This area teaches students how to build, calibrate, and use traffic and mobility models to evaluate the performance of infrastructure and measures before implementing them. Students work with industry-standard simulation tools that can be applied to real-world scenarios involving roads, intersections, urban networks, traffic signals, sustainable modes of transport, pedestrianization, and events.

In-depth study of:

• theory and parameters of driver and pedestrian behavior.
• calibration with real data and verification of results.
• analysis of what-if scenarios for design and operation decisions.
• performance, emissions, safety, and comfort indicators.
• integration into urban twins and decision support systems.

Among the examples of software used, the school incorporates global simulation platforms that allow the behavior of different users and modes to be reproduced in detail. A prime example is PTV Vissim, renowned for its ability to simulate multimodality and evaluate traffic management measures on a scientific basis, enabling informed decisions about infrastructure and technologies. ptvgroup.com In addition, its use encompasses the evaluation of emerging technologies, connected and autonomous vehicles, and intelligent management systems. ptvgroup.com

Another example is Aimsun Next, a comprehensive transportation modeling platform with solutions ranging from microsimulation to city models and ITS systems, facilitating the testing of designs, strategies, and new technologies. aimsun.com aimsun.com These tools are used as the basis for courses, workshops, and applied projects, ensuring that students can translate technical results into concrete solutions in the real world.

Example of a tool for educational and professional use:

PTV Vissim traffic simulation software

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In addition, the use of platforms that allow models to be extended, automated workflows to be created, and analyses to be integrated with external data or dynamic conditions is explored. Students learn not only how to use the software, but also how to justify the choice of scenarios, interpret results, and propose intervention measures based on technical, social, and financial criteria.

In this area, the school focuses on implementing technology to monitor, manage, and optimize mobility operations. This includes advanced traffic signals, public transportation prioritization, access control, incident management, real-time data usage, sensors, connectivity, and strategies to achieve greater efficiency and safety. Students study:

• ITS system architecture, communications, protocols, and standards.
• integration with simulation models and planning tools.
• demand management solutions and sustainable mode prioritization.
• response mechanisms to failures, congestion, or extraordinary events.
• environmental impact assessment and emission reduction through ITS.

This area relates to the growing use of data and the construction of urban digital twins, where mobility is modeled in detail and integrated with other domains such as energy, climate, and land use. Students learn to transform information into measurable and replicable actions, policies, and operational improvements.

This course addresses the design, operation, and improvement of public transportation systems. It studies techniques for analyzing demand, route design, frequency, modal integration, subsidies and fares, and operation under variable conditions. It delves into modal choice models, cost-benefit analysis, social impact, and emissions reduction. Students work with case studies of buses, trams, subways, urban railways, soft modes, and micromobility. They learn to design inclusive and efficient systems, considering accessibility, safety, costs, equity, and sustainability. Incentive policies, fleet management, public transport electrification, recharging and energy strategy are also analyzed, as well as how to link all of this to local, national, and international decarbonization and resilience agendas.

Road safety is a fundamental pillar that runs through all programs. This area prepares professionals to identify, assess, and mitigate accident risks by implementing audits, inspections, black spot analysis, preventive measures design, and continuous improvement programs. Students learn:

• Road and urban safety audit methodologies.
• Analysis of human factors, behavior, and signage.
• Safe geometric design and intersection assessment.
• accident analysis and intervention proposals.
• integration with ITS systems and dynamic warning signs.

The training applies to existing and planned infrastructure, always with a practical approach to ensure that each measure is viable, cost-effective, and consistent with the environment.