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Charging Experience in Smart Cities

Oulu

Byte-powered Future

Value Creators of Tomorrow

Charging Experience in Smart Cities

Description
For citizens in a future smart city, charging an electronic vehicle (EV) will be more than a simple transaction – it will be an integrated part of daily life. They will need to charge while at work, visiting the city centre, or attending major events. The current approach of merely finding an available charger is insufficient for these complex scenarios. Without a smart system to guide them, citizens risk wasting time, contributing to congestion, or missing out on opportunities. The challenge is to combine the right data to create services that anticipate these needs and proactively simplify the charging process for the end user. In this project, we will envision and design such simple, user-friendly services. How can we leverage real-time charger data and broader smart city information to create intuitive, citizen-centric services that make charging an electric vehicle in a busy urban environment seamless and stress-free? How can these two data sources be combined to provide EV owners with a predictive, location-aware charging service that goes beyond basic “find a charger” functionality? What specific, tangible services could be offered to citizens? Consider examples such as “find a charger near a family-friendly park with available spots” or “reserve a charger near the event venue you are attending.” Your team will be given access to an extensive, real-world charging database.
Contact person
Janne Eskola
Janne Eskola

VP

+358 40 661 9940

janne@demola.net

Joonas Kemppainen
Joonas Kemppainen

COO

+358 50 529 1845

joonas@demola.net

Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
Heini-Marja Rintaniemi

Program Manager

+358 50 582 7401

heikku@demola.net

Basic information

Apply by

31 Aug 2025

Location

Oulu

Teamwork

In person

Language

English

Timeline

Project starts

04 Sept 2025

Kick-off (day 1)

04 Sept 2025

Kick-off (day 2)

09 Sept 2025

Mid-event

25 Sept 2025

Finals (day 1)

29 Oct 2025

Finals (day 2)

30 Oct 2025

Project ends

30 Oct 2025

Related tags

#data usage

#smart charging

#smart city

#user experience