Ir. Z. (Ziyulong) Wang

Ir. Z. (Ziyulong) Wang

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Ziyulong Wang was born in Beijing, China. He received a BSc degree in traffic and transportation from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2018 and an MSc degree in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree at The Digital Rail Traffic Lab (DRTL) at Delft University of Technology under the supervision of Prof.dr. R.M.P. (Rob) Goverde and Dr.ir. E. (Egidio) Quaglietta. He is devoted to improving the performance of Automatic Train Operation on mainline railway networks in close collaboration with the Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail. He has participated in many railway research projects, including Europe's Rail, RAILS, and NEO-simulator. His research interests include public transport, automatic train operation, railway traffic management, data analytics and applied network science. He is an associate member of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers (IRSE) and a member of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR).

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  • 2023-11-1

    Hewlett Fisher Bursaries

    Hewlett Fisher Bursaries are awarded annually to enable IRSE early careers members to travel to the international Convention or ASPECT conference in the year. They are made through a bequest of the late Frank Hewlett (IRSE member) and a fund established in the memory of the late Alan Fisher, who died during his IRSE Presidential year. A number of bursaries are awarded each year and provide funding towards travel and accommodation.