TRACE HORIZON

🎙️ TRACE Interview Series – University of Glasgow In our latest TRACE Interview, we’re delighted to spotlight our project partner, the University of Glasgow, and their vital role in shaping more sustainable and data-driven last-mile logistics. With expertise in urban analytics, spatial modelling, and sustainable transport, the team bridges academic research and practical innovation — helping cities reimagine how goods move in smarter, greener ways. 💡 Discover how their research is transforming logistics planning and supporting TRACE’s mission for efficient, people-centred urban mobility. 👉 Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/dfUGyed3 #TRACEProject #SustainableMobility #UrbanLogistics #ResearchInnovation #UniversityOfGlasgow #HorizonEurope

TRACE at the Smart Life Festival 2025 – Modena On 17–18 October 2025, TRACE partners — Comune di Modena, ISIG - Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia — took part in the @Smart Life Festival 2025, an event dedicated to digital innovation and technologies. Over two days, the TRACE team connected with citizens, experts, and institutions to explore how innovation can drive more sustainable, inclusive, and intelligent mobility solutions in cities. Highlights included: 🔹 A stakeholder workshop on “Mobilità e logistica del futuro, tra innovazione, sostenibilità e accessibilità”, focusing on data-driven insights and sustainable logistics. 🔹 A citizen workshop “Muoversi nel futuro”, engaging 30+ residents and students from Modena’s Sacca district in dialogue about future mobility and trust in autonomous systems. 🔹 The promotion of TRACE’s citizens’ survey on perceptions of innovative mobility solutions. 🔹 The TRACE demonstration bike, showcased throughout Modena, offering a live example of connected, eco-friendly delivery systems. These activities strengthened local engagement, fostered collaboration between stakeholders and citizens, and advanced TRACE’s mission to co-create sustainable, accessible, and people-centred urban mobility. #TRACEproject #SmartLifeFestival2025 #SustainableMobility #UrbanInnovation #SmartCities #Inclusion #DigitalTransition #CCAM

TRACE 6th Plenary Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia 22 – 23 October 2025 This week, TRACE partners gathered in the beautiful city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the project’s 6th Plenary Meeting, hosted by Pošta Slovenije. The two-day meeting brought together all consortium members to review progress, exchange insights, and plan the next stages of TRACE’s innovative journey. 📅 Day 1 (22 October) focused on detailed updates across all Work Packages (WPs), covering project status, technical progress, deliverables, and future milestones. The discussions highlighted the achievements of each partner and paved the way for efficient coordination toward the project’s goals. 🤝 The day concluded with a guided tour of Ljubljana’s historic city center, followed by a delightful social dinner at Zlata Ladjica, fostering collaboration and partnership among TRACE members in an informal setting. 📅 Day 2 (23 October) took place at Kristalna palača, where partners delved into the pilot discussions led by ROB, TUW, UTH, PS, UNIMORE, and others. Each national pilot — Greek, Italian, and Slovenian — presented progress, plans, and upcoming demonstrations. A highlight was the Slovenian pilot in BTC City Ljubljana, where Pošta Slovenije and partners showcased a live demonstration of robotic delivery, part of the Urban Consolidation Centre concept that aims to reduce traffic congestion and the carbon footprint of last-mile logistics. 👏 A big thank you to Pošta Slovenije for their excellent hosting and to all partners for their continued dedication and collaboration. TRACE continues to advance toward its mission of delivering next-generation logistics and robotic solutions — making urban delivery systems smarter, safer, and more sustainable. #TRACEProject #HorizonEurope #Innovation #SmartMobility #UrbanLogistics #Collaboration #Ljubljana #Robotics #Sustainability #ResearchAndInnovation University of Athens Robotnik Automation Comune di Modena University of Thessaly Univerza v Mariboru Netcompany InCites Consulting Information Technology Institute (ITI) Technische Universität Wien Blockchain 5.0 CODEWHEEL™ Uni Systems ACS Courier and Postal Services Epsilon SA Technical University of Crete OTE Group of Companies (HTO) Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia DIFLY s.r.l. AV Living Lab SUM Solutions Urbico srl Sidroco Holdings Ltd Pošta Slovenije Hellenic Train S.A. ISIG - Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia CSEM University of Glasgow ITL (Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation)

Hot off the press: TRACE Newsletter – Issue #6 is now live! 🔗 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dX7gH8px This summer edition is packed with highlights from TRACE’s journey toward smarter, greener, and more connected logistics: 🌍 Showcasing TRACE at key European events 🔬 Updates from our pilot projects across Italy, Greece & Slovenia 🤝 In-depth interviews with partners Netcompany, TU Wien, and Urbico 📚 New research publications and a feature in Logistics Management magazine Whether you're in research, logistics, urban planning, or tech innovation, there's something here for you! 📩 Dive into the stories and stay connected with the future of synchromodal transport. #TRACEProject #SmartLogistics #Synchromodality #UrbanMobility #SustainableTransport #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation

🚦🔍 Partner Spotlight: Urbico srl – Urban Intelligence for Smarter Logistics As part of the TRACE project, we’re proud to collaborate with Urbico srl, a startup transforming urban mobility through AI-driven behavioral insights and micromobility data analysis. With roots in cutting-edge academic research, Urbico srl brings a unique perspective to TRACE - bridging the gap between people’s movement behavior and sustainable freight operations. 📊 Their key role in TRACE? Supporting the development of the Decision Support Tool (DST) that models urban logistics needs and impacts, helping cities and logistics providers make better, data-informed decisions. By integrating real-time micromobility data, Urbico srl helps TRACE align with actual urban dynamics - ensuring our platform isn’t just smart, but city-smart. We’re excited to work with innovators like Urbico srl to co-create freight systems that are not only efficient, but also adaptive to the way cities live and move. Click & read: https://lnkd.in/gAqrkQiN #TRACEproject #SmartCities #UrbanMobility #DataDrivenLogistics #AI #Micromobility #HorizonEurope #SustainableTransport #URBICO #SmartLogistics

Last week, TRACE was proudly featured at the 4th CityMinds Summer School in Thessaloniki, Greece - an inspiring event focused on urban mobility transformation, organised by Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)/HIT and LASCM/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), with the support of EIT Urban Mobility. Representing TRACE, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos from ACS Courier and Postal Services delivered a lecture on the future of last-mile logistics, showcasing how ACS is exploring innovations like: 🏢 Microhubs 📦 Mobile depots 📱 Digital tools 🤖 Robotics 📊 Data-driven decision-making The presentation also highlighted key insights from the Greek pilot activities within the TRACE project, along with connections to the GREEN-LOG initiative - both supported by Horizon Europe. 👏 A big thank you to the organisers and participants for the warm welcome and thoughtful discussions! #TRACE #GreenLog #ACS #UrbanLogistics #CityLogistics #LastMile #SustainableMobility #HorizonEU #EITUrbanMobility #CityMinds

🚛🔗 Partner Spotlight: Netcompany We’re excited to feature Netcompany SEE & EU Institutions, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, and a key technology partner in the TRACE project! 💡 With a mission to drive digital transformation across public and private sectors, Netcompany brings deep expertise in big data architecture, real-time data orchestration, and interoperable platforms to TRACE. As the lead on our platform design and integration work, they’re building the backbone of TRACE’s intelligent logistics platform. Their vision aligns closely with TRACE’s mission: to make logistics more intelligent, adaptive, and sustainable. From resilient freight operations to data-driven urban mobility, Netcompany is helping shape the future of European transport systems. 🚀 Looking ahead, Netcompany is focused on deployment across pilot sites and paving the way for commercial adoption, standardization, and scaling beyond TRACE. We're proud to have such forward-thinking innovation partners onboard! 🙌 Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dvbgcwpx #TRACEproject #SmartLogistics #DigitalTransformation #SustainableTransport #Netcompany #EUinnovation #HorizonEurope #SmartMobility

🎤 Partner Spotlight: Vienna University of Technology – Driving Innovation in Urban Climate Resilience We’re thrilled to share our latest partner interview with TU Wien, a key research partner in the TRACE Horizon Europe project. In this deep dive, TU Wien sheds light on their role in TRACE, emphasizing the importance of integrated climate modeling, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-based decision-making to support resilient urban transformation. Highlights from the interview: 💡 How TU Wien’s Urban Climate Research Center contributes to TRACE goals 💡 The value of transdisciplinary collaboration across cities and disciplines Insights on co-creation processes and building trust with local communities “We believe in empowering cities to act with confidence. TRACE offers the tools to do that, grounded in science and local realities.” – TU Wien team 🔗 Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dxB9VTiT #TRACEHorizonEU #ClimateResilience #UrbanTransformation #HorizonEurope #Sustainability #TUWien #ResearchImpact #EUProjects

Excited to share our recent contribution to the 10th B5G-PINE Workshop, presented by Konstantina Papachristopoulou during the AIAI 2025 Conference! 🔍 The TRACE team introduced a Reference Architecture for Intelligent Logistics Operations in B5G Networks, showcasing how #B5G and #6G technologies are transforming multimodal and synchromodal logistics! 📘 Now published in Springer Nature: Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. Click: https://lnkd.in/dWZ8vdE8 #TRACE #Logistics #Innovation #B5G #6G #AutonomousLogistics #HorizonEurope #Netcompany

TRACE at AI Connected Business World 2025 📍 Athens | 🗓️ June 24 We were proud to see TRACE represented at one of Greece’s leading tech and innovation conferences, AI Connected Business World 2025, organized by SmartPress S.A.! 🎤 Our partner Ioannis Neokosmidis, PhD Neokosmidis, CEO of InCites Consulting, took the stage with a talk titled: "Synchromodality as a Driver for a Collaborative, Green and Smart Future in Logistics." His presentation showcased how TRACE is reimagining the future of logistics through synchromodality - a transformative concept enabling real-time coordination across transport modes. By leveraging AI, data-driven insights, and cross-sector collaboration, TRACE aims to build a resilient, sustainable, and transparent supply chain ecosystem. This event provided a powerful platform to align TRACE’s mission with broader themes in smart cities, IoT, infrastructure resilience, and digital transformation. Learn more about TRACE and how we're shaping the future of smart logistics: https://trace-horizon.eu/ #TRACEHorizon #Synchromodality #AIConnected #SmartLogistics #SupplyChainInnovation #GreenFuture #DigitalTransformation #AI #Sustainability #Collaboration #Innovation #ConnectedBusiness