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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.

    Education

    2022

    Digital & Signalling Academy

    Alstom Transport - Graduate Program

    2016

    Masters in Electrical Engineering

    Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Génie Electrique (ESIGELEC)

    Flagship Projects

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