Carlo Cecchi – HITACHI RAIL  Italy

Fire Safety Engineer

Structural calculation, Material and Technology Dept.

Design Engineering

31 Years of experience in Fire Safety

Involved in Fire Safety design of the following main Projects:

• Eurotunnel Heavy good carrier Vehicles (LHGVC) and Amenity coaches (LAMC)
• EMU Nsb Class 72 for Norwegian railways (NSB)
• DMU IC4 and IC2 for Danish railways (DSB)
• Metro vehicles for Italian. European, Asian and USA market
• Italian railway vehicles as ETR 500 High speed train , ETR1000 Very high speed train, High frequentation train (TAF)
• High speed Interoperable train for Holland-Belgium
• V300 Zefiro high Speed train
• Caravaggio double deck EMU’s for Italian railways
• Several metro vehicles for Italy. Middle East and U.S. market

Fire safety design expert and member of:

• UNIFE SRG fire safety topical group
• CEN/CENELC TC 256 WG1
• UNI Fire safety expert involved both on Italian and European standards
• Coordinator of UNI Fire Safety CT 50

Participating  to several national and European Research projects as TRANSFEU

My name is Adrián Aguilar Villamor and I am Mechanical Engineer (Energy and Heat transfer), from Madrid Polytechnic University I also have a Master in Nuclear Engineering. I have work experience of about 5 years as a Mechanical CFD Engineer in different companies in the energy sector (Gas Natural, EA and ESS) .

My daily work is to perform the mechanical, thermal and CFD design of components of nuclear reactors and research accelerators, facilities including ITER, CERN and ESS (European Spallation Source).

To carry out these functions use the Ansys software, so I have considerable experience, especially in Ansys Fluent and in addition in the mechanical and thermal modules of Ansys. With them I have made numerous simulations trying to reproduce in the most reliable way possible the behaviour of different components of mentioned facilities in normal operation, accidental sequences, transients, etc. These simulations have been used for the design, manufacture and licensing documentation sent to corresponding regulatory authorities.

As complementary tool to the commercial CFD, I use the Python programming language. As well as mathematical Matlab software.

Parallel to my professional activity I have also done online and face-to-face training courses to deepen more in the simulations and numerical methods applicable to engineering (Finite Volumes, Finite Differences, Finite Elements) in general studying the bases of these techniques, as well as other more specific to be updated in the fluids and heat transfer engineering tools.

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering in University of Pisa, and 2nd level University Master degree in “Safety Management”.
Over eight years in the design and safety sector, project management, job coordination, drafting technical specifications for the assignment of works and design services, project validation, construction management, job analysis activities and planning of team activities.
Senior Fire Safety Engineer with solid experience in fire safety, specialized in thermo fluid dynamic simulations (FSE) and evacuation models (Crowd simulation).
I have experience working with many companies for the design and construction managment of various projects scales: offices, tower buildings, military bases, stadiums, shopping centers, industrial plants, historic building and metro lines.
I currently hold the role of Coordinator of the fire prevention design team for ATM Spa where i personally follows public tenders, expansion or redevelopment works of company assets: metro lines, large bus depots and tram lines, multi-storey interchange car parks.

Paolo Diana is a Mechanical Engineer, he graduated at the Università di Pisa in 2016.

He got the Professional Master’s Program in Infrastructures and Railway Systems Engineering in 2017.

He works in Trenitalia as Fire safety Engineer. He is currently involved in new projects of firefighting systems and HVAC systems on Trenitalia trains.

He is member of:

· CEN/CENELC TC 256 WG1

· UNI Fire Safety CT 50

Queen of the Railways, rail expert, and Innovation Manager at East West Rail; with a passion for transport transformation, accessibility, sustainability and inclusion. Making rail better for all customers; safer, accessible and enjoyable.

Vice Chair of ITS UK's Inclusive Mobility Forum, Board member for the Community Rail Network and Northern Power Woman; Future List.

I was born in Edinburgh 1962 and have always lived in Scotland. I was educated at the local Grammar School and left in 1978 when I was 16 with seven “O” levels, average qualifications at the time. I started work on the railways as a mechanical apprentice at the Craigentinny Maintenance Depot in Edinburgh in 1978. This four year apprenticeship was intensive, broad based and included college studies in Mechanical and Production Engineering to HNC level. I have worked on all aspects of Rolling Stock maintenance on the depot as a fitter, was further trained to carry out electrical work. I progressed through the supervisory grades to Senior Shift Supervisor. Through this I developed an in depth knowledge of safety critical systems. I have also had specialist training in Non-Destructive testing, and have gained an in-depth knowledge of wheels bogies and running gear. I have had 14 years experience as a Rolling Stock Inspector carrying out in-service inspection, fault diagnosis and repairs on high speed diesel and electric trains. I have an extensive knowledge of the environment that Rolling Stock has to operate and how it performs in reality at speeds in service up to 125 mph. This included understanding what makes them reliable and what can be done to still operate when parts of systems are defective or have been badly damaged or isolated. Due to time limitations, rapid decision making was necessary and it was also necessary to work within what limited resources were available in isolated locations such as tools, and materials. I have undertaken further academic education in addition to normal work through the Open University and gained a BSc (Hons) degree and Diplomas in Systems Practice, Pollution Control and Professional Management. I am also an Incorporated Engineer IEng, a member of the IET and Associate Member of the IMechE. I was the project engineer for life extension work and reliability improvements to the East Coast Inter-City 125 High Speed Train fleet. This included ; Re-painting in, complete new vehicle interiors, laminated glass, MTU engines, new cooling systems, upgraded electronic control, reliability modifications, production of enhanced component overhaul specifications for rotating machines and bogies. I am currently responsible for Assurance and Engineering Standards including the production and control of Maintenance, Quality and Policy documentation relating to the London North Eastern 225 Electric fleet and Assurance of the new Hitachi Class 800 fleet. I am an IRCA registered Lead auditor for both ISO9001 and ISO14001. I represent London North Eastern Railway on various Rail Industry forums through both the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and Rail Delivery Group (RDG). These include; fire, vehicle maintenance, pantographs, energy, wheelsets, axle bearings and standards. I am chair of the BSI RAE3/-/2 committee for Roller Bearings and Lubricants. I am passionate about the Assurance, safe design, reliability, cost effective maintenance, effective management of Engineering change, vehicle configuration and operation of trains.

Giuseppe Bene comes from a technical background in Aerospace Research & Technological Development towards Avio Group (4 years) and Train Maintenance Engineering in Trenitalia (10 years). He is specialized in statistical analyses and prognostic algorithm development for mechanical systems. He is involved in Railways Vehicle Authorization processes towards the Railways National Safety Agency in Italy (ANSFISA) since 2021.

· CH and AT citiszenship

· Since 2009 with WAGNER

· Managing director of Wagner Rail in Switzerland and Germany

· More than 20 years experience in fire protection

· Representant of Switzerland in many European and international (ISO) expert committees for fire protection such as gas extinguishing Aerosol extinguishing or water mist

· Member of the Eurofeu Presidium

· PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master degree in Business Administration

• Dr Gerd Wedler, PhD in Solid State Physics
• 20 years experience in the industry innovation & engineering (Infineon, VDI VDE IT, AOA, Diehl, ...)
• Since 2010 responsible for systems engineering and fire protection of rolling stock at Diehl (formerly AOA)
• Currently expanding Diehl's 20 years of FP experience to full system integration in rolling stock (detection, extinguishing, system integration & certification).

Luca Bartoletti has a Master degree in Engineering and a strong technical background, gained along 20 years of experience in Field Engineering and Service roles, mainly in signalling, working for GE Transportation and Alstom, then in firefighting systems for railways application, working for AMGC-Wabtec.

In the last year is holding the role of Sales Manager for Railways market in Fir.Ex. S.r.l., Italian leader in the production of aereosol estinguishing systems, developing commercial relationships with the major players in the railways market.

Fir. Ex. is currently supplying aereosol generators for firefightening systems for the main Italian trains as Alstom’s POP (Smart Coradia) fleets, Hitachi’s Rock, Caravaggio and Blues fleets, Frecciaorssa ETR 500 & 1000, Intercity coaches, Titagarh’s veicles for Metro Catania and others.

Andrea Cremoncini has a Master degree in Physics and a broad technical background, implemented with a 40-year long experience, initially in technical roles, and then as a Product Manager and Marketing specialist, developing and selling high-tech products and systems for Research and Industrial applications.

He is one of the founders of I.S.E. Ingegneria dei Sistemi Elettronici, nowadays one of the leading Italian producers of Fire Protection Systems for Rolling Stock, where he has covered the role of Sales and Marketing Manager for 30 years.

On behalf of ISE he has been part of the UNI technical committee for rail fire protection in Italy, and within the team he has contributed to development of the Italian technical standard for Rollinig Stock fire Protection, UNI 11565.

As Sales and Marketing manager at ISE he works with quite a few manufacturers of rolling stock and transport agencies acting at a global level.

I am a Mechanical Engineer, graduated from the University of Florence in 2021. After working in mechanical design, I work in Trenitalia since September 2022 in the role of Fire Safety Engineer. Currently, my work focuses on active and passive fire safety of rolling stock.

Entrepreneur with a past in senior corporate leadership roles in Strategy/Business Development, M&A and Operations, developed over 20 years with GE Capital, Lazard and McKinsey across Italy, UK, US, Switzerland, and India. Currently, as CEO of SEMA Systems, on a mission to protect human lives and property, by developing and implementing state-of-the-art Safety Systems for Trains, Metros, Buses, Data Centers and other environments requiring technologically advanced solutions to improve safety (ie Fire Detection, Fire Suppression, Passenger Announcement Systems, Passenger Information Systems, etc).