We have the pleasure to invite you to the mid-term conference of the Shift2Rail JU funded IP5 project OptiYard to be held at UIC in Paris on 5 October 2018
Registration is mandatory and free of charge but only a limited number of participants can be welcomed on a first-come-first-served basis.
Shift2Rail funded project OptiYard objectives
OptiYard will provide decision support tools to Yard Managers that consider the surrounding network, in a view to ensure smooth marshalling that is essential for the global efficiency of the transport chain.
OptiYard uses a three-pronged approach to develop an optimised decision support system for yard dispatchers by:
- Providing enhanced, automated yard management by analysing existing process and operations and developing appropriate optimisation algorithms to improve operations for both single wagon load and block train traffic;
- Improving information and communications processes between the Yard Management System, the RUs and Network (IM) by analysing data feeds and modelling an enhanced communications environment;
- Enhancing real-time interaction with the surrounding network, giving the yard dispatcher better visibility of pending perturbations and major disruptions to the yard production schedule.
Programme
09:30 | Registration and welcome | |
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10:00-10:30 | Opening and Introduction Introduction to the project, its contextualization in Shift2Rail (IP5 and TDs involved) | Mr. Giancarlo de Marco Telese, UIC, Project Coordinator |
10:30-11:00 | WP2 Data Analytics addressing current data handling capabilities as well as identifying new data models needed for the yard management system optimisation | Ms. Birgit Jaekel, Technische Universität Dresden |
11:00-11:30 | WP3 Development of Specifications that apply to the new optimisation modules | Ms. Ronghui Liu, University of Leeds |
11:30-12:00 | WP4 Dual Modelling of the yard & network environments | Mr. Riccardo Licciardello, DICEA |
12:00-12:30 | WP5 Process Optimisation | Mr. Joaquin Rodriguez, IFSTTAR |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch break | |
14:00-16:00 | Round table, wrap-up and conclusions Real-life utilisation of OptiYard decision support tool | |
16:00 | End of meeting |
Registration:
If you wish to register for the OptiYard mid-term conference at UIC in Paris, please click on the following link: Optiyard mid-term Conference registration form
Practical information:
Venue: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC)
16 rue Jean Rey – 75015 PARIS
Tel 00 33 1 44 49 20 20
How to get to UIC:
Map of the area
Metro: Line 6, Bir Hakeim station
RER: Line C, Champ de Mars station
Bus: 42, 69, 82, 87
Taxi station just in front of UIC
« Le Bus Direct » “Tour Eiffel” station: http://www.lebusdirect.com
Information and contact:
For more information about the conference or the project, please contact Christine Hassoun (UIC) at hassoun@uic.org