Last week I was lucky and proud to represent the Mobility Lab at Velo-city 2023 in Leipzig. Velo-city is the world’s largest and most famous international cycling conference having been held since 1980 and now taking place every year with roughly 1500 participants. The overarching theme for this year was leading the transition, i.e., how… Continue reading Karl Saidla at Velo-city 2023 in Leipzig
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Our online lecture series starts again!
Registration for the lecture series is open! Find out more from this website Already for the second time, the Mobility Lab of the University of Tartu invites all people interested in mobility analysis, transport planning and urban liveability to take part in the public online lecture series “Mobility Analysis and Transport Planning for Human-Scale Cities”. … Continue reading Our online lecture series starts again!
A new member joins the team!
Postitus eesti keeles The Mobility Lab has a new member – a specialist Jürgen Öövel, who also is an undergraduate in Geography! In order to get to know him better, he answered to three questions. Welcome, Jürgen! Why did you choose geography? Ever since I was a small kid, I have had a pull toward… Continue reading A new member joins the team!
MobilityLab at the “Making Sense of Data in Times of Crisis: The Case of Ukraine” conference
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a significant humanitarian crisis, resulting in the displacement of over 8 million refugees across Europe, with more than half of them registered for Temporary Protection. The influx of refugees has created numerous challenges, including issues related to the provision of adequate housing, healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. … Continue reading MobilityLab at the “Making Sense of Data in Times of Crisis: The Case of Ukraine” conference
Year 2022 for the Mobility Lab
Another year is passing by, and it is time to look back to its glories and challenges! The highlight of the year was most certainly the 8th Mobile Tartu Conference and the related PhD Course, held both in Palamuse and in Tartu on June 28–30. The conference was a happy post-pandemic reunion of the mobility… Continue reading Year 2022 for the Mobility Lab
New Visiting Professors Nominated
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Zook from the University of Kentucky, USA, and Professor Jukka M. Krisp from Augsburg University, Germany, have been nominated to the Visiting Professors of the Mobility Lab and the Department of Geography of the University of Tartu starting from January 2023. This will continue and formalise our… Continue reading New Visiting Professors Nominated
Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Network Action on automated mobilities
Over the past four years, our Mobility Lab has been a core member of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Network on ‘Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility: EU and Australasian Innovations’ (CCAMEU). While the network action is soon to be completed, its impacts will continue to emerge over the coming years. The network was led by Professor… Continue reading Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Network Action on automated mobilities
Mobility Lab at the International Conference on Location Based Services
On September 12-14, the 17th International Conference on Location Based Services took place in Munich. The conference was held on the roof floor of one of the Technical University of Munich buildings, and from the balconies surrounding it, there was a view of a warm and sunny city hastily preparing for Oktoberfest. Our Mobility Lab… Continue reading Mobility Lab at the International Conference on Location Based Services
Reflections from the Mobile Tartu 2022 Conference and the PhD Course
On June 29-30, human mobility researchers all over the world gathered again in Tartu for the eighth international Mobile Tartu Conference and PhD Course, which focused on mobility and mobile big data-based research. This was a happy in-person reunion of the research community after the last Mobile Tartu conference in 2020 was held virtually. This… Continue reading Reflections from the Mobile Tartu 2022 Conference and the PhD Course
Researchers at the University of Tartu organize an international conference on human mobility and big data in Tartu
The conference Mobile Tartu 2022 and an associated doctoral course will take place for the eighth time from June 28 to 30. This year, more than 100 researchers from more than 20 countries are coming to Tartu. Keynote presentations and panel discussions can also be attended virtually. The world and human mobility are in constant change, which… Continue reading Researchers at the University of Tartu organize an international conference on human mobility and big data in Tartu