PoDIUM Final Event

Advancing Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility through Smart Infrastructure

 

    Join us on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 in Barcelona for the PoDIUM Final Event.

    The event features results from the project’s three living labs in Germany, Italy and Spain and a live urban demonstration on Gran Via showcasing two user-centric, CCAM-enabled traffic management scenarios for High-Priority Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs).

    Registration is free but required. Register now to secure your spot.

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    • When: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
    • Where: Barcelona City Council — Plenary Hall, L’Eixample (Carrer d’Aragó 311 – see on Google Maps) & live demo on Gran Via nearby
    • Language: English
    • Cost: Free (but registration is required)
    • Catering: Coffee break and lunch included

    Agenda

    19 November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 CET

    08:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee


    09:00 – 10:00 | Opening Session

    • Wecolme Speech 
      Lidia Torres, Director of Mobility Services, Barcelona City Council (BCN)
    • Barcelona’s Vision in Urban Mobility
      Àngel López, Director of Mobility, Barcelona City Council (BCN)
    • PoDIUM Project Overview
      Giorgos Zacharopoulos, Project Manager, ICCS


    10:00 – 11:00 | PoDIUM Use Cases Presentations (Part I)

    German Living Lab

    • Cooperative Corridor Management in the City of Ulm
      Michael Buchholz, Research Lab Leader and Lecturer, Ulm University

    Italian Living Lab

    • Trusted Cooperative Perception for Intersection Manoeuvre Assistance
    • Risk Management in a Highway tunnel


    11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break


    11:30 – 12:30 | PoDIUM Use Cases Presentations (Part II)

    Spanish Living Lab

    • Real-time Responsive PDI for CCAM-enabled Traffic Management
    • Physical and Digital Infrastructure (PDI) for a User-Centric, CCAM-enabled Traffic Management in Urban Corridors with High Priority Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs)


    12:30 – 13:30 | Panel Discussion

    Roads of Tomorrow: From Research to CCAM Deployment in Urban & Highway Environments

    Moderator: Miriam Alvarado, Director of Technology Services and Digital Transformation of Infrastructures and Urban Planning, Barcelona City Council (BCN)

    • Ana Martínez, EU project Manager – ETRA I+D / Augmented CCAM
    • Josep Maria Aymami, Head of Market Expansion – Aimsun / CONDUCTOR Project
    • Samuel Rodríguez, Director – Eurecat Madrid / CARMONY
    • Cristina Gil Sánchez, Mobility Engineer – Barcelona City Council (BCN)
    • EIT Urban Mobility representative (TBD)
    • Road Operator (Highway) representative (TBC)


    13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch


    14:30 – 15:00 | Transfer to Demonstration Site


    15:00 – 17:00 | Live Demonstration

    Gran Via – Barcelona Urban Use Case
    Showcasing connected and automated mobility scenarios in real traffic conditions

     

    Note: Agenda subject to change

    Register now!