Basics of Traffic Safety Rules

Mikołaj Pieńkos

About the speaker

• Since 2024, he has served as Deputy Director of the Warsaw Municipal Road Authority for Strategy and Traffic Safety.
• He coordinates the research and analysis conducted at ZDM.
• He oversees the road safety improvement program.
• He is responsible for implementing the "Droga na Szóstkę" program.

Topic of the lecture

• Basic road safety rules and factors affecting road safety levels.
• The Road Safety System in Poland and Decision-Making Processes.
• Road safety measures: roundabouts, traffic signals, speed bumps, speed cameras.
• BRD research methods using AI.

We combine driving simulators and autonomous vehicles

Anna Niedzicka

About the speaker

• Expert at the Center of Excellence for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles and ITS.
• He specializes in driver assistance systems and driving simulators.
• He conducts both academic and commercial research.
• It conducts training sessions and demonstrations for drivers, students, and the media.

Topic of the lecture

• Studies of driver behavior in driving simulators.
• Testing of traffic signs and systems not yet approved for use.
• Other uses for driving simulators.
• Safety of autonomous vehicles and test scenarios.

Cognitive functions in the process of driving

Natalia Segiet-Hojda, M.A.

About the speaker

• Psychologist and doctoral student at the Jagiellonian University Medical College.
• He specializes in cognitive rehabilitation.
• She works with people who have suffered strokes and those with neurodegenerative diseases.
• Member of national and international scientific organizations.

Topic of the lecture

• The role of memory, attention, and executive functions while driving.
• Procedural memory as the driver’s “autopilot.”
• The psychological attachment to driving.

Problems accessing the vehicle's interior after an accident – challenges facing the modern automotive industry

Andrzej Mazurek

About the speaker

• An automotive engineer and software developer with over 17 years of experience.
• Requirement Engineer at SEGULA Technologies.
• CTO of LudosLabs, LLC
• He is a member of the Volunteer Fire Department and participates in rescue operations.

Topic of the lecture

• Electronic door-opening systems in modern vehicles.
• Problems accessing accident victims.
• Practical lessons learned from rescue and engineering experiences.

Urban Digital Twins: Exploring Case Studies and Use Cases for Sustainable Urban Development

Prof. Dr. Florian Koch

About the speaker

• Professor of Smart Cities at HTW Berlin and the first professor in Germany to be appointed to a position in this field.
• He studied urban planning at the University of Dortmund and at La Sapienza University in Rome.
• He earned his doctorate at the Institute for Social Sciences at Humboldt University in Berlin, with the support of scholarships from the DAAD and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
• He served as a DAAD representative and professor of European Studies and Regional Development at the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia.
• From 2015 to 2018, he coordinated the integrated Urban Transformations project at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig.
• At HTW Berlin, he teaches and conducts research in the fields of real estate economics, urban planning, and Smart City concepts.
• He is the spokesperson for the "Sustainable Smart Cities" research cluster.

Topic of the lecture

• Examples of existing digital twins of cities.
• Ways to use urban digital twins to support sustainable urban development.
• The links between digitalization, urban transformation, and sustainable development.
• The Role of Digital Technologies in Urban Systems.
• Smart City Applications in Urban Planning, Spatial Planning, and City Management.

Testing driver reactions in a driving simulator

Are you interested in cars, simulators, or immersive experiences? Visit kyu6u and take part in a study on driver reactions using a realistic passenger car driving simulator.

About the simulator

• The project was developed by Patryk Kamiński as part of his master’s thesis in computer science specializing in Interactive Multimedia).
• The simulator accurately replicates the geometry and physics of a real car's movement.
• The study examines the performance of immersive solutions used in modern driving simulators.

Participation in the survey is open to all interested attendees of the event.

Launch of the Tokyo Vibe, Warsaw Drive event

The official opening of an event focused on road safety, immersive technologies, and driving simulators, held in conjunction with the Unity Hackathon finals.

On the program

• Opening of the Tokyo Vibe, Warsaw Drive event.
• A meeting with experts in the field of simulators and road safety.
• Lecture: " The Immersive World of Car Driving Simulators"
• Start of the hackathon.

The event is organized by the Department of Multimedia.

The immersive world of car driving simulators

Patryk Kamiński

About the speaker

• Master’s student in Computer Science at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, specializing in Interactive Multimedia.
• The creator of the car driving simulator showcased at the Tokyo Vibe event, Warsaw Drive.
• He has been working in the gaming and interactive applications sector since 2020.
• He specializes in computer vision and the creation of immersive experiences and simulators.

Topic of the lecture

• What are simulators and immersion?
• Where are driving simulators used?
• How is a realistic car simulator created?
• Why is driving in video games different from driving in real life?

This lecture is especially recommended for participants of the Tokyo Vibe and Warsaw Drive hackathons, as well as anyone interested in immersive technologies and simulators.