Entries by Alexandra Laiou

SafetyCube Wins the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2019

SafetyCube project has been awarded the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2019 as recognition for its innovative road safety Decision Support System (DSS) that enables policy-makers and stakeholders to select and implement the most appropriate strategies, measures and cost-effective approaches to reduce casualties of all road user types and all severities in Europe […]

SafetyCube Webinar on the DSS – April 2018

On April 10, 2018 at 11.00 CET a webinar on the European road safety Decision Support System (DSS) took place. The webinar concerned a one-hour training session for the use of the DSS, in which the system was presented, including the alternative options and the various queries that users can make in order to have access to […]

SafetyCube Presentations at TRA conference – April 2018

SafetyCube was part of the Transport Research Arena 2018 (TRA 2018) conference activities, which took place in Vienna, Austria from 16 to 19 April 2018. The European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) as well as results from the research conducted within the context of the various work packages of the SafetyCube project were presented. The […]

SafetyCube Presentation at 26th IRTAD Meeting – April 2018

The European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) developed within the context of the SafetyCube project was presented by Prof. George Yannis from NTUA at the 26th Meeting of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group on 4-6 April 2018 in Paris. The presentation is currently available:  SafetyCube 26th IRTAD Meeting 2018 Presentation Yannis […]

SafetyCube European Conference on Better Decision Making for Road Safety, Vienna – March 2018

SafetyCube-FinConf-pres-Guillaume-Mar2018The SafetyCube European Conference on Better Decision Making for Road Safety was held successfully with more than 150 participants on 22-23 March 2018, at Palais Auersperg in the city centre of Vienna, Austria. The SafetyCube project started on March 1st, 2015 and ran for a period of three years. Its results were presented in the conference, with special focus on the […]

SafetyCube Video on Road Safety DSS in 90 seconds released – March 2018

A video presenting the Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS), developed within the European research project SafetyCube, was recently uploaded on the Youtube Channel. The DSS provides detailed interactive information on a large list of road accident risk factors and related road safety countermeasures. A short description of the DSS in 90 seconds is given in […]

SafetyCube Video on Decision Support System released – March 2018

An overview of the Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS), developed within the European research project SafetyCube, is given in a video which was recently uploaded on the Youtube Channel. The DSS is an innovative tool that will enable policy-makers and stakeholders to select and implement the most appropriate strategies, measures and cost-effective approaches to […]

SafetyCube Decision Support System – January 2018

An article on SafetyCube project by prof. Pete Thomas from Loughborough University was published in the second newsletter of the “SaferAfrica: African-European Dialogue Platform on Road Safety” project. The article titled “SafetyCube DSS: the first integrated Road Safety Decision Support System developed in Europe” presents the European DSS developed within the SafetyCube project. The DSS was […]

SafetyCube Presentation at Polis Conference – December 2017

The European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) developed within the context of the SafetyCube project was presented by Prof. George Yannis from NTUA at the 2017 Annual Polis Conference on “Transport Innovation for sustainable cities and regions”. The conference took place on 6 and 7 December 2017 in Brussels and was organised by POLIS, […]

SafetyCube Presentation at “International Conference Smart Cities & Mobility as a Service” – December 2017

SafetyCube project results were presented at the International Conference “Smart Cities & Mobility as a Service”, which took place on 7-8 December 2017 in Patras, Greece. Apostolos Ziakopoulos from NTUA discussed the effectiveness of specific Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (i.e. Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Collision Warning and Alcohol Interlock Systems) on driving behaviour and road safety. […]

SafetyCube Presentation at 10th European Public Health Conference – November 2017

SafetyCube results were presented at the 10th European Public Health Conference: Sustaining resilient and healthy communities, which took place on 1-4 November 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.  Robert Bauer from KfV presented the results from the research on serious road traffic injuries with emphasis being given on the current practices of measuring serious injuries in the European […]

SafetyCube Presentation at 30th ICTCT Workshop – October 2017

SafetyCube results were presented at the 30th ICTCT Workshop, which took place on 26-27 October 2017 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Stijn Daniels from the Vias Institute presented the results from the research on the economic evaluation of road safety measures in the European Union. The presentation is currently available: SafetyCube ICTC Workshop 2017 Presentation Daniels

SafetyCube Presentations at RSS Conference – October 2017

SafetyCube project results were presented at the Road Safety & Simulation International Conference 2017 (RSS2017) organised by the Delft University of Technology in co-operation with the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV). The conference took place on 17-19 October 2017 in Hague, Netherlands. The presentations and the related papers are currently available:  SafetyCube RSS2017 […]

SafetyCube Presentation at 25th IRTAD Meeting – October 2017

SafetyCube project results were presented at the 25th Meeting of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) organised by International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD) on 13 October 2017 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Prof. George Yannis from NTUA presented the European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS). The presentation is currently available: SafetyCube IRTAD Meeting 2017 […]

SafetyCube Presentations at 6th IRTAD International Conference – October 2017

SafetyCube project results were presented at the 6th IRTAD International Conference, organised by the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) and International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD). The conference took place on 10-12 October 2017 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Prof. Pete Thomas from Loughborough University presented the Decision Support System (DSS). Results concerning the economic efficiency […]

SafetyCube Decision Support System Launch – October 2017

The SafetyCube European Road Safety Decision Support System (DSS) was officially launched on 5 October 2017 in Brussels. SafetyCube is a research project funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, started in 2015 with primary objective to develop an innovative road safety decision support system. The […]