Towards Standardized Virtual Testing in Railway Engineering

F​ree Webinar

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

15:00 (London) | 16:00 (Berlin)
07:00 (Los Angeles) | 10:00 (New York)

This webinar is being held as p​art of the ASSESS Integration Theme

Over roughly the past decade, simulation in railway engineering has moved from supportive analysis to a decision-relevant discipline, raising the question of how credibility can be argued and assessed. This presentation reflects on the developments, projects, and underlying motivations that shaped today’s understanding of simulation credibility. It follows the line from initial considerations towards a structured comparison with existing approaches, including aspects such as simulation purpose definition, target credibility, and V&V in the presence of uncertainty. Particular attention is given to roles, competencies, and the organizational and methodological conditions required to acknowledge simulation correctness. Finally, it outlines what is practically needed to provide convincing evidence, including appropriate effort, and the content of documentation, in the context of railway approval, like commissioning and authorization.

Agenda

W​elcome and Introduction
Jo Potts, NAFEMS

Towards Standardized Virtual Testing in Railway Engineering
Martin Krammer, Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems

Q&A D​iscussion

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O​ur Speaker ...

Martin Krammer, Specialist Simulation Norms & Accreditation at Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems

Martin Krammer is an expert for computer simulations at Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems, located in Munich, Germany and Moedling, Austria. He studied Telematics engineering at Graz University of Technology and received his Master’s degree in 2010. He spent more than 13 years at the border between academic research and industrial development during his career at Virtual Vehicle Research in Graz, Austria. He received his PhD degree from Graz University of Technology in 2022, after submitting his thesis about the integration of models and real-time systems into simulation environments. Since 2018 he is contributing to several working groups related to standardization of simulation, including the Modelica Association, iNTACS, and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).