We are pleased to announce the Fifth Edition of the Summer School on Cooperative Interacting Vehicles, which will take place along the picturesque shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, from September 1 to September 5, 2025. This event is designed to bring together Ph.D. students and early-career professionals from universities, research institutions, and industry for an immersive week of learning and collaboration. The program will feature lectures, poster presentations, tutorials and interactive sessions on:
The Summer School is jointly organized by leading institutions MINES ParisTech (PSL University, France), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, Germany), UC Berkeley (USA), the University of Tokyo (Japan), and the German University in Cairo (Egypt), with support from Heex Technologies (France). We also extend our gratitude to the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) for their valuable support.
Participants will benefit not only from high-level academic and industry insights but also from a comprehensive experience that includes on-site accommodation, catering, and engaging social activities.
General Chair: Prof. Arnaud de La Fortelle, Heex Technologies & Mines
Paris
(France)
Organizing Committee:
Application: Applications are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied to the CIV Summer School 2025 — we look forward to welcoming our 2025 participants in the coming weeks.
The Summer School Cooperative Interactive Vehicles will take place in the picturesque town of Blonay, Switzerland 🇨🇭 — a hidden gem nestled between Lake Geneva and the Swiss Prealps.
This idyllic setting will provide the perfect backdrop for deep discussions on autonomous and interactive vehicles, cooperative mobility, data, AI, and smart transportation.
Arrival evening – Monday, Sept. 1st | |
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17:00 | Welcome See also Blonay-St-Légier website |
19:00 | Dinner |
Day 1 – Tuesday, Sept. 2nd | |
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome and introduction |
8:45 – 10:15 |
Prediction and Motion Planning for Automated Vehicles
Prof. Christoph Stiller, KIT, Germany |
10:15 – 10:45 | Break |
10:45 – 11:45 |
Communication Foundations for End-to-End Driving
Prof. Tsukada, Tokyo University, Japan |
11:45 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 – 14:30 |
Global view on autonomous mobility
J. Beukers, Head of Innovation, Transports Publics Genevois, Switzerland |
14:30 – 15:30 |
Heex solution presentation (for data hackathon)
Dr. Matthieu Carré, Heex Technologies |
15:30 – 17:00 | Interactive poster session with drinks |
17:00 – 18:00 | Safety of Automated Driving Systems in the Urban Driving Environment: Insights from A
Demonstration Project
Dr. Peggy Wang, UC Berkeley, USA |
18:00 – 19:00 | Free time for exchanges |
19:00 | Diner |
Day 2 – Wednesday, Sept. 3rd | |
8:30 – 10:30 |
Engineering Data with Smart-Data
Prof. Arnaud de La Fortelle, Heex Technologies & MINES Paris, France |
10:30 – 16:00 | Discovery tour: hiking (or visiting Montreux or Pleiades) |
16:00 – 17:30 | Interactive poster session with drinks |
17:30 – 18:00 | Hackathon setup |
18:00 – 19:00 | Free time for exchanges |
19:00 | Festive diner |
Day 3 – Thursday, Sept. 4th | |
8:30 – 12:00 | Data hackathon |
12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
14:00 – 14:30 | Hackathon results |
14:30 – 15:30 |
From Topics to Traffic: Building Multi‑Node Vehicle Systems with ROS2 DDS
Dr.-Ing. Ahmed Hussein, IAV, Germany |
15:30 – 17:00 | Interactive poster session with drinks |
17:00 – 18:00 |
Foundational Models for Autonomous Driving
Prof. Sascha Hornauer, Mines Paris, France |
18:00 – 19:00 | Free time for exchanges |
19:00 | Diner |
Day 4 – Friday, Sept. 5th | |
8:30 – 11:00 |
Interactive breakout session:
Invent a creative data pipeline that supports reproducible research |
11:00 – 12:00 | Results of Breakout session |
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 – 14:00 |
Conclusion and farewell
Arnaud de La Fortelle |
The program is indicative and may be adapted slightly (e.g. in case of bad weather).
All applications for the CIV Summer School 2025 have been reviewed, and applicants have been notified of the results. If you have been accepted, please proceed with the payment to confirm your attendance. For any questions, please contact us.
The details regarding the applications for the CIV Summer School 2025 are still available here: