop: RSS 2026.