The Smart Cities Programme brings together the strengths and potential of TU/e expertise across faculties, into an underlying, multidisciplinary research programme that generates the required knowledge to face the challenges of contemporary cities. Then we can create solutions that make a real impact on the lives of large numbers of people.
SCP/e focusses on 6 research lines:
Three application areas are identified where cities face serious challenges in the transition of becoming a smart city. Disruptive technologies that come available will fundamentally change the way we live, work, move or recreate in cities. The coming years city life will be reshaped in the areas of:
- Smart Buildings and Hybrid Energy Systems
Aims to provide an attractive and healthy built environment for citizens, including the use of (sustainable) energy and the (open) access to a hybrid energy system.
- Smart Mobility: moving people and goods
Aims for mobility and logistic systems in urban areas from peoples perspective, including greener, more inclusive, safer and smarter solutions.
- Smart Urban Space: healthy environments
Aims for pleasant, multi-functional and safe urban environments with engaged citizens , integrating all functions to improve quality of life.
Three aspects are major influences on the application areas: data, people and innovation ecosystems. Data plays a vital role in the transition towards a Smart City. To really become a Smart Society, we need to put citizens at centre stage and to truly empower people. Innovation ecosystems facilitate sustainable innovation by actively involving people in the ecosystem to jointly create and learn and setting the conditions for the creation of new business and the replication of good practices.
- Urban data & Data platform
Aims to ensure that data infrastructure and governance can keep up with the increasing volume of urban data traffic.
- Smart Societies
Aims the development of a vibrant, networked city, including participative and responsible citizens and strong social networks.
- Innovation Ecosystems
Aims for the orchestration of innovation by organising the collaboration in the Quadruple Helix structure (citizens, industry, knowledge institutions and municipalities).
LightHouse is currently connected to the SCP/e as strategic adviser for future.