IRS Rail Webinars
Harnessing IoT for preventing and recovering from rail incidents
Part 1: Sensors: how can railways prepare for incidents?
9 November 2022 | Available on-demand
ABOUT THE WEBINAR:
Incidents on the railways are unfortunately inevitable. They can also be complex and involve more than one factor - from the unpredictability of the environment or of people, to the failure of infrastructure or the train itself.
There is therefore a vital need for comprehensive real-time data about the network and its operation. This session looked at how sensors and other digital technologies can be best deployed as part of an efficient safety strategy. How can we predict, prepare for and hopefully prevent, incidents? Expert speakers included global association UIC, national passenger operator Trenitalia, incident management experts Frequentis, and vision sensor technology providers Rail Vision.
Speakers
Frédéric Henon,
Head of Operations & Safety
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Frédéric has been Head of Operations & Safety, at UIC since July 2020. He has held many senior positions within rail safety and operations over the past 30 years, including the Head of Safety & Rail Systems Department at SNCF, Deputy Head of Safety/Head of Rail Operations Planning at Eurostar, Interoperability and Safety Officer at the French National Safety Agency (EPSF), Operations and Maintenance Manager at Reseau Ferré de France (RFF), and a variety of roles at Eurotunnel before, during and after the tunnel had been opened for traffic.
Christian Stimakovits,
Domain Sales Manager, Incident & Crisis Management
Frequentis
Christian is a Domain Sales Manager within Frequentis Group, which has been providing safety-critical communication and information solutions worldwide for 75 years. This includes industry-leading railway and urban transport projects in over 25 countries on four continents. Christian´s experience includes 14 years of domain expertise in incident management across public safety and public transport. He is currently responsible for one of the company´s flagship products – the Incident & Crisis Solution (ICM).
David Russo,
Head of Electric, Electronic and Communications Engineering
Trenitalia
David has experience in train signaling systems, train control and management systems, electric motors, traction control, converters and batteries, board to ground telecommunications systems, wired and wireless networking, RAMS analysis and risk assessment. He is also skilled in the areas of quality and production process control, object programming languages and databases, IoT and cloud devices.
Shahar Hania,
Chief Executive Officer
Rail Vision Ltd
Shahar is CEO of Rail Vision and the company’s former Vice President Research and Development. He has significant experience working in the consumer military and rail industries. Skilled in optical engineering, systems engineering, electro-optics, optics, algorithms, deep-learning and R&D.Moderator
Paolo Guglielminetti,
Partner PwC Italy, Global Railways & Roads Leader
PwC
Paolo is a Partner at PwC Italy, and Global Railways & Roads Leader. He has 20+ years of experience in transportation planning, economics, and operation, with a significant track record in the railway sector. Paolo has extensive international experience, in Europe, East Asia, the Mediterranean region, Africa, and North America. Holding extensive knowledge in railway organisation, regulation, and business planning, he is currently directing innovative projects concerning railway digitalisation in the two key areas of enhancing railway network operation and improving customer experience.Agenda
Introduction: Jules Omura
Opening remarks: Paolo Guglielminetti
The most efficient use of sensors requires a systemic approach: Frédéric Hénon
Incident management in the age of digitization: Christian Stimakovits
Safety related sensors hot axle bearing detection: David Russo
All for Vision, Vision for All. Using Electro optics, AI and Big Data for Rail Predictive maintenance and ADAS solutions: Shahar Hania
Panel discussion & Audience Q&As: All speakers
Closing remarks: Paolo Guglielminetti
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