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Contributors
Stefano Bruni is a full professor at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
where he teaches applied mechanics and dynamics. He is the leader of the ‘Railway Dynamics’
research group, carrying out research on rail vehicles and their interaction with the infrastructure,
with a critical mass of senior research competence. Professor Bruni has authored over 240 scientific
papers and has spent a large amount of time lecturing and consulting to industry in Italy and other
countries. He has been lead scientist for several research projects funded by the industry and by
the European Commission (EC). He is vice president of the International Association for Vehicle
System Dynamics (IAVSD) and was chairman of the IAVSD’05 international conference held in
Milano in 2005. He is an editorial board member for some international journals in the field of
railway engineering.
Giuseppe Bucca is an associate professor of applied mechanics at Politecnico di Milano, Department
of Mechanical Engineering, where he teaches applied mechanics and mechatronics. His research
activity is focussed on the dynamics and control of mechanical systems, with primary application to
railway vehicles. In particular, his main research topics are the theoretical and experimental (laboratory
and on-track tests) studies of the dynamical interaction between pantograph and catenary
and of the related electromechanical phenomena, and the study of railway and tramway vehicle
dynamics focussing on the wheel-rail contact phenomena, passenger comfort and running safety.
He has participated and continues to participate in several research projects funded by the EU and
in research and technical projects funded by private companies.
Hugues Chollet is researcher at IFSTTAR, France. He graduated from Université de Technologie
Compiègne (UTC) in 1984 and obtained a PhD in 1991 at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6,
on the experimental validation of Kalker’s theory for the use in wheel-rail contact. He carries out
research and consultancy work on guided transportation systems, dealing with wheel-rail contact
fatigue, derailment situations, instabilities, vibration and comfort problems.
Andrea Collina is a full professor at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
where he teaches applied mechanics and dynamics. He is active in the field of railway dynamics, interaction
with infrastructure and pantograph-catenary interaction, carrying out both simulation and laboratory
and field-testing activities. He has been involved in EU-funded projects. He has authored over
140 scientific papers and acts as consultant to industry in Italy and other countries for railway topics.
Alan Facchinetti is an associate professor of applied mechanics at Politecnico di Milano. He graduated
in 2000 and received his PhD in 2004 from that same university before joining the academic
permanent staff in 2005. His research focuses on the dynamics, stability and control of mechanical
systems, with primary application to railway vehicles and to their interaction with the infrastructure.
In this respect, his research activities address the dynamic behaviour of railway vehicles and
tramcars, pantograph-catenary interaction, active control, monitoring and diagnostics in railway
vehicles, and include the development of numerical and laboratory tools and the design and execution
of on-track tests. He has participated and continues to participate in several research projects
funded by EU or national grants and in research and technical projects funded by private companies.
He is a member of various European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization working
groups dealing with current collection systems.
Veronika Fedorova is a researcher at the Department of Integrated Studies of Track-Train
Interaction Dynamics at All-Union Research and Development Center for Transportation Technology
(St. Petersburg, Russia). She graduated from Petersburg State Transport University in 2015. She is currently
a postgraduate student working on a PhD thesis in the field of railway vehicle dynamics, developing
wheel-rail wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) simulation models and designing advanced wheel
profiles for freight wagons.