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During Euro Working Group on Transportation 2025 27th Annual Conference Olha is presenting our research on how to strategically select areas for feeder service to maximise a shift from private cars to public transport. These results are a part of SUM Project. Such a great opportunity to get feedback and exchange experiences.

Last two weeks of July were very busy time for Anastasia who attended the DLRL Summer School 2025 in Edmonton, Canada. It allowed to expand her knowledge on reinforcement learning. A highlight was the keynote by Richard Sutton. She also worked with Lucas Cruz on a project based on an idea she proposed, which they presented on the final day. We are glad we could support her visit!

We’re thrilled to announce that the team’s latest publication has been accepted for publication in the highly ranked journal SoftwareX. Congratulations to the entire team — a truly well-deserved success! 👏 You’ll soon be able to read about RouteRL in open access. RouteRL is a new framework that combines multi-agent reinforcement learning with detailed traffic simulations to explore route choice strategies for autonomous vehicles. It models both human drivers and AVs, enabling research in transportation, MARL, and human-AI interaction. This study introduces the framework, its research potential, and illustrative use cases.

Last week at the CASPT conference in Kyoto, Rafal presented SimFLEX – a microsimulation tool for planning on-demand feeder bus services. It combines demographic, spatial, and transport data to compare urban areas and assess service efficiency. Applied in Kraków’s Skotniki and Bronowice districts, SimFLEX revealed Skotniki as the more attractive site, while Bronowice showed greater potential for wait time reduction. Sensitivity analysis on alternative-specific constants confirmed Skotniki as the preferred deployment site. 🔍 A powerful tool for smarter urban mobility – developed as part of the SUM Project. See preprint here

We’re gathering positive energy and joining forces as we prepare to present the results of our research at the hEART2025 Conference in Munich. 💣 Social implications of coexistence of CAVs and human drivers in the context of route choice Grzegorz Jamroz, Ahmet Onur Akman, Anastasia Psarou, Zoltan Varga and Rafal Kucharski 💣Selecting the most promising areas to introduce pooled feeder services when the demand is unknown: case study of Krakow, Poland Olha Shulika, Hanna Vasiutina, Michał Bujak, Farnoud Ghasemi and Rafał Kucharski

In mid-May Anastasia, Onur and Łukasz promoted our SUMO-based framework RouteRL at the SUMO User Conference 2025 in Berlin. We are grateful for the opportunity to integrate with the SUMO community. 🙌