SYN-AIR final event, thank you to everyone involved!
Thank you all for participating in SYN-AIR’s final event! Special thanks to: i) the consortium members that did an amazing job the past two years, congrats
26/01/2023
This project has received funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 894116
OVERVIEW
Collaboration is a concept that carries heavy weight when discussing multimodal trips of passengers. For Transport Service Providers (TSPs), it is a method to facilitate a seamless door-to-door (D2D) journey, which is a basic goal set out by the EU in the 2011 Transport White Paper. However, collaboration is a very generic concept that is hard to define. For SYN+AIR, collaboration among modes of transport relates to data sharing among TSPs enabling passengers to enjoy a seamless door-to-door travel experience.
The main objective of SYN+AIR is to develop a Smart Contracts Framework, to tackle the aforementioned challenges.
What is a Smart Contract and how we will develop the framework?
Smart Contracts are agreements among TSPs that define data sharing criteria (scope, parties’ obligations, contract’s time span and fulfilment criteria). Therefore we will achieve this by generating common goals for Transport Service Providers (TSPs) that will justify data sharing, facilitating the user to execute a seamless D2D journey. Customer journeys will be generated for the entire multimodal chain and SYN+AIR will analyse how those journeys can be facilitated through improved planning and operations activities (following the ATFCM phases: strategic, pre-tactical, tactical) powered by data sharing. For the analysis, air travelling is placed in the epicentre; all multimodal chains consider the usage of air travelling. Furthermore, we are going to perform an extensive analysis of travel companions in order to enrich the Data Flow Model defined in the Smart Contracts Framework to improve the provision of information to the end user: the traveler.
Consequently, a “Smart Contracts Framework” will be generated based on a Business Process Model. Data generated by Travel Companion apps will also be analysed in the context of enriching the Smart Contracts Framework allowing TSPs to improve their activities and execute informed decisions. Finally, SYN+AIR will determine what additional information can be provided, through Travel Companions, to assist the traveler at his multi-modal journey.
Facts and figures
Acronym: SYN+AIR
Project budget: 1M €
Duration: 26 months
Project start date: 01/11/2020
Project coordinator: Josep Lluís Larriba
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PROJECT STRUCTURE
| WP Number | WP Title | Lead beneficiary |
|---|---|---|
| WP3 | The Business Policy axis | AETHON |
| WP4 | The Data Exchange axis | UB-FTTE |
| WP1 | Ethics requirements | UPC |
| WP2 | Project Management & Coordination | UPC |
| WP5 | The Technology Exploration axis | UPC |
| WP6 | Dissemination | UPC |
Implementation approach
The Work Plan of SYN+AIR is centred on performing research and analysis on the three project axes. WP1 deals with the ethics requirements while WP2 focuses in the coordination of the project. The WP3 Business Policy and WP4 Data exchange axes are corelated; they represent the two sides of the same coin, being the business/soft aspect of collaboration (Business Policy) and the technical/hard aspect of collaboration (Data Exchange). The two axes perform most of the data collection and rudimentary analysis that creates the foundations for the next axis which is the Technology Explortation (WP5).
In the Technology Exploration axis, SYN+AIR will deliver application-oriented research; SYN+AIR will analyse the design and implementation of the Smart Contracts Framework and its connection with Travel Companion apps. The working methodology is divided into:
- phase 1: WP2- Business Policy & WP3- Data Exchange
- phase 2: WP4- Technology Exploration
WP6 is meant for the Dissemination efforts of SYN+AIR.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1
Determine the willingness of TSPs to collaborate and share data by examining and determining (planning and operationa) goals shared by TSPs
2
Execute impact assessement of data sharing to determine the type of usable data by TSPs at each phase (strategic and tactical/operational).
3
Explore the idea of creating a Smart Contracts framework for use between TSPs with the goal to guarantee a seamless door-to-door journey
4
Explore the impact of data collection from Travel Companion apps for enriching the data of TSPs for informed decision making during the creation and execution of Smart Contracts
PROJECT DELIVERABLES
| WP | Number | Title | Lead | Date | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2.6 | Final Project Results Report | UPC | M23 | Download |
| 3 | 3.1 | Report on customer journeys | AETHON | M9 | Download |
| 3 | 3.2 | TSP's Collaboration and Data Sharing parameters | AETHON | M13 | Download |
| 3 | 3.3 | Goals for collaboration and data sharing | AETHON | M20 | Download |
| 4 | 4.1 | Report on planning and operational activities of TSPs | UB-FTTE | M13 | Download |
| 4 | 4.2 | Report on network sensitivity analysis | POLIBA | M16 | Download |
| 4 | 4.4 | Impact assessment of data sharing | UB-FTTE | M16 | Download |
| 5 | 5.2 | Report on the analysis of Travel Companions data capabilities to improve the Smart Contracts Framework | UPC | M22 | Download |
| 6 | 6.1 | Project logo and website | UPC | M2 | Download |
| 6 | 6.2 | Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan of SYN+AIR's M3 | UPC | M3 | Download |
| 6 | 6.3 | Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan of SYN+AIR's M12 | UPC | M12 | Download |
| 6 | 6.4 | Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan of SYN+AIR's M24 | UPC | M24 | Download |
| 6 | 6.5 | Project Brochure | UPC | M6 | Download |
| 6 | 6.6 | Stakeholder Engagement Events M9 | UPC | M9 | Download |
| 6 | 6.7 | Stakeholder Engagement Events M24 | UPC | M24 | Download |
| 6 | 6.8 | SYN+AIR newsletters M13 | UPC | M13 | Download |
| 6 | 6.9 | SYN+AIR newsletters M25 | UPC | M25 | Download |
PUBLICATIONS
- Integrated Door-to-Door Transport Services for Air Passengers: From Intermodality to Multimodality. Danica Babić, Milica Kalić, Milan Janić, Slavica Dožić, Katarina Kukić. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 14(11), 6503.
- Airport access mode choice: Analysis of passengers’ behavior in European countries. Colovic, A., Gabriele Pilone, S., Kukić, K., Kalić, M., Dožić, S., Babić, D., Ottomanelli, M. Sustainability in Air Transport and Multimodality 14, 9267.
- Towards seamless door-to-door travelling within Europe: Transport operators’ and passengers’ perspectives. Babić, D., Colovic, A., Dožić, S., Kalić, M., Krstić-Simić, T., Kukić, K., Ottomanelli, M., Gabriele Pilone, S. TRA 2022.
- Seamless door-to-door air travel. Babić, D., Kalić, M., Janić, M., Dožić, S., Kukić, K.
- The concept of multimodal service: Airline planning and operations. S. Dožić. MMBD2022.
- A decision tree model for airport access mode choice: Serbian air transport market. Kukić, K., Dožić, S., Babić, D., Kalić, M. Proceedings of SYMOPIS 2022.
- How European Travelers Make Decisions Regarding Airport Access Mode Choice. Dožić, S., Kukić, K., Kalić, M., Babić, D., Krstić Simić, T., Colovic, A., Ottomanelli, M.
NEWS & EVENTS
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Synergies between transport modes and air transportation. SYN-AIR’s final online Workshop 25/1, register now!
All you wanted to ask about SYN+AIR’s Smart Contracts Framework and you do not dare to ask. Save the date January 25, 2023, from 11:00
16/01/2023
SESAR Innovation Day 7/12, results!
Last 7/12 Professor Katrina Kukic was invited to the SESAR Innovation Day program to present the results of that analysis performed within the SYN-AIR project,
13/12/2022
CONSORTIUM
www.dama-upc.edu
Project coordinator
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is, with more than 2.000 researchers and 30.000 students, the top technical University in Southern Europe (according to the SCIMAGO Ranking 2013). UPC is a leading research university in the areas of ICTs, Architecture, Industrial and Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources. It aims at fostering the improvement of educational and research activities. As of January 2014, UPC is involved in 151 FP7 projects (of which 35 are coordinated) and has a long track of successfully coordinated projects. The Data Management group (DAMA-UPC, www.dama.upc.edu) is part of the Computer Architecture Department of UPC. It is formed by 10 doctors, engineers and PhD students who work in different projects in collaboration with different national and international institutions and companies. DAMA-UPC has coordinated the FP7 project LDBC (www.ldbcouncil.org), it is partner of projects IT2Rail (www.it2rail.eu), CoherentPaaS (www.coherentpaas.eu), SOMATCH (www.somatch.eu) and was partner of Tetracom (www.tetracom.eu)
www.sparsity-technologies.com
3rd linked party of UPC
Sparsity Technologies is a spin-off from UPC and commercializes the graph database Sparksee and different products stemming from European projects. Sparsity inherits the expertise, technology and knowledge of the 16-year trajectory of DAMA-UPC. SPA specializes in high performance management for large data sets, with particular experience in data cleansing and integration and in the implementation of high-speed query engines, and the management of large networks of data. The experience of Sparsity goes from the analysis of fraud in large-scale registrar’s transactions repositories, to the exploration of large bibliographic scientific sources, to the exploitation of Open Data for the Smart Cities of the future.
www.aethon.gr
AETHON is a technology and innovation company focused on projects and products for the transportation system and specializes in the implementation of innovative ideas and development of sustainable solutions for transport and mobility. AETHON participates almost in all the technical works of SYN+AIR due to its specialization in transport planning and data analysis. AETHON’s main contribution will be in the Business Policy and in the Technology Exploration. AETHON will be the Work Package Leader of WP3, the Task leader of all the tasks of WP3 and will create the Smart Contracts Framework. AETHON is the initiator of the SYN+AIR project idea.
www.cybersecurity-law.be
Since 2017, Franck Dumortier is self-employed under Belgian law and provides consultancy in the fields of data protection and cybersecurity. He provides legal advices and offers practical approaches with regard to key privacy issues, including: privacy policies & data management plans; consent forms; records of processing activities, data protection impact assessments; security policies; data processing agreements; cooperation with data protection authorities; data breach notifications; data retention obligations; online advertising and use of cookies; international data transfers.
Franck is also Researcher in privacy and data protection law at VUB-LSTS. He holds a law degree from the Free University of Brussels (ULB) since 2004. Franck has been a researcher at CRIDS (Research Center in Information, Law and Society) at the University of Namur between 2005 and 2020 where he was also in charge of the cybersecurity law course as part of the Master’s degree.
www.poliba.it
Politecnico di Bari, English name Polytechnic University of Bari, is an Italian state university founded in 1990 and it is one of the leading institutions for studying engineering and architecture in Italy. Basically, located in Bari, that is the main city of Apulia Region, Politecnico has location also in Taranto. Since the beginning, the policy of Politecnico di Bari has been distinguished by its focus on the quality of research and education, on the internationalization and on innovation. Internatio-nal exchange activities in the
teaching and learning area include several agreements with Insti-tutions abroad, most of all in EU. The team of Politecnico is dedicated to fulfilling the educational and research mission of University, and to advancing a vision for the future of the University whe-re the tradition of cademic excellence is combined with a strong commitment in serving society.
www.sf.bg.ac.rs
University of Belgrade was founded in 1808. Today it comprises 31
faculties, each of them representing an autonomous legal body. University of Belgrade – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
(UB-FTTE) was set up in 1950. Since then, the UB- FTTE has turned out more than 7,200 graduate transport and traffic engineers, over 1,200 MSc and 200 holders of PhD degree. Since 1978 the Faculty has been located in its own 14,000 sqm large building. It has the largest specialized library in the region. In 2007 the library has become the ICAO Depository library, the only one in the Southeast Europe.
This project has received funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 894116
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