Hürlimann, Daniel, Dr.

Open Track Railway Technology GmbH Dr. Daniel Hürlimann Gubelstrasse 28 8050 Zürich SWITZERLAND E-Mail:

Main area

• Computer science in railways
• Transport planning and simulation models
• Railway Signalling
• Development of data formats for railway applications
• Object-oriented modeling

Current Projects

• OpenTrack - Simulation of Rail Networks
• RailML - a general format for railway data
• Performance Simulation Model (PSM) - a bonus malus system for the Dutch High Speed Line HSL-Zuid (Project Description: PDF file 1.1 MB)
• Simulator for the CUS (Customer System) of SBB - Joint project with Softlab AG

Education

1982-1986

Apprenticeship as Electromechanic (Integra-Signum AG)

1987-1990

Dipl. El.-Ing. HTL (Polytechnic School of Engineering Winterthur, Dept. of Electrical Engineering)

1990-1994

Dipl. Informatik-Ing. ETH (ETH Zürich, Dept. of Computer Science)

1994-2001

Dr. sc. techn. ETH (ETH Zürich, Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering)

Work experience

1986-1987

Software developer, Integra-Signum AG, Wallisellen

1994-2001

Teaching assistant and PhD student, Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), ETH Zürich

2001-2006

Research officer, Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), ETH Zürich

2006-

CEO of the ETH Zurich Spin-off-company OpenTrack Railway Technology Ltd.

Publications

• T. Erlebach, M. Gantenbein, D. Hürlimann, G. Neyer, A. Pagourtzis, P. Penna, K. Schlude, K. Steinhöfel, D. Taylor, P. Widmayer (2001). On the complexity of train assignment problems. Inst für Theoretische Informatik, ETH Zürich.

• Hürlimann, D. (2002) Objektorientierte Modellierung von Infrastrukturelementen und Betriebsvorgängen im Eisenbahnwesen, Schriftenreihe, 125, Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Transportsysteme, ETH Zürich, Zürich.

• Hürlimann, D. (2003) RailML - ein generelles Austauschformat für Eisenbahndaten, Sonderausgabe der Schriftenreihe der DVWG aus Anlass der Internationalen Fachmesse"transport logistics", 22-26, DVWG, Berlin.

• Hürlimann, D. und A. Nash (2003) OpenTrack - Simulation of Railway Networks, User Manual for the Version 1.3 of OpenTrack, IVT, ETH Zürich, 2003.

• Hürlimann, D. und V.P. Krauss, (2003), RailML - Einheitliche Datenschnittstelle für Eisenbahnen Tagungsband der 19. Verkehrkehrswissenschaftlichen Tage, 105-115, TU Dresden.

• Nash, A. und D. Hürlimann (2004) Railroad Simulation using OpenTrack, Proc. of the Ninth International Conference on Computer in Railways (Comprail IX), eds. J. Allan, C.A. Brebbia, R.J. Hill, G. Sciutto & S. Sone, pp. 45-54, Dresden, Germany, 2004.

• Nash, A., D. Hürlimann, J. Schütte und V.P. Krauss (2004) RailML - a standard data interface for railroad applications, Proc. of the Ninth International Conference on Computer in Railways (Comprail IX), eds. J. Allan, C.A. Brebbia, R.J. Hill, G. Sciutto & S. Sone, pp. 233-240, Dresden, Germany, 2004.

• Lüthi, M., D. Hürlimann, A. Nash (2005) Understanding the Timetable Planning Process as a Closed Control Loop, Proceedings of the1st International Seminar on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis, eds I. A. Hansen, F. M. Dekking, R. M. P. Goverde, B. Heidergott, L. E. Meester, Delft, The Netherlands, 2005.

• Weidmann, U., P. Giger, D. Hürlimann (2007) Ein Vierteljahrhundert Bahnbetriebssimulation an der ETH Zürich - von den Anfängen zum Marktdurchbruch, Schweizer Eisenbahnrevue 3/2007, Verlag Minirex AG, Luzern, Schweiz, 2007.

• Hürlimann, D., A. Nash (2007) Railroad Simulation using OpenTrack, European Railway Revue 3/2007, Russell Publishing Ltd., Kent, UK, 2007.

• Medeossi, G., D. Hürlimann, G. Longo (2009) Stochastic mirco-simulation as a timetable robustness estimation tool, Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Railway Research (IAROR), eds I. A. Hansen, E. Wendler, U. Weidmann, J. Rodriguez, S. Ricci, L. Kroon, Zurich, Switzerland, 2009.

Memberships

• IAROR: International Association of Railway Operations Research: Board Member

• RailML: RailML-Community: Coordinator