Research
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Road freight transport of the future: E-truck technology
The “enERSyn” project at the Chair of Electric Railways is analyzing drive technologies for climate-friendly road freight transport. Researchers in the joint project believe that stationary charged battery vehicles offer the greatest potential for a drive turnaround in truck traffic, while…
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INFORMS prize for innovation research in rail operations
Several publications took the top places in the Railway Applications Section (RAS) in the “Student Paper Competition” and “Problem Solving Competition” categories. The winners were honored at the annual conference of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)…
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Award for cycling research: MoveOn and PrioBike projects nominated for the German Mobility Award
The MoveOn project at the Chair of Transport Ecology has made it onto the shortlist (top 3) for this year's German Mobility Award in the “Digital Transformation and AI” category. The project was also awarded the audience prize. The PrioBike project at the Chair of Traffic Process Automation…
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Dresden Automotive Symposium 2024
Driver assistance systems and highly automated driving were the main topics at this year's second edition of the Dresden Automotive Symposium (DDAS), which took place on September 26 at Burgk Castle in Freital near Dresden. A highlight of the conference was the rollout of the Dresden Driving…
Studies
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Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences bids farewell to graduates on Faculty Day
In the academic year 2023/24, the Faculty said farewell to 126 graduates and 19 new postdocs. In addition to the awarding of the teaching prize by the student council, the winners of research prizes were also honored at the ceremony.
People
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Professor Ulrike Stopka bids farewell to retirement
Prof. Ulrike Stopka has been Professor of Communication Economics at the “Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences since 1993. Now the faculty members are bidding her farewell into retirement.
Portrait: DAAD scholarship holder Oleksandra Kliuieva gives insights into her research work at the Institute of Automobile Engineering Dresden
Oleksandra Kliuieva is doing her doctorate at the Institute of Automotive Engineering. In June 2024, she was granted an extension to her scholarship until September 2025.
Network
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InnoTrans 2024: Rail professorships present current research and study programmes
The Professorships of Electric Railways, Railway Track Engineering, Railway Signalling and Transport Safety Technology and Railway Operations as well as the Railway Operation Laboratory presented current research projects and courses offered by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at…
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