The Future of Transport Won’t Design Itself
Posted on March 9, 2026
Posted on March 9, 2026
Europe’s transport systems are at a turning point.
From urban mobility networks to international logistics systems, transport infrastructure underpins economic activity, connects communities, and shapes how societies function. Yet it also remains one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions across the continent.
Meeting Europe’s Net Zero climate targets will require a fundamental transformation of how mobility systems are designed and managed.
The future of transport will not design itself.
It will be shaped by engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers capable of combining digital technologies with sustainable mobility innovation.
Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) are rapidly changing how transport systems can be analysed, tested, and improved.
AI enables researchers to identify patterns within vast mobility datasets, helping optimise traffic management, logistics planning, and energy-efficient mobility solutions.
HPC allows researchers to simulate complex transport networks, model future scenarios, and test new mobility strategies before they are implemented in real-world environments.
Together, these technologies allow innovators to design transport systems that are more efficient, resilient, and environmentally sustainable.
Yet technology alone cannot transform mobility systems.
The true potential of AI and HPC lies not only in the technologies themselves, but in the professionals capable of applying them effectively.
Transforming Europe’s transport systems requires engineers, researchers, and innovators who can combine digital expertise with an understanding of real mobility challenges.
GreenShift addresses this need by equipping a new generation of professionals with the digital skills required to design, test, and deploy sustainable mobility solutions.
For Professor Mauro Castelli of NOVA IMS, this intersection between academic expertise and technological innovation is essential to Europe’s future:
“This initiative exemplifies how academic excellence and technological innovation can drive Europe’s transition toward a climate-neutral, resilient, and knowledge-based economy.”
From the perspective of advanced computing infrastructure, collaboration across sectors is equally important.
As Dr Massimiliano Guarrasi of CINECA noted:
“By developing cutting-edge digital learning tools and industry-recognised certifications, we aim to foster collaboration across sectors and drive meaningful impact in green mobility.”
By bringing together expertise from academia, industry, and digital infrastructure, GreenShift creates the conditions for innovation to move more rapidly from research to real-world transport solutions.
Because building sustainable mobility systems requires more than powerful technologies.
It requires the people capable of turning those technologies into solutions.
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