Centre for Smart and Resilient Mobility

The RESISTRANS Applied Research Centre (Centre for Smart and Resilient Mobility) is funded under the 13th Call of the SIGMA Programme – Sub-objective 5 (Applied Research Centres) by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR). It addresses Theme 4: "Resilient Transport and Crisis Mobility."

RESISTRANS brings a new systemic approach to strengthening the resilience, safety, and accessibility of the Czech transport system. The novelty lies in integrating previously separate areas — transport engineering, digitalization, crisis management, and defense — into a unified framework.

RESISTRANS is technically supported by state-of-the-art equipment, expert know-how, and the multidisciplinary capacities of all involved partners. The consortium comprises academic institutions, research organizations, municipal enterprises, and technology companies with the necessary infrastructure for research and development activities.

The project establishes the Centre as a permanent legal entity and competence base with international reach in strengthening the resilience of the Czech transport system against natural and anthropogenic threats, with emphasis on land transport.

RESISTRANS contributes to addressing systemic challenges in transport infrastructure, mobility, safety, and digitalization, thereby fulfilling the expected societal and economic benefits of the SIGMA programme. It also supports collaboration between research organizations and enterprises, fostering innovative solutions with high applicability; it contributes to the programme’s sub-objective focused on effective knowledge transfer into practice. The project also supports the development of new competencies, education, and student engagement — contributing to human capital development in R&D.