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., Jeiziner, A., Luan, X., De Martinis, V., & Corman, F. (2022). An experimental analysis of hierarchical rail traffic and train control in a stochastic environment. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022(8674538). https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8674538
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Muratori, C., De Martinis, V., & Bütikofer, S. (2025). Exploring demand-responsive transport suitability in rural Switzerland : a simulation approach for the Canton of Thurgau [Conference paper]. Transportation Research Procedia, 91, 544–551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2025.10.070
- De Martinis, V. (2022). Enhancing the calibration of train resistance parameters with power measurements [Conference paper]. In J. Pombo (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance. Civil-Comp Press. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccc.1.31.20
- Gioia, S., De Martinis, V., Bütikofer, S., & Wüst, R. M. (2021). Evaluation of the delay management potential on a macroscopic level [Conference paper]. In R. W. de Doncker, N. Nießen, N. Friesen, & C. Schindler (Eds.), IRSA 2021 : Tagungsband (pp. 165–180). RWTH Aachen University. https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-2022-01700
Other publications
- Bütikofer, S., De Martinis, V., Gomez, C., & Steiner, A. (2023). Steigerung der ÖV-Attraktivität durch Optimierung der Anschlusse von Bus zu Bahn. ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, 2023(11), 74–77.
- De Martinis, V., Huber, M., Herrmann, T., & Wüst, R. M. (2023). Diskriminierungsfreie Ansätze für die Tourenplanung des Lokpersonals. ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, 2023(4), 2–7.