Tuesday 23 November

Theme

The focus of the 2021 edition of SNiC has been on the IT of mobility. In recent times there have been major leaps forward in the use of computers and AI in vehicles - think self driving cars, the optimisation of fuel usage in aeroplanes, or apps that perform diagnostics on the engine of your motorcycle. But MobilIT can be extended to much more than that: we can analyse the organisation of public transportation, or take a closer look at the latest innovations in bionics and cybernetics - tech that will open up a future of mobility for everyone.

During SNiC 2020/2021, we approached the future of mobility from a variety of angles: security is essential for high-tech transportation in an age of self driving cars and cyber-warfare; theoretical computing science is the core discipline behind route optimisation algorithms; artificial limbs are almost completely computer driven; and of course Artificial Intelligence will play a starring role.

Speakers

At MobilIT, our speakers have taken a look at how IT makes our modern, highly mobile society possible. From scientists to entrepreneurs: they have all given a talk about how they facilitate or make use of this highly connected society.

Aside from the two keynote speakers, there were three parallel tracks visitors could choose from, in a variety of themes. The Organising Mobility track focused on the logistics of a highly mobile society, while Regaining Mobility highlighted how IT can help people to (re)gain personal mobility, and finally Vehicular Mobility discussed the role of vehicles in our society and the variety of technologies that come into play in that area.

Location

We had the pleasure of hosting our event at Theatre Centre Orpheus in Apeldoorn. Throughout the day, our visitors were able to spread out across Orpheus’ three beautiful theatre halls to listen to our speakers; spending their breaks in the grand foyer, where they could visit the interesting stands of our partners. Visitors were also able to check out the actual real-life exoskeleton that stood on display in the lobby, courtesy of our partner DSW. At the end of the day, Orpheus’ strategic location in the middle of the Netherlands made sure that our visitors could be ferried to their home cities in time.

Corona

Like all events in recent times, the organisation of SNiC: MobilIT had been plagued by the corona virus. The original version was supposed to take place on 23 November 2020, but eventually it was postponed in the hope that we would have been able to do a full size physical edition in November 2021.

This was in fact the case - although just barely, as events of our size were forbidden by the Dutch government later that November. Fortunately we got lucky, and we were still able to work within the present restrictions to organise a fun, full-size edition of SNiC that was safe for our visitors.

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Partners

ANWB

The best information, products and services ensure that our members can go out and about and enjoy future experiences without any worries.

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NS

Whether you are developing an application, or you focus on the functional management of our workstations; you do it all for our travelers.

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Quintor

We're everything you need to get in the cloud -and beyond-

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Nedap

Even though Nedap is a technology company at heart, our strength is that we always put people first. 'First people, then technology' is what we call it. We do so by observing people – and what they need to perform better – before we start developing technology.

About SNiC

SNiC, Stichting Nationaal informatica Congres (which can be translated as the Foundation National Informatics Congress), was established in December 2004. 9 study associations from 7 cities in the Netherlands are affiliated. The aim of the foundation is to stimulate interest in knowledge of information and communication technology, and to promote contact between students and the business world.

Every year one of the associations of the foundation organizes a congress with an IT related subject. OnNovember 23rd in 2021, the congress has been organized by two study associations from the Radboud University in Nijmegen. These associations are Thalia (the study association for Computer Science and Information Science students) and CognAC (the study association for Artificial Intelligence students).

Visitors were enthusiastic Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence bachelor and master students from all over the country. Over the past years the congress has grown considerably. Where in 2017 the congress was visited by 450 students, we expect around 700 visitors in 2021.

Various talks have been held at the congress by speakers from both the business world and the academic world. The students were challenged to dive into a specific topic from different perspectives. We want to inspire them and invite them to think further than their current views.

In addition, it is the chance for students to speak with many companies during the breaks and the drinks at the company fair, to connect with potential employers or to find a thesis or internship spot.

Contact

Toernooiveld 212, M1.0.08
6525 EC Nijmegen
The Netherlands

For questions about the 2021 edition of SNiC:
committee@2020.snic.nl
For questions about the 2022 edition of SNiC:
info@celerit.nl
For other inquiries:
bestuur@snic.nl
Contact us

Timetable

09:15 - 10:00

Arrival

10:00 - 10:15

Central opening

Hanoszaal

10:15 - 11:00

From 1-click buying to 0-click fulfillment

We will demonstrate how our fleet of real-time connected vehicles, smart planning algorithms, precise monitoring tools and predictive distribution models create an unprecedented distribution logistic system for groceries. Then we provide a look behind the scenes of our smart planning algorithm that broke world records of the famous traveling salesman problem (TSP). Finally, we deliver insights into the architecture and design of our distribution eco-system (planning, monitoring, execution, control components) and explain how we made them ready for autonomous distribution and self-driving vehicles.

Hanoszaal

11:20 - 12:20

Car hacking: getting from A to B with Eve

Car security is, not surprisingly, a hot topic. After all, they are fast and heavy computer controlled machinery that nowadays come with all kinds of internet connectivity. Back in 2016, we started a research project to look into this. We mapped out the internet-related functionality of a number of different cars from our own fleet of lease cars. In our presentation, we’ll first cover some theory behind the IT-part of car architecture. Then we will describe how we performed our research and then explain the vulnerabilities we found in a number of Volkswagen Group cars. We will describe how those vulnerabilities could be combined into a remote attack. Finally, we will describe the disclosure and patching process that followed, which is important considering that these cars will still be on the road in the next couple of decades.

Enrollments 0/230

Hanoszaal

11:20 - 12:20

Finding the optimal route to and for your customer

One of the products of Cofano is the Intermodal Voyage Planner, a route planner for shipping containers. The talk will go about the business, it and algoritmic sides of the application, and demonstrate the gaps between requirements, pratice and theory.

Enrollments 0/230

Rabobankzaal

11:20 - 12:20

Inside the mind of an exoskeleton

Every year up to 500.000 people suffer a spinal cord injury around the world. A portion of these people end up in a wheelchair, forever changing their mode of mobility. Project MARCH, a student team from the TU Delft containing 26 full-time members, occupies itself with the development of an exoskeleton that enables paraplegic patients to walk again. The MARCH exoskeletons are complex pieces of engineering that are controlled by various software components. While the previous exoskeletons were able to walk over various obstacles with pre-programmed walking patterns, the new team wants to get rid of pre-programmed patterns in its entirety.

Enrollments 0/230

Altioszaal

11:20 - 12:20

Speeddates

During the multiple rounds with speakers the students get the chance to speed date with companies instead. The past years this has been a great success. During rounds of approximately 7 minutes students and companies get the chance to talk one-on-one, to explore if there is a match. Are you looking for a job next to your studies or once you have graduated? Or do you want to find the perfect spot to write your thesis? Talk to the companies during one of our speeddate sessions!

Enrollments 0/8

12:40 - 13:40

Hacker Mindset

The rise of mobile internet, internet of things, and connected devices provides us with unprecedented, previously unimaginable new opportunities, and at the same time with unprecedented, previously unimaginable new threats.

Enrollments 0/230

Hanoszaal

12:40 - 13:40

AI & mobility: from making inland vessels autonomous to optimizing airline schedules

AI-based techniques are relatively new in the field of mobility but can make a huge impact. Tim Paauw, CTO at Xomnia (an AI consultancy company), and David Woudenberg, Technical Lead at Shipping Technology (a product-building startup), will focus on the technical aspects of three innovative cases. Think of using neural nets to optimize airline schedules or making inland vessels autonomous by combining modern machine learning with "traditional" control techniques. Besides the technical side, we will also shed some light on the differences in approach and possible career paths. Hope to see you there!

Enrollments 0/230

Rabobankzaal

12:40 - 13:40

Using algorithms to make the Dutch public transport system sustainable and cost-efficient

Public Transport is about getting buses and trains at the right position at the right time. This leads to a huge planning puzzle. To find the best plan, we use techniques from AI and OR (Operations Research). In this presentation I will discuss two real-life projects that we are currently working on. The first problem concerns the planning of trains at the service sites of NS. At these shunting yards the trains are parked, cleaned and inspected during the night; finding routes for these trains is comparable to solving the puzzles from the game of Rush Hour. The second problem concerns planning the buses and drivers at Qbuzz. To make the Public Transport more sustainable, Qbuzz uses more and more electric buses. Since the batteries are not big enough to let the bus operate all day, this introduces the need for recharging the batteries, which must be included in the driving plans of the buses.

Enrollments 0/230

Altioszaal

12:40 - 13:40

Speeddates

Enrollments 0/8

13:40 - 14:40

Break

Because of covid regulations lunch cannot be provided during the break, lunch will be provided during the previous session. This break can be used to talk to the companies and relax a bit.

14:40 - 15:40

Boring! Lessons ANWB learned while innovating in a legacy environment

Organizations change, but IT infrastructure doesn’t always follow suit. This is specifically true for big organizations with a respectable history. How do you cope with new upcoming technologies in big organizations, combine the trustworthy old IT with new AI solutions and activate your colleagues to broaden their technical horizon? In this talk, Chantal Epskamp and Yorran van der Slik will take a deep dive into the ways the ANWB uses microservices and how cutting edge technologies accelerate ANWB's triple zero ambition: zero road fatalities, zero emission and zero traffic jams.

Enrollments 0/230

Hanoszaal

14:40 - 15:40

IT and data takes the NS further

IT and data make the Nederlandse Spoorwegen move forwards!

Enrollments 0/230

Rabobankzaal

14:40 - 15:40

[DUTCH] De rol van voertuigen in de energietransitie

De energietransitie en de rol van de mobiliteit hierbinnen.

Enrollments 0/230

Altioszaal

14:40 - 15:40

Speeddates

Enrollments 0/8

16:00 - 17:00

Shaping the future of mobility

In the Mobility sector digital transformation is accelerating. The expectation is that in this decade IT will reshape the way we travel. Going from A to B to C, using different modalities, such as shared scooters, bikes, public transportation, which are connected to digital platforms. Assets, such as trams, trains and metro vehicles are connected providing continuous data from sensors to ensure their availability when they are scheduled in a more demand driven market. Demand prediction can be derived from various data sources as well as additional sensors at comfortable and convenient Mobility hubs.

Hanoszaal

17:00 - 17:15

Central closing

Hanoszaal