Marcin SEREDYNSKI

Biographical note
Dr. Marcin Seredynski received his M.Sc. (2004) from the Warsaw University of Technology. In 2009 he defended his PhD thesis with the University of Luxembourg and Polish Academy of Sciences. Since than has been working as researcher in the field of intelligent transportation systems at the University of Luxembourg and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. He has published over 50 research articles.

Presentation title: Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems for Electric Buses
We design and assess a system approach exploiting the potentials of the new Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) paradigm to meet the requirements of the next generation Public Transport (PT) systems. Such systems put an emphasis on green vehicles, increased comfort, and operating costs reduction. However, they introduce additional complexity—for instance electric buses need to periodically recharge their batteries on-route using dedicated infrastructure. This not only can impact service level, but also extend operating costs with complex electric charges. We argue that the aforementioned requirements—unsupported by current control methods—can be met by introducing new strategies explicitly optimising the interactions within the PT ecosystem components consisting of PT vehicles, traffic signals, and electric bus charging infrastructure.
These strategies combine cooperation and negotiation within the whole PT ecosystem, enabled by C-ITS connectivity. To achieve these goals, we mainly rely on vehicle control rather than on the use of prioritised treatment at traffic signals, which in busy urban scenarios can have negative impacts on overall traffic. The main research challenges are in formulating and solving complex multi-objective optimisation problems involving game-theoretical aspects.