Seminar on "Traffic and Technology Applications to Solve Current Problems" at Institute of Smart City and Management (ISCM)

At the seminar, Director of VGTRC Center – Dr. Vu Anh Tuan conducted lab introduction by showcasing motorcycle simulator and traffic accident reenactment software. Additionally, Director of ISCM - Dr. Trinh Tu Anh also presented Smart City Studio-Lab with emphasis on city simulation, transportation and smart city development to solve urban issues through virtual reality (VR), gamification, artificial intelligence (AI) and other simulations. Furthermore, the participants then discussed the current hot topic of Traffic Safety and How to Modify people’s behaviors in traffic.

ISCM moved to introduce a new project “Smart Educational Application to Improve Traffic Safety for Vietnamese Students”, which falls under the collaborative research effort between ISCM and the Transport Research Institute (IMOB), Hasselt University (Belgium). The purpose of this study is to establish an innovative and long-term traffic safety education program through active learning via gamification, Route2chool and VR (Virtual Reality Game) so as to increase the overall appeal in experience, and therefore, encourage actual behavioral changes in learners. The project was developed in the Smart City Studio-Lab of the ISCM.

The seminar has gathered many valuable comments from the participants. All parties have reached several agreements on shared lab/data usage and program implementation, including any and all equipment and the appropriate facilities needed for conducting scientific research, including projects related to transportation. The participants have also agreed to provide timely and sufficient personnel support to proceed with any research relating to transportation. And finally, it was decided that further periodic seminars will be held and become more inclusive of other department so as to create a more sustainable smart transport system.