The thesis titled “Characterisation and modelling of operating speed on conventional roads using naturalistic observation of light vehicles” (Caracterización y modelización de la velocidad de operación en carreteras convencionales a partir de la observación naturalística de vehículos ligeros), by Dr Ana María Pérez Zuriaga, was the winner of the 10th Abertis Prize for Research into Transport Infrastructure Management, awarded by the UPC-Abertis Chair. This prize is awarded for the best doctoral thesis presented by different Spanish universities.
Héctor Fornés Martínez received the prize in the best graduate dissertation, final degree project or master’s dissertation category, for his work titled “Analysis and optimization of the luggage check-in counter allocation process at airports”.
The awards ceremony, which was held today at the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering, was attended by the Minister of Territory and Sustainability of the Catalan Government, Santi Vila, accompanied by the president of Abertis, Salvador Alemany and the rector of the BarcelonaTech (UPC), Antoni Giró.
This competition is one of the lead-up events to the 2nd International Abertis Chair Prize, which will be awarded in Paris on 29 May. The winners of the international edition will be selected from the pool comprising the winning projects
awarded today by the BarcelonaTech (UPC) and those which the Chaire Abertis – École des Ponts ParisTech – IFSTTAR (The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks) will award in France, also in the doctoral thesis and dissertation category.
The Abertis Prize is worth 10,000 euros in the thesis category and 4,000 euros in the dissertation category.