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You are invited to attend the following IEEE Seminar.

Subject: EV car share in North Shore Rapid Transit Network

Presenter: Ziming (Tom) Qi,   Auckland Institute of Smart Technology

Venue WZ431, City Campus, Auckland University of Technology

Date: Thursday,25 October 2018

Time: 1pm to 2pm

Abstract: Based on a review of Auckland current and future Rapid Transit Network with Park&Ride services e.g. the AT Park&Ride project at Albany, and current Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Funded Electric Vehicles (EV) car share projects, we are proposing a trial EV share platform to enable and support local commuters to the hub to Rapid transit network in North Shore city. This proposal takes the advantage of current car share business model in Auckland, to facilitate EV car share service in the Bus Stations in Rapid Transit Network at Albany with Park&Ride services, extending the service to other areas in Auckland based on the further business development plan.

 Biography: Dr Tom Qi graduated from Tianjin University, China, in 1987, and got his MPhil from Waikato University, New Zealand in 1998, then his PhD from Massey University, New Zealand in 2008. His major research interest is in smart control with Internet of Things in a multidisciplinary environment (both academic and industry sectors) to support Human Centered Design for commercialized projects.

 Currently Tom established a multidisciplinary and industry-oriented product development platform at Wellsford, Auckland. This platform provides integrated project services in area of Information Technology (IT), engineering and business/management, to support post-graduate student projects, such collaborative projects have been extended to overseas universities with local government and industry funding. For examples:

1. A business model for New Zealand farmers, using up-to-date technology to build smart horticulture business based on their existing dairy farms – a wheeled robot with a novel control method is to enable a networked self-driving/scanning automation control, linking to Industry 4.0/Internet of Things.

2. A smart Pasture Management System linking to Industry 4.0/Internet of Things to suit New Zealand dairy farms - Wireless networked monitoring and control is introduced to reduce labour cost and improve the efficiency uses of land

3. A business model of virtual holiday house management platform linking to Industry 4.0/Internet of Things    

      – smartphone app is introduced based on current available holiday house booking system.

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Dr Samad Kolahi, IEEE NZ North