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Their core work

LPP is Ljubljana's public transport operator, running the city bus network in Slovenia's capital. In H2020 projects, they serve as a real-world testbed and end-user for intelligent mobility and transport security solutions. Their role is to provide operational transit data, validate research outputs in live urban transport conditions, and test tools such as digital twins and serious games for infrastructure resilience. They bring the practical perspective of a transit authority to research consortia focused on smart mobility and critical infrastructure protection.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

LPP's early H2020 involvement (2015-2018) was squarely in smart mobility — contributing operational data and testing platforms for real-time multimodal transport optimization (OPTIMUM, TIMON). By 2021, their focus shifted toward security and resilience of transport as critical infrastructure, adopting newer tools like digital twins and serious games in PRECINCT. This evolution reflects a broader trend in urban transport: from optimizing service to protecting it against cyber-physical threats.

LPP is moving from pure transport optimization toward cyber-physical resilience, making them a relevant end-user partner for future projects combining urban mobility with security and digital twin technologies.

How they like to work

LPP never leads consortia — they participate as an end-user providing real operational environments for testing and validation. Their projects involve large consortia (69 unique partners across 18 countries), which is typical for an organization that joins broad research initiatives as a domain practitioner rather than a research driver. In one case (TIMON), they participated only as a third party, suggesting they sometimes contribute specific assets or data rather than full partnership commitments.

Despite only three projects, LPP has been embedded in large consortia with 69 unique partners across 18 countries, giving them broad European exposure. Their network is a result of joining major collaborative research actions rather than building their own partner base.

What sets them apart

LPP offers something most research organizations cannot: a live, operating urban bus network in an EU capital city that can serve as a testbed for mobility and security research. For consortium builders, this means access to real passenger data, real infrastructure, and real operational constraints — not simulations. Their shift into security and digital twins makes them especially relevant for projects that need a critical transport infrastructure operator as a validation partner.

Highlights from their portfolio

• OPTIMUM
  Largest EC contribution (EUR 140,250) and LPP's first H2020 engagement, focused on big data-driven intelligent mobility.
• PRECINCT
  Marks LPP's pivot into security and digital twins, addressing cascading cyber-physical threats to critical infrastructure — a significant topic expansion from pure transport.