Dr. Valerio De Martinis
Dr. Valerio De Martinis
ZHAW
School of Engineering
IDS Institute for Data Science
Technikumstrasse 81
8400 Winterthur
Experience
- Research Associate and Project Leader Big Data in Optimal Railway Operation and Infrastructure Use (SCCER Mobility)
ETH Zurich (IVT - Institute for Transport planning and systems)
2017 - 2021 - PostDoc in Freight Trains Operation, Rail Traffic Management, and Energy Efficiency
ETH Zurich (IVT - Institute for Transport planning and systems)
2014 - 2017 - Post-doc in Rail Simulation, Signalling Systems and Energy Efficiency
Ansaldo STS - University of Napoli Federico II (Italy)
2012 - 2014 - Simulation & Modeling Engineer at the regional competence center for transport systems
TEST Scarl - Campania region competence center for transport systems (Italy)
2009 - 2012
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Ph.D. in transport systems and road infrastructures. / New methodology for OD matrix update through Artificial Neural Networks
University of Naples Federico II
2004 - 2008 - Dipl. eng. in civil engineering with specialization in transportation.
University of Naples Federico II
1997 - 2004
Continuing Education
Habilitation (PD) Infrastruktur- und Verkehrsingenieurwesen.
Italian Ministry of Research and Education
2023
Network
Membership of networks
- IAROR - International Association of Railway Operations Research.
- IEEE ITSS Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
- TRB Transportation Research Board (Railroad Transportation )
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Projects
- Advancing 15-Minute Cities through Collaborative and Smart Urban Solutions / Project leader / ongoing
- Intelligent Framework for Inclusive and Seamless Transport Infrastructure and Mobility Services / Team member / ongoing
- Optimal annual and daily timetables in SBB traffic management / Project leader / ongoing
- Investigation of the Train driver productivity and job satisfaction / Project leader / completed
- Customer orientation in the Traffic Management System / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Wang, P. et al. (2022) ‘An experimental analysis of hierarchical rail traffic and train control in a stochastic environment’, Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022(8674538). doi: 10.1155/2022/8674538.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Muratori, C., De Martinis, V. and Bütikofer, S. (2025) ‘Exploring demand-responsive transport suitability in rural Switzerland : a simulation approach for the Canton of Thurgau’, in Transportation Research Procedia. Elsevier, pp. 544–551. doi: 10.1016/j.trpro.2025.10.070.
- De Martinis, V. (2022) ‘Enhancing the calibration of train resistance parameters with power measurements’, in Pombo, J. (ed.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance. Civil-Comp Press. doi: 10.4203/ccc.1.31.20.
- Gioia, S. et al. (2021) ‘Evaluation of the delay management potential on a macroscopic level’, in de Doncker, R. W. et al. (eds) IRSA 2021 : Tagungsband. Aachen: RWTH Aachen University, pp. 165–180. doi: 10.18154/RWTH-2022-01700.
Other publications
- Bütikofer, S. et al. (2023) ‘Steigerung der ÖV-Attraktivität durch Optimierung der Anschlusse von Bus zu Bahn’, ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, 2023(11), pp. 74–77.
- De Martinis, V. et al. (2023) ‘Diskriminierungsfreie Ansätze für die Tourenplanung des Lokpersonals’, ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, 2023(4), pp. 2–7.