French Chapter

The IEEE French ITSS Chapter was established to unite the strong community of French researchers and industry professionals in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and student engagement. Its focus is on promoting joint research initiatives, supporting diversity, and enhancing academia-industry connections within the ITS domain.

Chair: Mostafa Ameli
Vice-Chair: Negin Alisoltani

Activities

• Create and maintain a dedicated chapter website to share member profiles, upcoming events, research outputs, and useful resources, as well as enable document/video sharing and discussion forums for collaboration.
• Organize networking and kickoff events to host an initial online/in-person/hybrid event to introduce members and launch activities. Besides, we will encourage informal networking and idea exchange among participants.
• Foster research collaboration and discussion to launch online webinars, forums, and working groups for exploring joint research projects and facilitate connections between academia and industry for applied research.
• Engage and support students to promote ITS through outreach to BSc, MSc, and PhD students. We will establish MSc and PhD thesis awards to recognize excellence in ITS research.
• Promote diversity and inclusion to encourage female student participation and career development in ITS and integrate diverse perspectives into organizational efforts and leadership roles.
• Strengthen academic-industry links to co-organize events and workshops with industry partners and align academic activities with real-world transportation challenges.
• Collaborate with other IEEE Chapters for joint events and initiatives.

Steps To Achieve Goals

• Step 1: Contact all French IEEE ITSS members with a welcome message and activity survey and form the Chapter’s Executive Committee and working groups.
• Step 2: Develop and launch the Chapter website and set up mailing lists and collaborative tools (e.g., Slack, shared drives).
• Step 3: Initial ITSS webinar for academic-industry engagement and plan and execute the inaugural networking event.
• Step 4: Student Involvement Initiatives by creating, announcing, and publicizing thesis award programs.
• Step 5: Identify key industry stakeholders and academic supporters to initiate partnerships for co-funding and co-hosting events.
• Step 6: Track member engagement, event attendance, and feedback and adjust strategies based on community input and evolving needs.