Outputs (57)

Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation (2024)
Conference Proceeding
(2024). Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation. In L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Yang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9307-9

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of energy traction technology of rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that... Read More about Energy Traction Technology Of Rail Transportation.

Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies (2024)
Conference Proceeding
An, M., Qin, Y., Jia, L., Yang, J., Diao, L., & Yao, D. (2024). Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9311-6

This book contains research articles in each chapter related to railway operation management technologies. However, this work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the m... Read More about Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies.

Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., An, M., Hu, R., & Wang, J. (2024). Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9311-6_25

Track utilization is an important part of the high-speed railway passenger station operating organization. On account of the idea of off-line sorting, taking the design of the high-speed railway passenger station track utilization plan as the researc... Read More about Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting.

Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation (2024)
Conference Proceeding
(2024). Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation. In M. Gong, L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Yang, Z. Liu, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9319-2

This book contains research articles in each chapter related to advanced information enabling technology for rail transportation. However, this work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the... Read More about Advanced Information Enabling Technology for Rail Transportation.

A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2023). A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 68, 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2023.01.009

The loading outline of railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond the railway gauge due to its larger size. The choice of a safe and economical transportation route according to the characteristics of the freights in the railway network becomes an... Read More about A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology.

The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry (2022)
Thesis
Al sheikh salem, Y. The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

The construction industry has significant environmental effects. Jordan is one of the countries in the world that is dealing with population growth, a shortage of resources, and unrestricted pollution, for this reason, the construction industry plays... Read More about The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies (2022)
Book
Qin, Y., Jia, L., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). Y. Qin, L. Jia, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9913-9

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies (2022)
Book
Liang, J., Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). J. Liang, L. Jia, Y. Qin, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies.

An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Yushau, I., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_12

High-speed railway as an emerging technology and a leading form of transportation in terms of efficiency and level of service is becoming a widely acceptable mode of transport all over the world especially in China. The high and tedious cost of const... Read More about An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation (2022)
Book
Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9905-4

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation.

Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_30

The size of railway out-of-gauge cargo is large, and the loading outline will exceed the railway gauges. In the actual transportation organization, how to choose a safe and economic transportation route is an important issue in the transportation of... Read More about Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification.

Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay (2022)
Journal Article
Li, M., Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Jia, L., & An, M. (2022). Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 61(11), 8797-8807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.02.022

A research into congestion propagation mechanism of urban rail transit passenger flow in train delay scenario is of great significance to the formulation of coordinated limitation measures of passenger flow among the operation lines in urban rail tra... Read More about Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay.

Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Guo, J., & An, M. (2022). Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 595, 127081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.127081

Railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond railway gauges in its dimensions, which could be risks leading to serious railway accidents. This article presents a new methodology to search for a safest and more economic route of ROF by taking safety a... Read More about Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method.

A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations (2021)
Journal Article
Bai, L., Bai, J., & An, M. (2021). A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.11.056

The selection of an optimal project portfolio from multiple project proposals to implement management strategy is always a challenge task for project managers, especially, in the selection of large-scale and complicated projects. This is particular t... Read More about A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations.

A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components (2021)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2022). A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 218(Part A), 108130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.108130

There has been a considerable increase in derailment investigations, in particular at railway turnouts (RTs), as the majority of derailments lead to lengthy disruptions to the appropriate rail operation and catastrophic consequences, being potentiall... Read More about A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components.

Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development (2021)
Thesis
Isibor, C. (in press). Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development. (Thesis). University of Salford

In a bid to realise production targets and operational efficiency from ultra-deep offshore areas where the world’s oil and gas reserves are situated, the Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) asset is deployed in many parts the world, being t... Read More about Optimal Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) revamp project management : the execution phase model development.

Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network (2020)
Journal Article
Bai, L., Zhang, K., Shi, H., An, M., & Han, X. (2020). Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network. Complexity, 2020, 5410978. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5410978

Resource risk caused by specific resource sharing or competition among projects due to resource constraints is a major issue in project portfolio management, which challenges the application of risk analysis methods effectively. This paper presents a... Read More about Project portfolio resource risk assessment considering project interdependency by the fuzzy Bayesian network.

A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Thesis
Nsibande, C. A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over a period of time, the researcher observed that real estate investment decisions were made under uncertainty in sub-Saharan Africa, and that this was due to unreliable and outdated economic and market data. The phenomenological study was an inves... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision-making under uncertainty in real estate investments in sub-Saharan Africa.

An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., An, M., & Umar, A. (2020). An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay. International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 30(07), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218194020400112

Train delay is a serious issue that can spread rapidly in the railway network leading to further delay of other trains and detention of passengers in stations. However, the current practice in the event of the trail delay usually depends on train dis... Read More about An integration of train timetabling, platforming and routing-based cooperative adjustment methodology for dealing with train delay.

Guest editors’ introduction (Vol. 30, No. 7) (2020)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., An, M., & An, J. (2020). Guest editors’ introduction (Vol. 30, No. 7). International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 30(07), 895-899. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218194020020039

Editorial

Utilizing an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) for overcrowding level risk assessment in railway stations (2020)
Journal Article
Alawad, H., An, M., & Kaewunruen, S. (2020). Utilizing an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) for overcrowding level risk assessment in railway stations. Applied Sciences, 10(15), e5156. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10155156

The railway network plays a significant role (both economically and socially) in assisting the reduction of urban traffic congestion. It also accelerates the decarbonization in cities, societies and built environments. To ensure the safe and secure o... Read More about Utilizing an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) for overcrowding level risk assessment in railway stations.

A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment (2020)
Journal Article
Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2020). A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment. IEEE Access, 9(2020), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2997946

Railway stations are essential aspects of railway systems, and they play a vital role in public daily life. Various types of AI technology have been utilised in many fields to ensure the safety of people and their assets. In this paper, we propose a... Read More about A deep learning approach towards railway safety risk assessment.

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation (2020)
Book
(2020). L. Jia, Y. Qin, B. Liu, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2862-0

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation.

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies (2020)
Book
(2020). B. Liu, L. Jia, Y. Qin, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2914-6

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies.

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies (2020)
Book
(2020). Y. Qin, L. Jia, B. Liu, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2866-8

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019 - Rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies.

Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments (2020)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Sakdirat, K., & An, M. (2020). Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 197, 106825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2020.106825

The knowledge acquired in relation to failures associated with components has made significant contributions to the development of components with increased reliability, as well as a reduction in the number of rail incidents caused by certain system... Read More about Bayesian network-based human error reliability assessment of derailments.

Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations (2019)
Journal Article
Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2020). Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations. IEEE Access, 8(1), 633-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2962072

In railway systems, station safety is a critical aspect of the overall structure, and yet, accidents at stations still occur. It is time to learn from these errors and improve conventional methods by utilizing the latest technology, such as machine l... Read More about Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations.

Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, L., An, M., Jia, L., & Qin, Y. (2019). Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2019, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1574136

Network efficiency analysis becomes important in railways in order to contribute towards improving the safety and capacity of the rail network, making rail travel more attractive for passengers, and improving industry practice and informing policy de... Read More about Application of complex network principles to key station identification in railway network efficiency analysis.

Timetabling, platforming, and routing cooperative adjustment method based on train delay (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., An, M., & Umar, A. (2019, October). Timetabling, platforming, and routing cooperative adjustment method based on train delay. Presented at The 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019, Changsha, China

This paper presents a methodology in which three sub-models of train timetabling, platforming, and routing are combined by studying the real-time adjustment and optimization of high-speed railway in the case of train delay in order to produce a coope... Read More about Timetabling, platforming, and routing cooperative adjustment method based on train delay.

Overview of optimization models and algorithms for train platforming problem (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., Umar, A., & An, M. (2019, October). Overview of optimization models and algorithms for train platforming problem. Presented at The 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019, Changsha, China

In this paper, an overview of recent advances in the research on train platforming problem (TPP) is presented. The TPP is usually the last problem encountered in planning a railway system which occurs after a schedule of trains in a railway network (... Read More about Overview of optimization models and algorithms for train platforming problem.

Railway capacity calculation in emergency using modified fuzzy random optimization methodology (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, L., An, M., Jia, L., & Qin, Y. (2019, October). Railway capacity calculation in emergency using modified fuzzy random optimization methodology. Presented at The 4th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2019, Changsha, China

Accurate estimated capacity of the railway section can provide reliable information to railway operators and engineers in decision-making, particularly, in an emergency situation. However, in an emergency, the optimization of capacity of a railway se... Read More about Railway capacity calculation in emergency using modified fuzzy random optimization methodology.

Risk management prediction for overcrowding in railway stations utilising Adaptive Nero Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Alawad, H., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2019, June). Risk management prediction for overcrowding in railway stations utilising Adaptive Nero Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). Presented at The 4th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium 2019, Prague, Czech Republic

In this research, an intelligent system for managing risks is developed with a framework to aid in managing the risks in the railway stations. A method to advance risk management in the railway stations is needed in order to minimize risk through an... Read More about Risk management prediction for overcrowding in railway stations utilising Adaptive Nero Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS).

Utilizing big data for enhancing passenger safety in railway stations (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Alawad, H., kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2019, June). Utilizing big data for enhancing passenger safety in railway stations. Presented at The 4th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic

In light of the increasing demand and capacity in the railway industry, it is imperative to maintain safety in relation to the complexities of the substantial railway stations. Thus, it is important to take note of the time where investments in new t... Read More about Utilizing big data for enhancing passenger safety in railway stations.

Rail accident analysis using large-scale investigations of train derailments on switches and crossings : comparing the performances of a novel stochastic mathematical prediction and various assumptions (2019)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2019). Rail accident analysis using large-scale investigations of train derailments on switches and crossings : comparing the performances of a novel stochastic mathematical prediction and various assumptions. Engineering Failure Analysis, 103, 203-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.04.010

Each day tens of turnout-related derailment occur across the world. Not only is the prediction of them quite complex and difficult, but this also requires a comprehensive range of applications, and managing a well-designed geographic information syst... Read More about Rail accident analysis using large-scale investigations of train derailments on switches and crossings : comparing the performances of a novel stochastic mathematical prediction and various assumptions.

Editorial : Safety, risk and uncertainties in transportation and transit systems (2019)
Journal Article
Matsumoto, A., An, M., Van Gulijk, C., & Kaewunruen, S. (2019). Editorial : Safety, risk and uncertainties in transportation and transit systems. Frontiers in Built Environment, 5, 25. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00025

A risk-based maintenance decision-making approach for railway asset management (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, L., An, M., Qin, Y., & Jia, L. (2018). A risk-based maintenance decision-making approach for railway asset management. International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 28(4), 453-483. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218194018400065

This paper presents a risk-based maintenance decision making modeling methodology for railway asset maintenance optimization, which takes risk and maintenance cost objectives into consideration in the decision making process. A bottom-up risk analysi... Read More about A risk-based maintenance decision-making approach for railway asset management.

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 483: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Transportation (2018)
Book
(2018). L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Suo, J. Feng, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 483: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Transportation. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7989-4

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 483 contains research papers from the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Transportation Section.

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 482: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Electrical Traction (2018)
Book
(2018). L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Suo, J. Feng, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 482: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Electrical Traction. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7986-3

Lecture Note in Electrical Engineering, Volume 482 contains research papers from 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017 - Electrical Traction section.

Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis (2018)
Book Chapter
An, M., & Chen, Y. (2018). Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis. In Q. Mahboob, & E. Zio (Eds.), Handbook of RAMS in Railway Systems: Theory and Practice (441-474). Boca Raton, USA: CRC PRess (Taylor & Francis)

Many risk assessment techniques currently used in the railway industry are comparatively mature tools, which have been developed on the basis of probabilistic risk analysis (PRA), for example, fault tree analysis, event tree analysis, Monte Carlo sim... Read More about Fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process for expert judgment capture and process in risk analysis.

Guest editors' introduction (2018)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., An, M., & Jia, L. (2018). Guest editors' introduction. International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 28(04), 427-429. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218194018020023

The Cyber-Physical System (CPS) of Railways is an intelligent integration system of information acquisition, data fusion, state identification, knowledge inference, system optimization and control. CPS presents a higher combination and coordination b... Read More about Guest editors' introduction.

Bayesian network-based probability analysis of train derailments caused by various extreme weather patterns on railway turnouts (2017)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., & Sussman, J. (2018). Bayesian network-based probability analysis of train derailments caused by various extreme weather patterns on railway turnouts. Safety Science, 110(Part B), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.12.028

Since multiple failure events associated with derailments could not be identified and derailment probability could not be reached quantitatively by event tree and fault tree analysis for safety assessment in railway systems, applications of Bayesian... Read More about Bayesian network-based probability analysis of train derailments caused by various extreme weather patterns on railway turnouts.

Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., An, M., & Wang, L. (2017, October). Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations. Presented at The 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017, Changsha, China

Track assignment plans are often adjusted for the purpose of safety and the minimum delay in real-time conditions, especially in busy complex railway passenger stations. First, taken trains as nodes, tracks as colors, a graph coloring model is design... Read More about Track assignment adjustment problem in complex railway passenger stations.

Railway network reliability analysis based on key station identification using complex network theory : a real-world case study of high-speed rail network (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, L., An, M., Zhang, Y., & Rana, K. (2017, October). Railway network reliability analysis based on key station identification using complex network theory : a real-world case study of high-speed rail network. Presented at International Research Conference 2017 : Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford, UK

The railway infrastructures have been rapidly developed around the world in the recent years. As a consequence, topology structures and operation modes of the railway network are greatly changed to very complicated network systems. Reliability anal... Read More about Railway network reliability analysis based on key station identification using complex network theory : a real-world case study of high-speed rail network.

A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Nsibande, C., & An, M. (2017, September). A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature. Presented at 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC), University of Salford, UK

Decision making under uncertainty can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century as defined by Von Neumann and Morgenstein in what was termed expected utility theory. Kahneman and Tversky reinvented decision making theories and introduced... Read More about A phenomenological study on decision making under uncertainty in real estate investments in Subsaharan Africa - a critical review of literature.

Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., An, M., Wang, L., & Lei, D. (2017, September). Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment, University of Salford, UK

The demands of railway infrastructure development are increased to meet rail transport requirements, particularly, for those large scale equipment and oversized cargoes that are often beyond railway gauges such as vehicle/infrastructure structure gau... Read More about Considerations of out-of-gauge freight transportation in railway infrastructure development and maintenance projects.

Derailment-based fault tree analysis on risk management of railway turnout systems (2017)
Journal Article
of railway turnout systems. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 245(II), 042020. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/245/4/042020

Railway turnouts are fundamental mechanical infrastructures, which allow a rolling stock to divert one direction to another. As those are of a large number of engineering subsystems, e.g. track, signalling, earthworks, these particular sub-systems ar... Read More about Derailment-based fault tree analysis on risk management of railway turnout systems.

Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems (2016)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., & An, M. (2018). Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems. Journal of Risk Research, 21(8), 974-995. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2016.1264452

The construction of railway turnout entails a complex geometry and multidisciplinary engineering science, which makes it one of the most critical railway infrastructures. As such, these characteristics pose various risks in rail operation. A consider... Read More about Identification of appropriate risk analysis techniques for railway turnout systems.

Natural hazard risks on railway turnout systems (2016)
Journal Article
Dindar, S., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., & Osman, M. (2016). Natural hazard risks on railway turnout systems. Procedia Engineering, 161, 1254-1259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.561

As an essential feature to enable rail operational flexibility, railway turnouts are special track systems used to divert a train from a particular direction or a particular track onto other directions or other tracks. Railway turnout is constructed... Read More about Natural hazard risks on railway turnout systems.

Challenges for implementing public private partnership in housing projects in Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kavishe, N., & An, M. (2016, September). Challenges for implementing public private partnership in housing projects in Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania. Presented at The 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, Manchester. UK

Despite the absence of a PPP legal framework Tanzania has adopted PPP in a few sectors including the housing sector. For a number of years the country has been facing a severe shortage of adequate housing. The government advised its housing agencies... Read More about Challenges for implementing public private partnership in housing projects in Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania.

Disruption : a new component in the track inspection schedule (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Osman, M., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., & Dindar, S. (2016, August). Disruption : a new component in the track inspection schedule. Presented at 2016 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation (ICIRT), Birmingham, UK

Disruptions can occur during the execution of any schedule or plan. Both minor and major disruptions must be handled properly, because they have the potential to cause deviation from the original schedule's main goals. In rail track inspection schedu... Read More about Disruption : a new component in the track inspection schedule.

Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy (2016)
Journal Article
Osman, M., Kaewunruen, S., An, M., & Dindar, S. (2016). Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy. Procedia Engineering, 161(2016), 1295-1299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.592

Disruption in a schedule (or plan) can be managed but not all factors are visible. A study of disruption management is performed specifically to minimize the differences between the expected and actual context of execution. The purpose of this paper... Read More about Disruption management of resource schedule in transportation sector : understanding the concept and strategy.

Challenges of railway safety risk assessment and maintenance decision making (2016)
Book Chapter
An, M., & Qin, Y. (2016). Challenges of railway safety risk assessment and maintenance decision making. In B. Umesh Rai (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Innovations in Railway Transportation Engineering (173-211). USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0084-1.ch009

Railway safety is a very complicated subject, which is determined by numerous aspects. Many of qualitative and quantitative railway safety and risk analysis techniques and methods are used in the industry. But, however, the railway industry faces pro... Read More about Challenges of railway safety risk assessment and maintenance decision making.

Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides (2016)
Journal Article
Al-Saadi, M., & An, M. (2016). Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 10(4), 448-460. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1112129

During airport planning and design stages, the major issues of capacity and safety in construction and operation of an airport need to be taken into consideration. The airside of an airport is a major and critical infrastructure that usually consists... Read More about Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides.

Aggregation of group fuzzy risk information in the railway risk decision making process (2015)
Journal Article
An, M., Qin, Y., Jia, L., & Chen, Y. (2016). Aggregation of group fuzzy risk information in the railway risk decision making process. Safety Science, 82, 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.08.011

Railway risk assessment is a hierarchical process where risk information obtained at lower levels may be used for risk assessment at higher levels. Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) is widely used in risk decision making process to solve impr... Read More about Aggregation of group fuzzy risk information in the railway risk decision making process.

High-speed railway timetable rescheduling method : a bi-level integrated programming approach
Presentation / Conference
integrated programming approach. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2017, Changsha, China

China’s railway has experienced a large-scale development in the recent years. Making up for delay time considering the energy efficiency when the train is delayed, which can satisfy the travel demand for passengers and save rail energy costs at the... Read More about High-speed railway timetable rescheduling method : a bi-level integrated programming approach.

Characteristic analysis of high-speed railway network in China
Presentation / Conference
Guo, D., Qin, Y., Wang, L., & An, M. Characteristic analysis of high-speed railway network in China. Presented at EITRT 2017 : The third International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation, Changsha, China

The high-speed railway has been developed rapidly, and the topological structure and transportation organization of the railway network have changed greatly. In this paper, China’s high-speed railway is taken as the research object and train flow net... Read More about Characteristic analysis of high-speed railway network in China.

Safety. risk and uncertainties in transportation and transit system
Book
Matsumoto, A., An, M., & Kaewunruen, S. A. Matsumoto, M. An, & S. Kaewunruen (Eds.), Safety. risk and uncertainties in transportation and transit system. Switzerland: Frontiers Media

Disruptions in the operation of transportation and transit infrastructure may put at risk the functioning of our societies and their economies. Such disruptions may result from many kinds of hazards and physical and/or cyber-attacks on installations... Read More about Safety. risk and uncertainties in transportation and transit system.