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Sunday, October 20
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RAS Student Paper Competition (Chairs: Nikola Markovic, University of Utah; Erik Wikum, Wikalytics, LLC.)
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| 1. Combining Mixed Integer Programming with Row Generation for Railway Network Capacity Assessment, Christopher Szymula, Nikola Besinovic, Karl Nachtigall; Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. |
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| 2. Joint Rolling Stock and Crew Scheduling in Urban Rail Networks, Entai Wang1, Lixing Yang1, Yossiri Adulyasak2, Jean-François Cordeau2, Ziyou Gao1; 1Beijing Jiaotong University, China; 2HEC Montréal, Canada. |
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| 3. Integrated Optimization of Train Makeup Problem and Resource Scheduling in Railway Shunting Yards: A Hybrid MILP-CP Approach with Logic-Based Benders Decomposition, Peiran Han1, Lingyun Meng1, Nikola Besinovic2, Xiaojie Luan1; 1Beijing Jiaotong University, China; 2Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. |
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Railway Timetabling and Demand Forecasting (Chair: Marcella Samà, Roma Tre University, Italy)
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| 1. Delay risk evaluation in real-time train rescheduling under uncertain dwell times, Marcella Samà1, Marco Pranzo2, Carlo Meloni3; 1Roma Tre University, Italy; 2University of Siena, Italy; 3Sapienza University of Roma, Italy. |
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| 2.A Fragility-based Approach to Timetable Design, Marta Leonina Tessitore1, Marcella Samà1, Giorgio Sartor2, Carlo Mannino2, Dario Pacciarelli1, 1Roma Tre University, Roma, Italy; 2SINTEF Digital, Oslo, Norway. |
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| 3. Collaborative Optimization of Rolling Stock Allocation and Timetable Coordination in a Multi-Modal Rail Network: MILP Formulation and Decomposition-Based Algorithm, Jiateng Yin, Beijing Jiaotong University, China. |
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| 4. Passenger-oriented rolling stock scheduling in the metro system with multiple depots: Network flow based approaches Entai Wang1, Lixing Yang2, Jiateng Yin2; 1HEC Montreal, Canada; 2Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
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Railway Scheduling and Management of Crews, Intermodal, Yards and Networks (Chairs: Stefano Rieppi, Norfolk Southern Railway)
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| 1. Benders Decomposition for Robust Tactical Railway Crew Scheduling, Bart van Rossum1, Twan Dollevoer2, Dennis Huisman1, 1Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Econometric Institute, Netherlands. |
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| 2. An Open-Specification-Based Ecosystem for Optimizing intermodal Freight Transportation, Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University, USA. |
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| 3. Railcar-to-train Optimization in a Freight Railyard, Ruonan Zhao, Joseph Geunes, Xiaofeng Nie; Texas A&M University, USA. |
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| 4.Joint Planning of Passenger and Freight Trains in High-Speed Railway Express System Hangyu Ji, Jiateng Yin, Beijing Jiaotong University, China. |
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| 5. Train Service Design Problem with Perceived Headway Consideration and Passenger Flow Allocation for Urban Rail Transit Lines, Max Ng1, Hani Mahmassani1, Omer Verbas2, Taner Cokyasar2, Draco Tong1; 1Northwestern University Transportation Center, USA; 2Argonne National Laboratory, USA. |
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RAS Problem Solving Competition (Chairs: Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University, USA)
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Maurice Krauth, Dresden University of Technology.
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Shuguang Zhan, Hefei University of Technology.
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Peiran Han, Beijing Jiaotong University.
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Chongshuang Chen, Southwest Jiaotong University.
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| Monday, October 21 |
Operations Research and Analytics at BNSF Railway (Chair: Andrea Arias, BNSF Railway)
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| 1. Real time optimization and sequential decision making in railroad hump yard operations,
Avnish Malde, Paul Kuhn; BNSF Railway, USA.
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| 2. Multi-period network optimization for railroad intermodal networks, Hedieh Ashrafi, Paul Kuhn; BNSF Railway, USA. |
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| 3. Dual-stream, time-space network optimization for resource allocation at railroad intermodal hubs, Dasaradh Mallampati, Vishal Badyal; BNSF Railway, USA. |
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| 4. Resource and capital planning for railroad automotive facilities using simulation, Rajon Pantha, Justin Taylor, Andrea Arias; BNSF Railway, USA. |
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| 5. A Dynamic Programming Algorithm for Intermodal Load Planning, Wenjie Li, April Kuo; BNSF Railway, USA. |
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Railway Technology Innovations and Modeling (Chair: Carl Van Dyke, TransNetOpt, USA)
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| 1. Changing Tank Car Markets and Demand Drivers, Daniel Windle, TrinityRail, USA. |
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| 2. OR-related fleet modeling approaches at TTX Co., Muhannad Ramahi, TTX Company, USA. |
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| 3. Using AI for cleaning of waybills and other data, Daril Vilhena, CEDAR, USA. |
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| 4. Parallel Systems' Autonomous Rail Vehicles: Development and Applications, Marty Schlenker, Parallel Systems, USA. |
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RAS Round Table on Railway Service Reliability - Part 1 (Chair: Michael Gorman, University of Dayon, Erik Wikum, Wikalytics, LLC.)
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| 1. Service Design and Rail Reliability, Carl Van Dyke, TransNetOpt, USA. |
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| 2. Reliability from a Yard Perspective, Edwin Kraft, TEMS, Inc.. |
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| 3. Business Imperative to Address Service & Reliability, Sanford Sexhus, Oliver Wyman, USA. |
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| 4. Incorporating reliability into railway operations planning: select real-life applications, Stefano Rieppi, Norfolk Southern Railway, USA. |
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| 5. Service Reliability and Amtrak, Jeremiah Dirnberger, Amtrak, USA. |
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RAS Round Table on Railway Service Reliability - Part 2 (Chair: Michael Gorman, University of Dayon, Erik Wikum, Wikalytics, LLC.)
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| 1. Panelist: Carl Van Dyke, TransNetOpt |
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| 2. Panelist: Edwin Kraft, TEMS, Inc. |
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| 3. Panelist: Sanford Sexhus, Oliver Wyman |
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| 4. Panelist: Stefano Rieppi, Norfolk Southern Railway |
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| 5. Panelist: Jeremiah Dirnberger, Amtrak |
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Improving Rail Yard Management (Chair: Marc Meketon, Oliver Wyman)
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| 1. An Operational Perspective on AI Driven Switching Software, Kevin Murphy, Cedar AI, USA. |
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| 2. Evaluating Railway Network Dynamics with Multi-yard Simulation and Mainline Interaction, Tyler Dick, Jiaxi Zhao; University of Texas at Austin, USA. |
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| 3. Modeling Rail Yard and Network Operations, Roger Baugher, TrAnalytics, LLC, USA. |
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| 4. Intermodal Terminal Layout Optimization Considering Efficiency and Sustainability, Qianqian Tong, Tyler Dick; University of Texas at Austin, USA. |
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Tuesday, October 22
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Railway Freight Operations and Network Management Optimization and Modelling (Chairs: Tyler Dick, University of Texas at Austin.)
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| 1. Causal Inference Study on the Impact of Distributed Power on Derailment Severity,
Xinhao Liu1, Chen-Yu Lin2, Christopher Barkan1; 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU).
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2. Route and Schedule Optimization Method of the Mixed Train with “Empty-Loaded-Train” Service Network, Zhicong Yuan 1, Haiying Li1, Ying Wang1, Jiarui Zhang1, Chao Yu2, 1Beijing Jiaotong University; 2The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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| 3. Aggregated Fundamental Diagrams for Rail Traffic Flow,
Han Zheng1, Francesco Corman2; Tyler Dick3, Xuesong Zhou 1, 1Arizona State University, 2Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich; 3University of Texas at Austin
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| 4. Empowering Private Rail Freight Operators: Leveraging Data-Driven Predictive Analytics,
GAURAV KUMAR, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Green House Gas Reduction in the North American Railway Industry (Chairs: Xuesong Zhou, Arizona State University.)
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| 1. Quantitative Evaluation and Optimization of the Potential Benefits of Battery Electric Locomotives with ALTRIOS, Diwen Shi, University of Texas at Austin. |
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| 2. IMAGINED: Inter Modal Analytics for Green Infrastructure Network Energy Decarbonization,
Hani Mahmassani1, Pablo Durango-Cohen1, Adrian Hernandez1,Craig Philip2, Hiba Baroud2; 1Northwestern University; 2Vanderbilt University.
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| 3. Intermodal routing on road and rail with comparisons of green-house gas emissions, Marc Meketon, Oliver Wyman |
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| 4. Energy and economic impacts of advanced freight transportation concepts,
Olcay Sahin, Argonne National Laboratory.
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