Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) – The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT)
The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) is part of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) which is a non-profit organization that directly reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI), of the Greek Ministry of Development. CERTH combines its unique research facilities and high qualified research personnel, to transform scientific knowledge into innovative technological applications, aiming to strength the national economy and respond to the needs of society at national and international level. CERTH is essentially a self-supported Research Centre generating an average annual turnover of more than 55 million euros ([3]-year average) coming from: competitive research projects at 79%, bilateral industrial research contracts at 12%, and government institutional funding at 9%, proving its essentially self-supported operating model.
Contribution to Shift2Zero
The Hellenic Institute of Transport is responsible for leading Work Package 5, focusing on the development of advanced solutions for logistics. This includes creating a suite of optimization and AI algorithms to provide decision-support analytics for logistics providers. Furthermore, an impact assessment framework is being designed by CERTH to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of these innovations. Digital twins are also being developed during WP5 as advanced tools to simulate, analyse, and optimize eLCV operations under real-world conditions.