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Dr Achille Fonzone appointed Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Feb 13, 2017

Summary Dr Achille Fonzone of Transport Research Institute has been appointed Associate Editor of the Journal of International Transportation Systems (JITS).
Intelligent transportation systems are innovative solutions that address contemporary transportation problems. They are characterized by information, dynamic feedback and automation that allow people and goods to move efficiently. Autonomous and connected vehicles, real-time information for car drivers and public transport passengers, traffic lights reacting to current traffic conditions: these are just a few examples of intelligent systems which are revolutionising they way in which we move now and we will move in the future.
JITS is especially interested in research that leads to improved planning and operation of the transportation system through the application of new technologies. The Journal aims to contribute to the scientific understanding of the impacts that intelligent transportation systems can have on accessibility, congestion, pollution, safety, security, noise, and energy and resource consumption.
A full description of the scope of JITS can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=gits20.
Achille is happy to advice on submissions to the journal. You can contact him at a.fonzone@napier.ac.uk.
People Achille Fonzone
Research Areas Smart mobility
Themes AI and Technologies
Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre
URL http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=gits20

Article in 'The Conversation' journal
Mar 10, 2016

Summary Article in 'The Conversation' journal
People Achille Fonzone
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre
Invited Keynote Speach by Professor Davis at National Active Travel Conference

Invited Keynote Speach by Professor Davis at National Active Travel Conference
Jun 12, 2019

Summary Keynote speech to Scotland's premier annual active travel conference. Summarised Evidence Review findings from recent studies of most effective interventions to increase active travel and increase physical activity participation.
People Adrian Davis
Research Areas Healthy transport
Themes Health
Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre
Invited presentation by Professor Davis to the  Active Scotland Development Group

Invited presentation by Professor Davis to the Active Scotland Development Group
Jun 11, 2019

Summary Invited presentation to the Active Scotland Development Group quarterly meeting which had a focus on transport for this meeting.
People Adrian Davis
Research Areas Healthy transport
Physical activity
Themes Culture and Communities
Health
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre

Chief Medical Officer's highlights Chair of Transport & Health
Dec 13, 2018

Source Chief Medical Officer article
Summary The Scotsman article by the Chief Medical Officer for her annual summary of the year included identification of my post of Professor of Transport & Health.
People Adrian Davis
Projects Essential Evidence for Scotland
Research Areas Healthy transport
Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre

To cut carbon think low rise cities not skyscrapers
Aug 25, 2021

Summary This is a piece Bloomberg has made on the paper recently published in Nature Urban Sustainability (https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-021-00034-w) which has received significant global attention (https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-021-00034-w/metrics).
People Francesco Pomponi
Bernardino D'Amico
URL https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-25/to-cut-carbon-think-low-rise-buildings-not-skyscrapers

Winner of the RISE award for Design, Innovation and Creativity
Oct 1, 2019

Summary The RISE Awards are the highlight of the annual Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference – and this year’s ceremony saw Edinburgh Napier’s Bernardino D'Amico and Francesco Pomponi take home the Design, Innovation & Creativity award!

The RISE awards celebrate talented companies, groups and individuals who are changing the nature of the built environment industry through extensive research, development and innovation.

School of Engineering and the Built Environment colleagues Bernardino and Francesco were recognised for their RAEng-funded research on a holistic approach to post-disaster, post-conflict emergency sheltering. This led to follow-on research, funded through an Industry Academia Partnership Programme, focusing on sustainable materials.
Linked Funders Royal Academy of Engineering
People Francesco Pomponi
Bernardino D'Amico
Outputs Post-Disaster Post-Conflict Emergency Shelters: A Holistic Approach
Projects Circular design of emergency sheltering for Africa: a holistic approach
Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Transport Research Innovation Centre
URL https://www.leedsbecket.../seeds-conference-2019/
Dr See becomes a full member of the EPSRC Peer Review College

Dr See becomes a full member of the EPSRC Peer Review College
May 18, 2021

Summary Dr Chan H. See has been promoted from the EPSRC Associate College to Full College membership.
People Chan Hwang See
Themes AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Engineering Research Group
Dr Chris Guiver awarded one-year Royal Society of Edinburgh personal research fellowship

Dr Chris Guiver awarded one-year Royal Society of Edinburgh personal research fellowship
Mar 9, 2022

Source https://rse.org.uk/rse-awards-half-a-million-pounds-in-research-funding-to-benefit-scotlands-cultural-economic-and-social-wellbeing/
Summary Dr Chris Guiver, of Edinburgh Napier University's School of Engineering and the Built Environment, has been awarded a one-year personal Research Fellowship by the Royal Society of Edinburgh in their autumn 2021 funding call.

His project is entitled "Optimal and robust methodologies for nonlinear control systems with applications to the control of renewable wave-energy converters" and is a theoretical study at the interface of mathematics and control engineering, investigating mathematical models which arise in the context of renewable wave-energy converters.
Linked Funders RSE Royal Society of Edinburgh
People Chris Guiver
Projects Optimal and robust methodologies for nonlinear control systems with applications to the control of renewable wave-energy converters
Themes Culture and Communities
URL https://rse.org.uk/rse-awards-half-a-million-pounds-in-research-funding-to-benefit-scotlands-cultural-economic-and-social-wellbeing/
University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood

University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood
Feb 6, 2020

Source Deadline media
Summary A Team of community researchers will join forces with academics to help improve their neighbourhood.

UK Research and Innovation today announced its backing for the Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes, one of 53 new UK-wide projects worth £1.4million which will enable members of the public to actively contribute to research and innovation projects that affect their lives.
Part of the agency’s Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement programme, the project involves community partners working with Edinburgh Napier University to contribute to the local place plan being developed with support from the Scottish Government’s Chief Architect.
Linked Funders UKRI UK Research and Innovation
People Kirstie Jamieson
Francesco Pomponi
Clare Taylor
Stephen Smith
Tom Flint
Louise Todd
Projects The Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes: Developing Researchers in Place
Themes Culture and Communities
Health
AI and Technologies
URL http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2020/02/06/university-teams-up-with-community-researchers-to-help-improve-their-neighbourhood/