June 18, 2024: Transforming Urban Mobility & Strengthening Vehicle Security

 

How we move through cities matters.  Join us on Wednesday, June 19th at 3:00 pm as Visiting Fellow Jalel Ben Othman (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) explores the future of urban mobility and transportation.

In-person location:  IGAB 3N73 (above Western International)

Zoom:  https://westernuniversity.zoom.us/j/97361396694

Event description:  

With the exponential growth of the global population projected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, and a significant portion expected to reside in urban centers, effective mobility management becomes paramount to address the ensuing traffic surge. Managing mobility is crucial to prevent congestion on roadways. Concurrently, advancements in technology, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), offer promising solutions to enhance mobility management in cities. Smart city initiatives leverage technologies like Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and IoT to efficiently utilize and oversee infrastructure, resources, transportation, traffic, and services, involving various stakeholders like humans, drones, vehicles, smart devices, and buildings. In this presentation, I will explore how ICT can be leveraged to manage vehicle mobility effectively, while also discussing the potential threats that ICT systems may encounter in this context.

About the speaker:

Prof. Ben-Othman received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees both in Computer Science from the University of Pierre et Marie Curie, (Paris 6) France in 1992, and 1994 respectively. He received his PhD degree from the University of Versailles, France, in 1998. He is currently full professor at the University of Paris 13 since 2011 and member of L2S lab at CentraleSupélec.  Dr. Ben-Othman's research interests are in the area of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, VANETs, IoT, performance evaluation and  security in wireless networks in general. He was the recipient of the IEEE COMSOC Communication Software technical committee Recognition Award in 2016, the IEEE computer society Meritorious Service Award in 2016,  and he is a Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, AHSN Exceptional Service and Contribution Award in 2018 and the VEHCOM Fabio Neri award in 2018. He has been appointed as IEEE COMSOC distinguished lecturer from 2015 to 2018 and he is currently IEEE VTS distinguished lecturer where he did several tours all around the world.  He is currently a Visiting Fellow with the Western Academy for Advanced Research.