Technological Perspectives and Scientific Challenges of Automatic Train Operation

Markus Bolli is CEO of the Suprexa AG in Switzerland. He is experienced and focuses on complex and highly integrated systems, like digitalization, automatization, ATO and ERTMS/ETCS-RAMS.

At Stadler Signaling AG for around 4 years. Current position Head of Sales & After Sales

Jonas Kley has been the Head of Product Management for Traffic Management Systems at Siemens Mobility since 2020. Previously, he gained over 15 years of experience in the public transport and railway industry in various companies and functions as a manager, system engineer and software developer.

Michael Matthias graduated in Astrophysics at the University of Heidelberg and got a PhD at the University of Basel. He has been working on several topics since 2001 at SBB. In recent years, he has focused on ATO specification, PoCs, and European standardisation.

Michael Nold received the Dipl.-Ing. degree in mechanical engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2014. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Chair of Transport Systems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich. From 2014 to 2018, he was project manager and engineer with Rhaetian Railways in the rolling stock division. Responsible for the system areas of responsibility: developments, calculations and measurement technology.

Egidio Quaglietta is a tenured assistant professor at TU Delft and co-director of the Digital Rail Traffic Lab. He has been leading research on digital rail innovations including Moving Block, Virtual Coupling signaling and self-organsing rail traffic for European projects such as MOVINGRAIL, PERFORMINGRAIL and SORTEDMOBILITY. He has worked for international railway companies such as Ansaldo STS (now Hitachi STS), Network Rail and TrenoLab on simulation and optimization of rail signalling and operations. His main interests are in the areas of railway traffic and infrastructure optimization, innovative signaling technology and automated railway operations.

• Full Professor at Sapienza Università di Roma
• Dean of Transport Area
• Director of Post-Master Course in Railway Infrastructures and Systems Engineering
• Teaching: Transportation Science and Economy (BSc), Railway Engineering (MSc), Maritime Transport (MSc)
• Coordinator of rail and maritime transport research area
• Founder of University Spin-off Development & Innovation in Transport Systems

Dr Spindler's work focuses on software-based systems facing safety and security requirements. He is CEO of Sihl4 AG and contributes to the ERJU on behalf of Deutsche Bahn. He worked several years for Siemens and Thales, e.g., heading Thales' Swiss RAMS department for a decade during the Gotthard and Ceneri Tunnel projects. He contributed, e.g, to ERTMS, TSI, technical books, and is an IRSE member.

Gerhard Züger graduated in mechanical engineering (TS) and earned an MBA. He is head of production and rolling stock at Zentralbahn and head of the VöV group ATO meter gauge, special gauge/tram.