My current research project focuses on the development of an advanced co-simulation platform designed to investigate human behaviour within shared transportation environments. The system is being developed using Unity and the Mirror networking framework, enabling multiple users to interact simultaneously within the same virtual scenario and experience realistic traffic situations in real time.

The project aims to move beyond traditional single-user driving simulation by creating a collaborative virtual environment where drivers, riders, pedestrians, and other road users can coexist and influence one another's behaviour. Through the integration of immersive simulation technologies, networking architectures, and real-time data acquisition systems, the platform allows the study of complex interactions that characterize modern transportation systems.

A key objective of the project is to analyse how individual decisions are affected by the presence and behaviour of other users, enabling the investigation of traffic dynamics, risk perception, cooperation, conflict generation, and safety-critical events under controlled experimental conditions. The platform also supports the integration of virtual reality devices, advanced human-machine interfaces, and intelligent transportation technologies, creating a flexible environment for the assessment of emerging mobility solutions.

This research represents the convergence of transportation engineering, behavioural sciences, digital simulation, and networked virtual environments. By combining co-simulation, immersive technologies, and data-driven analysis, the project seeks to provide innovative tools for the design, evaluation, and validation of safer and more efficient transportation systems.

The long-term vision is to establish a scalable experimental framework capable of supporting multidisciplinary research on road safety, intelligent mobility, connected infrastructures, and future human-centred transportation ecosystems.