Research areas
Scientific projects combining disciplinary foundations with practical applications
Against the backdrop of climate change and a growing global population, countries are being compelled to take measures aimed at minimizing the causes of climate change as much as possible and protecting themselves effectively from its effects.
Several issues arise, particularly regarding human mobility and reducing its environmental impact, transport systems, and the rational use of water and electricity resources with a view to sustainable development. The way in which urban systems are used by users (in time and space), their intrinsic qualities and their reliability, are subjects of intense research due to the societal issues they underpin, such as the right to mobility, social inclusion, the energy transition, smart resource management and the control of environmental impacts. Alongside these various aspects, new possibilities are offered by advances in digital science and technology. Data opens up prospects for dynamic analysis with greater spatial and temporal precision for city stakeholders.
Research carried out at the GRETTIA laboratory addresses these societal challenges through physical modeling, data-driven modeling, and agent-based simulation, supported by research in psychology and ergonomics (a user-centered approach).
