IIT Annual Academic Report CampaignCourse 2023 - 2024 - English Version
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[Expand all | Collapse all] Chapter 1. Organizational structure [ | ]- 1.1 Management
* | Name: | Asunción Paloma Cucala García | | Position: | Director | | | |
- 1.2 Council
* | Name: | Asunción Paloma Cucala García | | Comments: | Director | | | |
- 1.3 Area coordinators
- 1.4 Scientific advisory board
- 1.5 Academic staff
* | Name: | Asunción Paloma Cucala García | | Category: | Professor | | Degree: | Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (Comillas)
Electronics Engineer (Comillas) | | Areas of Interest: | Modelling, simulation, design, management and control of railway systems, and their optimisation | | ICAI Department: | DTC | | | |
- 1.6 Associated academic staff
- 1.7 Pre- and postdoctoral fellows
- 1.8 Areas of Research
- 1.8.1 MAC Coordinator
- 1.8.2 REDES Coordinator
- 1.8.3 RYE Coordinator
- 1.8.4 SADSE Coordinator
- 1.8.5 PCI Coordinator
- 1.8.6 ASF Coordinator
- 1.8.7 ASI Coordinator
- 1.8.8 BIO Coordinator
- 1.8.9 SMS Coordinator
- 1.9 Services staff
- 1.9.1 Systems Administrator Staff
- 1.9.2 Administrative Staff
Chapter 2. Research [ | ]- 2.1 Research Projects
- 2.1.1 Research and develop projects
- 2.1.1.1 Private funding
* | Abbreviated name: | MARBOML3-2 | | Project title: | Optimal design of ATO driving parameters for Metro de Barcelona to Line 1 for new trains | | Funding entity: | Bombardier European Investments S.L.U | | Start date: | April 2020 | | End date: | December 2023 | | Researcher(s): | Antonio Fernández Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, Gonzalo Sánchez Contreras | | Description: | The objective of this project is the design and implementation of ATO speed commands in Line 3 of Metro de Barcelona to minimise the energy consumption of new trains in this line. These ATO speed commands are selected and sent to the train by the traffic regulation system in real-time. For each inter-station a set of 4 speed commands are designed, the flat out command and 3 commands parameterized basically by a coast point and a regulation speed. | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | MARBOML1-2 | | Project title: | Optimal design of ATO driving parameters for Metro de Barcelona to Line 1 for new trains | | Funding entity: | Bombardier European Investments S.L.U | | Start date: | April 2020 | | End date: | December 2023 | | Researcher(s): | Antonio Fernández Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, Gonzalo Sánchez Contreras, Fernando Conde Montero | | Description: | The objective of this project is the design and implementation of ATO speed commands in Line 1 of Metro de Barcelona to minimise the energy consumption of new trains in this line. These ATO speed commands are selected and sent to the train by the traffic regulation system in real-time. For each inter-station a set of 4 speed commands are designed, the flat out command and 3 commands parameterized basically by a coast point and a regulation speed. | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | MARFGC-RAMALES | | Project title: | Optimal design of ATO driving parameters in the branches of Valles Line of FGC | | Funding entity: | Siemens Rail Automation S.A.U | | Start date: | May 2021 | | End date: | December 2023 | | Researcher(s): | Antonio Fernández Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel Blanco Castillo | | Description: | The objective of this project is the design and implementation of efficient ATO speed commands in FGC railway line in Tarrasa and Sabadell branches. These ATO speed commands are selected and sent to the train by the traffic regulation system in real-time. The new ATO speed commands must comply with technical, operational and comfort restrictions and will minimise the energy consumption. | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | HYMPULSO | | Project title: | Hympulso: Comprehensive project on rail mobility through hydrogen: from generation to the track | | Funding entity: | Patentes Talgo S.L.U | | Start date: | January 2023 | | End date: | July 2025 | | Researcher(s): | Antonio Fernández Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel Blanco Castillo | | Description: | Eleven institutions are collaborating in this project, led by Patentes Talgo, to advance in the transition towards clean mobility based on green hydrogen. The project integrates the entire value chain in the generation of green hydrogen and its use in the railroad, also analyzing the impact that this transition has on the different assets of the railway infrastructure, such as the track or maintenance facilities.
Within the consortium, the Railway Systems Area of IIT collaborates in the development of a prototype train powered by fuel cells and batteries. In particular, IIT is responsible for the development of the digital twin that simulates in detail the behavior of the hydrogen train, as well as the model that optimizes the driving of the train by combining the use of different energy sources (hydrogen cell, battery, catenary and regenerative braking). It also collaborates in real driving tests and energy efficiency analysis. | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | PLAN_CBTC_CAFS | | Project title: | Specification of the Planning and Rescheduling modules of a TMS for Mass Transit (CBTC) | | Funding entity: | CAF SIGNALLING S.L | | Start date: | February 2023 | | End date: | February 2025 | | Researcher(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Antonio Fernández Cardador, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez | | Description: | The objective of this project is the specification of the Planning and Rescheduling modules of a TMS (Traffic Management System) for Mass Transit (CBTC). | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | RESS | | Project title: | Energy storage methods in railway systems | | Funding entity: | Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC), ADIF, Infrabel, Network Rail, RFI | | Start date: | April 2023 | | End date: | March 2025 | | Researcher(s): | Antonio Fernández Cardador, Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, María Domínguez Gago | | Description: | The goal of the project is to provide a decision-making tool based on simulation, and guidance to assist infrastructure managers when planning to increase the energy efficiency of railway stations by using the energy regenerated in braking trains by means of Energy Storage Systems located in stations.
This goal of the project is decomposed into three specific objectives: (1) to study the latest and different technologies in energy storage that could be suitable for this application; (2) to develop a decision software tool based on simulation to analyse the best ESS solution for each station type, based on its consumption and traffic; (3) to develop an IRS (International Railway Solution) draft on the implementation of ESS technologies in railway stations to make them more sustainable. | | | | * | Abbreviated name: | MOTIONAL_reg | | Project title: | Design of railway traffic regulation algorithms of Mass Transit lines | | Funding entity: | CAF Signalling S.L. | | Start date: | December 2023 | | End date: | December 2025 | | Researcher(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Antonio Fernández Cardador, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez | | Description: | The aim of this project is the specification and design of rail traffic regulation algorithms for Mass Transit and with continuous communication signalling systems | | | |
- 2.1.1.2 Public funding
* | Abbreviated name: | FUTURRAIL | | Project title: | Next generation urban rail transport: smart planning and regulation for capacity and energy efficiency [FUTURRAIL] | | Funding entity: | MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 y por la Unión Europea NextGenerationEU/ PRTR | | Start date: | July 2022 | | End date: | June 2025 | | Researcher(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Antonio Fernández Cardador, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel Blanco Castillo, Fernando Conde Montero, María Domínguez Gago | | Description: | The main objective of the FUTURRAIL project is to provide an integrated model to manage transport capacity efficiently in highly demanded urban and metropolitan railway lines, and software tools to implement it. This way, it will be possible to increase the transport capacity in urban railway lines maximizing the usage of the rail infrastructure.
The project is structured into three main pillars:
-Planning module: related to infrastructure and new signalling systems.
-Timetabling and transport demand coverage: related to the generation of efficient timetables.
-Traffic operation platform: related to traffic operation and regulation of trains in real-time.
Grant CPP2021-008372 funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”. |
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- 2.1.2 Consultancy and technological support
- 2.1.2.1 Private funding
- 2.1.2.2 Public funding
- 2.1.3 Services and analysis projects
- 2.1.3.1 Private funding
- 2.1.3.2 Public funding
- 2.2 Publications
- 2.2.1 Books
- 2.2.2 Chapters in books
- 2.2.3 Papers in Journals
* | Author(s): | A. Cidoncha, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador | | Title: | Predictive traffic regulation model for railway mass transit lines equipped with continuous communication systems | | Journal: | IEEE Access | | Vol & Num: | vol. 12 | | Pages: | 96862-96877 | | ISSN: | 2169-3536 | | Publication date: | July 2024/December 2024 | | | |
- 2.2.4 Papers in Congress
- 2.2.5 IIT Technical Documents
- 2.2.6 Other Publications
- 2.3 Software Products
Chapter 3. Teaching [ | ]- 3.1 Supervised Bachelor Theses at IIT
- 3.1.1 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering for Industrial Technologies
- 3.1.2 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Telecommunications Technologies
- 3.2 Postgraduate Teaching
- 3.2.1 Master Courses
- 3.2.1.1 Official Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering (MII)
* | Subject title: | Traffic operation design | | Lecturer(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Antonio Fernández Cardador, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez | | | |
- 3.2.1.2 Official Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering (MIT)
- 3.2.1.3 Official Master's Degree in the Electric Power Industry (MEPI)
- 3.2.1.4 Master in Railway Systems (MSF)
* | Subject title: | Traffic operation design | | Lecturer(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Antonio Fernández Cardador, Adrián Fernández Rodríguez | | | |
- 3.2.1.5 Master in Project, Construction and Maintenance of High Voltage Electrical Transmission (On-line)
- 3.2.1.6 Master in Fire Protection Engineering (MIPCI)
- 3.2.1.7 MBA in the Global Energy Industry
- 3.2.1.8 Master's Degree in Smart Industry (MIC)
- 3.2.1.9 Master’s Degree in International Industrial Project Management
- 3.2.1.10 Master in Electricity Generation. Promotion, Technology and Operation (MGE) (On-line)
- 3.2.1.11 Master's Degree in Big Data Technologies and Advanced Analytics (MBD)
- 3.2.1.12 Master's Degree in Management Solutions (MCN)
- 3.2.1.13 Master's Degree in Smart Grids (MSG)
- 3.2.1.14 Master in Biomechanics Applied to Damage Assessment; Advanced Physical Therapy Techniques
- 3.2.1.15 Master in Mobility and Safety Engineering (MMS)
- 3.2.1.16 Master in Electrical Technology (MTE)
- 3.2.1.16 Master in smart agricultural industry and sustainability
- 3.2.1.17 Official Master's Degree in Biomechanics and Sports Physiotherapy
- 3.2.2 Master Theses supervised at IIT
- 3.2.2.1 Official Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering (MII)
- 3.2.2.2 Official Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering (MIT)
- 3.2.2.3 Official Master's Degree in the Electric Power Industry (MEPI)
- 3.2.2.4 Erasmus Mundus International Master in Economics and Management of Network Industries (EMIN)
- 3.2.2.5 Master in Railway Systems (MSF)
- 3.2.2.6 MBA in the Global Energy Industry
- 3.2.2.7 Master in Fire Protection Engineering (MIPCI)
- 3.2.2.8 Master's Degree in Smart Industry (MIC)
- 3.2.2.9 Master’s Degree in International Industrial Project Management
- 3.2.2.10 Master's Degree in Big Data Technologies and Advanced Analytics (MBD)
- 3.2.2.11 Master in Electricity Generation. Promotion, Technology and Operation (MGE) (On-line)
- 3.2.2.12 Master's Degree in Management Solutions (MCN)
- 3.2.2.13 Master in Project, Construction and Maintenance of High Voltage Electrical Transmission (On-line)
- 3.2.2.15 Official Master's Degree in Engineering Research (MIMSI)
- 3.2.2.16 Master's Degree in Smart Grids (MSG)
- 3.2.2.17 Master in Biomechanics Applied to Damage Assessment; Advanced Physical Therapy Techniques
- 3.2.2.18 Master in Mobility and Safety Engineering (MMS)
- 3.2.2.19 Master in Electrical Technology (MTE)
- 3.2.2.20 Official Master's Degree in Biomechanics and Sports Physiotherapy
- 3.2.2.21 Master in Environment and Energy Transition
- 3.3 Other Academic Activities
- 3.3.1 External Master Courses
- 3.3.2 Supervised Master Theses in other Universities
- 3.3.3 Developed Master Theses in other Universities
Chapter 4. Doctorate [ | ]- 4.1 ICAI Engineers' Association PhD Scholarship
- 4.2 Training complements
- 4.3 Training activities
- 4.4 Doctoral Theses
- 4.4.1 Comillas Submitted Theses
- 4.4.2 Submitted Theses in other Universities
- 4.4.3 Comillas Ongoing Theses
* | Title: | Operación eficiente de tráfico ferroviario | | Author: | Manuel Blanco Castillo | | Supervisor(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García and Antonio Fernández Cardador | | | | * | Title: | Effective Use of Virtual Coupling for Trains System. | | Author: | Rohit Raj Goswami | | Supervisor(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García and Adrián Fernández Rodríguez | | | |
Chapter 5. Other Activities [ | ]- 5.1 EES-UETP
- 5.2 International Exchanges
- 5.3 Visiting professors
- 5.4 Visiting students
- 5.5 Courses offered and coordinated to external companies and institutions
- 5.6 Conferences, Seminars, Roundtables and Workshops Contributions
* | Lecturer(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García | | Title: | Opening session | | Event: | Jornada Homenaje al Profesor Ignacio Pérez Arriaga. 40 Aniversario del IIT. | | Funding entity: | Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas | | Type: | Conference | | | |
- 5.7 Congress, Seminars and Journals Organization
* | Organizer(s): | Asunción Paloma Cucala García, Asunción Paloma Cucala García | | Title: | Technical conference "Automatic Driving on Railways. ATO over ERTMS N2" | | Place: | Asociación de Ingenieros del ICAI (Foro Icaitren); Escuela de Ingeniería ICAI-Comillas | | City: | Madrid | | Country: | Spain | | Date: | July 2024 | | | |
- 5.8 Other Academic Activities Organization
- 5.9 Other Activities
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