Congratulations to the 350+ leading industry experts from across the world who have been selected to present papers showcasing the latest knowledge, research and solutions inspiring innovative and resilient railways.
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Zhichao Zhang
Researcher, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited, China
Zhewei Zhang
Research Associate, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Dr Ruilin You
Professor, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Yin Yanhong
Associate Research Fellow, China Academy of Railway Science Corporation Limited Locomotive & Car Research Institute, China
Qifeng Yang
Research Assistant, Penn State University Park, USA
Derel Wust
Company Director, 4AI Systems, USA
Yi Wu
China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Dr Qing Wu
Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Railway Engineering, Central Queensland University, Australia
Mark Wood
Chief Technology Officer, 4AI Systems, Australia
Samuel Carlos Winiarski
Engineering Coordinator, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Dr Stephen Wilk
Principal Investigator, Engineering Services, MxV Rail, USAAndrew Wilson, Principal Engineer Locomotive Decarbonisation, BHP, Australia
Darrien Welsby
Principal Engineer, Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University, Australia
Kenta Watari
Assistant Manager, Nippon Steel, Japan
Yi Wang
Principal Investigator II, MxV Rail, USA
Shuiming Wang
Chairman, Shanghai Allpass Railway Equipment Co, China
Rydell Walthall
Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Raiane da Costa Virgílio
Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Henrik Vilhelmson
PhD Student, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Gabriel Castro Viegas
Rail Engineer, Vale, Brasil
Stefan Verdenius
Researcher, TNO, The Netherlands
Riku Varis
Project Manager, Research Centre Terra, Tampere University, Finland
Stefania Vagnozzi
Hydrogeological Instability Studies and Projects Coordinator, Italferr Spa, Italy
Hakan Uzuner
Director, Digital Solutions, Plasser American, USA
Matheus Trizotto
Design Engineer, voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, USA
Lily Tran
Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Australia
Tiago Tepedino
Engineering Specialist, Loram South America, Brazil
Nelisiwe Buhle Tembe
Risk & Safety Programmes Manager, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Dr Constantine Tarawneh
Director, University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA
Hossein Taheri
Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University, USA
Daniel Szablewski
R&D Metallurgist, National Research Council (NRC), Canada
Scott Swenson
Director, Locomotive Product, Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company, USA
Ted Sussmann
Associate Professor, University of Hartford, USA
Damian Stubbs
Superintendent Reliability & Projects, Fortescue, Australia
Richard Stock
Global Head of Rail Solutions, Plasser American Corp, USA
Robert Stevens
Managing Partner, First Analytics, USA
Ksenija Stanic-Colic
Manager, Engineering Civil & Mechanical, Roy Hill Holdings, Australia
Prof Maksym Spiryagin
Deputy Director of the Centre for Railway Engineering, CQUniversity, Australia
Cristiana Carneiro de Souza
Environmental Engineer, VLI Logística, Brazil
Daly Souissi
Global Markets Oil & Gas and Energies, Evident Scientific, USA
Dr Kenza Soufiane
Data Scientist, Track Structures, Loram Technologies, USA
Bárbara Regina Batista Soares
Operational Security Analyst, VLI Logística, Brazil
Leonardo Soares
Executive Engineering Manager, Loram South America, Brazil
Helder José Ribeiro Soares
Specialized Civil Engineer, Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, Brazil
Sanet Smit
Principal Engineer, Energy and Motion, Transnet Engineering, Research and Development, South Africa
Natalia Skomorowski
Senior Geological Engineer, BGC Engineering, Canada
Sakshna Sivnarain
Senior Engineer, New Locomotive Acquisitions, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Thulani Sitimela
Depot Engineer, Rail Infrastructure Maintenance, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Sheraton Singh
Principal Engineer - Mechanical Technology, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Nikheil Bryan Singh
Senior Engineer, Brakes Technology, Train Design Technologies, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Gustavo Grzybowski da Silva
Strategic Planning Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Camilly Tostes Pinto da Silva
Geotechnical Engineering Coordinator, MRS Logística, Brazil
Matheus Lima Silva
Specialist Engineer, Greenbrier Maxion, Brazil
Gustavo Dias e Silva
Consultant, Global Rail North America, Canada
Guilherme Augusto Schmidt da Silva
Railway Consultant, MRS Logística, Brazil
Matimba Shihambi
Chief Engineer, Rail Infrastructure Maintenance, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Tarek Shalaby
Deputy Division Manager, Rail, ENSCO, USA
Michael Sehner
Development Engineer, System Development, Getzner Werkstoffe, Austria
Dr Sven Scholz
Senior Research Associate, TUD University of Technology Dresden, Germany
Stacey L. Schmidt
Chief Technology Officer, voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, Canada
Juliana Tanabe Assad dos Santos
Civil Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Jean Carlos Santos
Railway Engineering Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Sina Saberi
PhD Candidate, Texas A&M University, USA
Charles Rudeen
Chief Engineer, Loram, USA
Rolien Rossouw
Mechanical Engineer, Condition Assessment Technology, Transnet, South Africa
Iaan Rossouw
Senior Engineer, Energy and Motion, Transnet Engineering, Research and Development, South Africa
Alberto Ronchi
Railway Division Design and R&D Manager, Lucchini RS, Italy
Guilherme Brito Rodrigues
Signaling Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Dr Dimitris Rizos
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS), USA
Renato Duque Ribeiro
Geotechnical and Environmental Engineer, VLI Logística, Brazil
Kaid Rendall
Electrical Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Eduard Reitmann
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Transnet, South Africa
Angelique Raude
Global Director NDT Applications & Markets Development, Evident Scientific, USA
Jack Rankcom
Flashbutt Specialist, RW Equipment and Consulting, Australia
Jose Gustavo Venancio da Silva Ramos
RailTEC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Jose Augusto V.S. Ramos
Product Engineer, Visiostack Inc, USA
Ricardo Quiros-Orozco
Engineering Manager, voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, USA
Dr Jianjun Qu
Professor, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Dr Cong Qiu
Deputy Team Leader, Rail Materials, Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University, Australia
Eric Pretti
Railway Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Dr Anish Poudel
Scientist, NDE Research & Innovation, MxV Rail, USA
Arthur Cancellieri Pires
Head AI Researcher, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil
Buyisile Zwe Phoswa
Electrical Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
James Petty
Head of Asset Management & Strategy, Aurizon, Australia
Antti Pelho
Doctoral Researcher, Research Centre Terra, Tampere University, Finland
Bivesh Paudyal
Senior Engineer III, Communication and Train Control, MxV Rail, USA
Shad Pate
Principal Systems Engineer II, MxV Rail, USA
Dr Zhen Pan
Professor, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Dr Duane Otter
Scientist, MxV Rail, USA
Uwe Ossberger
Chief Technology Officer, voestalpine Railway Systems, Austria
Lucas Alves Dias Oliveira
Strategic Planning Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Francisco Adilton de Oliveira
Engineer Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Indira Soier de Oliveira
Senior Engineer, VLI Logística, Brazil
Thiago Cezar Oliveira
Civil Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Geiza Oliveira
R&D Manager, Sileto Technology, USA
Kevin David Oldknow
Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Alfredo Núñez
Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Conrado Nunes
Engineering Manager, MRS Logística, Brazil
Sihle Sibusiso Ntuli
Electronic Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Yugo Nomura
Director, Sensonic, Brazil
Lindelani Nethamba
Engineer (Metallurgy), Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Annah Ncube
Operations Manager, Transnet Pipelines, South Africa
Dr Nithurshan Nadarajah
Deputy Director, Innovation, Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University, Australia
Ndamulelo Glen Mulaudzi
Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Sarah Mueller
Senior Manager of Rail Testing, Union Pacific Railroad, USA
Dr GD (David) Mpye
Senior Lecturer & Researcher, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Camila Moscibrocki
Railway Operations Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Hesam Mortazavi
PhD Student, Zachary Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
Puseletso More
Engineering and Project Manager, Transnet SOC, South Africa
Mark Montoya
Manager, Track Maintenance, Union Pacific Railroad, USA
Kgosietsile Mokwena
Engineering Technician, Track Technology, Transnet, South Africa
Vivek Mohan
General Manager, Centre for Railway Information Systems, Indian Railways, India
Veeshal Modi
PhD Student, Kansas State University, USA
Deb Mishra
Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University, USA
Portia Thuso Mhlanga
Civil Engineer, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Prince Mensah
Graduate Research Assistant, University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS), USA
Xianhong Meng
Senior Engineer, Guoneng Shuohuang Railway Development Co, China
Dr Patricio Mendez
Professor / Director Canadian Center for Welding and Joining, University of Alberta, Canada
Fábio Fredi Ribeiro de Melo
Supervisor - Production Mechanical Engineer, Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo, Brazil
Dr Gianluca Megna
Assistant Professor, University of Pisa, Italy
Shane Mayhill
General Manager, Welding Technology Group, Holland, L.P, USA
Caroline Martins Masso
Operational Excellence Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Guilherme Martini
Product Director, New Products & Technology, Wabtec Corporation, USA
Sergio Martinez
PhD Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, USA
Danilo Martelli
Railcar Engineering Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Sam Mamabolo
Senior Engineering Manager, Transnet Rail Network Construction (RNC), South Africa
Rafael Maldonado
Deputy Division Manager, ENSCO, USA
Pedro Marques Mageste
Engineer Manager, MRS Logística, Brazil
Stephen Mackie
Test Engineer, National Research Council (NRC), Canada
Mpho Raymond Machethe
Electrical Engineering Technician, Transnet, South Africa
Nthabiseng Maake
Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
Dr Heikki Luomala
Project Manager, Research Centre Terra, Tampere University, Finland
Glauber Sterdi Luiz
Track Machinery Specialist, VLI Logística, Brazil
Svetlana Lorentzen
Track Engineer, Bane NOR, Norway
Leandro Rocha Lopes
Master Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Dr Markus Loidolt
University Assistant, Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Xinhao Liu
Graduate Research Assistant at RailTEC and Data Science Fellow at AAR, USA
Marc Listmangof
Principal Engineer Rolling Stock, Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Australia
Arthur de Oliveira Lima
Senior Research Engineer, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, USA
Arthur de O. Lima
Senior Research Engineer, RailTEC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Christopher Lidberg
Director, Rail Products, Loram Maintenance of Way, USA
Larissa Padilha Lacerda
Permanent Way Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Daniel Ferreira da Fonseca
Railway Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Mauro de Lara Filho
Data Science Coordinator, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Dr Anders Ekberg
Professor in Railway Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Ursula Ehrhart
University Assistant, Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, Austria
J. Riley Edwards
Assistant Professor, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, USA
Brandon Van Dyk
Project Engineer, Vossloh Fastening Systems America Corporation, USA
Dr Abdoul Aziz Diene
Civil Engineer, Vale, Brazil
Mohammad Ridhaa Dien
Track Engineer, Transnet Freight Rail, South Africa
John Deppen
Director, Engineering, Amstead Rail, USA
Nicolas Demond
ATW Product Line, Head of Center of Engineering ATW/EQC, Pandrol SAS, France
Frédéric Delcroix
ATW Product Line, Global Technical Support Director, Pandrol SAS, France
Patrick Croucamp
Senior Engineer –Technology Management, Energy Systems, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Joubert Oliveira Costa
Railway Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Dr Eliane Betânia Carvalho Costa
Professor, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
Rodrigo Muniz de Farias Cordeiro
Development Engineering Manager, Greenbrier Maxion, Brazil
John Cookson
Principal Engineer, Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Australia
Amanda Conradt
Engineering Specialist Jr, Loram South America, Brazil
Elena Conigliaro
Environmental Meteorology Specialist, Italferr Spa, Italy
Adrian Chinnarajulu
Electrical Engineering Technician, Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), South Africa
Jared Chiesa
Integration, Strategy & Reliability Manager, Aurizon, Australia
Dr Daoxing Chen
Senior Engineer Specialist – Rail Dynamics, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Canada
Chongyi Chang
Senior Researcher, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation, China
Guilherme Candido Cavalheri
Data Science Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Sérgio Cassemiro
Senior Transportation Engineering Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
William Carnegie
Senior Product Manager, Wabtec Corporation, USA
Rob Caldwell
Senior Engineer, National Research Council (NRC), Canada
Sabri Cakdi
Sr. Director of Product Development, Rail Measurement Systems and Services, Holland L.P, USA
Paulo Giovanni Buba
Railway Operations Specialist, RUMO Logistica, Brazil
Radim Bruzek
Structures Engineer / Railroad Track Researcher, ENSCO, USA
Simon Broomhead
Vice President of Engineering, Sperry Rail, USA
Cássio Bragança
Doctoral Student in Civil Engineering, Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Dr Andrea Bracciali
Professor, University of Florence, Italy
Chris Bosomworth
Systems Analyst, Insyte Solutions, Australia
Daniel Blasko
Application Engineering Specialist I – Rail, The Timken Company, USA
Wolfgang Birk
Chief Technology Officer, Professor of Automatic Control, Predge AB, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Arthur Bilheri
Manager Data Engineering, BNSF, USA
Jignesh R Bhatt
Senior Structural Engineer, BHP, Australia
Dr B. Terry Beck
Professor, Kansas State University, USA
Josué Cesar Bastos
Track Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Gabriel Barros
Transportation Engineering Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Nielsen Armando Barguini
Geotechnical Engineering Coordinator, MRS Logística, Brazil
Adam Bankston
Director, Track Standards and Procedures, BNSF Railway, USA
Dr Ananyo Banerjee
Principal Investigator II and Manager of NDE-Metallurgy Group, MxV Rail, USA
Ana Carolina Lopes de Azevedo
Railway Specialist II, MRS Logística, Brazil
Loic Ayoul
Co-Founder/Director, Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT), Australia
Abel Ayele
PhD Candidate, University of Delaware, USA
Éric Auzolles
Expert in Railway Structure Safety, Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Canada
Chase Askins
Senior Systems Engineer, MxV Rail, USA
Dr Ankur Ashtekar
Senior Director Digital Products, Loram Technologies, USA
Lukas Arenson
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Cryology Discipline Team Co-Lead, BGC Engineering, Canada
Dr Esteban Bernal Arango
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Railway Engineering, CQUniversity, Australia
Rael Fonseca Andretto
Railway Specialist, MRS Logística, Brazil
Rodolfo Vilela Amaral
Engineering Specialist, Loram South America, Brazil
Dr Luiz Henrique Dias Alves
Professor, Institute of Technology Vale (ITV), Brazil
Alejandro Alvarez-Reyes
Senior Rail Engineer, ENSCO, USA
Professor Andreas Almqvist
Machine Elements, Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Makoto Akama
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering for Transportation, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Sangyo University, Japan
