Establishing an expert base to enhance the resilience of the Czech transport system against natural and anthropogenic threats through digitalization and AI.
The project is implemented with the support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.
Learn MoreThe 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.
prof. Ing. Ondřej Přibyl, Ph.D.
Czech Technical University in Prague2026 – 2031
6 Years of Research13
Research Org. & CompaniesThe project is thematically divided into modular Work Packages:
Creating digital twins for road and rail networks for predictive maintenance and heavy load simulation.
Analytical tools for assessing the resilience of transport networks.
Analyzing military mobility and network throughput for national defense.
Modeling citizen behavior and generating synthetic populations for strategic planning.
Integrating automation to enhance safety and flow during crises.
Research into dynamic traffic management algorithms using demand prediction. Aimed at increasing network capacity and supporting Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
Development of methods for the safe control of connected and automated vehicles (CCAM) in complex urban environments, emphasizing the protection of vulnerable road users.
Research into technologies for integrating autonomous systems into existing infrastructure. Focuses on standardizing communication protocols and validating remote control methods.
Enhancing the resilience of rail and road structures under extreme loads. Linking physical structural parameters with digital models for real-time monitoring.
Creation of a virtual simulation environment (based on OpenDRIVE/OpenCRG) for planning critical cargo transport and simulating mass evacuations in urban areas.
The Project Board is the supreme decision-making body, ensuring strategic alignment and the Science for Policy principle. It consists of 6 external experts from key transport/defense authorities and 4 internal representatives from lead research institutions.
prof. Ing. Ondřej Přibyl, Ph.D.
Faculty of Transportation Sciences, CTU Prague
Konviktská 20, Praha 1
doc. Ing. Luboš Nouzovský, Ph.D.
Faculty of Transportation Sciences, CTU Prague
Konviktská 20, Praha 1
Mgr. Alena Králová
Faculty of Transportation Sciences, CTU Prague
Konviktská 20, Praha 1