Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, organized with the support of Rail Transport Innovation Marathon, Turkey's knocked over young minds in Izmir. Teams of software, design and engineering competed to produce innovative solutions in Izmir's rail transportation.
With the support of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Izmir Chamber of Commerce and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organized a Rail Transport Innovation Marathon (Hackathon) in Izmir. The European Union offered financial support to the event.
In the design marathon at the Historical Havagazı Cultural Center, 4 teams of 6-31 people, students and graduates from software, design and engineering, competed. The teams are in the light of the data shared by İzmir Metro Inc. and accompanied by mentors; He competed to produce innovative solutions on the subject of “informing passengers how much space is available on which wagon”, “energy saving in brakes with mechanic control”, “the fastest evacuation from stations in case of fire” and “sustainability and accessibility for rail transport systems”.
First place is Metrobot
At the end of the 24-hour idea marathon, all the teams took to the stage one by one and explained their projects to the jury members; answered questions. Besides the experts in the fields of engineering, software, design and business development, Mert Yaygel, Head of Transportation Department of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, İzmir Metro A.Ş. The jury, including General Manager Sonmez Alev and Rail Systems Department Head Mehmet Ergenekon, determined the top three projects. While the team named Metrobot won first place, Team 256 team came in second and Es-vision team came in third. The first team was awarded 15 thousand TL, the second 10 thousand TL, and the third one 5 thousand TL.
“Can be developed and used”
Emphasizing that the projects of all teams are valuable, İzmir Metro A.Ş. General Manager Sönmez Alev said, “It was difficult for the jury to separate the prominent. We evaluated each study in the light of innovation, originality, need, impact, scalability, sustainability, inclusion and usability criteria. "The ideas and approaches produced by most young teams can be developed over time and used in all similar transportation systems."
The Metrobot team has developed an artificial intelligence system that answers passengers' questions with a message. Team 256 analyzed the density of the metro stations with mathematical data and worked on its system that creates optimized "dynamic timelines". Es-vision, on the other hand, designed a system that transfers information to the passenger and business by measuring passenger density in trains.
Who participated?
CHP Izmir Deputy Kamil Okyay Sındır, Deputy Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mustafa Özuslu, Mustafa Kemal Akgül, Head of Izmir Chamber of Commerce, Mahmut, Chairman of Izmir Chamber of Commerce Özgener, Deputy UNDP Representative in Turkey Seher Alacacı purifies and İzmir Metro Inc. Ufuk Tutan, Chairman of the Board of Directors participated.
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