RailTEC faculty, students, alumni, and their students presented seven papers at the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) RailDresden 2025 Conference on 1-4 April at the Technical University of Dresden, one of the largest universities in Germany. Their names and presentation titles are given below. RailTEC alumni also served on the conference Scientific Advisory Committee – Yung-Cheng (Rex) Lai and Tyler Dick; and as Session Chairs – Yung-Cheng (Rex) Lai (Maintenance and Monitoring) and Tyler Dick (Freight Yards and Freight Flow Optimization).
RailDresden 2025 is the 11th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (ICROMA) and is the largest gathering of the international railway operations research community in the world. RailDresden seeks to promote and encourage discussions and the exchange of knowledge in the area of railway operations and planning by bringing together academics and industry professionals. To see the RailDresden Book of Abstracts, click here.
The following papers were presented:
Empirical Analysis of Longer Train Derailment Rates and Causes
Xinhao Liu – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Rapik Saat – Association of American Railroads (now CN Railway), USA
Chen-Yu Lin – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
C. Tyler Dick – University of Texas at Austin, USA
Christopher P.L. Barkan – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Analyzing the Impacts of Railway Accident/Incident-Induced Delay – A Tripod Approach
Chen-Yu Lin, Po-Han (Chuck) Chiu – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Development of Train Operation Risk Assessment Framework Based on a Data-Driven Bayesian Network
Po-I Chen – National Taiwan University
Chen-Yu Lin – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Chen-Wei Huang – National Taiwan University
Yung-Cheng (Rex) Lai – National Taiwan University
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Railway Climate Change Adaptation – A Practical Study Between the United Kingdom and Taiwan
Chen-Yu Lin – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Marcelo Blumenfeld – University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Rachel Fisher – University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Po-Han Chiu – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Chen-Chia Wang – National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Optimal Layout Planning Method for Railroad Intermodal Container Terminals
Qianqian Tong & C. Tyler Dick – University of Texas at Austin, USA
Combination of Simulation and Optimization of Freight Railroad Vertical Alignment to Maximize Diesel Saving Benefits of Battery Electric Locomotives (BELs)
Diwen (Steven) Shi & C. Tyler Dick – University of Texas at Austin, USA
Enhanced Template-Based Voting Logic for Dual Train Detection Systems with Integrated Self-Diagnostics and Multiple-Component Fault Tolerance
Wei-Jyun Lin, Chen-Wei Huang, Yung-Cheng (Rex) Lai – National Taiwan University, Taiwan