The Fifth Edition of the Summer School on Cooperative Interacting Vehicles took place along the picturesque shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, from September 1 to September 5, 2025. This edition brought together Ph.D. students and early-career professionals from universities, research institutions, and industry for an immersive week of learning and collaboration. The program featured lectures, poster presentations, tutorials, and interactive sessions on:
The Summer School was 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 benefitted not only from high-level academic and industry insights but also from a comprehensive experience that included on-site accommodation, catering, and engaging social activities.
General Chair: Prof. Arnaud de La Fortelle, Heex Technologies & Mines
Paris
(France)
Organizing Committee:
Updates: Applications for the 2025 edition are closed. We warmly thank everyone who applied and joined us for this year’s event.
📣 Details about the 2026 edition will be announced soon.
This 2025 edition brought together Ph.D. students and early-career professionals from
universities in Blonay, Switzerland, from September 1–5, 2025
More than 40 participants from 11 residence countries took part of this intensive week
of lectures, tutorials, poster sessions, and cultural activities.
🌍 Media highlights from this year's edition:
🌍 Where participants came from:
This year's edition welcomed participants from across Europe, Asia, North America, and
beyond.
🏆 Activities at a glance
📣 Looking ahead
The 2025 edition was an inspiring success. We are already preparing for the 2026 edition —
stay
tuned for updates!
The Fifth CIV Summer School was held in the picturesque town of Blonay, Switzerland 🇨🇭 — a hidden gem nestled between Lake Geneva and the Swiss Prealps.
This idyllic setting provided 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).
Applications for the CIV Summer School 2025 are now closed. All applications were reviewed and applicants were notified of the results earlier this year.
The details regarding the application process for the 2025 edition remain available here for reference: