Railway System Architect
Bastian Simoni
About Me
Franco-German and passionate about trains, I am constantly exploring innovations and new technologies in the railway sector, particularly in automation and signalling.
Work Experience
2023 - Present
Design Authority
Alstom Transport
Design Authority on the european on-board Control-Command Signalling solution.
I contribute to the european standardisation of the next-generation Control-Command and Signalling system, within Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking bodies:
- System Pillar | Train Control & Supervision, where I lead the Logical Architecture design of the on-board Control-Command and Signalling up to GoA4.
- Innovation Pillar | R2DATO Flagship Project, where I facilitate the collaborative engineering of the project as System Expert.
2021 - Present
Blogger and Teacher
Voie Libre
Blogger on the website voie-libre.com, and teacher on railway Control-Command & Signalling.
I teach for Alstom Digital & Signalling Academy and french engineering school ESTACA.
2019 - 2023
System Architect
Alstom Transport
System Architect on Mainline Control-Command Signalling conception and standardisation.
I have been involved as Project Architect in the french project Autonomous Freight Train (2019-2023). One of the first projects in the world that specified, prototyped, integrated into a freight locomotive, and tested, unattended driving (ATO up to GoA4) on the mainline railway network.
Meanwhile I contributed to european standardisation of ATO up to GoA4, within Shift2Rail X2RAIL-4 and TAURO projects.
2016 - 2019
R&D & Innovation Engineer
Alstom Transport
Intrapreneur within the Train Sub-Systems department.
I pitched, managed and executed internal R&D projects, leading to 8 patent submissions during the mission.
Patents & Publications
Project
Year
Title
Shift2Rail Tauro
Voie Libre
Voie Libre
Voie Libre
Patent US2021354732
Patent US2021311380
Patent FR3106714
Patent FR3085889
Patent EU3626572
Patent EU3778276
Patent EU3745169
Patent EU3683090
2023
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
Updated GoA3/4 Specification - Lineside Signalling Interpretation
ERTMS/ATO : the european train autopilot
ERTMS/ETCS : the european train control system
ERTMS : the european rail traffic management system
Method for controlling the occupancy of vehicle seats by passengers, and associated devices
Public transport vehicle, including a device for displaying on a window
Dispositif d'éclairage, véhicule et procédés associés
Vitrage à opacité variable pour voiture de véhicule ferroviaire
Car for public transport vehicle with improved air-conditioning system
Emergency Exit Window for a Public Transport Vehicle
Railway Vehicle Car with Holographic Windows
Seat with occupancy detection
Skills & Expertise
Systems Engineering
Requirement-Based Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering.
Use of ARCADIA systems engineering methodology powered by Capella and Polarion tools.
Collaborative Engineering
Specification of complex systems within open-innovation partnerships and consortiums.
Seeking for best solutions and consensus within multi-partners and european working teams.
Railway Signalling Systems
Automatic Train Protection, Automatic Train Operation.
Game Changers : ATO up to GoA4, Remote Train Operation, Computer vision.
Teaching
Railway Systems Teacher within the Alstom Digital & Signalling Academy, and engineering schools.
Sharing knowledge on voie-libre.com.
Innovation & Exploration
Creative and open mindset. Skilled in Design Thinking & Lean Startup.
8 patents pending since 2016.
Trilingual and multicultural
Trilingual French, German, English.
Double French-German citizenship and comfortable in multicultural working environments.