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Mobility of the Future

BACKGROUND

There is no doubt that the mobility sector will look significantly different within the next 5 years.

Technological advances enabling modern e-cars, ride-sharing and autonomous/augmented driving etc. are reshaping mobility services and individual transportation experiences.

By 2030 it is forecast that global mobility as a Service Revenues will exceed $1 Trillion.

CHALLENGES

These changes will challenge established business models and revenue streams for existing stakeholders as well as open up opportunities for new stakeholders within the mobility sector.

Current mobility providers such as car rental and car sharing organisations will need to redefine their role. New stakeholders, such as digital payment providers (e.g. WeChat Pay in China) and B2B payment platforms will become key players.

Furthermore, with e-mobility becoming mainstream, different charging mechanisms will need to be established that involve energy and infrastructure providers, payment service providers and the city and local councils.

As new technologies are deployed and increasingly adopted, they will disrupt established processes, value propositions and revenue streams. Emission and time-based charging of mobility services and car sharing are just some of the scenarios that need to be considered.

RESEARCH FOCUS

With this cluster we will analyse and discuss possible scenarios, options and challenges ahead. With a group of experts and leaders, we seek to define the mobility and payment value network and ecosystem, business models and enabling technologies. We will identify a possible strategy and action plan to position key stakeholders ahead of the competition.

  • New Business Models in Mobility
  • Process Improvement and Innovation
  • Payment Paths
  • Digital Technologies

DIGITAL HUB:

By offering start-up support in developing unique projects, with access to real customer data and collaborate with experts in the various sector we can increase the talent available and grow employment within the region.

View All Mobility of the Future Projects

Researchers:

Director

Professor Markus Helfert
Digital Retail

Dr Rehan Iftikhar
Digital Construction Cluster Lead

Dr Zohreh Pourzolfaghar

Director

Professor Markus Helfert

Markus Helfert is the Director of IVI and Professor of Digital Service Innovation at Maynooth University. He is also Director of the Business Informatics Group at Maynooth University. He is a Principle Investigator at Lero – The Irish Software Research Centre and at the Adapt Research Centre. His research is centred on Digital Service Innovation, Smart Cities and IoT based Smart Environments and includes research areas such as Service Innovation, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Smart Services, Building Information Management, FinTech, Data Value, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Adoption, Analytics, Business Process Managem ent. Prof. Helfert is an expert in Data Governance Standards and is involved in European Standardisation initiatives. Markus Helfert has authored more than 200+ academic articles, journal and book contributions and has presented his work at international conferences. Helfert has received national and international grants from agencies such as European Union (FP7; H2020), Science Foundation Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, was project coordinator on EU projects, and is the Project coordinator of the H2020 Projects: PERFORM on Digital Retail.

Email:Markus.Helfert@mu.ie

Digital Retail

Dr Rehan Iftikhar

Rehan Iftikhar is a Research Fellow at Innovation Value Institute (IVI), Maynooth University and a part of the EU Innovative Training Network, PERFORM. His main research interests include digital retail, digital transformation and technology management. His research has appeared in various journals and conference proceedings including Journal of Global Information Management, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Journal of General Management.

Digital Construction Cluster Lead

Dr Zohreh Pourzolfaghar

Zohreh Pourzolfaghar is Assistant Professor for the School of Business in Maynooth University. She is a members of Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Zohreh formerly has been Research Fellow at Innovation Value Institute (IVI), Maynooth University’s digital transformation research centre. She is a senior research member of the Business Informatics Group. She is the theme lead in a project investigating the application of Enterprise Architecture in Smart Cities, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). She has been Principle Investigator for an Industry Fellowship Programme, funded by SFI. Zohreh presented her work at international conferences and has published research in Journals and Conference Proceedings. Zohreh is also leading research within the Cost Action CA16222 (WISE-ACT), a European-wide network.  She has been thematic lead in a successful European Marie Curie PERFORM project. She is a member of the supervisory board of the EU project PERFORM, that focuses on Digital Retail. She has been awarded the SFI industry fellowship (2018) working with industry on topics related to Smart Cities and Building Information Management. She is the Co-PI for submitted H202 Techland proposal. Zohreh received her Ph.D. in Project Management in design process of building projects. Zohreh has years of experience working with project-oriented construction companies to improve organisatioanal productivity and their work processes.

Mobility of the Future Projects

STSM: Stakeholders’ Concerns in Autonomous and Connected Transport systems

STSM: Stakeholders’ Concerns in Autonomous and Connected Transport systems

Enterprise Architecture and Formal Modelling (EAFM)

Enterprise Architecture and Formal Modelling (EAFM)

Identifying Key Stakeholders as Part of Requirements Elicitation in Software Ecosystems (SECOs)

Identifying Key Stakeholders as Part of Requirements Elicitation in Software Ecosystems (SECOs)

A Method and Process Model for Consent Withdrawal Management

A Method and Process Model for Consent Withdrawal Management