The Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center (QTTSC) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) recently hosted a workshop titled “Towards Safe and Sustainable Mobility”.
The workshop was organised in collaboration with Rutgers University and sponsored by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). It aimed to provide the best practices and identify and implement solutions for sustainable mobility.
Attendees included CENG Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department Assistant Professor Dr Murat Kucukvar, QTTSC Assistant Research Professor Dr Nuri Onat, Rutgers University School of Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Chairman Prof Mohsen Jafari, Qatar Rail Technical Interface Eng Chamakh Mohamed Chamakh, and Qatar Rail Logistics Operations Manager Eng Torsten Spiller, as well as CENG faculty and students.
The program agenda featured presentations and discussions delivered by speakers from QU, Rutgers University and Qatar Rail.
They provided the audience with an in-depth insight into various topics such as safe and sustainable mobility, Qatar integrated railways program’s (QIRP) contribution to a sustainable and safe mobility in the State of Qatar, a global web-based decision support tool for sustainable transport, and sustainability assessment frameworks for transportation.
Dr Khalifa Al Khalifa said: “This workshop comes as part of QTTSC commitment to advance research and studies that meet national needs in the area of road and traffic safety.
“It also demonstrates the center’s ongoing efforts to provide traffic and road safety experts with a platform to showcase the best solutions for maintaining high levels of transportation systems and to come up with sustainable plans to reduce road traffic crashes and develop a safe road and transportation system.”
