4th Smart City Exchange Forum

The event's date is: 25.01.2024

Location: Aalto University (Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland)

Welcome to the Smart City Exchange Forum’s 4th edition: Strengthening cross-border research collaboration!

WHEN? 

January 25, 2024 10.00-18.00

WHERE?

Aalto University, Otaniemi campus, Dipoli building, meeting room Takka

Address: Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo

Sometimes to reach greater heights, you need to revisit the basics. So we are shifting gears building on our collective experience, your invaluable feedback, and the aspirations driving smart city research.

This time around, we’re changing the forum’s setting—it’s going to be an exclusive event designed for those in our research community. The main agenda for the day is to enhance our cross-border research collaboration, fostering a closer connection between TalTech’s and Aalto University’s smart city research activities and collaboration.

Mark your calendars for January 25 and prepare for a rendezvous with fellow researchers, your future collaboration partners, and the best colleagues. 

To add the “Fin” to the “FinEst,” we’ve chosen Aalto University’s premises as the venue for our forum.

Schedule

10.00 - 10.30

Coffee and gathering

10.30 - 11.00

Welcoming words and introduction to the day.
Ralf-Martin Soe, founding director of FinEst Centre for Smart Cities & Marko Nieminen, research lead at Aalto University and FinEst Centre

11.00 - 11.40

Keynote speaker Prof. Michael Batty (online): The Smart City Movement: Histories, Technologies, Predictions.

Michael Batty is Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London where he is Chair of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA). He has worked on computer models of cities and their visualisation since the 1970s and has published several books.

11.40 - 12.10

Keynote Speaker Prof. Raivo Sell: Practical example of collaboration between TalTech x Florida Polytechnic University on autonomous vehicles.

Raivo Sell is a Tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in TalTech and Programme Director (Product Development and Robotics). He was leading the Future Mobility Ecosystem pilot project in the FinEst Centre.

12.10 - 13.10

Lunch

13.10 - 13.30

Networking bingo to get energized after lunch

13.30 - 14.00

Ryan Titley, ERRIN (online): How are EU R&I policies and programmes made? What are the programme cycles? How big calls can be approached in collaboration?

Ryan Titley is the Director of Projects at ERRIN, the European Regions Research & Innovation Network. His tasks include policy influencing, strategic communication planning, and day-to-day project development and supervision.

14.00 - 14.20

Claudia Dell’Era, Aalto University: Support for proposal writing in Aalto University.

Claudia Dell’Era is the Head of Pre-Award services, and Senior Grant Writer in Aalto.

14.20 - 14.45

Külle Tärnov, Innovation Lead at FinEst Centre for Smart Cities: Smart City Challenge 2024. What to expect and how to join?

Külle Tärnov is leading the piloting programme in the FinEst Centre, coordinating the Smart City Challenge competitions for initiating the strongest smart city pilot projects.

14.45 - 15.15

Coffee break

15.15 - 17.30

Pitching & collaboration session:
Opportunity to share research and other project news. In this pitch, you are asked to outline the essence of your project or article. You can also pinpoint the core problem if you seek to find collaborators.

Moderated by Kalle Toiskallio, Research Coordinator at FinEst Centre for Smart Cities.

    Short research and project presentations

  • ✦ Dmitrii Ingi, Aalto Uni: GIS and PPGIS approaches to urban lighting research (topic: built environment)
  • ✦ Yuchen Ju, Aalto Uni: Demand Response in District Heated Buildings (topic: energy)
  • ✦ Sara Thabit, TalTech: “Exploring the Collaborative Creation of Public Value in Smart Cities. Insights from Hamburg’s Urban Data Platform” (topic: governance)
  • ✦ Pauline Baudens, TalTech: Digital Empowerment: Transforming LGBTQ+ Mobilities Through Digitalization (topic: mobility)
  • ✦ Serio Agriesti, TalTech/Aalto: Modeling the interactions between potential demand and on-demand AV performance

    • Presentations seeking collaboration for research and innovation

  • ✦ Kaija Veskioja, TalTech: FinEst Centre Research Seminars and proposal idea for HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-04. Request: Looking for partners & project writer.
  • ✦ Ivo Fridolin, TalTech: Citizen’s well-being diagnostics in Virtual reality (VR) (topic: people centred city)
  • ✦ Mergime Ibrahimi, TalTech: Enhancing Smart City Systems: Leveraging Eye-Tracking to Understand Public Perception and Engagement (topic: mobility, urban analytics & data)
  • ✦ Henry Patzig, TalTech: FinEst Centre’s participation in EU project “Data Space for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities”
  • ✦ Anniki Puura, TalTech: The Role of Public-Private Collaboration in Overcoming Inequalities in Accessing Urban Amenities (topic: mobility, urban analytics & data)
17.30 - 18.00

Networking and end of the day

Speakers and moderators

Prof. Michael Batty

Bartlett Professor of Planning
University College London

Prof. Raivo Sell

Tallinn University of Technology

Smart Mobility

Ryan Titley

Director of Projects
European Regions Research & Innovation Network

Claudia Dell’Era

Head of Pre-Award services. Senior Grant Writer
Aalto University

Prof. Ralf-Martin Soe

Founding Director and Assistant Professor
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Külle Tärnov, MBA

Head of Innovation, Estonia
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Reili Lehis

Communications and Community Manager
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology

Dr. Kalle Toiskallio

Head of Research Delivery
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Tallinn University of Technology
Aalto University

Prof. Marko Nieminen

Research Lead
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities

Aalto University

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