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Solving the train unit shunting problem using multi-agent deep reinforcement learning with routing optimization
- News
- External
- Awards
- Machine learning
- Mobility
![INFORMS](/en/info/news/2021/10/train-unit-shunting-problem/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.853585815.png)
Jacob Trepat Borecka has won the the second prize in the 2021 INFORMS Railway Application Section for his conference paper based on his Master's thesis carried out at the TU Delft.
Technology competition & distributed renewable energy supply
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Mobility
- Electrical engineering
- Science, Technology and Policy MSc
![Electric lorry](/en/info/news/2021/10/27-technology-competition-distributed-renewable-energy-supply/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1920675536.png)
ISTP Colloquium with A. Eckmann and N. Stolz presenting their Master's theses about low-carbon transport transition in Switzerland and net-zero emissions goals in the power sector.
Days of future health: Digital biomarkers and beyond
- ETH Risk Center
- Past Events
- Seminars
- Data science
![Correlation maps](/en/info/news/2021/10/26-future-health-digital-biomarkers/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.402764143.jpg)
ETH Risk Center Seminar Series with Dr. Filipe Barata from the Chair of Information Management at ETH Zurich.
Travel behaviour during COVID19 and the simulation of epidemics: The case of Switzerland and episim
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- External
- Mobility
![Santiago, Chile](/en/info/news/2021/10/travel-behaviour-covid19-switzerland-episim/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.259190877.png)
Keynote presentation by Professor Kay W. Axhausen at the 20° Congreso Chileno de Ingenieria de Transporte (CCHIT).
Freight tunnels across Switzerland
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- Mobility
![Cargo sous Terrain](/en/info/news/2021/10/freight-tunnels-across-switzerland/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.499759631.jpg)
Do we need an additional transport system? Is it sustainable as advertised? Kay W. Axhausen in an interview.
A real urbanity dream
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
- Spatial planning
![E-Bike Sharing](/en/info/news/2021/10/a-real-urbanity-dream/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.952529289.jpg)
It was a perfect sunny day, warm, beautiful open spaces with people everywhere - a real urbanity dream. Lukas Ballo in an interview.
What is The Problem of Solving The Climate Problem?
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Political science
- Environmental sciences
- Climate sciences
![Factory](/en/info/news/2021/10/13-what-is-the-problem-of-solving-the-climate-problem/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1723075403.jpg)
ISTP Colloquium with Dr Michael Pahle from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has insights on implementing CO2 pricing in Germany and the EU.
Too much noise about noise? Health impact of transportation noise
- ETH Risk Center
- Past Events
- Seminars
- Mobility
![Use ear protection](/en/info/news/2021/10/12-too-much-noise-about-noise/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.600118177.png)
ETH Risk Center Seminar Series with Professor Martin Röösli from the University of Basel.
Responsible raw material extraction for car manufacturing
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Sustainability
- Mobility
- Engineering sciences
![VW Beetle](/en/info/news/2021/10/06-responsible-raw-material-extraction/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1499537847.jpg)
ISTP Colloquium with Franziska Killiches from the Volkswagen Group about strategy and sustainability in supplier relations.
Co-opolis: The collective production of the city
- External
- Past Events
- Spatial planning
- Urban design
![The collective production of the city](/en/info/news/2021/10/05-the-collective-production-of-the-city/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1420095813.jpg)
NSL Colloquium about the city as a common matter. Exploration of common codes, resources and creative co-living.
Distributed energy resources for distribution grid resilience
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- External
- ETH Risk Center
- Past Events
- Energy sciences
- Engineering sciences
![CUBE, Consolidated Utility Base Energy System](/en/info/news/2021/10/05-distributed-energy-resources-grid-resilience/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.845613040.jpg)
ETH Risk Center Resilience Webinar with Dr Jack Chin from Future Resilient Systems (FRS) at the Singapore-ETH Centre.
The 13 billion question
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- IVT
- Mobility
![The 13 billion question](/en/info/news/2021/10/13-billion-question/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1493412856.png)
Scientists have investigated true-cost pricing in transportation.
The world's largest experiment in Switzerland – Is transport pricing really worth it?
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Kilometers travelled per day by bicycle or by foot](/en/info/news/2021/10/worldwide-largest-mobility-pricing-experiment/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2025122855.jpg)
How do you commute if you have to pay for every meter of road or rail yourself?
Transport pricing in practice
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Urban traffic](/en/info/news/2021/10/transport-pricing-in-practice/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.283738393.png)
Reduce the external costs of transport in respect to health, climate, and congestion.