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The conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HCOMP2018) was recently held in Zurich, Switzerland. The conference is unique for its interdisciplinary focus, where themes range from Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), to crowdsourcing and digital humanities. At this conference QROWD were thrilled to present some of their original and insightful findings in smartRead more

Blockchain is a buzzword that has been thrown around enthusiastically for the previous year. Surprisingly, many people don’t seem to know how extensive its applications can be, or the extent of its potential in years to come. So, let’s take a look at what blockchain actually means, and understand how it relates to developments withRead more

The QROWD Ethical Advisory Board, managed by the Project Manager, has been established in order to oversee the ethical concerns around its two smart transportation pilots and therefore, the board members were selected by TomTom, Germany and the Comune di Trento, Italy. The board members were selected in order to ensure that QROWD’s data collectionRead more

The World Summit on Sustainable Mobility – Movin’ On – was recently held in Montreal, Canada. The three-day long conference features a range of industry partners, innovative startups, workshops and engaging talks. The aim of the summit was to discuss emerging solutions for sustainable mobility, and ultimately, to improve the future that these transport solutionsRead more

The next few months are looking to be extremely interesting in the world of Smart Mobility, with a range of conferences and events happening at various locations around the world. With so much to offer this summer, what are the key things you should take a look at? One of the most anticipated events willRead more

InnoTrans is a trade fair specialising in all things Smart Transport. It will run from 18 to 21 September 2018, and will extend across the entire Berlin exhibition grounds, occupying an area of 200 000 m² gross. In order to ensure that exhibitors and trade visitors are able to keep their bearings, InnoTrans is sub-dividedRead more

QROWD will participate in Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona 2018 with an Elevator Pitch: A smart solution to calculate the Modal Split – the case of Trento The city of Trento, currently participating in the QROWD project, has continuously ranked high since 2014, when it was selected as an IEEE core smart city.Read more

In recent news it has been announced that an international collaboration between the IOTA Foundation and the International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) is promising to spark smart mobility on a global scale. The companies postulate that this will build a global alliance of smart mobility testbeds based on open source protocols and the IOTA dataRead more

The second round of the QROWDLab will be running from Monday 28 May until June 7. During this period, QROWD will be acquiring information on mobility in the city of Trento, with the help of i-Log, an app developed by the University of Trento that allows gathering data by the citizens themselves. Participants in the QROWDLab will inform of their displacements aroundRead more

Go Ahead London are a company that provide nearly a quarter of London’s buses. According to the group, their vehicles travel over 80 million miles annually, and employ more than 7600 staff across various sites within the city. The company have a history of innovation, and have recently become one of the front runners forRead more